Health Benefits of Eating Organic Foods

Health Benefits of Eating Organic Foods

An article published in The Globe and Mail recently suggests that eating organic foods is no more beneficial to the body than eating non-organic. This information is based on a study done by Stanford University Medical Center in California.  

The study stated that there’s no nutritional or safety differences between the two either yet state the following: 

“Organic foods are grown and harvested without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, growth hormones, antibiotics, genetically modified organisms, irradiation and artificial additives. Organic livestock are fed organic feed and are given access to the outdoors, fresh air and sunlight”.

How can food grown this way not be better for you? As a cancer coach and nutritionist I know that “Organic” is the only type of food recommended for anyone with serious illness due to the fact that these foods help lower the toxic load on your liver and in turn your whole body. A 2003 study in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, found that organic foods are better for fighting cancer.

In 2007 the findings of a four year European-Unions funded study found that:

·       Organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40 percent more antioxidants

·       Organic produce had higher levels of beneficial minerals like iron and zinc

·       Milk from organic herds contained up to 90 percent more antioxidants

They stated that eating organic foods can even help increase the nutrient intake of people who don’t eat the recommended servings of fruits and vegetable each day.

Food grown in healthier soil, with natural fertilizers and no chemicals has to be more nutritious for you.  

To ensure you always get the freshest, most nutritious produce try to buy local and eat seasonally or frozen (if organic) is the next best option.