Are organic foods really healthier for you than non-organic foods? And if so, why? There has been a lot of chatter back and forth about pesticides, GMO foods, and vaccines. The skeptics are labeled as kooks, science deniers, and backwards by those who deem the gov't as their trusted authority on what is best for them.
I recently had a debate in an online forum with a man who claimed that all GMO foods, pesticides, and vaccines are scientifically proven to be safe, and that anyone unable to accept that fact is an idiot. So, I challenged him to spray some insecticide on his salad before eating it. He declined, of course. I opined that he eats it already, so a little more shouldn't hurt, right? He stated that he washes his food before eating it. So, I told him to spray his food, then wash it. He again declined.
When I asked him why he would not spray his salad with poison, but yet would eat that salad that someone else sprayed with poison, he stated that the pesticide application at the farms are regulated by the following of gov't standards, and are thus 'safe' for human consumption.
If you are unsure about what to believe regarding the application of poisons to your food, I would suggest you Google pesticide warning labels. You can read them in your local supermarket too, if you wish. From the warnings on the labels, to the signs that are posted after a poison application warning people to keep themselves, and their pets away from the area because of the exposure risks, do you really want to ingest these poisons in your food?
Who would really believe that after all the warnings, skull and crossbones, signs saying to keep your pets and yourselves away from the treated area, that the gov't insists be packaged with the poisons, that the very same gov't would insist that those poisons are safe when applied to your food? If you are one of those believers, I've got some prime oceanfront property in Arizona that I am willing to let go for a couple million dollars.
I have found that organic food tastes better, and after a couple weeks of an organic diet, I actually feel better, too. Sadly, the price often becomes a barrier to it's consumption for the average person living paycheck to paycheck.
Ladies and gentlemen, poison is poison. If the label says not to ingest it, and to avoid even getting it on your skin, do you really want to believe that it can be safely applied to foods? Do you really believe that traces of poison being ingested over a period of 30, 40, or 50 years isn't dangerous? It's time to wake up to the double speak out of the mouths of politicians being lobbied by the very companies who make these poisons, and demand they stop allowing us to be poisoned.
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