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Media communications: Speech
Organic Food in America
[INTRODUCTION]
I. What is organic? [PAUSE] According to the USDA all products that are stamped with the “100% organic seal” are those in which “every ingredient in the product was raised and harvested in an organic environment.”
II. Today our food is full of harmful pollutants and farm chemicals that are denaturalizing the basic nutrients that a human must consume.
III. Through much research I have found this to be true, and have come to the agreement that the consumption of organic products is a necessity to human health.
IV. Today I will inform you of why Americans should eat organically in order to improve their health and their environment.
V. I will introduce the risks of eating commercially, the steps Americans must take in order to achieve an organically healthy life, and the benefits that naturally healthy food can offer.
I will first introduce the risks of eating commercially.
[BODY]
I. Americans must be aware of their eating habits and its effects.
A. Fast food meals are food of choice for most Americans.
1. According to Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All American Meal “Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars.”
2. In an article published by the Organic Consumers Association it was stated, “more than 60 per cent of American adults and 13 per cent of children and adolescents are classified as overweight or obese.”
B. Health risks, are not just the over advertised fast food corporations, but also the abundance of pesticides and chemicals added to our daily food.
1. Janet Hull stated in an article that, “there are over 14,000 man-made chemicals added to our American food supply today.”
2. The United States Environmental Protection Agency stated that, “laboratory studies show that pesticides can cause health problems, such as birth defects, nerve damage, cancer, and other effects that might occur over a long period of time.”
Secondly I will inform you of the steps that Americans must take in order to achieve an organically healthy life.
II. As individuals you can choose many ways to be organic.
[READ AS LIST]
A. Avoid all fast food restaurants, they may seem convenient at the time but the cost of health is more important.
B. Read the labels on food products before purchasing them, you may be surprised by what is hiding.
C. Plant your own food if possible even if it is a simple tomato plant, fresh always beats commercial.
D. Lastly, educate yourself and others of the importance of buying organic food, especially produce, in order to make the need for organic food nationally recognized.
Thirdly I will illustrate the benefits that naturally healthy food can offer.
III. The reasons for eating organically are unbeatable.
[READ AS LIST]
A. Organic foods limit your exposure to toxic and synthetic pesticides.
B. They limit the use of harmful herbicides in our environment.
C. By eating organic food you will demote unhealthy fast food corporations that seem to put a label on our country and our citizens.
D. And, to establish an overall healthier, non-toxic, way of living.
With all of this being said, take action in your life; be healthy by eating organically.
[CONCLUSION]
In conclusion.
I. Eating organically will improve the health of our society and our environment.
II. Now that you are knowledgeable of the risks of commercial products, the steps to eating organically and the benefits of eating organic food, take action.
III. Choosing what to eat is a decision made by billions of people around the world, so why not choose what you should eat?
