Some additional examples of the serious disadvantages of conventional agriculture versus the vital advan-
tages of organic agriculture include:

1) Organically grown vegetables contain more minerals and trace elements than conventionally grown
vegetables (according to the Federal Institute for Consumer-Protection of Germany).

2) Organically grown foods contain more alkaloids and other metabolites essential for brain development
and the integrity of the immune system. They positively enhance tissue growth and development and
contribute to a greater ability of the body to heal and repair itself.

3) Organically grown foods do not cause as much allergy as conventionally grown foods.

4) Biocrystallisation techniques (as demonstrated by research at the Agricultural University of
Copenhagen) show that organically grown foods have more orderly crystallisation patterns than con-
ventionally grown foods. In other words, they have less entropy and more balance.

5) Conventionally grown vegetables contain significantly more nitrate than organically grown food (docu-
mented by the Federal Institute for Consumer-Protection of Germany). These nitrates are transformed
into nitrites in the human digestive tract. Nitrites combine with amines to form nitrosamines.
Nitrosamines cause cancer.

6) Pesticides used in conventional agriculture have a similar molecular structure as oestrogen and have a
hormonal influence in the physiology.They can create imbalances in the structure and function of the
tissues of the body including the brain and they can cause tumours.

7) The increase in the number of cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and
testicular tumours (all serious cancer diseases) may be at least partly a result of increased exposure to
agricultural chemicals (as reported in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health).

8) Pesticides used in conventional agriculture have been linked to higher brain cancer, leukaemia, learn-
ing disabilities and other disorders, according to the American Public Health Association. The
American Public Health Association reports that these chemicals pose a particularly great risk to chil-
dren because a child’s developing nervous system and body are more sensitive to these elements. An
estimated one million American children living on or near farms are " awash in pesticides" from con-
tamination of the air, drinking water, house dust and even working clothing worn by their parents in
the fields.

9) Organically produced milk contains more CLA (conjugated linoleic acids) than conventional milk.
CLA have cancer-inhibiting qualities and are able to prevent atherosclerosis.

10) Conventional food production overloads the soil and the ground water with artificial fertiliser (mainly
nitrates) as well as with pesticides and herbicides. These elements in the drinking water also cause can-
cer.

11) Methane (CH4) is one of the most important gases responsible for the global greenhouse effect and
15% of the overall emitted methane is caused by conventional agriculture.

Doctors are starting to recommend organic food to everyone and in particular to their patients. For total
body and brain development, proper digestion and metabolism are essential. Food constituents play a cru-
cial role in this regard. Modern scientific findings clearly show the superiority of organically grown foods
over foods grown in a conventional way.

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