July 13th, 2010

Benefits Of Organic Foods

Benefits Of Organic Foods

Information On The Benefits Of Organic Food

There is a good chance that you have seen an organic food aisle at one of your local grocery stores. In fact, you may have even driven past a farmers market where organic food was sold. Unfortunately, if you are like many other Americans, there is a good chance that you kept right on walking or driving by.  This is because many individuals don't eat organic foods.

Despite the fact that organic foods are not consumed by nearly all Americans, they still come highly rated and recommended. In fact, many health conscious individuals swear by them. Many claim that eating organic foods helps to promote lifelong health and happiness. Organic food consumption has increased in popularity over the years and that increase continues to rise at a relatively steady pace. If you are interested in eating organic foods, but if you have never done so before, you may be wondering what the benefits are. If so, please continue reading on.

When it comes to organic foods and their benefits, you will find an unlimited number of benefits. For starters, did you know that organic foods can help the environment? They can and this is a point that many don't take into consideration at first. Farmers who put pesticides in their fields and on their foods, are not only putting consumers at risk, but the environment at risk as well. Depending on which pesticides and other chemicals are used, the soil and other nearby areas can suffer damage. By eating organic foods, you are providing a small, yet still helping hand to help protect the environment.

Another unique benefit to eating organic that many individuals don't think of right away is the assistance that is provided to organic farmers and organic food manufacturers. Right now, the number of organic food manufacturers is quite small and many are small to medium sized businesses. The same can be said for farmers. The decision for many farmers and companies to go organic can be difficult and risky as it takes a minimum of 7 years for their soil to be tested and free of any chemicals or pesticides. Therefore, by purchasing organic foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, you can take comfort in knowing that you are helping many small to medium sized farmers and organic food companies stay in business.

Organic foods can also help to improve your body and health. In fact, organic foods may be able to help cleanse or detoxify your body from harmful chemicals.  When you stop eating foods that are tainted with pesticides and other chemicals, your body will expel the current and remaining toxins from your body. This means that your body should be clean, chemical free, and pesticide free after a specific period of time. Of course, remember that you want to stay healthy. For that reason, if you decide to start eating organic foods, try to stay doing so.  If you are a parent, one of the best ways to help ensure that your child has a happy and healthy life is to get them started on eating organic foods as early as possible.

Another one of the many benefits to eating organic foods is the better quality.  In fact, many individuals claim that organic food tastes much better. One reason why farmers claim to use potentially harmful pesticides and chemicals is to kill bacteria. While this does sound like a good idea, the bacteria that can be present when fruits and vegetables grow isn't necessarily bad. In fact, some say that it helps to foods grow in a certain way. This, apparently, in turn helps to produce better results, which should better tasting, more natural food.

As you can see, there a number of benefits to eating organic foods. In fact, the above mentioned benefits are just a few of the many reasons why organic food should be given a close examination. If you would like more information on organic foods, including the benefits of eating them, consider speaking with a professional healthcare provider, like your doctor. He or she can help you decide if switching to organic foods is the right decision.

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Nutiva Organic  Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, 15-Ounce Tubs (Pack of 2)
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Nutiva's coconut oil is cold-pressed, organic extra-virgin coconut oil, with its light taste, pleasant aroma, and pure white color, and industrialized coconut oil, with its bland taste, faint aroma, and off-white color. Please note that any tiny brown specks found at the bottom of Nutiva's coconut oil are from the coconut fiber and are indigenous to extra-virgin coconut oil. It is deliciously healthy cooking oil. Better than butter and are USDA organic. Unrefined with no trans fats, rich in lauric acid.

