Man, it's kinda of a pain especially with meat. Will try to buy 'natural' as a second choice, conventional as a third choice, and essentially avoid GMOs whenever possible. This is more of an experiment and not a 'I'm better than you' snob move. I really want to see what all the 'buzz' is all about. Please insert tips here.

8/2/2015 1:00:11 PM

good, you'll avoid all those harmful GMOs and toxins

8/2/2015 1:01:40 PM

i've always been of the opinion that you should eat whatever you want - i'm not gonna preach about you choose or choose not to consume. but, in general, the organic craze is silly to me. then again, i am biased. i grew up on our family farm (not organic) and have maybe a different perspective than others on this issue.

[Edited on August 2, 2015 at 1:27 PM. Reason : anyways, good luck!]

8/2/2015 1:27:27 PM

How was life growing up on a farm?

8/2/2015 1:44:20 PM

Good for you man, I want to do it as well once I have a job.

BTW, this is what you can expect to happen to your body within 2-3 weeks:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7244000

8/2/2015 1:44:30 PM

How the hell is it a pain. Its a simple as changing your grocery store.

8/2/2015 1:47:58 PM

And your budget

By the way "natural" doesn't mean jack shit

8/2/2015 1:53:26 PM

http://www.clarkhoward.com/5-label-tricks-make-you-think-youre-eating-healthy

^^ prob don't even have to do that.

8/2/2015 2:36:08 PM

^^ Natural implies non-gmo but toxins and fertilizers were used.

8/2/2015 2:46:56 PM

might want to read up on this before the internets ridicule you for your beliefs

http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/01/26/10-studies-proving-gmos-are-harmful-not-if-science-matters/

8/2/2015 2:51:39 PM

Haha.

Now, tell me, why should I care about that?

Anyway, I am not scared about eating GMOs, I just want to see if I can tell a difference if I try to go all hippie with my eating habits.

And to further clarify I have degree training and working knowledge of genetically modified organisms so I am not a 'Republican' about it, I know facts.

[Edited on August 2, 2015 at 3:46 PM. Reason : /]

8/2/2015 3:41:15 PM

I would read all of this, but I can't stand reddit's format.

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3b6mr4/science_ama_series_im_fred_perlak_a_long_time/

8/2/2015 7:21:25 PM

^^

Quote :

"essentially avoid GMOs whenever possible"

why you scared then, dawg?

8/2/2015 9:48:44 PM

jajajajaja

8/2/2015 10:07:54 PM

is your degree from a university? jw

8/2/2015 10:13:33 PM

No.

8/2/2015 10:14:55 PM

I would enjoy this more if you didn't tell anyone and just did it.

8/3/2015 7:44:34 AM

Oh tell me about, but I need some support haha. Know what I'm saying?

8/3/2015 8:18:06 AM

You'll definitely notice a difference...





in your wallet. Otherwise, not so much.

8/3/2015 9:23:53 AM

I eat "good" stuff for the most part. I can tell you my 2+ wipe poops have decreased significantly since doing so.

8/3/2015 9:33:39 AM

ibtbegummies

8/3/2015 10:06:35 AM

this thread makes me laugh and at the same time.

8/3/2015 3:11:02 PM

Well, so far so good. It's not expensive as people make it out to be. You just have to be willing to cook. And there is a lot of gimmicky stuff out there, but for the most part it will change your eating habits. And by that I mean you'll eat less overall. I've lost 6 pounds since I started this. I'd recommend trying to eat this way for a few months to see what happens.

8/10/2015 2:18:14 PM

Losing weight has nothing to do with organic. You would have still lost weight if you had eaten the same stuff but not organic. What matters is that you are cooking from scratch and not eating shit.

See 5th post here to see the benefits you are getting.

BTW, how did you lose 6 pounds in 8 days? We're just stuffing yourself with burgers and pizza everyday before you went organic?

8/10/2015 2:29:18 PM

pair these with your organic food if you really want to see benefits:

8/10/2015 2:34:59 PM

^ I always wondered about those. Of course it is BS, but since they advertise them turning a brown color, do they actually turn brown? If so, is it something in the pad that turns brown upon contact with moisture overnight? I mean, they are easily available, so it can't be hard to test. So if they didnt turn brown, I could get my money back, right?

8/10/2015 2:37:44 PM

Quote :

"^^ Natural implies non-gmo but toxins and fertilizers were used."

if that's what you think, then you started this entire escapade off TOTALLY wrong...

8/10/2015 2:39:11 PM

Quote :

"^^ Natural implies non-gmo but toxins and fertilizers were used."

no, it's literally not a regulated term so it doesn't mean anything.

gusher fruit snacks can be all natural. healthy things can be all natural. don't make any assumptions from it good or bad.

[Edited on August 10, 2015 at 2:49 PM. Reason : .]

8/10/2015 2:42:36 PM

I urge you all to visit http://www.gmoanswers.com

Excellent resource that provides science based answers from world-renowned scientists and experts.

8/10/2015 2:48:25 PM

Haha the last several posts make me laugh.

Classic - 'oh I got to learn him something'

HAHAHA

[Edited on August 10, 2015 at 3:26 PM. Reason : /]

8/10/2015 3:22:56 PM

Quote :

"Please insert tips here."

