Justice for Organics
We all sit around getting bogged down in the super information explosion but occasionally something grabs our attention.
The most detailed study done to date has proven through rigorous scientific analysis that organic fruit vegetables and cereals are better for you, fact.
1. More antioxidants: The study found that there "significant and substantially higher concentrations of secondary metabolites" found in organic produce.
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2. Less pesticides: It was found that organic food is 4 times less likely to contain any pesticide residues.
What does this mean:
3. Less cadmium and nitrogen: There was lower concentrations of Cadmium and nitrogen found in organic plants. Both are toxic in higher concentrations.
What does this mean:
As a scientist and an organic farmer this report has gone much further than any previously published analyses, it has looked at more data in a rigorous scientific manner and the conclusions are clear.
From an intuitive point of view when you examine how organic food is produced, and if you consider a holistic approach to food and heath to be the most sensible way to live your life. Then it really doesn't require reports and scientific analysis to endorse a fact that just makes sense.
However science has a very real place in our lives and where it helps us to make the best decision when all other factors are considered (such as cost of the food etc) about our future and our health ultimately this is a very positive thing.
Kenneth