Why The Difference Between Organic And Chemical
First, it would take volumes to even try to show the total difference between the two, but the major and fairly obvious differences can be made clear. The majority of the foods we buy today, whether from the vegetable produce area of the supermarket, or on the shelf from the can, the processing has probably occupied the majority of the time before point of sale. Most of our vegetables and fruit, before being released for final preparation and sale, must be irradiated, with more being added regularly. There are other commodities which receive regular doses of radiation before being packed for shipment, such as spices, eggs, beef, poultry and a few other commodities. This process seems to work fine in protecting the merchants from lawsuit litigation if by chance a consumer or worst, if many consumers are sickened from poorly handled meats, causing rise to rancid conditions and accidentally consumed.
Irradiation seems to overlook the loss in nutrition due to the process, which effectively means that the consumer is no longer getting the original food product, but something of less value. Irradiated foods lose 5%-80% of vitamins A,C,E,K and B complex. Irradiation breaks up food molecules and create free radicals, just what many of the vitamins lost by irradiation are supposed to neutralise. The free radicals damage enzymes which facilitate in the digestion process. They also combine with pesticides used in the growing process to form new chemicals, of which there is no known effect, since they were never studied. In order for anyone to receive the same nutrition as before irradiation, an individual has to supplement the missing vitamins. Besides this protective irradiation process, there is the chemically fed farming, which means that the soil is virtually totally deprived of the original mineral nutrient contents. True, some minerals are still present, but at a very low level.
So, Why Go Organic ?
Organically grown foods are not subject to irradiation, therefor no losses in nutrients are encountered and these fruits and vegetables maintain the highest levels of purity. Key minerals, such as Selenium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, etc., are not missing because of shortages in the soil. The soil used by organic farmers is highly regulated as to its nutritional content and must be maintained constantly. Chemicals are strictly forbidden, along with pesticides, or any other chemical sprays. Because there is no irradiation of any of the organic produce, there is no loss in key vitamins. The produce is no longer toxic to the human system and parents don't have to be concerned that their children will become sick from sprayed insecticides and pesticides.
The Big Question. How Do We Promote Organic Farming ?
The only way to make organic farming prominent in our supermarkets is to buy organic produce. Prices will then begin to come down and eventually chemical farming along with irradiation of produce will begin to wane. With this combined action, our children will begin to eat much more nutritious foods and will show signs by showing less sickness. Medical costs will drop and even though organically grown foods cost more, the consumer will actually begin to save money. The consumer decides what sells, just as when a product or even an automobile is found to be inferior, or of poor quality, the manufacturer will not be able to sell their product and they will take it off the market. Organic farming can only be compared to buying a computer that has every option to perform any job. Chemical farming along with irradiation is when you throw all of these options away, enabling your computer to perform little or nothing. You have paid a lot of money, but you have received little or nothing.
