Nature Cures Clinic on the Health Benefits of Organics

by Michelle Lasley

Michelle Lasley is a mother, wife in Pacific Northwest learning to balance green dreams with budget realities.

August 20, 2009

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Categories: Food, The Green Life

Nature Cures Clinic : A Naturopathic Clinic in Portland Oregon.

The timing is a perfect follow up to the last paragraph of my blog yesterday.  Some of the highlights:

  • First off, the study says nothing about the health impact of daily exposure to residual pesticides and herbicides.
  • It says nothing about the health impact of GMO foods, which are well established, even if they are not acknowledged by the FDA.
  • And it says nothing about the detrimental health impact of the environmental degradation that results from conventional farming.

Add to the conversation – what do you think the health benefits are of organics?

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