I never said that people should put pesticides in their mouth. I love organic food and highly recommend it. Organic food is going to be talked about a lot in a positive way at Lazy Man and Health.

I was not suggesting two wrongs make a right. I was suggesting that you do two rights instead of one right and one wrong. If you are going to do one why not do the other? Why be half healthy and breathe in smoke and smog when you can eat organic and breathe clean air?

Of course, I could get hit by a bus and it would all be a moot point.

Like you mention David, it seems like the organic debate turns into a fierce political debate. I personally don’t care either way, I encourage everyone to do what makes them feel good.

Personally I don’t care for organics. There are hundreds of studies out there all proving different things and for me it doesn’t matter one way or the other. Does some of the food I eat possibly put chemicals in my body? Probably. Does the very air I breathe contain harmful chemicals? More than likely. Could I die in a car accident on my way to work in the morning? Certainly.

Bottom line is, I personally don’t see the benefit of trying to adhere to an organic only diet simply for the possibility it could add a few years to my life. If I can pick up a comparable organic product for virtually the same price, I buy it. But I won’t pay 50-100% more just for the sake of it.

Some people choose to be vegetarian or vegan, some choose to avoid carbohydrates, some don’t smoke, others don’t drink, some are obsessive about cleanliness… Do what makes you feel good, nothing more and nothing less.

People get so mad when you say that eating organic is healthy and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. It’s like you are personally insulting someone by saying that you choose to eat healthier food. Weird…

Oh and you forgot this part of your article- “Dr Paterson, a food technologist, said the difference in nutritional quality could partly be explained by the way the birds are fed. Synthetic vitamin supplements, which are routinely added to conventionalfeed, are banned under organic farming rules, as is feed with GM additives.

The rules also impose strict standards on the use of pesticides and animal welfare and sustainability. While all organic chickens are free range not all free-range chickens are organic.

The Soil Association, which accredits organic poultry producers, disputed the Strathclyde University team’s findings yesterday.

Spokesman Hugh Raven said: This research contradicts the bulk of evidence which shows organic food is higher in omega 3, vitamins and minerals than conventional chicken.’

It really boils down to “what do you choose to put in your body?”…it’s a personal choice. Just because the air is bad, LazyMan, doesn’t mean you should just eat food covered in pesticide as well. As my mom always said, 2 wrongs don’t make a right….

I suppose you walk around with an oxygen tank or a battery powered air purifier as well. If you are not, then you a putting a price on your health, just like the people with the $400 cellphone or the BMW .