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Is it worth spending money on organic?
On many occasions I have been asked why I spend extra money on organic food, and why I recommend others to do the same. So here is a short summary of my reasons for buying organic. Organic standards There are almost 300 pesticides routinely permitted in non-organic farming, and these are often present in the non-organic food we eat. In…
Dirty dozen and clean fifteen
Though I recommend buying organic produce whenever you can, unfortunately, it is often relatively expensive and less readily available. Stocks can often depend on the time of year or where you live; not every town has a good organic food supplier. For these reasons going 100% organic just isn’t realistic for most of us. Because the levels and numbers of…
Fundamental principles of Nutritional Therapy Practice
In recent times modern society has been experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people who suffer from complex chronic conditions (1,2). Medicine systems are mainly orientated toward acute care, concentrating on diagnosis and treatment of trauma and acute illnesses by applying surgical and pharmacological interventions. In their paper on chronic disease, Ruth DeBusk (3) state: “Primary care training…
