Want the Best Organic Produce? Its at the Farmer’s Market

Over 2,000 years ago, the Greek physician Hippocrates said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

All who strive to eat for health know what this means: Among other things, consume more vegetables, especially green leafies and cruciferous ones like broccoli. But how do we make up for the fact that over the years, the nutritional value of vegetables and fruits has gone down significantly? How can we get what we need in the form of phytonutrients, minerals, and cancer-preventative substances in a world where even produce labeled “organic” just isn’t what it used to be?

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