If nutritional deficiencies keep cropping up despite eating an organic, well-balanced diet, here’s what to look for. This post from BottomLine Health sheds light on 4 nutrients that are not abundantly available even in organic food and the ways to fix the deficiencies caused by this. THE NEW NUTRIENT FIX If you eat a balanced diet, you may assume that you’re getting all the ... Continue Reading
Avoid These 15 Organic Foods to Save Your Money
Organic foods are safer to eat, except when the produce has little to no pesticide residue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tested 3,015 produce samples and found that almost two-thirds contained pesticide residues. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group for human health and the environment, calculated that USDA tests found a ... Continue Reading
Why and When To Go For Organic Foods
In a perfect world, a food label like “organic” would be plain and simple. We don’t live in a perfect world. Instead, “organic” can apply to everything from an apple (which I recommend) to a sugar-packed cookie (which I do not recommend). In a perfect world, a food label like “organic” would be plain and simple. We don’t live in a perfect world. Instead, “organic” can apply ... Continue Reading