Does 'Organic' Automatically Mean 'Healthy'

I would like to say, upfront, that this post is, in no way, a push to any of my readers to start buying organic food or a suggestion that they should be doing that.

I mean to pass along an article that I actually found to be VERY helpful and, in most ways, coincides with "conclusions" I have come to in my own learning and experimenting process this past year. I have also had so many conversations with other moms about this very topic, and I think there are many curious people out there.

Also, I do not mean to be an advocate for Raw Milk...and have absolutely NO idea if it should or should not be the kind of milk to drink. For my family, we currently choose to give Gwendolyn pasteurized goat milk. But, that's just one option, and it's the choice that makes sense for us.

Here it is! Enjoy...if you like...Organic Is Only Part of the Story

Organic??????

• As I continue in my search to find out more about what I am feeding my family and WHY I would choose one thing over the other, I am continually coming across more information.




• I'll pass things along and you can read or NOT read, as you wish!
  The following article is titled:
  
  
  

  "Major Confusion Between Organic and Healthy"

  and comes from the MERCOLA.com website (thanks mom!). I am not necessarily endorsing this website or their many products, because I don't know enough about them...and they do sell an awful lot of stuff...which makes me hesitant. I am also not suggesting that this particular article is the best one on its topic.



• In fact, this kind of article, with the same subject, is prevalent in the discussion of "whole foods". Enjoy!




• http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/26/organic-foods-part-one.aspx

Colic

Colic is, arguably, an over-diagnosed condition and, frankly, a word that is attached to just about any baby who cries a lot. There is question as to whether or not "colic" even exists. However, when you have a newborn who cries and screams all the time and, persistently, for at least 3 hours in the evening every day, for weeks at a time...you'll use any word you can to try and express to others the devastation of the reality you are living in.

--And, it's not just us moms who suffer from post-partum depression or "baby blues" with these "colicky" babies...although it doesn't help the situation!

--At our home, we are out of the "colic" stage - Praise God!!! But, I ran across this short article in Babytalk Magazine that sounded so very familiar. There is nothing earth-shattering or even liberating, in this short article...as is the nature and reality of the "colic" situation, but I thought it could be a comfort to someone else. Read, if of interest, or pass along!

http://www.parenting.com/article/Baby/Health/Can-Colic-Be-Cured