You know I found a video on youtube: Dr. Randy Pausch - from Oprah, search for it, it's worth it! He gave a last lecture, he is dying in pancreatic cancer. He has some very uplifting things to say. I've been living an organic vegan lifestyle for years and I still find it surprising when people say "but that's too expensive!" but really, how much your health worth? Buying a BMW is not too expensive? Buying a big screen tv? Maybe I pay double or triple the price now, but maybe I can avoid cancer or other health issues later... Then was it worth it? If you have found out you have pancreatic cancer and you could just change one thing you did in the past would you say "I wish I would have tried everything so I wouldn't be sick today?" There is no guarantee of course, but at least you could have said, I tried to stay healthier. Why it is not enough to get all the toxins what we breath in and we eat, why do we put more on our skin, which for sure ends up in our body? It's our own choice, but I rather pay more now and live healthier later, to buy organic/natural foods are investment in your future health!
Eating organically and living a healthy lifestyle is absolutely no guarantee that you will not still get cancer, especially these days with toxins coming at you from everywhere. But I agree, it is a very simple thing to change in your life and wholly worthwhile.
I made a post in November about the five main items to buy organic, you can check that out for a place to start, at least.
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Is there any logical and scientifically based, that is to say approved by peer tested research,reason for eating organic food ? The only reason apparent in Britain is that it makes supermarket chains richer
There have been several studies (Barbara Kingsolver cites a few in her book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"), I will Google in a bit and get back to you. Specifically, they've found that organic foods contain less pesticides (obviously), more nutrients and more flavor. Organic eggs have less cholesterol and more omega-3's, etc.
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I haven’t read through every word of these links, I’m just posting some information that I found. As with many things, the data is often conflicting and inconclusive, especially if your interest lies in seeing one side succeed over the other. We have to make our own choices and decide what sorts of things we feel most comfortable eating.
I'll check some of my books when I get home and see if they name the sources of the studies they cite.
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