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Even if you are eating a good and balanced diet that is full of plenty of fruits and vegetables, there still may be danger that is lurking underneath.  In fact, you would probably be surprised with how bad fruits and vegetables can actually be for you.  Of course, it is much better to eat fruits and vegetables than to eat the standard American diet of cooked processed food.  Still, you can improve on this already good thing by making sure that you are getting organic produce whenever you shop.  Here are three reasons why you should go organic with your diet.

Hidden Sicknesses - You would be surprised with some of the things that ends up in our food.  It doesn’t stop with pesticides, there are also any different types of chemicals which are sprayed on crops in order to make them grow better and easier to harvest.  Unfortunately, not all of that is able to be washed out of the food.  You will be ingesting some of these chemicals and that can cause a lot of serious problems in your body.  As a matter of fact, some individuals have made great strides in their health by switching over to organic fruits and vegetables.  None of us would purposefully put chemicals into our body that kill plants.  If you’re not eating organic, that is exactly what you are doing.

Genetically Modified - You would likewise be surprised with how many of the fruits and vegetables that we are eating are genetically modified in one way or another.  People really should not be messing with nature in this way because it can affect our health and environment in ways that we don’t really understand.  A good example of this is Roundup ready soybeans.  These are soybeans which have an additional protein injected into them so that the crop is able to be sprayed with Roundup, a weed killer.  Yes, the fields are weed free but your food is genetically modified and full of pesticide.

Healthier for the Environment - Although this does not have anything to do with healthy eating, by eating organic you are doing something that is good for the environment.  Because organic food is not sprayed with pesticides or genetically modified, it is environmentally safe.  Whenever you support these practices, you are supporting the earth.