Hot Health Links: Organic Throat Drop & New Mental Health Blogger
December 31, 2008 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Women's Health
In Health & Wellness Channel:
Kids Health Notes takes a look at the dirty dozen. That’s food you’ll want to purchase organic.
Mental Health Notes has a new blogger, Gayla! Welcome her and read more about why she’s blogging on mental health.
Breaking the Mirror explores the disappearing years.
And beyond:
The Country Doc Report gives us a doctor’s point of view on medical televisions shows like Scrubs and House.
And I reviewed an organic honey throat drop called Bee M.D. at my personal blog.
(Image via MorgueFile.)
In the US, demand for organic food is outstripping the current supply. America’s appetite for organic food is keeping the supply low. The demand is definitely outpacing the supply. Clif Bar went to Spain for organic almonds.
Food must be grown without bug killers, fertilizers, hormones, antibiotics or biotechnology to be categorized as organic. While the organic market is only 2.5 percent currently of the nations food market, the growth is expanding at a very fast pace. Each year the actual growth has been fifteen to twenty one percent. Total food sales have increased two to four percent during this period of time.
Supermarkets in the US are watching this success and rushing out to meet the demand. The Kroger Co, Safeway Inc., and Supervalu Inc., Albertson’s LLC, are selling their own organic brands. Wal-mart stated it would double its organic offerings this year.