so what's up with the fucking dirty hippies below: like Priestess of Alchemy and such. it's like they've never heard of a microscope or modern science. it's like it's never occurred to them that "natural" herbs and such can kill you.

Charm school for you mister.

I really don't have respect for those brainwashed potheads.

Perhaps not,but your language is a of who YOU are; Mr. Potty Mouth.

and while we're at it, there is not one peer- reviewed scientific article demonstrating that there are any additional health benefits from eating "organic" ingredients. it's all marketing. just a status symbol. so you can look down on those poor unhealthy people that can't afford to purchase "organic" when it comes to the nutritional composition of produce...freshness is everything. that's all that matters.

the more you post the more i understand why you are single

they have done studies of pestiside effects but not nearly enough. But with the litle they have done it shows clearly a change in neurodevelopment and growth in children and animals

really? let's see some citations.

may i see a citation that directly supports the following assertion: "when it comes to the nutritional composition of produce...freshness is everything. that's all that matters."

try google

here you go. FDA statements are here: x C.F.R. x x.x(a)(x); x C.F.R. x x.x(a)(x) and $x.x(a)(x). also see: Davey, Mark W (x) PlantL-ascorbic acid: chemistry, function, metabolism, bioavailability and effects of processing. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture x(x)

you either didn't read these, or you don't understand the meaning of the words "directly supports"