ATnT Organics & Green Mar-Apr 2011: Organic Eating
Posted: March 13, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Aesthetic Trends & Technologies
March-April 2011
Organics & Green Department
Organic Eating
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY FAT – PART I
By Craig Koniver, M.D., Contributing Editor & Advisor
What does it really mean for food to carry the Certified Organic Label? Is there really a difference between certified organic products and “all natural” products? These are great questions.
As organic foods can be found almost everywhere now, it is important to understand what organic means and why it is so important to choose organic foods whenever possible. I think that most of us feel that eating organically is a new trend, but the interesting thing about eating organic food is that it is not a trend at all. It is simply going back to the way things used to be. Our grandparents and great grandparents ate organic food. Our ancestors ate organic food. Eating organically is the way it is SUPPOSED to be, not the other way around.
WHAT DOES ORGANIC MEAN?
DEFINITION of Organic:
a) Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals
b) Simple, healthful, and close to nature
So when you see a certified organic label on food, you will know that it is as close as one can get to eating naturally from the earth. No fake chemicals. No synthetic insecticides. No additives. Nothing fake. This is a big deal.
We have taken for granted that the food we eat carries a lot of nutrition. But after all the chemical spraying, handling, additives, and preservatives that are added, it just makes sense that food is transformed from our nutrition into a foreign substance our bodies have to break down like a medicine. Ever wonder why it is difficult to find energy or lose weight at times? Maybe it is because we have become accustomed to…READ ON - Click Here to Download Full Article
About Dr. Koniver
Craig Koniver, M.D., is a graduate of Brown University and Jefferson Medical College and has been a family practitioner for a decade. He opened Primary Plus Organic Medicine, LLC in Charleston, SC in 2006. When not working, Dr. Koniver enjoys spending time at the beach with his wife and two children. For more information, visit Dr. Koniver on the web: http://www.organicmedicinenow.com. See Dr. Koniver’s feature every issue in the Aesthetic Trend’s Organics & Green department directly relating to Organic Medicine topics.
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