Why Should You Eat Organically Grown Food?
I could be opening a big can of worms but we gotta talk about this. Organically grown food should be part of a good gout diet and is a huge controversy and that’s a good thing. Why are they such a controversy? One guess: someone’s losing money.
Some folks say they’re no better or safer than “conventionally” grown food but what does that mean? My question is; how did using genetically modified food, synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, and antibiotics get to be “conventional”?
No matter – I’m going to let you run down whatever road you want to with that one, I’ve got another point about organically grown food that I want to make.
Personally I try to avoid weird chemicals in whatever form, in whatever way. They’re all just another way we take on more free radical damage.
Do a search on “organically grown food” and draw your own conclusions. I did and found all kinds of interesting stuff including this little tidbit from the ScienceDirect:
- Another study looked at the amount of flavonoids found in organic and conventional foods. Flavonoids are micronutrients found in food which play important roles in preventing cancer and heart disease. It was found that the highest levels of flavonoids were found in foods grown by a method called sustainable farming.
I’m very interested in flavonoids…and sustainable farming.
Anyway, this is where I’m going with this; organic or conventional, how do we know how much ORAC value and milligrams of flavonoids we’re getting? Short story. A couple years ago we were getting our fresh vegetables from a local CSA. (Community Supported Agriculture) I was astounded by how much better the lettuce (among other things) tasted! And even more astounded by how long it lasted! We bought really good, organically grown lettuce at the local health food market but it didn’t taste nearly as good or last a fraction as long.
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Thank you Bert, I’ve come a long way. You helped a lot. I was a little goofy there for a while and had a number of physical problems. But gout hasn’t been one of them. Frankly your tips can benefit anyone. They are wise and sensible solutions to an overall better life. You are what you eat, breathe and how you sleep. I learned that from you. I heard it a hundred times before you, but I truly learned it from you.
Thank you Bert.
Jeff
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Which Brings Me To My Point:
How much nutritive value, ORAC, flavonoid-power, etc., do foods lose from the time they’re picked to the time we eat them? Then we cook the hell out of them and burn all the good stuff out of what’s left!
So the question is; “where do we get the high ORAC we need to battle the free radical damage?” EAT REAL FOOD! (are you wondering what to eat for gout?)
“I know your pain. Let me help you kill your gout for good! And teach you to advocate for yourself and take ownership of your gout recovery, by showing you how to live the gout-free lifestyle.” Two decades ago, Bert Middleton found himself diagnosed with gout. Like 8.3 million other people in the United States (approximately 4% of the population), he struggled helplessly with the physical, emotional, social, and financial impact that gout left unchecked can have on your life. Prescription drugs were of limited help… And the terrible pain of regular gout attacks left him unable to enjoy even the simplest daily pleasures. His marriage was suffering. His finances were spiraling due to the impact gout had on his ability to work. And maintaining a social life was often nearly impossible. Tophi surgeries left him in terrible pain. And he found himself depressed … and angry … that gout was stealing years of his life.
Until one day, after hundreds of hours of research and self-experimentation, Bert finally had a breakthrough and created a blueprint for a way of living that would prove to be “the answer” to living gout-free for nearly a decade now. Today, Bert and his “Gout Wife” Sharon devote their evenings and weekends to educating other gout sufferers on how to live the gout-free lifestyle. Showing others his 911 Emergency Response Gout Recovery Plan for getting PAINFUL gout attacks under control in as little as 4 hours. And then, how to make daily choices that keep gout under control for GOOD! So you can finally start LIVING again!
