Top Ten Reasons to Eat Organic

My Yoga Online - Shopping and eating organic foods and products promote sustainability and offer a great number of healthy living benefits compared to traditional consumer products. Enjoy this new nutrition article, Top Ten Reasons to Eat Organic, by Joan Ullyett BA, RHN and learn why eating organic makes sense for you, your family, and your community.

Reason 1 – Organic food is healthier & safer.
60% of herbicides, 90% of fungicides and 30% of insecticides that are commonly used in non-organic farming are endocrine disruptors, carcinogens and/or xenoestrogens. Non-organic farm workers have unusually high rates of multiple myeloma (a cancer of the immune system), stomach, prostate and testicular cancer. None of these chemicals are used in organic farming.

Reason 2 – Organic food contains more nutrients.
A study done by the Journal of American Nutrition revealed that organic food contains from 10-250% more vitamins and minerals than non-organic food. In 2001 the American Chemical Society reported that organic oranges contained up to 30% more vitamin C than non-organic oranges, even though they are half the size.

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