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Misconceptions About Organic, The New Pesticide Being Sprayed, + What You NEED To Know! | Max Goldberg

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Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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168: Does organic automatically mean pesticide free? What are they doing to organic crops? Is it worth it to still buy organic? What additional certifications should we be looking for beyond organic? I cover it all and more with guest Max Goldberg, who is the creator of the popular website, Organic Insider, delivering the most important organic food news and exposing what’s truly going on in the organic industry.  Topics Discussed: → The main difference between organic and conventional → Ultra-processed certified organic products → Why some brands are organic but not certified → Safer conventional options to choose → How to save money buying organic → What should we prioritize when it comes to organic → Glyphosate → New pesticides being sprayed → Where glyphosate is beyond our food → Additional certifications to look for beyond organic → Why organic isn’t enough → Loopholes in organic As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at digestthispod@gmail.com.  And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Sponsored By: → Pique Tea | Go to https://piquelife.com/digest for up to 15% OFF and freebies → ARMRA | For a discount use code DIGEST at https://tryarmra.com/ → LMNT | Get 8 FREE packs https://drinklmnt.com/DIGEST Connect with Max: → Website → Instagram → Organic Insider Check Out Bethany: → Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper → Bethany’s Website → My Digestive Support Protein Powder → Gut Reset Book  → Get my Newsletters (Friday Finds) Produced By: Drake Peterson Edited By: Mike Frey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Glyphosate is still a massive problem.

0:03.4

They are using other things like much more toxic chemicals,

0:08.4

something called Dicamba, 2-4D.

0:11.8

These are really, really toxic chemicals.

0:18.3

Does organic automatically mean pesticide-free?

0:22.6

And what are they actually doing to organic crops?

0:27.0

And, well, is it worth buying organic?

0:30.5

What additional certifications should we be looking for beyond the organic certification?

0:40.2

These are just a few topics we cover in today's episode with guest Max Goldberg. He is the creator of the popular website

0:47.3

Organic Insider, delivering the most important organic food news and exposing what's truly going

0:53.9

on in the organic industry.

0:56.0

This conversation is just full of knowledge that you've probably been wondering for a while

1:03.4

about everything organic. We talk about, like I said, there's extra certifications now that are

1:10.6

coming out because organic just

1:12.7

doesn't seem to be enough because glyphosate has even been found to be in organic products.

1:19.4

So how do we know that something is actually glyphosate free?

1:24.3

So we go all into that.

1:26.1

Also, if you're on a budget, how to eat organic when on a budget

1:31.0

and what things are okay that are conventional versus not conventional, all of the things.

1:38.4

So without further ado, let's get right into the episode. And you guys already know this,

1:43.1

but I'm your host, Bethany cameron and you're listening

1:45.9

to the digest this podcast i was able to try peak tea's new coffee alternative a month before it

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