"Archaeological evidence points to this area being one of the longest continuous habitations in the Indian peninsula. In Adichanallur, 24 km (15 miles) from Tirunelveli, archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) unearthed 169 clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons, bones, husks, grains of rice, charred rice and celts of the Neolithic period, 3,800 years ago." Source: Wikipedia
Evidences show that Tamilians were cultivating grains for the past 3800 years. The discovered grains are still preserved! But, the modern age, turned every single human to run after money, rather than a healthy life. We work, and then work, and then work hard, sacrificing our family, to end up with diabetes, cancer, heart attack and many more diseases. Ultimately, all our hard earned money goes to those hospitals who treat patients as money pumping machines. Are we in peace, from the day we entered the corporate world, until we retired or even post retirement?
Answer: NO.
We eat well thinking that we're having food that is safe for human consumption. Perhaps, we're wrong..! All our food products packed or unpacked, from whole grain to Tea dust - everything comes with at least two pesticides.
Think for yourself! Farmers just dip the seed they sow, into pesticide cans, before they sow in the land. After seedling, yet another pesticide is sprayed, and this continues till harvest, with a gap of 15-18 days between each spray. Coming to LAND, the green revolution had introduced many CHEMICALS and they termed it as FERTILIZERS. Oxford dictionary quotes Fertilizer as "a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility". Soil fertility lies in its micro-organisms and earthworms. If these chemicals are termed "FERTILIZER" why do they kill the microbes and worms. Stunned? Check out the farmer's land who only use fertilizer and pesticides, you can never find a single earthworm even if you dig 6 feet deep. During our childhood we saw beautiful butterflies around the fields, but today? Its nearly EXTINCT!!!
When farming practices followed, in all aspects, is with the help of chemicals and pesticides, then how could you believe you're eating natural??
Turn back, let us turn our dead soil into live one...! That's the only way we can lead a healthy life. It takes only 3 years to rejuvenate our soil. Our ancestors owed soil as God. Let us use organic manure, vermi-composts, and believe we can make a revolution..!
"The food you eat can either be the Safest and Powerful form of Medicine or the Slowest form of POISON"
"The food you eat can either be the Safest and Powerful form of Medicine or the Slowest form of POISON"
