When it comes to eating right the idea; "you are what you eat" leads to some interesting questions. Organic food benefits from the idea, conventional farming techniques leave us wondering about this question. In organic agriculture food is grown, and raised without the toxic chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, and pesticides used in conventional farming practices. This prohibition of nasty, toxic chemicals guarantees that these do not end up in the ground water, soil, or air. More importantly, this ensures you don't consume these chemicals.

While the direct health effects of most of the chemicals used in conventional farming are unknown, this is more a case of not enough study data, than anything else. While I can not tell you that these chemicals will harm you there has been recent research to suggest that it probably isn't wise to overly expose yourself to these chemicals.

These recent studies have shown that the chemicals used in conventional farming practices may be a possible link to breast cancer amongst female farm workers, and ADHD in small children. While the research is as yet inconclusive, there is a correlation that leads researchers to suspect these chemicals may indeed be at fault. Research continues, meanwhile those with a vested interest in mass farming, and corporate agriculture continue to tout that there the research is lacking for the benefits of organic foods.

They are partially right. The research into the benefits of organics have not been concluded. However as more of the chemicals used and related to conventional farming practices are studied and linked to environmental and health problems they begin to sound more like the climate change deniers and less like unbiased sources. I will freely admit that I am a biased source, as well. I think we each owe it to ourselves to find the information and decide independently. Organic food benefits us by leaving the planet better than it left it, and not feeding us chemicals that are quite possibly harmful to our health. You are what you eat, as they say, so what chemicals are your foods turning you into?