Monday, September 29, 2008

Introduction

Friends!
It got started with an Impulse and hence the name OrganicImpulse. It has been our sincere effort to bring the best of organic food products to people of Bangalore and then extend it to other cities gradually. A small beginning, but we are happy that slowly people are realizing the benefits of introducing genuine organic food to their daily life.

They say "Life is all about choices". So, go ahead and choose the organic life style!

Best Wishes,
OrganicImpulse Team

5 comments:

mobienthusiast said...

Good Start!

Would like to see issue based discussions such as

1. Common Ailments that today's youth are facing

2. Kids health care

Prasad Mallesh said...

hey it looks very interesting... as we don't see many websites for organic products... i was thinking why people turning towards organic food... did bit of research you can say... i found this very interesting... as these guys have add a comment option... hope it will help somebody like me... here you go....

10 reasons to eat organic :

1. Top for taste
Many people buy organic food because they believe it tastes better than non-organic. This could be because organic fruit and vegetables tend to grow more slowly and have a lower water content, which may contribute to the fuller flavour some people experience. A poll in 2005 showed that quality and taste of food are important to more people than low prices.

2. It's healthy
On average, organic food contains higher levels of vitamin C and essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron and chromium as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants. Organic milk is naturally higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, Vitamin A (Beta Carotene) and certain other antioxidants than non-organic milk.

3. No nasty additives
Only 32 of the 290 food additives approved for use across the EU are permitted in organic food. Amongst the additives banned by the Soil Association are hydrogenated fat, aspartame (artificial sweetener) and monosodium glutamate which have been linked to health problems.

4. Avoids pesticides
The best way of reducing your exposure to potentially harmful pesticides is to eat organically grown food, where their use is avoided. Over 311 pesticides can be routinely used in non organic farming and residues are often present in non-organic food. Over 40% of all non-organic fruit, vegetables and bread tested in 2005 contained pesticides according to the Government's Pesticide Residues Committee.The results for particular fruit and vegetables were much worse, e.g. chemicals were found in all oranges tested, 90% of bread, 72% of grapes, 95% pears.

5. GM-free
Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards. Over a million tonnes of GM crops are imported to feed non organic livestock that produce much, if not most, of the non organic pork, bacon, milk cheese and other dairy products in our supermarkets.

6. Reliance on drugs removed
Antibiotic additives routinely added to animal food to speed animal growth are linked with bacterial resistance in humans to the same or closely related antibiotics. Soil Association standards ban the routine use of antibiotics.

7. No hidden costs
Compare this with the £120m that tax payers fork out annually to pay for chemicals to be removed from drinking water, mainly as a result of the pesticides used in farming.

8. High standards
Organic food comes from trusted sources. All organic farms and food companies are inspected at least once a year. The standards for organic food are laid down in European law.

9. Care for animals
No system of farming has higher levels of animal welfare standards than organic farms working to Soil Association standards. Compassion in World Farming believes that the Soil Association's welfare standards are leaders in the field. (Joyce d'Silva, Director, Compassion in World Farming.)

10. Good for wildlife and the environment
Overall organic farming supports more farmland wildlife than non-organic farming. The UK government has said that it is better for wildlife, causes lower pollution from sprays, produces less carbon dioxide - the main global warming gas - and less dangerous wastes.

Isha said...

About 20 years ago, we did not see people suffering with so many diseases. Today, we see lot of youngsters suffering from Blood Pressure, Diabetes etc. We all know it is due to the Fast-food culture and its rapid adoption by today's youth. It is time that we step back for a moment and analyze how we could start taking care of ourselves in a better way and stay healthy. Apart from regular physical activity it is important that we eat food that is rich in nutrition.

Greenflame said...

Good luck with your venture!

Organic food is so important for us but it's also vital for wildlife and sustainable living.

I wish you every success.

Organic Impulse said...

A VERY HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. Thanks for following the postings. We are a bit slow here but would like to catch up pretty soon. So, please stay tuned for more discussions.

We are adding products that address the specific ailments and addition of Gluten-Free products are in that direction.

OrganicImpulse Team