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  • Pack of two 15-ounce jars (total of 30 ounces) USDA-certified-organic, extra-virgin coconut oil
  • No refrigeration required; solid at room temperature and melts at 76 degrees
  • Use as cooking oil, butter substitute, shortening substitute in baking, and massage/body oil
  • Product of the Philippines
Health Benefits of Organic Food
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Public concern over impacts of chemicals in plant and animal production on health and the environment has led to increased demand for organic produce, which is usually promoted and often perceived as containing fewer contaminants, more nutrients, and being positive for the environment.These benefits are difficult to quantify, and potential environmental impacts on such benefits have not been widely studied. This book addresses these key points, examining factors such as the role of certain nutrients in prevention and promotion of chronic disease, potential health benefits of bioactive compounds in plants, the prevalence of food-borne pesticides and pathogens and how both local and global environmental factors may affect any differences between organic and conventionally produced food.With contributions from experts in a broad range of related disciplines, this book is an essential resource for researchers and students in human health and nutrition, environmental science, agriculture and organic farming.

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Green SuperFood is blended to perfection in a delicious tasting powder that mixes well with juice, water or your favorite beverage. One serving gives you the antioxidant equivalent of 7 servings of fruits and vegetables and helps you hit your daily quota. A full spectrum of alkalizing green super foods, antioxidant rich fruits, and support herbs unite with Acai and Maca to provide a powerful dose of whole food nutrition. Complete with pre and probiotics and digestive enzymes to ensure rapid nutrient absorption and healthy digestion.

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The Coconut Oil Miracle (Previously published as The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil)
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Use nature's elixir to lose weight, prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and beautify skin and hair. Can saturated fat be good for you? Natural coconut oil-not the hydrogenated version often found in processed foods-is a saturated fat, but not the kind your doctor has warned you about. Studies have shown that this uniquely curative oil actually has innumerable health benefits ranging from disease prevention to anti-aging. Now, in his revised edition of the first book to describe the therapeutic properties of coconut oil, Bruce Fife offers a nutrition plan with dozens of tasty recipes that will allow anyone to experience the healing miracles of what he deems the "perfect food." When taken as a supplement, used in cooking, or applied to directly to the skin, coconut oil has been found to: - Promote weight loss - Help protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases - Strengthen the immune system - Improve digestion - Prevent premature aging of the skin

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Rich in Omega-6 essential fatty acids, Rose Hip Seed Oil continues to serve as one of the personal care industry's most sought-after natural oils.  NOW® Rose Hip Seed Oil is 100% Pure and Natural, and extracted from the seeds of Rose mosqueta.

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Your Guide to Delicious Healthy Foods - Learn How to Eat Right and Feel Terrific
Your Guide to Delicious Healthy Foods - Learn How to Eat Right and Feel Terrific
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Do you feel run down, sluggish or just not as energetic as you once did?Do you try to alleviate your listlessness with coffee, sugar and other unhealthy products that probably do nothing other than give you a quick fix of energy and then make you feel worse than before?Everyone knows that a proper diet is essential to maintaining a healthy energy level. Unfortunately though, not everyone fully understands what is involved in creating a proper diet and how it easy it is to keep.A healthy diet doesn't mean eating only bland salads and removing breads, pastas, sweets, soda, cake and other goodies, it means building a balanced diet that allows you to treat yourself without sacrificing your long term health.When most people hear the words diet, they normally think of green leaves and little else. Images of healthy eaters are never smiling and who can get excited about the prospect of sitting down to a meal that's devoid of flavor, calories and red meat?At least that's what I thought a diet was before I was cornered into building one for myself. Now, I know better. I know how great it is to finally make it through a meeting without falling asleep. I know how fantastic it feels to be alive and awake first thing in the morning. I know how marvelous it feels to have the energy to do anything I want.I used to be lazy. I used to be one of the laziest people currently alive. I'm not exaggerating. If you looked up lazy in the dictionary, you'd see a huge picture of me.I never left my house unless I absolutely had to and I only picked up my cell phone if I knew who was calling and what they wanted. I didn't return messages and couldn't find the energy to respond to an email.My laziness didn't come from my lack of desire, but from not having enough energy to get my lazy butt in motion. I wanted to live an exciting, eventful life, I just couldn't figure out how to wake myself up long enough to do any of the things I wanted to do.And on top of it all, I had the worst eating habits of anyone you probably have ever met.My normal day went something like this: I'd wake up at 7am and require at least one cup of coffee to get me moving. I rarely ate breakfast at home, instead, I'd have a snack of some sort along with another cup of coffee at work. For lunch I always ate a ham and cheese sandwich and like clockwork I had my third cup of coffee halfway though my afternoon. For dinner, I would normally pick up takeout.Looking back upon my eating habits, I couldn't believed that I thought I was eating healthy. There was no part of my diet that was balanced or wholesome, just empty calories and processed foods. It's no wonder I was so lethargic.The funny thing is, at the time I didn't realize that my eating habits were so poor. It wasn't until I started dating my current girlfriend that I saw how bad my habits had become.Like any normal couples, Linda and I based our relationship around food. We went out for dinner, had picnics in the park and enjoyed sharing a Sunday brunch.It seemed like the more time we spent together, the more time we spent eating together. Given my intense laziness, a perfect date was staying in, ordering a pizza and watching a movie. So we did that a lot.Looking back upon the events of the time, I'm sure Linda started picking up on my poor nutritional habits right from the beginning. There were subtle suggestions like asking, "isn't this the second time today you've had french fries?" or "is that your third helping of bacon?"

