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Friday, February 19, 2016

“Is Organic Better For Our Health?” The Answer Will Truly Amaze You

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With a lot of people shifting to what many believe are healthier alternatives, many would ask, “Is organic better for our health?”

In fact there are a lot of benefits that comes with shifting to organic food, most especially with one would consider going back to basics and tuning the body back to natural substances instead of synthetics.

Many would agree that the biggest health benefit that one could get with organic is the absence of chemical substances especially with pesticides. The organic method of growing vegetables for food is that these crops are grown without the use of pesticides.

Scientific studies have shown over time that pesticides have been known to cause a slew of disorders in the human body like nerve damage, birth defects, cancer and long term neurological disorders, among others.

Other health risks associated with the use of pesticides are not only limited to consumers, but also those involved in the growth and production processes of these pesticides themselves.

In a 2014 publication by the British Journal of Nutrition, a combined study analysis of more than 300 research findings indicated that organically –raised crops like broccoli, apples, carrots and blueberries have been found to have substantially higher concentrations of antioxidants and essential compounds beneficial for the human body.

Taking the limelight in the current debate on health are organic meats. These are farm-raised cattle and swine that are fee only with natural vegetables and crops sans the fortified vitamin-enriched mixed feed.

Organic meat on the other hand, like farm raised free range chickens and ducks, have been found to contain higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids and essential antioxidants that help fight diseases in the body, as well as strengthens the immune system.

These animals are also not injected with any growth boosters to speed up growth to increase production in less time, but are rather cared for the old fashioned natural way.

Studies have shown that these organic meats contained 50% more omega 3 fatty acids especially since organic production are found to likely boost essential nutrients in foods.

These omega 3 fatty compounds have been linked to reductions of cardiovascular diseases, better immune functions and improved neurological development.

A plausible explanation why organic crops have higher levels of antioxidant properties and compounds because they are more exposed to higher levels of stress, allowing their immune systems to naturally combat these stressors. These increased immune processes would highly benefit humans consuming these organic foods as well.

So is organic better for our health? Yes, they may be priced a bit more but the benefits far outweigh the costs.

Source: Is Organic More Nutritious? New Study Adds To The Evidence – NPR News

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