Many "health" experts continue to argue that there is little difference between organic and conventionally raised produce, but the scientific evidence -- and common sense -- says otherwise.
Food grown in healthier soil, with natural fertilizers and no chemicals, is quite simply more nutritious, and as an added boon, will not load you up with dangerous toxins that can destroy your health.
Health Benefits of Eating Organic
A 2003 study in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry,[1] for example, found that organic foods are better for fighting cancer. And in 2005, scientists found that, compared to rats that ate conventional diets, organically fed rats experienced various health benefits.
Rats that ate organic or minimally fertilized diets had:
*Improved immune system status
*Better sleeping habits
*Less weight and were slimmer than rats fed other diets
*Higher vitamin E content in their blood (for organically fed rats)
But some of the most compelling evidence comes from a $25-million European-Union-funded study into organic food -- the largest of its kind to date.
Mercola: Can You Trust the Organic Label?
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By Dr. Mercola
Mercola, October 1, 2009
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