Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Winter, C. & Davis, S. (2006). Organic foods. Journal of Food Science. 71.9.(117-124). DOI:                                  10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00196.x

This article demonstrates how the sales of organic eating have been increasing in the last twenty years.  It offers a brief history, current trends nutritional components and graphs for additional evidence. It was useful to show the audience how organic eating is a trend right now and the pace at which it is continuing.

Organic Consumers Association (2012). All about organics. Organic Consumers   Association. Retrieved from http://www.organicconsumers.org/organlink.cfm

This file shows evidence for food that is safer, more nutritious and free of dangerous pesticides.  The Organic Consumer’s Association’s page offered help to what qualified as organic and how to distinguish between the different types as well.

Kepner, J. (2003). Studies show the benefits of eating organic. Beyond Pesticides. 23.1.(24-25)

Beyond Pesticides offered multiple studies from credible instiututions to show that organic foods contain more naturally occurring nutrients and are safer due to lack of pesticides and chemical additives.

Hirshberg, Gary. (2009). UK study misleads public by ignoring documented health and environmental benefits of organic food. Huffington Post. Retrieved from  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hirshberg/uk-study-misleads-public_b_248446.html

This article explained how the United Kingdom study was misleading. Described the events that led up to the study and how it was discovered that the information was faulty.

University of Maryland Medical Center. (2011) Herbal medicine. University of Maryland Medical                Center. Retrieved from http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/herbal-medicine-000351.htm

The University of Maryland Medical Center’s page offered definitions of Holistic Medicine as well as what doctors are using it for today. Also offered up information of why this is an important subject today.

Langford, Stephanie. (2010) 5 Simple home remedies that really work. Health & Nutrition. Retrieved from http://simplehomemade.net/5-simple-home-remedies-that-really-work/

Langford’s article was helpful in researching organic home remedies that are being used and what symptoms they are trying to cure. She offered simple solutions to many of today’s home problems.

Rodale, Maria. (2010). Eat organic on a budget-it can be done! Huffington Post. Retrieved from              http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/eat-organic-on-a-budget_b_472188.html

Rodale offered tips on the most effective way to save money when trying to shop for organic foods, if you need the extra money or not. She also offered many recipes and healthy cooking tips that someone new to organic eating would find very useful.

Root, Jess. (2009) 7 Ways to eat green (and inadvertently lose weight). Tree Hugger. Retrieved from            http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/seven-ways-to-eat-green-and-inadvertently-lose -weight.html

This article helped to explain how small efforts in eating organic can help someone lose weight. She offered tips that were helpful to show the reader examples.

Benbrook, Charles. (2003) Why food safety will continue driving growth in demand for organic food. EcoFarm. Retrieved from  http://www.biotech-info.net/Ecofarm_Food_Safety.pdf

Benbrook’s article shows why the nation will continue to move even more into a healthier diet. He suggest that the continuing knowledge and technology that society has will help us continue into a healthier lifestyle.

Salerno, John (2009). Why I recommend eating organic to my weight loss patients. Huffington Post.  Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-john-salerno/why-i-recommend-organic-     f_b_403348.html

            Dr. Salerno stated why he recommends eating organic foods to his clients, due to the amount of Nutrients that are inside of them and why he also recommends this food to his weight loss    patients.

Blumenthal, Brett. (2012). Healthy eating: diet or lifestyle? Sheer Balance. Retrieved from  http://www.sheerbalance.com/nutrition/healthy-eating-diet-or-lifestyle/

Blumenthal explains that someone does not go back and forth between being healthy. Once someone is knowledgeable about what they are putting into their body, they are more willing to take measures to maintain that healthy lifestyle.

United States Department of Agriculture. (2012). National Organic Program. Agricultural Marketing Service. Retrieved from http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/nop

            This website offers accurate information about the qualifications of labeling a product organic    and the measures it takes to certify the product.

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