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StrontiumJanet Kuypersfrom the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series (#038 Sr) 7/2/13 People seem to think that they need to eat a ton of red meat in order to be strong. They think eating slaughtered animal is the only way a human being is capable of getting themselves protein. And I know it may be a tightrope walk to get what you need — I know how you can turn a flame into satan red (but that means we use you in red flares, or even red fireworks)... I know how a part of you can turn radioactive (like when the Chernobyl explosion threw Strontium 90 into the air: but yeah, we’ve learned, and can use that Strontium 90 in cancer therapy)... And since Strontium can get into your bones (since it’s similar to calcium), salt Strontium ranelate treats osteoarthritis. The thing is, plants are higher in Strontium than meat, and because it’s like calcium it stays in our bones. Because when we tested ancient bones, Austrian researchers suggested that Roman gladiators were vegetarians. (Actually, they ate mostly barley, beans, and dried fruit.) So yeah, the strong, ruthless Roman gladiators (the confident, self-assured Roman gladiators) were vegetarians. Sorry, but I’ve heard of how run down firemen started feeling better after they cut out meat (metaphorically, I mean, they didn’t actually cut any meat, no animals were harmed in this experiment in making people healthier)... Because if just the right Strontium can help your bones, and it is more common in plants than animals, maybe people can realize that they don’t need to eat a ton of red meat in order to be strong. Because with a plant-based diet, a little Strontium can go a long way. |
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