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The long term affect of consuming pesticides (nerve gas reinvented for food use after WWII) will show up in ill health. I think Clarke is so money oriented that like many who hoard at any cost, including health, are not as smart as they purport to be. I am truly disappointed that Clark is so ill advised and lacks the incentive to find out the details on an extremely important topic. <br> <br> Organic food is more expensive at the giant super markets where it is competing with conventionally grown agricultural products. <br> <br> The most common pesticides in use today, organophosphates interfere with nerve conduction, and exposure may cause neurochemical aberrations in the brain. Particularly at risk are the young, whose nervous systems are still developing.<br> <br> What's not in organic?<br> *Persistent toxic herbicides increasingly linked to birth defects, cancer and other health problems.<br> *Genetically modified organisms which have yet to be tested for their impact on the environment or human health<br> *sewage sludge-a source of asbestos, bacteria, fungi, heavy metals and industrial solvents<br> *Antibiotics which contribute to drug-resistance in bacteria and growth hormones<br> *ionizing radiation<br> <br> Organic food is richer in nutritients also so you're getting more nutritional bang and of course, we eat to get nourished so why waste money on food that's not nourishing. The body knows that and the lack of proper nutrition has health consequences as well.<br> <br> How we grow and distribute food is a major factor in pollution of both the air and water. Buying local is the least we can do to eat healthier food and limit pollution. The earth provides our sustenance and its value cannot be measured in mere dollars and sense (cents). <br> <br> As a long time listener to Clark, his statements on the organic food issue are going to offset all that I valued in his wisdom.<br> <br> People who value their children, their health and their bodies along with the living planet know that "you can't take it (money) with you."
By Pamela
