Here’s The Real Truth behind Organic Foods
| February 10, 2010 | Posted by Michelle under Diet and Nutrition |
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I was surfing on the internet today, thinking of new articles for my website. When I came across this wonderful article on Organic Foods. So I was thinking, What exactly constitutes as an organic food? Is it good for anyone trying to lose weight? This article originally title The Real Truth Behind Organic Foods is written by the creators of the The Diet Solution Program. I hope you read and enjoy this article as much as I did.
-Michelle
Many people are unaware of what organic food really is. It seems that everywhere we go now, someone is promoting something that is “organic”. Are these foods worth your time and money?
It almost seems like some people are afraid of organic food. Could this be possible? Are people afraid that eating one morsel of organic food is going to somehow instantly initiate them into the organic food cult where you’re only allowed to wear sandals made from tree bark and deodorant is prohibited?
I swear I have had people say to me “Well, you can’t be that organic because you wear make-up and you don’t smell.”
What? That’s not what organic means at all! All it means is that the food or the product has been grown the way mother nature intended: without the use of chemicals, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. In other words, naturally!
Are some people afraid of the price? Organic does not automatically mean “break the bank”. Many times when I compare the price of the organic food versus the conventional food, they are only a few cents different. In the case of the bag of organic carrots I bought today for my lunch, they were the exact same price as the conventional ones. Imagine that!
If anything about the word “organic” makes you want to jump and run the other way, be sure to read my previous blog post “Is there such a thing as Cheap Organic Food?”
It will help you understand exactly why organic food is all the rave these days and what you can do to make organic living easy, simple and not so scary!
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organic food is natural and pure, highly nutritious, has a superior taste and is entirely safe. It lays claim to several health benefits, as it has copious amounts vitamin C that the conventional food cannot lay claim to. Raw organic food is also known to cleanse the blood stream by eliminating toxic wastes. Besides, organic food farming is known to be entirely environment friendly.
Organic foods provide a variety of benefits. Studies show that organic foods have more beneficial nutrients, such as antioxidants, than their conventionally grown counterparts. In addition, people with allergies to foods, chemicals or preservatives often find their symptoms lessen or go away when they eat only organic foods. Organic food is believed to be highly nutritious and safe and contains a large amount of Vitamin C which non organic food does not possess. It is also believed that organic food cleanses the blood stream by removing all the toxic wastes.