What are the advantages of organic food?

Organic products, free of chemical additives, guarantee us a double benefit: they protect our health and, at the same time, respect the environment. Here is the guide not to be wrong

Organic food helps nature and our health

For some time now, we have known that something in the natural balance is breaking up and that we must run for cover as long as we are on time. We can do this by preferring and purchasing organic food , produced without polluting or contaminating nature with chemical or synthetic additives, without intensively exploiting the livestock, in full compliance with the rhythm of the seasons and the rotation of the land, and subjecting the final products to the control of specific certification bodies. In this regard, there is also talk of “traceability” of organic food, alluding with this term to the ability to reconstruct and follow the production and use of an agro food product through documented identifications and certified by a special control body.

What organic food means?

Do we know exactly what is meant by organic food and what are the differences with other products defined simply “natural” or generically “whole”? Let’s clarify the words but also the brands and the bodies authorized to certify truly “organic” products.

Eco-friendly

Eco-friendly agriculture expresses the generic trend towards environmental compatibility and, in the production process, integrates a minimum use of chemical products with the controlled use of insects that feed on plant pests, effectively functioning as natural pesticides.

For the time being, the term “eco-compatible” has no recognition from the point of view of the Community legislation, but some Italian regions and provinces have already established collective brands with which the products derived from this type of agriculture qualify.

How to read the labels

Before shopping, always read the label and check that …

• The product must be sold with the Organic Farming label, without this label, the product is not organic food .
• Check that the label shows the date (collection, production, slaughter), the initials of the country of origin, the initials of the certification body, a company code and one for the batch of the product.
• The organic products are never distributed in plastic containers or other synthetic material.

Organic costs a little more but saves your life

In the organic cart, there is now room for everyone: producers of fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and dairy products, wine, honey, sugar, pasta, rice, cocoa, coffee, tea, sweets and baked goods, eggs, oils and condiments, but also snacks, snacks and drinks. Of course, organic foods can cost a little more but they offer a series of priceless advantages. They have a more natural flavor, therefore they are also more satisfying for the palate; they are more controlled from the point of view of cultivation and breeding and do not contain substances of chemical origin; to produce them, the waste of raw materials is reduced, biodiversity is respected and the environmental impact is reduced. On the other hand, it must also be said that organic foods fresh (just because they are natural and free of additives) they keep less long: in reality, what seems like a defect is a guarantee of quality!

5 reasons to say that organic food is good for health

It is clear that organic food will have decidedly positive effects on health since it is lacking rich in toxins and rich in healing and protective substances that the body absorbs quickly.

• Organic food is healthy, tasty and full of vital active ingredients
• Having a natural genesis and not contaminated by chemistry, and growing on “pure” soils, it strengthens the metabolism and defenses
• Prevents the deposit of chemical toxins in the body and speeds up the disposal of those already present
• Accelerates healing and stimulates the regeneration of organs and tissues
• Has a protective, tonic and anti-aging effect.