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Top Ten Reasons to Eat Organic Print E-mail
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Originally, all foods were “organic” – grown and prepared without pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, hormones, irradiation to prevent spoilage, microwave cooking, etc. They were also unrefined, whole foods, or with at most minimal refinements. Since World War II and the advent of chemical farming and food processing, the soils and foods of much of the world have been depleted of minerals and other nutrients.

Our food these days, whether of vegetable or animal origin, is not only deficient in nutrients but also full of pollutants and farm chemicals. The modern denaturing of foods through massive refining and chemical treatment deeply affects their life force, making them unable to foster equilibrium and health.

Pesticides, which have been shown to cause cancer, as well as liver, kidney and blood disease, must be dealt with by the immune system. As pesticides get lodged and increase in our tissues, the immune system becomes weakened, allowing other carcinogens and pathogens to affect our health.
 
Top ten reasons to shop and eat organic foods:
  1. Organic produce is not covered in poisonous chemicals. The average conventionally grown apple has 20-30 artificial poisons on its skin, even after rinsing.
  2. Fresh organic produce contains on average 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro-nutrients than intensively farmed produce.
  3. Going organic is the only practical way to avoid eating genetically-modified food.
  4. If you eat dairy or meat products, eating organic has never been more essential to safeguard your health. Intensively reared dairy cows and farm animals are fed dangerous antibiotics, growth hormones, anti-parasite drugs and many other medicines on a daily basis, whether they have an illness or not. These drugs are passed directly onto the consumers of their dairy or meat, which contribute to meat-related diseases like coronaries and high blood pressure.
  5. Common sense says that organic is safe food.
  6. Organic produce simply tastes better. Fruit and vegetables are much more full of flavor. Experiment with an organic carrot and a conventionally grown carrot. Which is sweeter?
  7. Organic farms support and nurture our habitat. Over the last thirty years, intensive farming has led to dramatic erosion of the soil, leaving it denatured.
  8. Organic food is not really more expensive than intensively farmed foods, as we pay for conventional foods through our taxes. We spend billions of dollars every year cleaning up the mess that agrochemicals make to our natural water supply.
  9. The few extra cents you pay for organic food may save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in doctors’ bills.
  10. You are worth it!

    Courtesy of Organic.org. Organic.org educates about the benefits of organic agriculture, food and products - what the word 'organic' means, what type of products are available, why buy organic, and how to take steps towards an organic lifestyle. Organic.org strives to make organic education easy—and fun!