Pediatrician Alan Greene decided to eat only organic food for 3 years (the same amount of time it takes to have a breeding animal certified organic by the Department of Agriculture). It's been 3 years and he's still going, but the experiment, which has become his lifestyle, has been a lot harder than he anticipated.
He explains in a New York Times article that going 100% organic is definitely not for everyone, but his anecdotal evidence suggests that it has improved his health. The two major hurdles of the diet are convenience and cost: some days it can be impossible to find organic food, and organic food can cost twice as much as normal supermarket products.
SmartMoney.com recently examined the costs of a convential Thanksgiving dinner versus an all organic one and found that for a family of 8, an organic Thanksgiving would cost, about 75% more, at a total of $295.36.
Do you think organic food really helps you stay healthy? Do you try to eat organic when you can? Let us know in the comments!
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