Essay on Organic Food

Do you know that an average apple has over 30 pesticides even after you have washed it?

In the rush to produce more and more crops to satisfy growing demand producers use a lethal cocktail of pesticides to control disease and insect attack. Good news for their bank balances maybe, but this is why we need to be informed of the advantages of organic food. The quality of food has definitely gone down since the Second World War. For instance the levels of vitamin in today's fruit bear no resemblance to the levels found in wartime fruit. That's the fact. You'll have to eat more fruit to make deficiency but unfortunately that means eating more chemicals.

After this presentation you will understand why organic food is important for your health and you will be ready to include more of this delicious food in your everyday diet.

To begin, the greatest reword for people enjoying organic food is health advantage. Oragnic food is known to contain 50% more minerals and vitamins then produce that has been intensively farmed. Your body will be more resistant to disease if it has higher levels of the essential nutrients to fight off infection. You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow your body down. Pesticides in food have been linked to many diseases including cancer, obesity, Alzheimer's, some birth defects. Not a nice list, is it. There are probably others ,but if you think about it how can it be OK for you to eat chemicals and not expect some form of reaction in your body.

We've seen some of very important facts about organic food.The most common benefit for organic food consumers is taste. Trust me once you try some organic produce, and taste an apple the way it should be you will never go back to mass produced fruit again. Sure there are issues with availability and cost but with a bit of research you should be able to find stores who stock organic produce. Also don't forget about your local farmers market. They offer locally grown fresh produce and very good price.

To review ,tonight we talked about many benefits of organically grown food, especially benefits on your health.

I hope I inspired you to eat more of this tasty food.

Please take advantage of the organic food and do consider taking a closer look at what you are eating.

It's your health after all !

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