Is Organic Food Worth It ?
A few years ago the
public seemed to really begin to take to the idea of organic food and
the health benefits associated with eating it.
Now it seems that
people are asking is Organic Food Worth It as recently things seem to
have swung back towards "normal" foods especially during the recession.
Most if not all supermarkets have scaled down the amount of Organic food
products on offer and 1 major chain has even pulled their own organic
food brand altogether!
Everyone knows that the last few months were tough and it's
understandable that people would switch back from Organic foods to the
basic ranges.... even waitrose have launched their own essentials
range.... unthinkable a few years ago!
But is Organic worth it? is there much
difference?? and what does it all mean for your health??
First of all we're only talking
about the difference in quality between Organic and all other food in
the supermarket, no taste the difference range no premium brand because
once it's not organic it's all the same... they just put it in different
packaging cut it a little nicer and choose the better looking ones.
So what exactly does Organic
mean?
The
use of conventional non organic pesticides, insecticides and herbicides
is greatly restricted and avoided as a last resort. However, contrary to
popular belief, certain non organic fertilizers are still used. If
livestock are involved, they must be reared without the use of
antibiotics and without the use of growth hormone, and generally fed a
healthy diet.
In most countries, organic food produce may not be
genetically modified. All of which is great news as being at the top of
the food chain we end up with the highest concentration of these
chemicals in our bodies and for an extra bonus the fatter you are the
more of these chemicals will hang around in your body as their favourite
resting place is the fatty tissue.
"So what are the health issues with
pesticides?" you ask. How long have you got??
The world health organisation
estimates that 3 million farm workers develop severe pesticide poisoning
every year, 18,000 of whom end up dead.
Lower level pesticide exposure has
been linked in study after study to cancer, depression, miscarriages,
skin conditions and birth defects and this is all without any studies
into synergistic effects!! believe me the government are scared to do
that research.
So
what can you do about it?
But if you can't afford to buy
anything organic then choose your foods carefully from the list above
and always wash and skin your fruit and veg.
It's up to you but try an all
organic diet for one month and I guarantee that you'll look better feel
better and see better results in the gym.
