GO ORGANIC

Why Eat Organic? Here are a few reasons to consider:

No GMOs -- Organic food regulations forbid the use of genetically engineered seeds or animals (including clones).  I will definately be sharing more about GMO (Genetically Modified) foods in the near future.

Avoid Pesticides and other Chemicals -- Synthetic pesticides and chemicals have inherent toxicity due to their intent to kill living organisms considered as "pests". Many of the pesticides used in the production of our food are becoming known to cause negative health issues.

Avoid Bad Hormones in Animal Products -- The FDA currently permits six kinds of steroid hormones to be used in cattle and sheep production. An estimate percentage of 80% of the US feedlot cattle are injected or fed with steroid hormones.  These drugs end up in the products sold for consumption.

Prevent Antibiotic Resistance -- Massive use of antibiotics in the meat and dairy industries is causing many people to develop dangerous antibiotic resistant infections.

Stay Slim or Get Slim -- More than 90% of of hormone-disrupting pesticides found in consumed foods, especially animal products, will remain in your body tissue for unknown lengths of time.

Food Tastes Better -- Without the pesticides, chemicals, and preservatives found in conventionally grown food, organic food is likely to be much fresher and often tastier.

More Nutritious Food -- Organic fruits and vegetables have higher antioxidant levels. The antioxidants are the mechanism in Organic food that fights off bugs/pests. The antioxidants are the plants own "immune system". Conventionally grown food relies on pesticides to kill the bugs, causing these plants to produce less antioxidants.  Antioxidants are very important for us to ingest, as part of  healthy eating habits.

Diet Diversification -- By eating "in-season" organic foods, you will have a diversified fruit and vegetable palette and increase your intake of beneficial phytochemicals by eating really fresh food.

Save the Earth -- Organic farming uses 30% less fossil fuels while it conserves water, reduces soil erosion, maintains soil quality, and removes carbon dioxide from the air.

Organic food does indeed cost more than non-organic food. I strongly believe that buying organic is worth the extra cost. Eating organic foods versus non-organic foods could end up saving you a tremendous amount of money in medical bills for everything from over-the-counter temporary aids to doctor visits & medicines to, goodness forbid, chemotherapy or diabetic therapy & drugs. In addition to your personal health, the environmental impact of switching to organic eating and buying habits is extremely beneficial to the world we live in and share with all of humanity. What we buy and support today will determine the world of tomorrow into which future generations will be born. What type of a world do you want your children and grand-children to live in?

Use your money to buy ORGANIC food!! The more people who buy and eat organic, the more prices will drop. Remember that as demand goes up, supply will go up, and prices will come down. Use your dollars wisely --- buy organic!!

According to Jillian Michaels, internationally acclaimed fitness & nutrition guru, the best way to avoid 90% of all hormone-disrupting agents in our food supply is to "Go Organic". Her quote below painted a vivid and eye-opening scene in my mind and I want to share this excerpt with you from her book.

With many cancer fighting health benefits, organic tomatoes are extremely healthy for you. In Jillian Michaels book, Master Your Metabolism, she discusses the journey of a conventional tomato from field to dinner plate.

"The tomato is grown conventionally, and sprayed with up to seven kinds of pesticides. Then it is packed too early because it must make the long journey across the country - or across the world - from its original location to your supermarket. Yes, you are now polluting the environment with all the gas used to transport the tomato. But there's more. The tomato is still green because it was picked too early, so now it is sprayed with argon gas (also used to euthanize dogs) to make it turn red prematurely. WOW! We have just taken God's natural medicine and turned it into poison - for us and our environment. That is why we simply must make efforts to go organic."
 

 GO ORGANIC! BUY ORGANIC!! EAT ORGANIC!!!

 

 

And please, please, please choose the Local options for buying your food first. Farmers Markets, Food Co-ops, and local organic dairies are all great options. You have tremendous power with your buying habits. Be conscious and make choices that support local organic farming in your community. If you have to shop at the bigger retail chain stores, be conscious from where it is your food is coming and choose organic whenever possible!

Food for Thought: The closer you are to the origin from where your food is coming, it is likely that less energy was required to bring it to your market. Be conscious & mindful!! Choose options that are healthy for you and healthy for the planet WE ALL share.

Also I encourage you to check out this website http://www.organic.org/

Have fun on this journey of being "Fit for Life"!

Wake Up Call!!

Do you know what is in your morning cereal? How about the milk that you pour over your cereal? What is the lotion really doing that makes your fine lines disappear when you use it? Are you drinking water everyday or are you drinking watered down dosages of BPA & chemicals?

Is what you are doing everyday assisting you in establishing or maintaining a healthy body weight? If you are having troubles keeping your weight at a healthy level, have you considered what is really in the foods and drinks that you thought were "fairly healthy"?

It may seem scary and you may decide to not even look, but is YOUR LIFE important to YOU? You were born into your body to live a vital, healthy, and prospering life. You only have one body. Is taking care of your one and only body important to you?

Wake up and realize what it is that you are really eating, drinking, breathing, putting on your skin and then believing and listening to... Remember that you cannot believe every label, TV commercial, or advertisement. "Natural" does not necessarily mean it is good for you!

This is a time of easy access to free information, along with great data banks of scientific findings, and an ever increasing amount of knowledge regarding your endocrine system. You have no excuse to not go and find the information regarding the foods, drinks, and things you put into your environment.

The more and more I learn about how our endocrine system works, the more and more I value my CHOICE to put healthy, restoring and rebalancing foods into my system. Along with my choice of what to ingest, I strongly consider what it is that I want to put into my living environment.

Be empowered to "choice" rather than frustrated and depressed by what "damage" you may feel you have already done. Your body is alive and constantly renewing, replenishing, and rebalancing itself. Knowledge is a bouncing off place to great personal physical, mental, and spiritual health. With new found knowledge, embrace the vast variety of options and then find the ones that suit you best.

I also highly encourage you to check out Jillian Michaels' Master Your Metabolism. It is a great book that discusses how to remove anti-nutrients and toxins from your lifestyle, how to restore natural whole foods into your diet, and then rebalance your hormones by sleeping, dealing with stress, and exercising in ways that will manage them best.

You can find her book at http://www.jillianmichaels.com/ or on http://www.amazon.com/ or even at your local library.

Remember this is a learning experience for all of us! Don't forget to have FUN!!!!