Keeping healthy and staying on the right path when it comes to taking care of our body is not always easy. Our dynamic lives and constant lack of time tend to take us away from the healthy path and on to fast food, high-stress levels, and overall bad habits. Now changing our daily routines and switching to a more organic lifestyle is not an easy task, but you might be willing to consider it after you read through the numerous health benefits that await you.
Healthier on the inside
As you might already know factory raised farm animals are often fed various animal byproducts and given large amounts of antibiotics and growth hormones. These don’t simply disappear from their body, a lot of it ends up in the derived products and gets into our body. Not to mention all the different types of herbicides and pesticides that get to our body through fruit and vegetables, and no, simply giving them a wash will not do the trick. All of these substances accumulate in our body over the years, so maybe you won’t feel the consequences immediately, but you can expect them in the years to come. This is why switching to organic, chemical-free food can help you stay healthy reach grand old age. Your body will detox over time, and without the introduction of new ones it will grow stronger and stay healthy.
Healthier on the outside
Much like with the food that we eat we expose our body to different chemicals through the clothes that we buy. Apart from the numerous artificial materials that most of the clothing items on the market are made from even the industrial cotton is treated with specific chemicals. So by switching to organic materials, you are actually able to let your skin breath and avoid exposing it to unhealthy fabrics. This is especially important when selecting women’s underwear, in this case, artificial materials promote bacteria growth, while fabrics made from organic bamboo and similar products actually help your skin breathe so that you can avoid creating an environment that supports bacteria growth. By choosing organic clothing you are actually opting for stronger and more sustainable fabric that will last longer and not be as susceptible to wear and tear.
Overall happier
When you opt for an organic lifestyle you know you are doing something good for yourself, your family and your planet. The reason for this is quite clear, when we are healthy we are happy, We feel better, we’re more optimistic and we relate better to the world around us. And as you have read in the previous paragraph organic lifestyle helps you maintain your health at a higher level and keep your body toxin-free. The second reason why organic lifestyle makes us happy is that we tend to feel good about ourselves when we are doing something for others or for the environment. A recent study conduct by John F. Helliwell and published in the Journal of Happiness Studies have found a clear causal link between our levels of happiness and whether we are doing the right thing by others and by ourselves. No matter their wealth or background, people who volunteered for community work or who helped out in some way reported higher levels of happiness than those who did not.
Prolonging our lifespan
Opting for an organic lifestyle can have a positive effect on our lifespan. Or so the tests done on flies have shown. The study in question consistently and conclusively showed that flies fed on a diet of organic bananas and potatoes did better than those who dined on conventionally raised produce. This was exceptionally noticeable when it comes to fertility levels, stress resistance, and longevity, all key indicators as to general health and well-being. The one on humans is being conducted and we will have a clearer picture in the years to come, but for now, we can rely on the fact that just by making us healthier and happier, an organic lifestyle might be prolonging our life.
So there you have it, switching to an organic lifestyle is an excellent way of giving your general health a much-needed boost. And not only that you will be, at the same time helping the environment and doing some good for your planet as well.
Guest Blogger
Mia Taylor can be reached at mrsmiataylor@gmail.com or her website
