has anybody read the book, Natural Cures "They" Don't want you to know about ???

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I find it funny that people think that if something is "natural" or "organic", it must be "better" or "safer" for you, your family, or pet.

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Organic foods usually are "better" for you.

Now I am not saying that an organic apple is necessarily going to be any better for you then a normal one (that is debatable). But with alot of pre-made foods organic will win almost every time. Take an organic burrito over a regular one. No contest.

I find that organic food companies in general are focused on your health whereas the majority of regular food companies are focused on your taste buds, coloration, preservatives, ect. Therefore 9 times out of ten, organic food is going to be better for you. Not necessarily because the food items were grown naturally, but because these companies are aiming to make a truly healthy food.

yay green man! :rockon:

Ok I'm not going to try and bash organic foods, but do you know what they use as fertilizer for those foods? Human sewage, because they are not allowed to use any animal or chemical fertilizers. Hence the reason for the spinach recall affecting mostly organic foods. Organic milk will also have a higher concentration of infection in it, because they are NOT allowed to treat the cows with ANY antibiotics. I'm not saying the organic foods don't have any value, but they're not all they're cracked up to be either. I personally would like to see an intermidiate area between what is available now.

I also HATE the use of the words 'all natural'. Arsenic is all natural, but that doesn't mean it's good for you. Personally it's a phrase that used to liberally, and has no value to me. Just a little quirk of mine. :oops:

I didn't know about the fertilizer, Christie.. that's pretty gross.

Healthy cows should not need antibiotics though.. to just automatically load up the animals with all sorts of meds when they don't need them is not necessary IMO.

I totally agree with you on the apparent worship of all things 'natural'.. lots of nasty horrible things are 'natural'.. and lots of great things are unnatural.

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

I also HATE the use of the words 'all natural'. Arsenic is all natural, but that doesn't mean it's good for you. Personally it's a phrase that used to liberally, and has no value to me. Just a little quirk of mine. :oops:

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LOL I have the same pet peeve. Snake venom is all natural, doesn't mean I'm going to free base it.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Healthy cows should not need antibiotics though.. to just automatically load up the animals with all sorts of meds when they don't need them is not necessary IMO.

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Healthy cow do get the occassional infection, just like we do. They can come down with mastitis or any other ailment, but because they're considered 'organic' the vets are NOT allowed to treat them. No antibiotics PERIOD. I completely agree they do not antibiotics if they are healthy.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Healthy cows should not need antibiotics though.. to just automatically load up the animals with all sorts of meds when they don't need them is not necessary IMO.

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Why not we do. Flu shot, booster shots, shots you get before you can go to school. If perfectly healthy people need antibiotics and vaccines why wouldn't animals could you imagine what two sick cows in a herd of 6000 could do to a beef farmers crop. Growth hormones, steroids these types of things I don't agree with.

Heres my thoughts people got sick and died of crap long before processed foods and even more so before modern medical treatments. I eat healthy exercise and I still get a cold every now and then. So am I going to spend the extra money on organic veggies in the hopes of keeping from getting a headache no I'll pick up my bottle of equate pain killer and :rockon:

Obviously not everything natrual is good for you, but in alot of instances they are much better then the alternative.

I personally would much rather eat somthing with pure sugar cane in it vs something with high fructose corn syrup.

I think it all really boils down to being aware of what you are eating.
The reason I go with organic is not really because of the lack of pesticides or fertalizers. I go with organic because manufactured sweeteners, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, ect. are bad for you. I quite like the "All Natural" discription because it implies they are not adding extra crap for taste or longevity of a food item.

I guess the way I look at it (and I've never read the book) is, pay attention to food labels. I think everyone should be aware of serving sizes, trans fats, saturated fat, sugar and fiber in their food.

As far as veggies go, unless you're getting them from a farmer's market (or from a section in the grocery store where they put local produce), you're actually better off buying your veggies frozen if you want the top-nutrient value for them. And one of the best ways to cook them to KEEP the nutrient value? Microwave. I learned this in my Nutrition class this semester...

Regardless, I don't buy pre-made meals/food...so I know exactly what I'm putting into my body. And when I'm out having dinner somewhere? I just don't worry about it ;)

EDIT: Also, with the terms "organic" and "free range" and "cage free"...all of these are government-regulated labels. There are standards that must be met to obtain them...and they aren't as rigid as you'd imagine. Think your "cage free" birds are roaming around scratching for corn? They're in an itty-bitty pen with a ton of other birds, each with their minimum-alotted space to guarantee that a "cage free" label can be stuck on the package. Companies that use these labels don't nesecarily have your best interests at heart, or the animals'--it still comes back to the almighty dollar.

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! If you want a guide to eating healthy, there are some great ones out there. However, this isn't the first time he's "written" this book... his first copy of the book was banned because it was full of so much quack stuff that isn't good for anybody!

If you want to eat healthy, that's great. Justin Trudeau, however, doesn't want you to eat healthy, he wants you to read his alarmist book and tell all your friends to make him rich.