Children and Organic Food, Organics

Organic foods are the most strictly controlled foods for substances harmful to health of kids, adults, and the planet.

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Transition into Organic Foods
Interested in changing your eating habits? This educational and fact-filled book is a simple read with easy to understand differences between conventional, organic, and natural foods.

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Many experts feel that organic foods are of utmost importance in safeguarding the health of our children.

Why?

1. Organic foods are the most strictly controlled foods for substances harmful to health of kids, adults, and the planet.

2. Children are especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of pesticides (i.e., poisons) because they are small in size and their bodies and brains are still growing.

3. When exposure to neurological pesticides is sufficiently high, these poisons can interfere with the proper functioning of the nervous system in a child.

4. Even low body levels of contribute to

a. Delays in development.

b. Behavioral problems.

c. Poor performance and school problems.

d. Attention problems/hyperactivity.

e. Even learning disabilities.

The concern for the effects of agricultural chemicals on children's health seems so evident that even the often slow-moving U.S. government has taken steps to protect our children In 1996, Congress finally stepped in to help by passing the Food Quality Protection Act. This act required that all pesticides applied to foods be safe for infants and children.

Although this is a step in the right direction, it is not sufficient to protect children, so please feed your precious child an organic diet as much as possible.

Organic for kids is so important!

The Organic Food Guide
A practical guide to food and how organic foods are related to nutrition and health. Understand why organic foods are so important, both for our health and for our environment.

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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
This will be a reference book you will use often as you create your organic garden. It is a classic in its field.

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The Organic Food Guide
A practical guide to and how organic foods are related to nutrition and health. Understand why organic foods are so important, both for our health and for our environment.

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The Organic Garden Book
Work with nature to create organic flowers, fruit, and vegetables. Grow multiple veggies in a small plot and create a healthy outside environment for your family.
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
This will be a reference book you will use often as you create your organic garden. It is a classic in its field.

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Organic, Inc. : Natural Foods and How They Grew
Business writer Samuel Fromartz gives a balanced and honest look at organic food from its humble beginnings to the present. Answer questions like "what is organic food" and " why are so many of us buying it."

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Organic Food and Organics