"The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1) Eating Organic "Let food be your medicine." - Hippocrates
For each 1% increase in organic food consumption in the U.S. alone, pesticide and herbicide use is reduced by over 10 million pounds per year. Typical foods are grown in soils that have been chemically fertilized and sprayed with multiple herbicides (chemicals that kill unwanted plants) and pesticides (chemicals that kill insects), then processed with high heat and preservative chemicals to extend shelf life and added sugars to improve taste, and packaged in disposable plastic containers for your convenience. For example, the typical bag of potato chips you buy at the supermarket has been subjected to over 50 chemicals from seed to shelf and can contain over 75 times the "safe" levels of cancer-causing acrylamide established by the state of California.
What you Can Do - 7 steps to Sustainable Eating
1) Buy organic whenever possible 5) Reduce sugar and sodas
2) Be careful of fish 6) Cut fried and processed foods
3) Eat low on the food chain 7) Change your cup
4) Filter your water
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