For me, organic foods provide an assurance of the absence of harmful chemicals as well as the myriad of unhealthy and unethical growing practices.  I guess I’ve always subscribed to the “organic soil is healthier and plants grown in healthier soil will be healthier” philosophy.  It’s just been an intuition for me; however with recent…

It’s been a long week at the office with plenty of excitement.  It’s rewarding on most days and occasionally emotionally draining on others.  But today, I wanted to share a pull-at-your-heartstrings type of visit that I had.  Sometimes, I’d like to just let you in on what it’s like being a doctor practicing Integrative Medicine.…

Continuing on our series covering the case for Going Organic, we find ourselves at the dreaded ‘ETHICS’ discussion.  For those following along, we’re on our fourth blog dedicated to this topic.  If you’ve missed the previous, you might want to go back and check them out.    You’re probably thinking, “Why is this a dreaded…

So when we last left our Organic food blog, we talked about the Clean 17 (the ‘cleanest’ produce) and the Dirty Dozen (the most chemical-laden produce).  Chemical toxins were a big part of that discussion as the first factor that most people have to consider when deciding which foods to buy organic.  If you missed…

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