ORGANIC LIVING

by Ronnie Cummins, National Director, OCA

In terms of wellness promotion, there is no doubt that an organic whole foods-based diet and a healthy lifestyle are the "best medicine" for those of us trying to survive and keep our families healthy in the toxic soup of 100,000 synthetic chemicals that surround us everyday, polluting our food, water, medicines, homes, and environment...

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Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Has brushing your teeth with sticks and stones gotten you frustrated? We all want to taste organic in every part of our life, including those pearly (or wanna-be), pearly whites. Stop short of eating grass (like Natural Neal in this video). There's a natural solution with no need to put "nasty" things in our mouths with Tooth Soap around.

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by Max Goldberg

Well, I go food shopping A LOT and pretty much only buy whatever I need for the next meal that I’ll be eating. I have the good fortune of being able to do this because an amazing organic market is literally less a one minute walk from my apartment...

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Stocking up on a few basics keep an organic kitchen ready to go at all times. Here's the top ten things Max Goldberg of Living Well Maxwell suggests.

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from Organic Consumers Association

Join the Organic Consumers Association and our allies around the world to put your money where your values lie and to show your loved ones that you truly care by choosing Fair Trade and organic flowers and chocolate for your Valentine’s Day gifts...

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Unchain Your Heart! True love is action in motion. Find a way to say you care the most by giving organic and Fair Trade gifts. Check out the Organic Consumer's Associations great suggesstions.

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Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Going beyond fair trade, organic - that's the mission of Sweet Earth Chocolate. This company goes a step farther, tilting the direction of production to caring about the farmers that bring in the crop. Watch how some of the chocolates are made and try not craving a truffle or two!

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by Graham Salinger
from WorldWatch Institute

With around 1 billion hungry people globally, finding a way to improve crop production remains a challenge.  This is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa.  Sub-Saharan Africa faces an extraordinary soil fertility crisis which decreases crop yield and contributes to food shortages...

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Organic living involves utilizing the gifts nature gave us. What better element of our environment to put to work for us than bugs? An understanding of how insects work can turn crop devastation into crop innovation and higher yields.

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by Cornucopia

The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry research and watchdog organization, announced it has formally requested the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate corruption at its National Organic Program resulting in the use of illegal synthetics in organic food and then allowing powerful corporations to “game the system” for approval “after the fact...”

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Misusing the organic label can lead to serious health risks. Adding products that are not organic by manipulating rules, regulations, and labeling practices, puts even infants at risk. The cornucopia Institute reports on the Martek Biosciences Corporation which put genetically modified soil fungus and algae as nutritional supplements in organic food.

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by Denise Palmer

We can talk and think about something until cows fly! But it's what we actually DO, that matters; that creates results. If you've been thinking and talking about eating and using more organic products and creating and sustaining an organic lifestyle for your family, now is the time to take action...

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: Thinking about bringing a change to your life? The organic revolution marches everywhere. If the signs shouting at you in the grocery store or the neighbor's compost looks interesting - these practical tips might help ignite an action plan.

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by Vichitraweer Singh and Sofía Salas
Interviewed by Susan Lutz, ATH Editor of Organic Living

Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: The basic theme of "organic" starts with how a something is produced and not just the ingredients that go in it. Hand-made products, such as those crafted by artisans in India and discovered by Vichitrweer Singh and Sofía Salas, are beautiful and support artisans and craft workers to sustain their livelihood...

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by Candace Carter Williams

Finding non-biased information is really difficult. Many people feel very strongly about their food choices and I find that much of what they share says more about their own attachments to personal ideologies than anything else. I have let go of my dictorial ways of old regarding diet, and have distilled what I feel works best into a short list...

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Editor's Note from Susan Lutz: A traditional farmer turns organic when his pigs turn sterile after introducing GMO corn. There are no special effects, yet the story is real. Animals have suffered; families lost their way of life: and threats, corruption, and control push to rule the way we eat. The right to health is not only stake, but the right to freedom, safety, and security.

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