Organic+Foods

ORGANIC (Tilth certified) • Raised without inorganic herbicides and none put on soils for 5 years. • Living within 8 miles of agricultural non-organic activity has a higher pesticide load than the other parts of our population. EHP - 2005 • This causes endocrine disruption –like infertility and endometriosis. • There seems to be a fairly significant aerial drift of chemicals. Hudson – Encyclop of women’s health

• -US dept of health says that cancer is 80% caused by “xenoestrogens” and 20% by nutrient deficiencies. (Quillon – Beating Cancer with Nutrit) • -Pesticide exposure increases the incidence of Parkinsons, Alzheimers, and ALS 300%. (Permutter- Brain Recovery .com.) • -Flaws in the organic system is that it doesn’t check for heavy metal and other contaminants, and from soil, air and water. The increased acidity from increased pollution – Chlorides and Sulpher- pulls the heavy metals into the food chain. (Nutraclean) • -Organic food is 70% higher than non- organic food – (Eating Your Way Back To Health – Black)

• Organic is higher in antioxidants 19-80%.- UCDavis • Allergies reduced 30% with organic – 2007 British study due to CLA content in meat and dairy • PUFAs are made into CLA (congegated linoeic acid) by cows (Problem length of pasture feeding is unregulated in organic meat. –Know your cow if you plan to eat it. • 2004 – U of Texas decreased nutrients in food grown in 1999 vs. 1950. – -3 x less iron in apples than then. – Tomatoes that are bigger – less VitC, Beta carotene • Bigger not better, non org. – less Zn, Se, Ca, Mg • Well Being journal May 2008 p3 -Karen Lamphere

ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTs –supply energy to promote growth and repair/ regulating body processes. (P4) • 6 Main nutrients: Carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water • RDA (Recommended Daily Allowances)- Meets the nutritional needs of 97.5% of our population. It includes losses of nutrients due to cooking and storage. It also considers availability in N.America. • It doesn’t cover: diseases, pollution, genetic defects, medications • ODI (Optimal Daily Intake) falls between the RDA and toxic dose • TOXIC DOSE –Dose at which someone might develop toxicity symptoms. This is somewhat [Medical Nutrition]