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NOW® Organic Virgin Coconut Oil is a high grade, unrefined premium nutritional edible oil obtained from the first cold pressing of organic coconut (Cocos nucifera) kernels. Virgin Coconut Oil is naturally trans-fatty acid free and high in medium chain triglycerides (MCT). This oil typically contains the following beneficial fatty acids per serving (natural variation may occur): Lauric Acid 6.5 g, Myristic Acid 2.4 g, Caprylic Acid 1.0 g, Capric Acid 800 mg, Oleic Acid 800 mg and Linoleic Acid 200 mg.

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  • Recommend: As a dietary supplement, take one tablespoon 1-2 times daily with meals. This organic Virgin Coconut Oil can also be used in salad dressings, sauces, or any type of cooking as a source of essential fatty acids.
  • Does Not Contain: sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat , gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg, alcohol, coloring, flavoring or artifical preservatives.
  • Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon (15 mL)
Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix - 16 Quart
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Contains both starting and slow-release fertilizer which feeds for up to 3 months. Contains a blend of all-natural, organic ingredients: sphagnum peat moss and composted bark fines Natural fertilizers provide both quick- and slow-release feeding to get plants off to a fast start and keep them growing. Delivers twice the growth of ordinary potting soil naturally.

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African Shea Butter Cream (100% Pure & White) 16 oz
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African White Shea Butter Cream is different from African Gold Shea Butter Cream because the White Shea Butter cream has no smell. It is excellent for Dry skin, rashes, eczema, aging, wrinkles, scars, psoriasis- nothing works better than pure shea butter.Shea butter deep penetrates forming an environmental barrier. Shea butter effectively lubricates skin improving skin's elasticity, greatly reducing years of skin damage. Packing:in food-grade plastic containers.

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Navitas Naturals Organic Goji Berries Himalayan Superfruit, 16-Ounce Pouch
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Goji berries have been used in Asian herbal medicine for over 5,000 years. This bag contains 100% pure goji berries that are certified organic, vegan and kosher. The goji berry is one of the most nutrient-rich foods on earth. It is a vegetarian form of protein, packed with essential amino acids, rich in vitamin A and a good source of vitamin C. Goji berries possess over 20 trace minerals and vitamins including zinc, iron, phosphorus, Riboflavin (B2), vitamin E as well as carotenoids, including beta-carotene. Navitas Naturals¿ mission is to provide premium organic power foods that increase energy and enhance health. Our products are of the highest quality, sourced directly from farmers, cultivated sustainably and in accordance with fair trade practices. Product of China - Packed in USA

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  • Certified Organic, Kosher, Vegan, Sun-Dried and Raw.
  • Vitamin C, Beta Carotene, Trace Minerals, Protein, Amino Acids.
  • Nutrient and Antioxidant rich superfruit. Packed with minerals and vitamins.
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  • Navitas Naturals products come directly from the farmers who cultivate them and are free of heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides.
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