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To: lisalisalisa who wrote (4715)	6/10/2001 9:43:21 PM
From: westpacific	Respond to of 74559

Lisa - GOOD FOR YOU!!! We all wish you the best in your recovery!! My father-in-law is a naturiopathic doctor, one of the best in Europe. Do not be fooled, diet can make you better and will be an excellent addition to any other therapy you are undergoing. The amount of chemicals in non-organic produce is just incredible. Not to say organic is perfect, what is, but I can tell you it is far safer than anything you will find at the chain grocery stores!!!!!!! Stick with it, it will pay dividends. Good luck, West

To: lisalisalisa who wrote (4715)	6/10/2001 10:44:50 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<For instance I bought these little red onions (less than 1/2 the size of their traditional farmed mates) that packed the most flavor in an onion than I have ever remember tasting from a standard farmed onion, it was quite amazing the taste of it. Some of the fruit and veggies you see at Safeway and Fry's now are enormous and swollen, quite good looking, free of unappealing eyesores and soft spots etc., yet they seem to be quite bland and tasteless, go figure... > I was quite surprised when I first moved to Europe [Germany, but I found the same in France and Italy] and to my surprise the fruit and vegetables were much more tasty and fragrant despite their looks... now granted you only get them "in season". We attempt to weight our diet heavily to 'in season' produce. Here it's all "shelf life"... when you think of it the entire food industry has been creating additives, products, coatings, etc. for decades for the sole purpose of "shelf life" and profit without a thought of 'healthy'... that's just the hoop you jump through at the end to prove it's safe... which of course is impossible in any case in the short run. <On the other hand I am 27 and have had cancer twice<ng>, > Best of luck... and IMO you know best what to do short of invasive medicine. DAK

To: lisalisalisa who wrote (4715)	6/11/2001 1:07:41 AM
From: Step1	Respond to of 74559

Lisa, just wanted to add that we also are mostly all organic here as well, and we farm about 3/4 of our vegetable needs (not fruits or meat unfortunately, but it is a hobby so there is only so much we can do in a day...) This year I even tried some wheat in a small patch and we got a really good harvest, amazing for the space we had... We grew that wheat like it was some expensive rare flower, cared and weeded it and are now making our own bread with it... Best you can ask for. A bit off topic here, but let me add a few more comments... I live in a farming area in the south of Japan. Weather is good most of the year so there is always a crop in season. A lot of the folks I see weekly at our volleyball meets are farmers and they always have two gardens: one big commercial one to make a living (and that entails using heavy doses of herbicides and fungicides ,because of our humid climate for the fungicides) and one small patch for their own food. Many times they have told me that we should be really careful with store bought veggies... and they grow them... My last comment will be with the size and taste of produce you see at the grocery store. I think that it relates to two main factors, the first one being that consumers are conditioned to demand the type you were talking about and the second reason relating to the fact that farmers are usually paid for their fresh produce based on weight, therefore the more water they contain (therefore volume as well as weight) the more they get paid. In the end, growing as much of your own food as possible is the surest way to be safe, failing that, supporting organic farmers is the next best thing. Best to you, Stephan