BENEFITS OF EATING ORGANIC FOOD

Although, they come at a premium in cost, it is worth the money spent because the benefits of eating organic food include a life free from disease and weight gain. The human body was not made to synthesize genetically modified food and ingest pesticides and the long-term effects of these chemicals result in obesity and disease.

Let’s say that you go to the grocery store and pick out what you think is a healthy food—an apple. It is a conventionally grown apple that has been grown with pesticides and coated in wax to make it shiny and more appealing to the eye. As you eat that apple, your body is breaking it down and taking what it can from the food for fuel. It breaks down the fiber and begins to absorb the nutrients, when it comes across the pesticides and recognizes that it is a toxin and stores it in a fat cell to protect itself. Anything that your body does not recognize, eg. chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, it will flag as toxic and will insulate the invader from harming the rest of the system.

As long as you continue to ingest chemicals, your body holds onto these fat cells and will keep producing new ones. Once you stop consuming toxins, your body will feel it’s safe from contamination and gradually will stop producing new fat cells and release the existing ones. However, if you continue to consume pesticides and other additives, your body will eventually become overloaded with toxins and disease will manifest.

By eating organic fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy, you will be giving your body the nutrition it needs without the harmful chemicals found in commercial foods.

Now I know what you're thinking, "organic food is expensive!" The good news is that you don't have to buy everything organic. Definitely buy meat, dairy, and eggs organic. Doing that alone will save you from ingesting a numerous amount of hormones and antibiotics.

When it comes to fruits and veggies, you can be selective on which ones to buy conventional (not organic) and which ones to buy organic. Some fruits and vegetables are grown with minimal amounts of pesticides and are safe to eat. Others, contain a high levels and should be avoided.

Read below to see the dirty dozen, the most heavily sprayed fruits and vegetables and the clean 15.

Dirty Dozen (12)

Peach
Apple
Bell Pepper
Celery
Nectarines
Strawberries
Cherries
Kale
Lettuce (all types)
Grapes (Imported)
Carrot
Pear

Clean (15)

Onion
Avocado
Pineapple
Mango
Asparagus
Sweet Peas
Kiwi
Cabbage
Eggplant
Papaya
Watermelon
Broccoli
Tomato
Sweet Tomato

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