| Walking into any of your neighborhood | | | | that synthetic chemicals can have long term |
| supermarket, you will see rows and rows of | | | | health effects on our body. You have been |
| fresh, nice and colorful vegetables and fruits for | | | | consuming chemical fertilizers from your |
| sale. They all look fresh and in healthy bright | | | | vegetables, so you definitely not want to take in |
| colors, no holes in vegetables, and you might be | | | | more chemicals into your body. |
| saying ''wow look how fresh these vegetables | | | | Hence, when you go for your bottle of vitamin C, |
| are!'' Happily you bought some of them home, | | | | remember to choose those that are made from |
| thinking how healthy you can be eating all these | | | | natural ingredients, free from artificial |
| vegetables. But do you know these vegetables | | | | preservatives and additives. |
| might not contain as much vitamins and minerals | | | | A better option is to go for organic fruits and |
| as you thought? In fact, you might still suffer | | | | vegetables. Organic farmers care for the |
| from malnutrition even though you got vegetables | | | | environment without relying on chemical fertilizers, |
| and fruits in your diet. | | | | artificial pesticides, herbicides, or growth hormones. |
| Indeed, current vegetables and fruits you buy | | | | Rather than using pesticides, farmers prevent |
| may not be as nutritious as it used to be many | | | | pests by planting a diverse range of crops |
| years back. For economic reasons, farmers have | | | | together to ward off pests. Farmers also use a |
| to harvest their crops many times a year on their | | | | rotation system on the land in order to give the |
| farm without giving the land resting periods. Over | | | | land sufficient rest to replenish the nutrients in the |
| a certain time, the exhausted land lost the | | | | soil. |
| minerals required for the growth of the | | | | This results in crops that are high in vitamins, |
| vegetables. Due to over-cultivation on the same | | | | minerals and antioxide. By eating chemical-free |
| piece of land, farmers have no choice but to put | | | | food, we stop adding more toxins to our body |
| barely enough minerals back into the land using | | | | and this will maximize body immune. In the long |
| lots of chemical fertilizers. | | | | run, our body becomes healthier by eating organic |
| These fertilizers may be able to produce beautiful | | | | vegetables, enabling us to reduce the chances of |
| crops using fertilizers. On the outside your | | | | getting illness such as cancer and heart diseases. |
| vegetables may look good, but in actual fact it | | | | Organic vegetables not only make us healthier, it |
| lacks a lot of natural nutrition from the infertile soil. | | | | is also great for our taste buds. Organic |
| Now we would need to eat eight oranges to get | | | | vegetables are tastier and sweeter. Your dishes |
| enough Vitamin C for our daily needs. No wonder | | | | taste great even without adding a lot of flavorings |
| lots of people have to take vitamin pills to | | | | in your cooking. Organic vegetables are also |
| replenish their body with enough nutrition! | | | | crunchier, and they remain their freshness longer |
| So what can we do about it? Perhaps taking | | | | than non-organic vegetables. You can even keep |
| vitamin pills is a good and fast way to acquire | | | | your organic carrots for 3 weeks, instead of 3 |
| enough vitamins for our body. But before going | | | | days for your usual carrots. |
| on a shopping spree for pills, you need to take | | | | Be it taking vitamin pills or eating organic food, we |
| note what kind of ingredients are in the pills. | | | | should be aware of what we eat and how we |
| There are hundreds of different kinds of nutrition | | | | can get the maximum benefits out of what we |
| supplement products out in the market. Most of | | | | eat. Choose wisely, eat wisely, and you are on |
| them contain artificially produced chemicals, which | | | | your way to a healthier you. |
| may not be desired by your body. It is shown | | | | |