Despite the massive amount of evidence, some people refuse to believe that buying organic is a healthier option. I can’t be the only one who’s ever been told that buying organic is a waste of money. In addition, a lot of people have this idea that conventionally grown produce is not only safe but just as good as the organic food. Let’s take a look at just a few things pesticides have been linked to: Cancer In addition, read this from the Department of Cancer Epidemiology at the Karolinska University Hospital, In animal studies, many pesticides are carcinogenic, (e.g., organochlorines, creosote, and sulfallate) while others (notably, the organochlorines DDT, chlordane, and lindane) are tumor promoters. Some contaminants in commercial pesticide formulations also may pose a carcinogenic risk. In humans, arsenic compounds and insecticides used occupationally have been classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. and from the…