Why organic?

In this post on vitamins, I talked about the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables. So, does it matter if they are organic or not? I have always prefered organic produce because I worry about eating the poisons the farmers use. Not only that, but the poisons are gettting into the ground, the water, poisoning the farmers and local animals.

Recently, scientists have discoverred another reason, which makes sense when you think about it. In a way, plants grown with herbacides and pesticides have it pretty easy. They don’t have to defend themselves. They don’t have to struggle to survive. Plants grown organically produce more chemicals that help them defend themselves. It just so happens that those same chemicals help us as well. Vegetables that have been grown organically have been found to have more cancer fighting substances in them than vegetables grown with poisons.

So support a healthy planet and defend yourself against cancer at the same time. Eat organic!