Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Type 2 Diabetics - A Few Reasons Why Diabetics Should Buy Organic

For a Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic, the foods they eat provide the greatest contribution to their overall level of health, as well as the management of their disease. But while eating healthy is a great option, what if you could crank things up another notch and make them even better? You can, by buying organic.
Organic foods may carry the same nutritional values as foods grown under normal conditions, but there is one thing organic foods do not carry... pesticides.
The sole purpose of pesticides is to kill. While they are meant to kill insects and disease, the pesticides do not stop doing their job just because they are being consumed by humans. They are still as lethal and dangerous to us as they are to the very predators they were designed to eradicate.
Pesticides have been proven to cause a wide range of health defects in humans such as:
  • birth defects,
  • neurological issues,
  • damage to the nervous system, and
  • cancer, among others.
The list of adverse effects that can be derived from pesticides is virtually endless. Recently, there has even been studies conducted which looked at a possible connection between pesticides and obesity and insulin resistance.
So why are pesticides used so heavily in food production? Besides the obvious reason of protecting our food supply, there is also the link to the government control of these products. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a pesticide is allowed to remain in use as long as there is a "reasonable certainty of no harm" as it pertains to the health of humans. Unfortunately, this is a rather vague set of parameters to govern by.
Not only does the EPA allow pesticides to be used, despite their obvious health risks, but the amount of pesticides that are allowed is also loosely regulated. What does this mean? It means even though some of the pesticides blow off in the wind, wash off during rains or dissipate into the atmosphere, the EPA still allows a certain legal percentage of pesticides to remain on your food.
With so much of your health being placed in jeopardy, why do most people still choose to buy pesticide-laden foods instead of organic varieties? Price. Even though organic foods are proven to be healthier, they are still somewhat higher in price over standard varieties. But you have to ask yourself how much does it cost to be sick?
Type 2 diabetes is no longer a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. Now is the time to take control of the disease... you could find eating organic food helps to reduce your obesity and insulin resistance.

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