53 Organic Living Tips

  1. Avoid multi-vitamins. Instead, build your own vitamin stack. Most multi-vitamins skimp on the important nutrients.
  2. Consider supplementing Omega-3s. It’s perhaps the most important supplement of all for the health conscious.
  3. Look up and remember when your local farmer’s markets are. They’re cheaper, and you can ask directly about how the food was grown.
  4. Buy green cleaning products to avoid chemicals like ammonia or chlorine in your house.
  5. Not all food has to be labeled “Organic” to be healthy. If you’re buying directly from the farmer, ask how it was made.
  6. Sign up for your local fruit or veggie boxes. Farmers will deliver fresh organic produce straight to your door.
  7. See if there are food co-ops near you. These co-ops grow organic food and sell it to their local markets.
  8. Carrots, beets and radishes are very easy to grow. If you want to give growing a shot, that’s a good place to start.
  9. Try to eat as much of your produce raw as possible. Cooking destroys enzymes and can reduce vitamin content by 12x.
  10. Soak produce in 1/3rd vinegar and 2/3rds water to kill bacteria, if eating it raw.
  11. Check the OCA’s website to buy organic foods online – organicconsumers.org
  12. Trader Joe’s is a great, lower-cost alternative to Whole Foods. Do you shop there?
  13. Subscribe to health coupon sites for deals. organicdeals.com healthsavers.com mambosprouts.com
  14. Look for “specials” in supermarkets (including Whole Foods.) These mean the food’s in season and affordable.
  15. Organic beans are a great source of protein. Make sure you cook them thoroughly, as semi-cooked beans are toxic.
  16. Quinoa is a complete amino acid and provides your body with all the proteins you need. Yummy and easy to cook, too!
  17. Buy your organic chickens whole. It’s cheaper than buying by the part, and you can use the carcass to make broth.

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