Health Hotline Magazine | May 2020

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1 2 Organic farming and an organic diet can safeguard and improve the health of the environment and the health of your family, with groundbreaking studies continuing to yield proof of those benefits. Here is a roundup of recent research from The Organic Center, proving that organic is always the best choice—for the health of you and your family, the economy, and the planet! DRINK CLEAN MILK. CHOOSE ORGANIC! In 2019, The Organic Center collaborated on a study showing that choosing organic is an easy way to avoid pesticide, antibiotic, and synthetic growth hormone residues in milk. Samples of conventional and organic milk from retail stores across the country were tested. A majority of the conventional milk samples tested positive for residues of antibiotics and pesticides, while organic milk showed no such contaminants. Furthermore, residues of growth hormones in conventional milk were 20 times higher than in organic. FOSTER BIODIVERSITY. WAKE UP WITH ORGANIC COFFEE! It is well known that organic farming practices increase biodiversity. A new study shows this is especially true for coffee. Both above and below ground insect populations were compared in conventional versus organic coffee farms in Brazil, the world’s second-largest coffee producing country. The study showed the diversity of soil insects, earthworms, and above ground insects was much greater on organic coffee farms. 9 PIECES OFGOODNEWS

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