Have you passed by an organic food store on your way home from work and wondered if organic food is healthier for you than other types of food? Well, if you are asking such a question, then you may have been filled with a number of false premises by critics of organic food. That is, there are those that make statements along the lines of “It is all the same” or “You can still lose weight with ‘regular’ food.” Such statements are made by people that truly do not understand the actual value of such foods or the reasons why they can improve the help. Conversely, they may not know the seriously problematic components associated with eating a diet loaded with processed ingredients. And there are most definitely a number of serious problems associated with eating non-organic foods loaded with processed chemicals and foreign substances.
To understand why organic food is healthier than processed items, one needs to understand the basic definition of an organic food item. Basically, this would be a food source that has not been modified or altered from its original, natural state in any way. It is, instead, presented in its most pure form.
Processed elements are added into non-organic food for a number of reasons. Probably the most common reason would be to keep the items on the shelf as long as possible. if they spoiled to quickly, then the product would have to be thrown out which would cost a lot of money to the store. To prevent such a problem, a number of foreign elements can be added to the mix. When you eat such foods, you ingest the foreign elements and they can possess a lot of free radicals. Free radicals do a number of things to the body and the prime thing that they are guilty of is the ‘theft’ of electrons from the body’s molecules. To say this would have an enormously negative impact on the body would be a serious understatement. The loss of the molecules can lay the foundation for cancer later in life.
Various other processed items can cause multitudes of negative health problems. Refined sugar is used to replace natural and organic brown sugar and this leads to huge spikes of glucose in the bloodstream which can lead to diabetes. And, of course, refined sugars can turn to fat quicker than anything else. To list the problems that obesity can cause would require several volumes of text to cover.
Meats and poultry that are not organic can come with all manner or hormones and steroids and antibiotics that will be ingested by the humans that end up eating those items on their dinner plate. From this, all manner of havoc can be wrought on the body. When your diet is one that is made up of purely organic substances, you will discover that these elements are not present and you will not feel the negative effects of their impact. And this is most certainly what you will want.
Simply eating a diet that comprises organic foods eliminates a number of the serious health problems that might be incurred when eating processed food sources. Going organic improves health – that is a fact!
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Great job on your post.
As people watch shows like The Biggest Loser, and are focused on fad diets, they could just listen to the simple advice you are giving.
People have forgotten how to eat properly, and choose their food wisely.
I recall a student presenting a case for why it is so difficult for so many to eat healthy today. I believe his argument was that low-fat and non-fat foods were so expensive, how could we possibly afford it? Ridiculous.
I recently wrote a post on a study that was done about depression and the link to processed food. Take a look if you like. http://bit.ly/bQD7lT
I would love to know the exact socioeconomic breakdown, as well as geographic breakdown, of organic food purchases. I have my pre-conceived ideas, but after watching Food Inc. you almost cannot blame a family that is having trouble getting by for buying fast food that will feel a family of 5 for $11.00.
Anyways, keep up the great work.
When you eat meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised on pasture you are improving the welfare of the animals, helping end environmental degradation, helping small-scale ranchers and farmers make a living from the land, helping sustain rural communities, and giving your family the healthiest possible food.
While buying organically raised beef eliminates the chemical toxins associated with raising animals on genetically modified corn, livestock raised on organic corn still produces beef that’s nutritionally inferior to grass-fed beef, which is lower in saturated fat and higher in healthy fats and vitamins.
Organic food can definitely be healthier… especially if the alternative uses pesticides that get into the food and those chemicals can get into our bodies…
See this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food
under ‘Consumer safety’
Do you have real evidence for what’s written in your post?
Whatever there’s no significant difference between organic & coventional foods….I mean really it’s all a big trend to make more money as everything else in this world. You are not guaranteed to live any longer with organic than you are with conventional foods. This is a joke especially if you so called eating organic then take your stupid self out to Applebees or etc to eat….NOW WHAT?
Organic foods have never been shown to be healthier, more nutritious or more safe than conventional foods,” said Avery, “despite dozens of scientific studies. There is no weight that organic is better or healthier for you.”
Avery’s institute is funded in part by companies that profit from the sale of pesticides, such as Monsanto, DowElanco and Ag-Chem Equipment Company.
Avery said some organics can make you sicker than conventional food.
Because organic foods use pathogen-laden manure as their primary fertilizer, organic foods may pose a higher risk of foodborne-illness than conventional foods,” he said, adding that damage from pests is likely to be greater, as well, and that could translate to more fungal growth, or colonization by molds. Some of these organisms produce toxins. One of them, aflatoxin, is considered highly carcinogenic.
Organic livestock may have had the run of the farm and eaten pesticide-free grain, but that doesn’t mean they won’t come to slaughter loaded with bacteria. Just like conventional chickens, organic birds can harbor salmonella, E. coli and campylobacter. These can cause anything from a mild intestinal illness to a life-threatening infection. To avoid that, organic chickens (or any organic meat) should be handled the same as a regular product — observing cleanliness rules in the kitchen and making sure they are cooked to the proper temperature: 180 degrees for poultry, 160 degrees for beef. It’e all set up to make more money as everything else in the World.
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