Organic Produce; a Better Cancer Fighter

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Organic Produce; a Better Cancer Fighter

 

Provided by Vibrant Life on 9/19/2004

by Anonymous

 

Originally Published:20040901.

 

A University of California, Davis, study of organically grown corn,

strawberries, and marionberries found that they contained higher

levels of natural cancer-fighting compounds than conventionally grown

samples. Pesticides and herbicides used on conventional produce appear

to impede the production of phenolics, which defend plants from

insects and people from disease.

 

Levels of antioxidants in organically grown corn were 58.5 percent

higher than conventionally grown corn with organic marionberries and

strawberries showing marked increases as well (50 and 19 percent,

respectively).

 

" Certified organic " crops are not genetically engineered, irradiated,

or fertilized with sewage sludge. The land on which they are grown

must also be free of pesticides and herbicides for three years prior

to planting.

 

(Good Medicine)

 

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