There is organic food and then there is non-organic food—and there is a world of difference between the two.
Zero pesticide content is the highlight—or USP—of organic food. Whereas, varied degree of pesticide content, sometimes to alarming levels, is the shame of non-organic food.
Big food brands and corporations are run by profit and they have deep appetite for gains. Maximizing the size of harvest of their farmers is their chosen way to maximize their gains, and maximum harvest is effected by paying farmers to grow in soil heavily sprinkled with potent weed killers and plants covered with insecticides.
All this wouldn’t have been so bad if the fruits and vegetables produced thus wouldn’t have presented health hazards to consumers—you and us.
But they do.
Non-organic fruits and vegetables might look perfectly healthy, but their pesticide content is dangerous to our health.
No pesticide, herbicide, or genetic manipulation is involved in the production of organic fruits and vegetables. And that’s why they are incomparably superior in terms of health value than non-organic foods.
Quality, however, comes at a price. Organic food, in general, is more expensive than its non-organic counterparts.
Price difference notwithstanding, you should buy organic food as much as you can, or always if you can afford it. After all, good health is priceless.
Consuming organic food on a regular basis is linked with many health benefits, the top three being the following:
Detoxification
Our body has a health code of its own. It automatically recognizes certain substances as foreign, and sets to work to flush them out.
Chemicals present in herbicides and pesticides (traces of which are present in foods produced non-organically) are such substances.
Non-organic foods contain traces of harmful chemicals. When you eat them, a part of your system’s focus is on removing the chemicals entering along with food.
While our body system is an amazing multitasker, it can do only so much and so many things at one time. Extra focus on detoxification comes at the cost of some other processes. The end result: your health becomes compromised.
When more toxins enter the body than leave, toxin buildup occurs. It can lead to poor digestion and health and put you at risk to many serious health conditions (cancer is one of them).
Aids Weight Loss
Toxin buildup can amount to 5 to 10 lbs of weight. This ‘extra’ weight can be easily shed by eating organic foods, which are free from chemicals and toxins.
Regular consumption of organic food will improve your body’s ability to flush out stored toxin and chemical buildup while completely stopping their entry through ingested food.
In time, the past toxin buildup will be flushed out completely. This, in turn, will improve your digestion as well as metabolism. Your body will now be able to absorb nutrients in food you eat and convert food into energy more effectively.
Better Energy Levels
As mentioned above, organic foods help improve metabolism. The direct effect of a more efficiently working metabolism is improved energy levels throughout the day.
There are many reasons why this is so.
Organic food has more nutritional superiority than non-organic food, according to a State of Science Review. When nutrition improves, energy levels automatically become better.
Organic food is free of chemicals, pesticides, or processed additives. All these three, besides increasing your risk to illness and disease, seriously bog down your system.
Organic food helps remove body from accumulated toxins and chemicals. This, in turn, leads to balanced hormone levels, and as a result of which, your energy levels get a boost.
Organic food is healthy and nutritious. Consume them and reap in the health benefits of healthy eating: improved digestion, increased energy levels, and better immunity.