1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 01, 2007, 9:20 pm PST

Is there anyone else out there that is frustrated by the fact that to eat healthier you have to pay more?

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Mar 02, 2007, 10:02 am PST

Try finding a local CSA Farm (community supported agriculture) or going to the farmer's market rather than buying your produce in the super market. It will be healthier (whether it's organic or not) because it's more fresh, and you will be supporting local businesses rather than huge chains. Plus, it's always nice to get to know the people who help feed your family.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Mar 02, 2007, 10:02 am PST

Try finding a local CSA Farm (community supported agriculture) or going to the farmer's market rather than buying your produce in the super market. It will be healthier (whether it's organic or not) because it's more fresh, and you will be supporting local businesses rather than huge chains. Plus, it's always nice to get to know the people who help feed your family.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Mar 02, 2007, 2:53 pm PST

organic is the only way to go.It is much more expensive to eat healthier,but I'm worth every dime..:), Try doing a little garden at home if u have the room..Nothing like growing your own fruits and vegetables..Gives u a good feeling!!...:)

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Mar 02, 2007, 5:33 pm PST

If i can throw my $2.00 in (yeah...not cents)...I should state that I believe that an organic PHILOSOPHY is important and organics should be purchased over conventional produce (esp from organic farmers' markets and CSAs as mentioned above). With that said, however, I want to say that as we expected when debate over USDA regulation began some 10 years ago, that our worst nightmares seem to be coming true. The qualitative gap between organics and conventional produce is shrinking as a result of the corporate purchases (and creations) of organic labels). The laws are becoming weaker and weaker (while conventional food is becoming more and more toxic). In short, as I've heard uttered, organic produce now is much less nutritious than conventional produce 60 years ago. If we lived in the house of food, conventional 50 years ago was on the 2nd floor, while a more organic philosophy was up in the attic. Now it seems that organics are the floor of the first level, while conventional produce is quickly becoming the mold in the basement. I am sure I am overstating this, but the point is clear. Both are significantly less nutritious/healthy than they were, and the solid floor of organic philosophy is being undercut by economics and politics. Definitely buy a share at your local CSA and try as best as you can to limit what you buy at large groceries (even health food groceries like Wild Oats, Whole Foods, and Sunflower Market and the like, as the travel time and distance for the produce is often increased). the best in health, Brian

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Mar 04, 2007, 4:43 am PST

The super market is not your friend. If you read the labels almost everything in the super market has partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup. Organic is by far the best choice but if you must buy supermarket produce soak fifteen minutes then pour off water and soak fifteen more minutes. This should get rid of most of the human based fertalizer and pestacides. Do not buy tomatoes, grapes, or strawberries grown in Mexico.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Mar 04, 2007, 8:34 am PST

I admit I am not highly educated in this area but I do have the ability to recognize what is good for us and what is bad. Two thing were said to be used on conventional produce that make me want to gag. First sewage-derived fertilizer, sewage is waste that the body of any species has rejected. So if our body has rejected it, I don't believe in using to treat the food we will soon eat. And second ionizing- radiation techniques. We hear that any form of radiation is harmful for the body and is linked to CANCER, so why is our food being treated with radiation! I truly wonder if the cancer cases that have no explanation to determine the cause is more than likely the food we eat.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Mar 04, 2007, 9:42 am PST

People have been eating of the earth for thousands of years. Mother earth got it right, why should we as humans think that we can make it any better? The USDA and other government agencies like other big business only care to keep themselves in business. They do not want the American people to live healthy lives, that would mean a loss of trillions of dollars in health, medicare, and supliment sales each year. It is only good business to allow the people to become just unhealthy enough to survive and receive treatment; than t not poison the people and lead flurishing lives. Why change what mother earth has created? Why poison yourself? Just because it is readally avalible, because the USDA says it is safe, stand up for yourself say no to the USDA. Organics is not only about being healthy its about what you stand for!

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Mar 05, 2007, 2:01 pm PST

I find organic foods are often more flavorful. Am I the only one?

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 06, 2007, 12:34 pm PST

I like the taste of most organic products but in our area (central pa.)I have to say no becuse of the high prices at our organic stores. We only have 2 that I've found in a 40 mile radius.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Mar 07, 2007, 11:02 am PST

Organic makes more sense. Buy from local sources. I don't see how you can wash pesticides out of vegetables and fruits when the plants soak them up from the soil or leaves. Pesticides can actually be in the inner part of fruits even if you peel them. Since pesticides get in the soil our food is going to soak it up during growth. We can not get needed nutrients if our food is not grown in nutrient rich soil. "Natural Nutrient" rich soil. I recommend to everyone: THE SEVEN PILLARS OF HEALTH, DR COLBERT.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Mar 08, 2007, 1:39 am PST

Yes organic is quite expensive? Is the additional cost worth it?

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Mar 10, 2007, 8:49 am PST

Organic sure does taste better and agree better with my body. After eating organic bananas from Wegman's and then eating non-organic bananas off of the local super market shelf, I wound up getting migraines. A friend told me that companies "gas" the bananas to make them turn yellow and ripen quicker. Yuck!!!

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 13, 2007, 6:13 pm PDT

I feel organic produce is the way to go. However we don't have the same amount of nutrients in our food that we had back when our grandparents were young due to the nutrient depletion in the soil. If you are concerned about pesticides/herbicides on food, our water, our air. Check out this website www.energy4u.isagenix.com Learn about a gentle way of removing toxins from the body and great nutrition. go to isavideos. I lost 15 lbs and inches and kept it off, I feel great and great energy.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Mar 14, 2007, 9:42 am PDT

Ok this is a very passionate subject for me. There are MANY consequences that come from buying conventional food. First to the consumer, you are consuming toxic chemicals that are used in production that CANNOT just simply be washed away! Take bananas, they are soaked in pesticide, dipped in fungicide and then gassed to give them their "ripe" look. When you buy a banana that is conventional it is usually not ripe even though it has been picked up to a year earlier. In fact, most produce you buy from the conventional store has been packed into a freezer so that it can be shipped across the country or globe. Look at strawberries, they splice the strawberry with a fish gene so that it does not get freezer burn in shipment. It is phenomenal how technologically advanced we are; however, we are utilizing our technological advances in an inhumane way. Take corn, I am not sure as to what the actual numbers are but a majority of the corn you buy at a conventional store is GMO corn, which has pesticides that are genetically added to the corn. How are you going to wash that out? The conventional produce industry is poisoning the world with its food. Second, look at what the consequences of using those pesticides are. Not only is it bad for the consumer but it is also immensely bad for the inhabitants of the region where the food is grown. Pesticides get into the ground water; they are sprayed from above and get into their air. How is someone supposed to live safely in an area where food is grown? Yes most of the time the majority of people that live around farms are farmers however the pesticides that get into the ground water can be pumped out in wells hundreds of miles away. These pesticides have been linked to health problems in cities that were well outside of the expected "effected zone" of agriculture. I just wanted to put a different spin on why conventional food is not a good idea to buy. Lastly all I can say is buy from local farmers at farmers markets or directly. Ask questions as to where they get their compost or fertilizers. Make sure it’s all organic. There are different levels of organic. Some farmers will do the bare minimum just so they can get the organic label and jack up the price.

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