Organic Foods
Originally, all foods were "organic". They were grown and prepared without pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, hormones or irradiation. Foods were unrefined, whole or minimally processed. Since World War II and the advent of chemical farming and food processing, the soils and foods of much of the world have been depleted of many important minerals and nutrients.
Our food these days, whether of vegetable or animal origin, is not only deficient in nutrients, but also full of pollutants and farming chemicals. The modern process of denaturing foods via heavy refining and chemical treatment deeply affects the life force of our food supply, making it difficult to foster equilibrium and health.
Pesticides, which have been shown to cause cancer and liver, kidney and blood diseases, create extra work for the immune system. They lodge and accumulate in tissue, resulting in a weakened immune system and consequently allow other carcinogens and pathogens to filter into the body and affect our health. Organic certification is the public's assurance that products have been grown and handled according to strict procedures without persistent toxic chemical inputs.
quoted with permission from:
Teresa Duttinger, Health Coach
[email protected]
Originally, all foods were "organic". They were grown and prepared without pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, hormones or irradiation. Foods were unrefined, whole or minimally processed. Since World War II and the advent of chemical farming and food processing, the soils and foods of much of the world have been depleted of many important minerals and nutrients.
Our food these days, whether of vegetable or animal origin, is not only deficient in nutrients, but also full of pollutants and farming chemicals. The modern process of denaturing foods via heavy refining and chemical treatment deeply affects the life force of our food supply, making it difficult to foster equilibrium and health.
Pesticides, which have been shown to cause cancer and liver, kidney and blood diseases, create extra work for the immune system. They lodge and accumulate in tissue, resulting in a weakened immune system and consequently allow other carcinogens and pathogens to filter into the body and affect our health. Organic certification is the public's assurance that products have been grown and handled according to strict procedures without persistent toxic chemical inputs.
quoted with permission from:
Teresa Duttinger, Health Coach
[email protected]