Health & Wellness
WHAT DOES “ORGANIC” MEAN?
First, what does “organic” really mean?
Well, “organic” is a rather odd name actually,
and some people argue that ever ything that is
made from carbon-based life forms is organic.
But this means that even petrol is technically
organic, and I’m sure you can see why that’s
not ver y helpful here...
Simply, organic food is food that has
been grown without using chemical fer tilisers
(substances that make the soil more fer tile,
almost like food for the plants) and pesticides
(substances that kill insects and other
organisms that are considered to be “pests”).
Organic food has also not been “genetically
modified”, which is a complex scientific process
where the genetic material of a plant or animal
is changed in a way that could not happen in
Nature. Often this involves changing the genes
of plants so that they are resistant to toxic
pesticides, or to have “pest killing abilities”
built into them.
TO GO GREEN,
AND EAT CLEAN,
ORGANIC FOOD IS
WHERE IT’S AT.WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT ORGANIC FOOD?
Organic food looks ver y much like the other food
that you will find at the supermarket, but there are
some “invisible” dif ferences.Organic food is safer: Eating organic
means that you are exposed to lower levels
of potentially harmful chemicals. While we do
know that in high doses these chemicals
are ver y dangerous, nobody knows what
the long-term ef fects of eating small
amounts of chemical pesticides might be.
Genetically modified foods are also ver y
controversial, as some studies have shown that
they can be ver y dangerous and cause serious
health problems. Some countries in Europe
have banned genetically modified foods for this
reason!Organic food is healthier: It is thought that
organically farmed food contains more nutrients
(the things in the food that are good for you,GOING GREEN!