Healthfood Stores

Organic     Solutions
Volume 6   –   Issue 9

Healthfood  Stores  /  Organic  Produce  

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE CONSUMER IS STILL KING! He’s not always aware of it, but he is King.  Always remember that you and I have PURCHASING POWER.  If we don’t buy an item it will just rot on the shelf.  And guess what?  If it doesn’t sell, the stores will stop pushing all the junk.

Back in 2006 I surveyed my Herbal Remedies List of 6,000+ members strong at the time (now over 7,300) to find out if others were aware of some of the major shortcomings of our local Healthfood Stores or if it was just me over dramatizing one of my conspiracy theories.  :o)))

I’m glad to say that almost all of my List Members agreed with my observations and conclusions, and it was good to not have that “all alone feeling” you sometimes get when you feel you’re the only one who sees a thing.

It was firmly agreed that availability of “ORGANIC FOODS” was one of the major reasons we all shop at Healthfood Stores.  Furthermore, I was very pleased to see that a variety of “HERBAL REMEDIES” was another major reason.  People ARE waking up to the fact that the Commercial Markets and the Giant Pharmaceutical companies have betrayed us long ago. 

Furthermore, it was very important to many shoppers that Knowledgeable, Friendly Staff be available to effectively answer Health Questions.

The number one complaint was PRICE ! ! !  Almost everyone had this objection as their number one pet peeve.  This dovetailed with the fact that most of your larger / chain Healthfood Stores also carried a great many NON-ORGANIC products and yet were charging high “Organic” prices for this kind of merchandise.  Number two on the list of beefs was the fact that just because it says “Organic” or “Health Food” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s healthy.  This is where you must read labels so as not to be fooled.  I have found that some labels are great up to the last couple of ingredients that are either not organic or you will see some con like “Natural Flavorings” or “All Natural”.  If it doesn’t say exactly what’s in it, then I’m suspicious and don’t buy it.  Organic Sugar is no better for a body than regular sugar.  Organic Pastas still have Enzyme Inhibitors in them, don’t they?  This is where having an HERBALIST / NATURAL HEALER on staff can help.  And lastly, people have gotten fed up with the tremendous number of Fads that hit us every year, especially in our Healthfood Stores.  People want access to AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY, ORGANIC FOOD.  And the only way we’ll get it is if we demand it and refuse to buy the junk.  We have to support the Organic Farmers by buying only 100% ORGANIC.  If we do this, the prices will eventually come down.  In addition, we need to demand that our foods be labeled properly so that we can be totally informed of every content in the package. 

The most ethical and best Healthfood Stores are your small Mom & Pop Family Variety.  The large chains are going the way of the commercial giants.  It’s time to put on our crowns and demand better organic food now.

In Knowledge, Health, and Freedom,    
Doc 

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