Organic Apples Are Better
Organic Apples Are Healthier
By Gabor Timis
Unfortunately, apples are consistently found to be the most pesticide-contaminated fruits, together with peaches.
In the US and Canada, apples are the most popular fruits and because of the high pesticide residue content they are a health hazard.
Apples are a major source of exposure to organophosphate pesticides, which some studies suggest [...]
Top Peak Season Organic Produce
When you buy locally grown organic fruits and vegetables that are in top peak season, you’ll make the healthiest choice. It’s also the least expensive way to shop the organic produce aisle.
Here are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s top peak season choices:
Apples
Avocados
Bananas
Bell peppers
Broccoli
Carrots
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Onions
Oranges
Pears
Milk is always in season – Organic milk is [...]
Organic Tomatoes Better Research Proves Organic
Organic Tomatoes Are Better
By Gabor Timis
Organic tomatoes have more antioxidants
According to new research published recently in the online Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry (2007, 55 , pp 6154–6159), tomatoes grown with organic methods have more heart-disease fighting antioxidants than those grown conventionally.
In tomato gardens grown for 10 years at the University of California-Davis, the organic [...]
Organic Milk Is Better Research Proves Organic
Organic Milk Is Better
By Gabor Timis
Organic milk and Omega 3 fatty acids
The results of a three-year study shows a direct link between the whole organic farming system and higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in organic milk. The research by the Universities of Liverpool and Glasgow looked at a cross-section of UK farms over [...]
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