Tag: Organic Food

If working to fulfill a dream stresses you, filling you with a fear of failure, it is not your dream! If you "need" to fulfill it, not "want" to, it has not risen from your emotional desires. As another's vision for you, it does not meet your needs. And as you judge your worth based on others' approval, you lose the happiness and self-worth your own dream would have brought.

Meditate, it helps clear your mind off the chaos/chatter and replaces it with stillness making room for focused thinking. Do simple cardiovascular exercises (gym, walk or jog), it helps you stay energetic, improves blood flow throughout the body, and improves brain function. Lastly, nip the negativity, positive thoughts do wonders for your brain!

A potent neurostimulant and diuretic, coffee can trigger anxiety, sleep disorders, heartburn, mild dehydration, and aging. However, moderate coffee consumption has no serious health repercussions. In fact, it is a rich source of immunity-boosting antioxidants and nutrients (B vits, potassium, manganese). Limit to 2-3 cups of coffee a day and use healthy sweeteners like honey.

Organic food is devoid of pesticides that are detrimental to human health and drinking water quality. Organic agriculture restores soil fertility, saves energy, and encourages wildlife. Support the livelihood of small organic farmers by opting for nutritious, flavorful organic produce. Consider the high prices of organic food as a means to save on much more costly waste cleanups.

Eating chicken skin may be a little sinful but not all that bad. There is fat in it, but it is good unsaturated fat. Lowered blood pressure and cholesterol are perks of munching on crispy golden brown skin. Chicken skin has oleic acid too (like olive oil) that inhibits cardiac, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. It is not high in calories so removing it won’t help much in your calorie-cutting plans.

Dark meat fish (tuna, mackerel, sardines, salmon) tend to have high levels of less-harmful organic arsenic. Mushrooms and rice absorb high levels of inorganic arsenic from contaminated soil. Groundwater gets contaminated when it flows through arsenic rocks. Cook rice in more water and drain the water, avoid tobacco and contaminated foods, and spread the lethal alert!

Are Organic Eggs More Nutritious Than Non-Organic Ones?

The Dirty Dozen list put out by the Environmental Working Group includes foods with high pesticide levels - apples, peaches, nectarines, strawberries, grapes, celery, spinach, sweet bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, snap peas and potatoes. Dairy, soy, beef, coffee and corn are on the extended list. If possible, buy organic versions of these foods.

Organic foods have more vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and micro-nutrients and taste better. They are free from toxic chemical residue and GMO risks. Organic eggs, dairy and other animal products, don't contain antibiotics, drugs and growth hormones. Organic farming promotes agricultural diversity, keeps farmland healthy and helps preserve the ecosystem.

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Many people reasonably opt for decaffeinated coffee due to allergies, increased anxiety, heart rate and nervousness. However, if you are avoiding the caffeine in...