I wonder what country you are in that has no organic stores?


hummus.maximus wrote:
> organic is much better for you than conventionally grown crops. if you
> think those who buy organic are stupid, you should rethink that and
> take a look at what chemicals are going into the garbage you call food,
> which sewage is being poured on your cereal, how your food is
> irradiated to preserve it--then again, i'm sure irradiation is not much
> concern to you, nor would you even know the dangers of it since you
> think it's absurd to buy organic.
>
> i've been buying organic and when i changed countries and wasn't
> familiar with the organic stores around here, i had to go conventional.
> my mouth started burning up from the pesticides, i had pain in my
> stomach and my body was stressing to remove the poisons. this is
> because when you expose yourself to toxins over a long period of time,
> your body gets accustomed to it, making it so you wouldn't notice the
> damage that the chemicals are causing your body. going organic for a
> long time, thus allowing your body to clear itself of toxins, and then
> reintroducing the toxins will have some impact, which is why someone
> would feel sick after eating completely organic for a long time and
> then switching immediated to eating completely conventional.
>
> in getting to know your body you figure out just what is causing your
> health problems. i never get headaches, and if i do on the rarest
> occasion, i know exactly what causes it. pesticides, chemicals,
> irradiation... all that stuff we call "healthy" is destroying our
> bodies. given an organic apple, if it were sprayed with raid and then
> washed, would you eat it? if your answer is yes, then good for you, if
> your answer is no... why not? the chemicals used in your conventional
> farming--diluted from chemicals that were invented for chemical
> warfare--are a lot more concentrated and stronger than that and those
> using them have to wear special respiratory equipment. it's bad for our
> health and destroys our environment.
>
> also, regarding radiation... set aside two raw seeds (organic,
> preferably, so that they don't run the risk of being sterile)... take
> two small dishes of water... microwave one of the dishes of water and
> leave the other alone. put the seeds in. see which one sprouts and
> which one doesn't. it's simple... irradiation kills, and you don't do
> anything wonderful other than confuse the hell out of your cells when
> introducing irradiated foods. chances are, you probably use a microwave
> without knowing how bad it is for your health.
>
> some people are so ignorant. yes, animal rights are important, but
> since many vegans say it's so much healthier to be vegan, i think it's
> time they actually looked at a lot of the garbage they eat. then again,
> healthy to some may not be healthy to all. for example soy is a very
> controversial topic as many believe it's the best thing to eat. i
> disagree. that's something else on its own. research it if you're
> interested.
>
> also, if you say that pesticides kill bacteria, a living organism, then
> why does that make it okay to consume these chemicals? isn't your body
> a living organism, full of individual cells? the truth is it's not ok.
> organics get a bad rap because more people are growing conscious of the
> agricultural industry. organics is taking a bigger share of the market
> than ever before. e. coli would come from conventional farming
> pastures/factory farms/etc. as organically-grown animals are not
> unhealthy and would not need antibiotics to warp the e. coli to some
> superbacteria that people die from. the mutated, superbacteria form of
> e. coli is from conventional livestock farming, not organic animal
> farming nor organic vegetable farming.
>
> t