| Organic food is food that has been grown or | | | | fertilizer, insecticides, hormones, antibiotics and |
| reared in absolutely natural conditions. There are | | | | other artificial additions. This in turn causes lower |
| no additions of fertilizers, plant aids, insecticides or | | | | productivity which in turn perpetuates the |
| even hormones and antibiotics that seem a must | | | | economic condition of the farmer and his ability to |
| in the dairy industry. Such food or meat would | | | | raise his production levels. |
| therefore contain the residue of these artificial | | | | Meat from cattle brought up in the organic way is |
| substances, quite a lot of them being carcinogenic | | | | much tastier and easily digested. Cattle on such |
| and therefore detrimental to our health. The use | | | | farms live almost twice as long as those brought |
| of these fertilizers, insecticides, antibiotics, | | | | up in controlled farms. One of the reasons for this |
| hormones and others is more to increase the | | | | is that the cattle graze on pastures and the |
| production of the plant growth or livestock and | | | | constant movement and having to look for fresh |
| has no connection with any health benefits to you | | | | forage, keeps the cattle much healthier than |
| as a consumer. The idea is mainly to reduce costs | | | | those cattle which have to spend almost their |
| and increase profits, all without any thought of the | | | | entire life cycle tied up in a barn. |
| consumer. | | | | The best organic foods to eat are fruits and |
| Eating organic food can therefore let your body | | | | vegetables. The difference in taste is immediately |
| avoid all the toxins that such treated foods | | | | apparent and quite a number of converts to |
| contain and therefore be on the road to better | | | | organic food are those that have tasted such |
| health. Organic food is much tastier and provides | | | | fruits and vegetables and have found the |
| better nourishment as all the goodness in these | | | | difference. It has been scientifically proved that |
| foods is immediately available to your system | | | | regular consumers of organic food have much |
| without the intervention of any other detrimental | | | | lower toxin levels in their body and would |
| additions. | | | | therefore will not allow a build up of toxins that |
| The one disadvantage of organic food, is that as | | | | can lead to a whole host of diseases. |
| the economic aspect of increasing the production | | | | A number of bodies have come up which will |
| or weight of the concerned food item is ignored, | | | | certify that the food you have bought is organic. |
| the food is a little costlier. While this may not | | | | These agencies will trace the entire route of the |
| break you, the extra cost especially in larger | | | | produce right form the seed stage to all the |
| households is a big constraint for it being added to | | | | inputs that go in towards their production. This |
| the diets of most families. The low acreages and | | | | would even include any meal or food given to |
| facilities also available for such produce is also one | | | | cattle during their rearing. |
| of the reasons for the high cost. It is only | | | | For best organic health it is recommended that a |
| constant awareness of these organic foods that | | | | person consume at least twelve servings of fruits |
| can increase their demand. This in turn would | | | | and vegetables that have been grown the organic |
| increase their production and hopefully lead to | | | | way. Eat chicken that has been reared on an |
| reduced costs. | | | | organic farm. Make sure that the products you |
| Organic food is more prevalent in the poor | | | | buy form supermarkets selling organic food have |
| undeveloped countries, but this is more because | | | | been certified by credible authorities. You will find |
| the average farmer of food or dairy products is | | | | your health improving almost overnight. |
| not rich enough to purchase the various inputs of | | | | |