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"How EatingOrganic Food Benefits You"
Posted On 2010-03-03 , 8:47 AM
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Written By US Natural and Organic
Evidence has shown eating organic food benefits our health
Time and time again reports are made telling us about the links between the toxins in everything from the foods, clothing, cleaning products and so on we consume to the demolishing health of our country. Eating organic food benefits our health by reducing the consumption of toxins such as pesticides, drugs, and radiation just to name a few.
Organic Food Benefits #1: Nutrition
Many studies have shown that organic food benefits your health  because it is higher in nutrition and do not contain the harmful chemicals usually associated with conventional farming. Organic farmers use methods of growing produce and raising livestock that were used hundreds of year ago. Minerals (chromium, iron, copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium), nutrients, and antioxidants are vital to good health. So the next time you venture out to the grocery store check to see if organic foods are available or ask around and check the internet to locate a local farm or farmers market. Never the less, the best way to insure your organic food benefits you the most and is of the highest quality is to grow your own produce. To learn more about organic gardening and farming Click Here!
Organic Food Benefits #2: Organic Livestock
 Buying meat that is raised the organic way can have many benefits to you, your family and the environment. The treatment of the animals is the largest difference between conventional and organic livestock. Many government regulations have been put in place to control what the animals are fed, how they are housed and what measures should be used in the overall care. In addition, organic livestock are free from injected drugs such as antibiotics and grown hormones. This does not mean that antibiotics are not used. This means the drugs are only used as needed and are not in the animals system when products such as milk, eggs or meat are harvested because these drugs can and will remain the the product until consumed by the customer.
Organic Food Benefits #3: Taste of Product
Finally, because all of the toxins normally used in conventional farming are not present it has been stated by many that the taste of these products is much better mostly noted when it comes to meats like chicken, turkey, beef and pork.
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