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Edited 2009
HOW IMPORTANT IS ORGANIC?
In this world full of
chemicals and pollutants, no-one can say 'I always avoid
chemicals'. It just isn't possible always to be 100% organic.
Even plastic containers leak a few molecules into the food
contents. Store them for weeks or months - and it's more than a
few molecules.
You could go and live on a desert island with no manufactured
food at all! But even then you'd get the airborne pollution
from the outside world.
In the circumstances, all you can do is 'the best you can'. Eat
organic fresh fruit and vegetables - as much as you can. Avoid
chemical additives - as much as you can. Get in some exercise
and some relaxation every day - as often as you can.
WHAT KILLS YOU? What
kills most people off (remember, most people die of cancer and
heart disease) is NOT what you inherit; it's what your habits
are 90% of the time! Your genes are involved, of course;
but for most people, bad habits are what lead to cancer and
heart disease. And 'organic' is one good habit
to get into.
A day or two without
exercise won't kill you. The week with no fresh fruit won't
drag you under. The month when you are under extra stress won't
do it either.
There are exceptions to the general health rules, of course -
the occasional centenarian who has smoked for 50 years, and has
never looked a vegetable in the face, for example. But you
cannot rely on being one of these!
Having poor health habits 90% of the time probably WILL kill
you! It may take a long time - but it is very, very likely to
catch up with you sooner or later. So - do get into the
organic habit if you can. It WILL
help.
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Organic Helps...]
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