{"id":426,"date":"2013-12-04T11:52:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.physicalexcellence.org\/blog\/?p=426"},"modified":"2013-12-04T11:52:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:52:57","slug":"why-organic-why-gluten-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.physicalexcellence.org\/blog\/why-organic-why-gluten-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Organic? Why Gluten-Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Organic? Why Gluten-Free?<\/p>\n

By Terrence Thomas<\/p>\n

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First let\u2019s tackle organic food.\u00a0 We’ve discussed organic food before, but it goes without saying, there are multiple studies that prove – without a shadow of a doubt -that organic food has higher levels of nutrition than conventionally farmed food.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t get into a huge debate about this because there\u2019s a lot of politics and a lot of bureaucracy around organic food. It’s now a profitable industry and people are changing the standards that govern organic farming, but organic farming and organic food in its original and pure state have more and higher nutritional values than conventionally farmed food.<\/p>\n

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\"organic-food\"<\/a>\u00a0The second thing you should consider with organic food is that it\u2019s going to have a higher level of the secondary nutrients. Primary nutrients would be your proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.\u00a0 Secondary nutrients are all of your phyto-nutrients, that is; the thousands of plant based plant chemicals that are in foods that give it their anti-cancer, immune building and health building properties.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 In regards to organic meats and protein sources, you\u2019re going to have fewer toxins in your body. A cow that has been raised strictly on grass and water and a plant based diet without it being injected with hormones and antibiotics and synthetic chemicals, is going to be a healthier animal.\u00a0 Obviously if you\u2019re eating a healthier animal you\u2019re going to be healthier as well. Eating organic food is also better for the environment.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not spraying pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and giving the animals hormones and antibiotics, it\u2019s going to be less stress on the environment. You\u2019re not going to have any toxic run-off in the water, you\u2019re not going to pollute the environment and the ozone with toxic chemicals, which in turn puts humanity in a better position to achieve optimal health.<\/p>\n

Aside from these very tangible reasons for eating organic,\u00a0 it tastes better, it more flavorful and it stay fresh longer.\u00a0 It may be a little bit more expensive but you get what you pay for in terms of quality!<\/p>\n

Now let’s talk about gluten. Some experts believe that 60% of white skinned people and 40% of people with colored skin are intolerant to gluten. What is gluten?\u00a0 Gluten is a protein molecule, not only found in wheat, but also in rye and barley.\u00a0 Gluten has been connected to everything from chronic inflammation, irritable bowel, Crohn\u2019s Disease, even issues with hormones and fertility in women.\u00a0 So if you\u2019re having any of these symptoms or just general body aches, weight gain or hormonal issues, it\u2019s worth eliminating gluten from your diet for a month or so and see how you feel. A month gluten-free will give your body enough time to clear it out of your system and then when you reintroduce it, if the symptoms come back, you\u2019ll know gluten is most likely the culprit. ####<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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