-seedless

[Edited on August 10, 2015 at 3:39 PM. Reason : or were you talking about taking dicks?]

8/10/2015 3:38:53 PM

Post your thetan levels so we can see the change.

8/10/2015 3:50:43 PM

if you eat junk food now and switch to organic junk food, the only weight you'll lose is in your wallet.

If you eat more lean protein and veggies, and reduce sugar/starch, you'll burn fat, and it doesn't matter if it's organic or not.

What you get by buying organic is subscribing to the elitist lifestyle message they promote. The vast majority of the purported benefits of organic foods are nothing more than attempts in scaring people into expensive food choices.

On one hand, I'm down with the notion of organic foods as a tax on people who fall into the naturalistic fallacy trap. But on the other hand, it trickles down to middle class and economically challenged families that forego other opportunities because they feed their families boutique produce and boutique processed foods out of fear.

[Edited on August 10, 2015 at 3:54 PM. Reason : .]

8/10/2015 3:53:46 PM

Wow, this keeping getting better. Thanks guys.

8/10/2015 4:05:11 PM

Quote :

"Natural implies non-gmo but toxins and fertilizers were used."

i hope you don't think that organic means "toxin and fertilizer free". because organic foods get as much or more of those things than conventional/GMO plants.

8/10/2015 7:14:39 PM

wtf is a toxin

8/10/2015 8:09:39 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxin

8/10/2015 9:02:02 PM

I'm kinda on the same page. I read a couple reviews and switched to Stoli.

8/10/2015 9:09:47 PM

Too many buzzwords in here. How will organic affect my gluten allergy that I most certainly have.

8/10/2015 9:50:20 PM

organic foods still use pesticides and all that shit. most times there's literally no difference in the quality of the food you're just paying more for it. have fun with that.

GMO's aren't harmful at all. in fact good luck finding food that has never been genetically modified ever as we've been doing it since the beginning of agriculture.

as someone who works in the poultry/meat industry, anyone who eats meat that was never given antibiotics is a fucking moron the nth degree. you couldn't pay me to eat antibiotic free meat. especially poultry.

8/11/2015 11:06:37 AM

Quote :

"organic foods still use pesticides and all that shit. "

what are you basing that assertion on? i grow vegetables, and i don't use pesticides and all that shit.

8/11/2015 11:13:27 AM

Quote :

"anyone who eats meat that was never given antibiotics is a fucking moron the nth degree "

yeah, if it makes the chickens healthier, it should do the same for me right

8/11/2015 11:16:29 AM

^^certain synthetics are allowed under the national organic program, but the claim that they still use "all that shit" is dumb
http://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/national-list


I buy organic produce for the "dirty dozen"

[Edited on August 11, 2015 at 11:20 AM. Reason : .]

8/11/2015 11:17:09 AM

I was unfamiliar with the "dirty dozen"

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ALB00035/The-Dirty-Dozen-Foods-You-Should-Always-Buy-Organic.html

8/11/2015 11:22:56 AM

ddk's post is mostly nonsense.

8/11/2015 11:34:49 AM

the group that released the dirty dozen list (environmental working group) has it's issues, but I think that list is from USDA sampling results.

8/11/2015 11:36:32 AM

^the pesticide residues are from USDA sampling. the pesticide residues that were measured were also extremely low and way below the chronic reference doses.

Quote :

"They compared the amount of pesticides on each of the Dirty Dozen foods to the chronic reference dose, which is the maximum amount that it's okay to have if you are eating that food every day of your life. This level, just to be safe, is one hundred times less than the amount that experimental animals were able to consume with no effects. It's a pretty big safety margin. So how many of the Dirty Dozen exceeded this extremely conservative chronic reference dose? None: All pesticide exposure estimates were well below established chronic reference doses (RfDs). Only one of the 120 exposure estimates exceeded 1% of the RfD (methamidophos on bell peppers at 2% of the RfD), and only seven exposure estimates (5.8 percent) exceeded 0.1% of the RfD. Three quarters of the pesticide/commodity combinations demonstrated exposure estimates below 0.01% of the RfD (corresponding to exposures one million times below chronic No Observable Adverse Effect Levels from animal toxicology studies), and 40.8% had exposure estimates below 0.001% of the RfD."

http://vitals.lifehacker.com/why-you-shouldnt-buy-organic-based-on-the-dirty-dozen-1689190822

8/11/2015 1:22:40 PM

^ it adds up, it is cumulative. you eat throughout your life, and while at any given time you are ingesting a small quantity, over your life they could add up to a dangerous amount.

8/11/2015 1:43:47 PM

right ^ but the dose they are referring to takes that into consideration, or am i reading this wrong?

Quote :

"chronic reference dose, which is the maximum amount that it's okay to have if you are eating that food every day of your life. This level, just to be safe, is one hundred times less than the amount that experimental animals were able to consume with no effects."

[Edited on August 11, 2015 at 1:51 PM. Reason : d]

8/11/2015 1:50:45 PM

OK, missed that.

But still, I would rather not have those chemicals in my body if I can help it, of course, at a reasonable price.

8/11/2015 1:54:27 PM