Dr. Weil is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit.
It's rare to have patients who eat 100% organic. Generally it takes multiple shopping trips, making it a pretty intense commitment in both time and money. In my dream world we move the tobacco and sugar industry subsidizes to organic foods, and see the cost of organics drop below the costs of donuts and white bread. But for now I tell patients to meet the 2x test: buy the organic if it is less than twice the cost of conventional. Otherwise they will buy three organic apples instead of twelve conventional apples and eat pasta to make up the difference.
It's rare to have patients who eat 100% organic. Generally it takes multiple shopping trips, making it a pretty intense commitment in both time and money. In my dream world we move the tobacco and sugar industry subsidizes to organic foods, and see the cost of organics drop below the costs of donuts and white bread. But for now I tell patients to meet the 2x test: buy the organic if it is less than twice the cost of conventional. Otherwise they will buy three organic apples instead of twelve conventional apples and eat pasta to make up the difference.