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Hospitals Turn Healthy

SOME HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE JUMPING ON THE ORGANIC BANDWAGON.  LEARN HOW THIS CHANGE WILL HELP KEEP PATIENTS EVEN HEALTHIER ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.       

HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM IS A NONPROFIT GROUP ENCOURAGING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PURCHASE MORE ORGANIC FOODS FOR THEIR MENUS.  WHY THE PUSH?  THOUGH IT MAY COST A BIT MORE, EATING ORGANIC WILL REDUCE THEIR PATIENTS’ EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS AND RESISTANT BACTERIA.                                   

STUDIES SHOW KIDS EATING ORGANIC PRODUCE AVOID THE HIGHER LEVELS OF PESTICIDES THAT COME WITH EATING CONVENTIONAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.  AND ORGANIC MEATS REDUCE THE RISKS OF EXPOSURE TO BACTERIA THAT HAVE BECOME RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.  THAT’S BECAUSE RAISING POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK THE NORMAL WAY INVOLVES USING ANTIBIOTICS TO INCREASE GROWTH, EVEN WHEN THE ANIMALS ARE HEALTHY.  HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE ORGANIC FOODS ARE INVESTING IN THE HEALTH OF THEIR PATIENTS.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more about Healthcare Without Harm, visit their web site.

To find a source of organic food near you, visit Local Harvest.