Organic Foods Versus Non Orgnaic - the latest research

I want to premise this by saying that the below ONLY relates to fruit and vegetables. As Michael Pollan’s best selling book the Omnivore’s Dilemma points out organic animal farming in the United States is in many cases as bad if not worse than conventional farming from a health standpoint, let alone an ethical one. Grass feed (NO vegetarian feed is NOT the same as you can see from lots of the Whole Foods Market recent postings) and free range are the terms you want to look for when shopping for meat and eggs which show similar results to the below.

You know there is often a lot of debate around organic versus non organic fruit and vegetables, especially due to the higher cost. As has been shown some pesticides have carcinogenic properties and on a more subtle note they also have compounds which inhibit our body’s ability to absorb some of the minerals in food. On top of this we are also starting to see (as this study is evidence) that the nutritional benefits in organic foods far outweigh non organic most probably due to the health of the soil and different farming methods. As an example a study our medical team often quotes by Rutgers University showed that non organic spinach had 2% the level of iron found in organic spinach. Now if we start to look at food from a functionality or nourishing perspective (not just to satiate our hunger) and look at it as fuel for our engine, then the quality of what we put in becomes extremely important (not to mention removing the impurities mentioned before from pesticides).

Commercially speaking if the organic spinach mentioned above was a fuel and had 50x the concentration of its competitor we would not balk at paying an additional 20%. In fact economically we would still see a cost benefit from paying 5000% more! If we starting looking at food slightly differently and asking the question:

“Will this taste good and feed my hunger? Will it do anything bad to my body? And how much good proportionately will it do compared to that cheaper version?” In many cases our purchase decision will change. I know now I personally can’t even buy anything non organic because I know what they put in there and because if I am going to eat something I want the ultimate health benefit from it…. And my monies worth!

But that isn’t were the benefit ends. By moving your purchase dollar to organic farming we start to impact our planet. Like everything it comes down to money, but if food starts to be valued on nutrition or quality versus quantity farmers (as many of them already are) will need to pay attention. There is a reason Walmart has moved to Organic! And from a more universal perspective we start to see the perfection in the process where by nourishing the soil, not polluting the crops with chemicals we not only get healthier food but improve our environment. When we truly look at it long term and from everyone’s mutual benefit it is not only a logical solution but perfect.

http://www.grist.org/article/new-study-weighs-in-on-organicconventional-debate/

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By James Frame

Your Health & the Healthcare Industry

The terms integrated and holistic health now include so many different therapies and health modalities that many consumers, patients and doctors alike are getting lost in the maze, or overwhelmed with choices. This Blog has been written to offer information, guidance and opinions on all therapies based on experience, research and inside knowledge. It will also offer advice and information on specific key health concerns such as fertility, cancer, menopause, osteoporosis, PMS, sleep disorders, heart disease, how to lose weight healthily, nutrition and the list goes on.

Let me start with the premise that I believe that your health should be founded on addressing four key areas: Diet & Nutrition, Exercise & Movement, Environment & Lifestyle and Empowerment (this includes emotional and spiritual health as well as attitude to your health and knowledge). This foundation should be aligned with treatment or wellness therapies that are in line your own person health time line, your own belief system and combined to form your own person health plan.

Your own personal health time line relates to your personal health situation at that time. For example if your liver has failed and you need a transplant, dialysis is only going to do so much and milk thistle isn’t an option. However if you aren’t at this critical stage on your own health time line there are a variety of therapies whether they are allopathic or complementary that offer you solutions. Your healthcare choices are very much a personal decision and this Blog will simply put forward options, information and advice based on knowledge and a vast amount of experience by our blogging team. This Blog will also comment on events and realities in the health and natural products industry which being on the “inside” gives us access to and that I think it is important to make known to the public.

The natural products industry we believe is no different to every other industry and is focused on making money. Making money isn’t a bad thing as books like Sacred Commerce discuss. If business creates a win/win/win result for the consumer, employee, company, community, environment and everyone involved. It is when companies, whether consciously or unconsciously, create a win/lose scenarios that business becomes a negative relationship. However fortunately there are a number of individuals and companies that do try to make a difference, have the best quality products and focus on win/win/win results.

One of my personal business philosophy’s is that if you put people before profit, profit will come.

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James