| I recently had cause, to pause, and began to | | | | It struck me that when we really THINK about |
| wonder if the choice to NOT eat organic food | | | | all the many different ways we spend money, |
| is REALLY about the cost......or is it | | | | and the justifications we use to support our |
| something else? | | | | choices, it's irrational, even borderline |
| | | | crazy! |
| IS IT REALLY ABOUT THE COST OF EATING ORGANIC | | | | |
| FOOD? | | | | We are willing to pay a lot of money for |
| | | | things that offer us instant gratification, |
| Eating organic food doesn't COST us time. It | | | | or that we convince ourselves are good for us |
| doesn't force us to compromise time we could | | | | and our families. But when it comes to |
| be spending with our families. It doesn't | | | | spending a few more dollars per month on |
| dictate when we get up, when we eat lunch, | | | | eating organic food, many people look the |
| when we go home, or what we do on any | | | | other way and can't seem to find the |
| particular day of the week. Let's say, for | | | | justification in it. Many people simply use |
| example, like a J-O-B does. But think about | | | | the "excuse"'.."we can't afford it". |
| the lengths we go to get a job, or keep a | | | | |
| job. Think about the daily sacrifices and | | | | Are we taking responsibility for our own |
| long-term compromises we make relative to a | | | | health and well being? Are we teaching our |
| job. | | | | children how to make healthier choices for a |
| | | | lifetime, or are we teaching them how to make |
| Yes, we need jobs to provide for our | | | | choices for the moment, in the moment, |
| families. But we also need our health to be | | | | without any regard for their future? And not |
| able to go to those jobs and continue | | | | only the future of their own health, but the |
| providing for our families for many years to | | | | future of their environment; the world they |
| come. | | | | will live in for years to come? Have we |
| | | | become so self-serving that we are incapable |
| Eating organic food simply costs us "dirty | | | | of thinking about the world around us and our |
| paper"; which we call "money". When we choose | | | | responsibility to it? |
| to buy organic food, over conventional food, | | | | |
| we make the choice to exchange money for | | | | So is it really about the COST of eating |
| healthy, wholesome, chemical free food that | | | | organic food, or is it about the compromises |
| nourishes our body and, in return, we get | | | | and the responsibilities we must all make and |
| better health, longer life and a TRUE sense | | | | take? |
| of well being. | | | | |
| | | | Or are we really saying we don't want to |
| We exchange that same dirty paper for many | | | | spend money on organic food, because there is |
| other things, and what do we REALLY get back | | | | no instant gratification and it requires us |
| in return? | | | | to sacrifice other things that we are not |
| | | | willing to give up? |
| * A fancy house. | | | | |
| | | | The question then becomes, are we willing to |
| * Nice furniture. | | | | DO MORE for ourselves and our families health |
| | | | and well being? Are we willing to eliminate |
| * Designer clothes. | | | | even some of the excess and some of the |
| | | | non-beneficial things in our lives for a |
| * Luxury vehicles. | | | | lifetime of results? |
| | | | |
| * Exotic vacations. | | | | Believe me, I do not stand here in judgment |
| | | | of anyone! There is definitely more I can do |
| * The latest and greatest in technologies and | | | | for myself, and my family. There are still |
| gadgets. | | | | many ways in which we can take even more |
| | | | responsibility for ourselves, and the |
| * Fast food. | | | | environment. |
| | | | |
| With the exception of the last item listed | | | | But I am convinced it all starts with the way |
| above, some might argue that these things | | | | in which we think. |
| improve the quality of their lives. That's | | | | |
| fine. But how substantial is that "quality of | | | | If we think spending more on organic food is |
| life" and how valuable are these "material | | | | costly, then it will be. It will cost you |
| things" if you have poor health? | | | | something, whether it's in dollars or lack of |
| | | | convenience, or time, or effort. |
| It is strongly suggested that the hormones in | | | | |
| conventional foods are causing our kids to | | | | But if we think healthy. And we honestly |
| reach puberty years earlier, which as we all | | | | examine the ways in which we spend the monies |
| know, is not a natural thing and creates a | | | | we have now, on a day-to-day, month-to-month |
| whole host of issues. | | | | basis, I KNOW we can all do more with that |
| | | | money. The cost of eating organic food |
| It is a scientific fact that there are | | | | becomes an issue of what it costs us to NOT |
| chemicals and toxins and even cancer causing | | | | eat organic foods. |
| ingredients in non-organic varieties of foods | | | | |
| and beverages we consume regularly. | | | | We can all AFFORD to create a healthier life |
| | | | and teach our kids to make healthier choices |
| There's no arguing that there are many | | | | that will yield everyone bigger and better |
| products we use daily that are polluting our | | | | results for a lifetime. |
| air and water, slowly but surely, destroying | | | | |
| the environment we live in. | | | | I encourage you to take a moment and as |
| | | | yourself'..is it REALLY about the COST of |
| Yet, every day, we make choices that not only | | | | organic food? It could be your family's first |
| don't support our health and well being, but | | | | step towards making small changes that can |
| actually harm us on a very regular basis. And | | | | grow into a lifetime of better choices and |
| the EXCUSE we use is "COST". | | | | improved health. |
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