The Health Benefits Of Consuming Organic Food

There are different kinds of pesticides, and those which are fat-soluble would be stored in our bodily tissues after consumption, causing long-term damage.

No matter how hard to wash or soak your produce, you would still be consuming at least some of these chemicals. Even a simple apple is said to have over 20 different kinds of pesticides on it!

For many of these chemicals, their harmful effects are not yet known. As far as I am concerned, it is far better to eat foods which are made in their pure forms by nature, rather than to ingest foods which are choke-full of man-made artificial substances.
One of the key health benefits of organic food consumption is the avoidance of these toxins.

Much less likely to carry dangerous diseases

Yet another of the important health benefits of organic food is that they are much less likely to come with harmful microorganisms which cause very serious illnesses.

Studies have shown that organically grown produce have lower incidences of harmful bacteria, such as E.Coli. This may at first seem counterintuitive, since organic farming does not use chemicals to kill harmful organisms.

However, the improved food cleanliness and safety is likely down to the overall hygiene of organic farming practices.

Free of, or less, chemicals used as additives, flavorings and preservatives in processed foods

Even for processed foods, such as crackers, bread, chips, canned foods, etc, there exist health benefits of organic food varieties, most notably, the absence of artificial substances.

Conventional processed foods which are not organically certified contain many harmful chemical flavorings, preservatives and additives.

Look at the ingredients list of organically certified foods – they are usually shorter, and the ingredients are usually things which you have heard of before, and can pronounce.

On the other hand, many typical foods on the shelves of most supermarkets have very long ingredients list, and many of the ingredients are unpronounceable chemical names! As far as I’m concerned, I don’t want to be putting too much of these unknown and probably harmful substances into my body on a regular basis.

These conventional foods are usually stuffed with preservatives, to extend shelf-life and hence increase profitability.

Many of these chemicals have been shown to cause a host of health conditions, including Alzheimer‘s disease, behavioral disorders, birth defects including premature births, obesity, and cancer.

The amount of poisoning we are carrying out on ourselves when we eat most conventional foods today is quite frightening.

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