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Revised 2007
HOW IMPORTANT IS ORGANIC?
In this
world full of chemicals and pollutants, no-one can say 'I always
avoid chemicals'. It just isn't possible. Even plastic containers
leak a few molecules into the food contents. Store them for weeks
or months - and it's more than a few molecules.
You could go and live on a desert island with no manufactured food
at all! But even then you'd get the airborne pollution from the
outside world.
In the circumstances, all you can do is 'the best you can'. Eat
fresh fruit and vegetables - as much as you can. Avoid chemical
additives - as much as you can. Get in some exercise and some
relaxation every day - as often as you can.
WHAT KILLS YOU?
What kills
most people off (remember, most people die of cancer and heart
disease) is NOT what you inherit; it's what your habits are 90% of
the time! Your genes are involved, of course; but for most
people, bad habits are what lead to cancer and heart disease.
A day or two without exercise
won't kill you. The week with no fresh fruit won't drag you under.
The month when you are under extra stress won't do it either.
There are exceptions to the general health rules, of course - the
occasional centenarian who has smoked for 50 years, and has never
looked a vegetable in the face, for example. But you cannot rely on
being one of these!
Having poor health habits 90% of the time probably WILL kill you!
It may take a long time - but it is very, very likely to catch up
with you sooner or later.
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