| There is lots of advice about nutrition. The old | | | | your body. |
| standby – the food pyramid – gives a basic | | | | It also means you are eating natural foods that are |
| drawing of what is needed to maintain a well | | | | good for you. Have you ever heard of an organic |
| balanced diet. | | | | chocolate bar? Of course you haven’t, because |
| By well balanced it is meant that food is chosen in | | | | it takes chemicals to make a candy bar. You can get |
| such a manner that it provides the essential vitamins, | | | | organic fruits and vegetables and milk products |
| minerals, carbohydrates, proteins and fats for | | | | though. |
| efficient bodily functioning. But food comes in many | | | | Eating healthy benefits both the mind and body. A |
| forms and that is where problems can begin to form. | | | | diet that includes organic fruits and vegetables can |
| When you go to the grocery store, the amount of | | | | reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular |
| choice is almost unbelievable. There are not two kinds | | | | diseases, including high blood pressure and heart |
| of canned fruit – there are ten. Cereals take a | | | | disease. |
| whole aisle and each box claims to offer special | | | | You have to speculate that the chemicals added to |
| nutritional benefits that their competitor does not in | | | | non-organic foods increase the risk of cancer. It is |
| their product. The nutrition jargon has gone | | | | the only logical explanation for the soaring incidences |
| wild.Every time a new study comes out, food | | | | of all kinds of cancers including colon cancers. |
| products instantly claim that the new requirements | | | | The minerals in organic foods occur naturally. They |
| are now met in their product. But it is what they | | | | are not supplemented or injected. Minerals like iron |
| don’t discuss that has an impact on your | | | | are crucial to a good circulatory system. Iron is what |
| nutrition. Pick up a box or can and read the | | | | helps the blood to carry oxygen. When you exercise, |
| ingredients. | | | | your muscles use oxygen. Iodine is critical for |
| You will feel as if you are a laboratory experiment. | | | | developing babies in the womb. |
| There are so many chemicals and preservatives | | | | Iodine aids in brain development. The list goes on and |
| added to food that it’s hard to believe they can | | | | on. The point is that the body needs a balance of |
| even fit the food in the package. | | | | the important nutrients to achieve long-term health. |
| Organic food is an alternative to unhealthy preserved | | | | It is a lifelong issue. Healthy nutrition affects longevity. |
| food. The term “organic” is controlled by the | | | | It has been proven statistically over and over again |
| government. To claim a food is organic means that | | | | that people who eat natural and healthy diets, and |
| has been grown and processed without chemicals. | | | | also exercise, experience a longer life span. |
| Organic food has not been exposed to pesticides or | | | | Organic foods may cost a little more, but you will |
| herbicides. It has not been genetically altered. It also | | | | more than make up for the additional cost by not |
| does not come from animals that have been given | | | | buying junk food or expensively preserved food. |
| growth hormones. | | | | When you go to the supermarket, look for the word |
| There is a discussion going on now that children are | | | | organic. |
| maturing more rapidly today because of the growth | | | | Ask your produce specialist about organically grown |
| hormones added to food. What a horrible thought. | | | | fruits and vegetables. Eating organic foods in a |
| Our own children are being given drugs through the | | | | balanced diet will actually increase the essential |
| food they eat. | | | | nutrients that you eat. This aids weight control also. |
| Organic food is healthy food. Good nutrition still | | | | Proper nutrition is critical to your body and mind. Eat |
| means eating the right foods in the right amount | | | | balanced diets, eat healthy and go organic. You will |
| from the food pyramid. But eating organic food | | | | notice significant changes in your whole outlook on |
| means you are not adding unwanted chemicals to | | | | life – a long life. |