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EP 28: Organic and Non-Organic Foods
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Welcome to another episode of The Better Prescription where we give you the tools to help guide you to a natural root-cause approach to prevent disease, and even reverse it, if it’s not too advanced. During today’s conversation, we talk about organic and non-organic meat and produce, particularly as it pertains to nutrient content and the effect on human health. Unfortunately, due to labeling regulations, you can’t always trust what a label says, because of greenwashing. However, there are labels that can guide your purchase. Today, we unpack what ‘certified organic’ means, as well as why country of origin labels are important. We also explore labels such as cage-free, pasture-raised, grass-fed, no antibiotics, and hormone-free and what they do and don’t tell us. RBGH-free, RBST-free labels, and what it means when you see ‘natural’ and ‘naturally raised’ labels on your food. It can be overwhelming to find the information you need in the store, but these tips should improve your understanding of exactly what to look for! Thanks for joining us.
Key Points From This Episode:
- An introduction to today’s topic: the nutrient content and effect on human health of organic and non-organic health.
- A definition for organic vegetables and meat.
- How we all have the right to know what’s in our food and how it’s produced.
- Why you can’t always trust what a label says because of greenwashing.
- Why ‘certified organic’ is the most meaningful label you can find on your food.
- Country of origin labels and why this transparency is so important.
- USD inspected poultry tags and how the code attached guides you to exactly where the animal was raised and butchered.
- The role of irradiation and corresponding labeling.
- Cage free, pasture-raised, grass-fed, no antibiotics, hormone-free and what these labels mean.
- “RBGH-free” and “RBST-free and what these labels communicate to us about hormones in our food.
- Why natural and naturally raised labels can be misleading.
- How the label ‘fresh’ is only used on poultry to say that it was not cooled below 26 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bio-engineered and genetically modified food labeling.
- Why it is so essential to read the label to guide your purchases.
- How you should try to balance out your budget.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
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