Health Benefits of Eating Organic Food, and Organic Skincare

The rise of organic products, from food to organicwith hormones. Many of these chemicals are used as
skincare, is becoming a noticeable trend in the past fivefood additives as well as ingredients in body care
years or so. The reason behind it all is that manyproducts and cosmetics. Since the skin absorbs
people feel that there are health benefits from eatingaround 64% of what is placed on it, skin care has
organic food. If you ask anyone who shops regularly ingained everyone's attention.
Whole Foods, they'd rather lick the floor than to eatIn France alone last year alone over 300 new organic
non organic food or use products that don't have theskincare lines were introduced to the market, even
USDA stamp of approval on them. Some call thisthough the demand for organic skincare is higher in
being frantic and picky, but people in the medical andBritain. Though Britain does not live as natural as many
scientific fields are now admitting that there's more to itother European countries such as Italy and Spain but is
than simply being overcautious.surely on its way to catching up. The EU cosmetic
There is a strong suspicion that chemicals areindustry recently came up with a list of substances
responsible for making our bodies toxic and arethat were deemed as unsafe ingredients. Some of
responsible for the current overflow of cancer. Toxinsthose ingredients are still in use in American based
are believed to cause damage to key enzymes, whichcosmetic brands. As far as food is concerned, many
would lead to multiple health problems. It is also beingdyes and colorings used in food are up for debate as
studied and verified that synthetic chemicals causewell, but countries such as Norway and Sweden have
disruption of hormone production and function. Thesealready banned the use of many common food dyes.
findings are responsible for the growing number ofThe rest of the EU members are also banning more
people who search for purity when looking forand more food additives that are still in use in America.
something to put in their stomachs and on their skin. InAmericans and Europeans alike are buying more
June 2009 the European Commission's Communicationorganic food and organic skincare than ever because
on Cancer revealed that they have acknowledgedthey feel that it is a safer option.Organic food
that there are too many environmental factors suchregulations are somewhat more strict than regular
as food chemicals and chemicals in air and water thatfood due to labeling laws. Anything that hasn't met the
need to be addressed in order to prevent cancer.guidelines cannot be labeled organic. Non organic food
The European Parliament noted that '' the increasingis made with synthetic pesticides, multiple
scientific evidence that certain cancers, such aspreservatives,additives, and some produce is
cancer of the bladder, bone cancer, lung cancer, skingenetically modified. Organic items are not allowed to
cancer, breast cancer and others are caused not onlybe genetically modified, and most preservatives can't
by the effects of chemical substances, radiation, andbe used in food or items labeled organic. Things that
airborne particles, but also by other environmentalare labeled 100% organic are well sought after
factors''. The European Parliament also believes thatbecause they virtually have no chemicals or
there are many cancer cases directly related toquestionable substances in the mix, which is one of the
pesticides. The European scientists in support ofmain health benefits of eating organic food. Organic
reducing human exposure to chemicals are alsoproduce has nearly untraceable amounts of pesticides,
backed by US experts as well. Several organizationswhich makes consumers looking to be healthy very
are working to reduce the amount of man madehappy.
chemicals in food, especially ones that can interfere