| When you think "organic foods," what comes to | | | | recommended daily nutritional intake. This could be |
| mind? The majority of us think of foods that are | | | | especially interesting if you have children, whose |
| farmed more carefully, in accordance with nature, | | | | bodies need lots of nutrients to grow and stay |
| and typically have less potentially harmful pesticide | | | | healthy. |
| residues. We also think of the slightly increased price | | | | Organic foods can help prevent cancer and other |
| on organic foods. But what else do we really know | | | | sicknesses. Sounds radical, but the fact is, since |
| about organic farming and the produce they bring to | | | | organic foods are not doused in pesticides and |
| our supermarkets? What are other benefits of eating | | | | herbicides that suppress the production of |
| organic? Not surprisingly, there are lots. Read on to | | | | cancer-fighting antioxidants, they can obviously |
| find out. | | | | produce more of them. The Organic Consumers |
| Organic farms help to preserve our environment. | | | | Association has found that the elimination of |
| With "going green" being the latest environmental | | | | pesticides helps "explain why the level of antioxidants |
| trend, it has never been a better time to hop on the | | | | is so much higher in organically grown food[s]." |
| bandwagon. Organic farms make sure to conserve | | | | More good news is that we now have organic |
| water, help build soil, respect the natural balance of | | | | alternatives to pretty much everything we consume, |
| the ecosystem, farm so that the produce does not | | | | including cotton, lawn products, and even dog food! |
| contribute to global warming, and help further | | | | So the next time you're in the grocery store, really |
| nutritional research (pesticide use, environmental | | | | check out the organic section. You'll find that the |
| issues, etc), largely on their own dime. For those who | | | | health and environmental benefits far outweigh the |
| want an all-natural, environmentally friendly produce | | | | couple extra quarters you'll spend on them. |
| purchase, organic is your best bet. | | | | To wrap up, let me say that if you really want to |
| Organic foods are often tastier and better for you. | | | | make a significant change in your health, eating |
| Because these foods are grown organically, as | | | | organic can make a huge impact in all areas of your |
| opposed to artificial fertilization, the soil they are | | | | health. If you do make the switch to organic foods, I |
| grown in is often full of more nutrients. The | | | | am positive that you will be shocked with in a couple |
| difference between an organic fruit or vegetable | | | | of weeks in regards to how much better you feel |
| versus a non-organic fruit or vegetable could be your | | | | and that's just the beginning! |