http://buyorganiccoffee.org/1389/what-does-organic-mean/ What Does Organic Mean? Coffee is good for you and organic coffee is better. Regarding coffee, just what does organic mean? Here is a primer on healthy organic coffee. Organic Coffee Organic coffee is grown with the addition of artificial substances such as synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides or fungicides. Organic coffee is also processed and stored separate from other non-organic produce. To obtain organic coffee certification a grower must abide by several restrictions. Fertilizers must be one hundred percent organic. Such fertilizers include chicken manure, coffee pulp and general compost. Three fourths of all organic coffee is grown in Latin America. Preserving the Environment Organic agriculture can strengthen the natural environment's resistance to disease. Organic coffee is commonly shade-grown. This helps preserve forests and provides habitat for birds. Soil erosion is minimized and the water table is spared the polluting effects of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. Insect populations are more balanced and less likely to case plant disease. Organic Means Cleaner Coffee A study by the Australian Food Standards Authority revealed that as many as 133 contaminants may be in a cup of commercially available coffee. These contaminants include metals such as aluminum and zinc, pesticide residues, ochratoxin A, acrylamide, furan, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are found to cause cancer. Furans have been associated with skin disorders, liver problems, certain kinds of cancers, impairment to the reproductive, endocrine, and immune system, as well as effects on embryonic development. What does organic mean? It means a cleaner cup of coffee with no harmful additives.

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2. Coffee is good for you and organic coffee is
better.

3. Regarding coffee, just what does organic
mean?

4. Here is a primer on healthy organic coffee.

5. Organic Coffee

6. Organic coffee is grown with the addition of
artificial substances such as synthetic
fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides or
fungicides. Organic coffee is also processed
and stored separate from other non-organic
produce.

7. To obtain organic coffee certification a
grower must abide by several restrictions.
Fertilizers must be one hundred percent
organic. Such fertilizers include chicken
manure, coffee pulp and general compost.
Three fourths of all organic coffee is grown
in Latin America.

8. Preserving the Environment

9. Organic agriculture can strengthen the
natural environment's resistance to disease.
Organic coffee is commonly shade-grown.

10. This helps preserve forests and provides
habitat for birds. Soil erosion is minimized
and the water table is spared the polluting
effects of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides,
fungicides and insecticides.

11. Insect populations are more balanced and
less likely to case plant disease.

12. Organic Means Cleaner
Coffee

13. A study by the Australian Food Standards
Authority revealed that as many as 133
contaminants may be in a cup of
commercially available coffee. These
contaminants include metals such as
aluminum and zinc, pesticide residues,
ochratoxin A, acrylamide, furan, and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

14. . Some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
are found to cause cancer. Furans have
been associated with skin disorders, liver
problems, certain kinds of cancers,
impairment to the reproductive, endocrine,
and immune system, as well as effects on
embryonic development. What does organic
mean? It means a cleaner cup of coffee with
no harmful additives.

15. Coffee Is Good for You

16. Coffee is good for you. So don’t take away
from the benefits by adding things that are
bad for you. Coffee drinkers get less type II
diabetes.

17. Women who drink at least four cups of
coffee a day have less than half the
incidence of Type II diabetes as women who
do not drink coffee. The coffee drinkers all
had elevated sex hormone-binding globulin
levels while the non coffee drinkers did not.
The relationship was complete between the
elevated enzyme level and a reduced
incidence of Type II diabetes.

18. The American Diabetes Association says
that nearly 24 million Americans have
diabetes of which more than 9 in 10 have
the Type II variety. That comes to roughly 22
million people with Type 2 diabetes. The fact
that more organic coffee can lead to less
diabetes could be a significant issue in US
public health.

19. Drink coffee and reduce your risk of this
disease.

20. And coffee reduces the risk of diseases like
colon cancer.

21. It turns out that one of the antioxidants
obtained during the process of roasting
organic coffee may well reduce the risk of
getting colon cancer, the second leading
cause of cancer death in the USA. For many
years medical researchers have known that
a set of enzymes in the human body, phase
II enzymes have a protective effect. They
help us avoid getting colon cancer.

22. The higher the level of phase two enzymes you
have the lower your risk is of getting colon
cancer. Here is where a good cup of organic
coffee comes in. The methylpyridium produced
as a natural byproduct of roasting organic
coffee raises phase II enzyme levels. In fact
more coffee means more methylpyridium which
means higher levels of phase II enzymes.
Medical studies are underway to determine the
precise amount of methylpyridium that would
be recommended.

23. What does organic mean? It means healthy,
good tasting safe-for-you coffee!