If you've ever found yourself in your local supermarket agonizing about whether the organic apples will be a more nutritional and greener choice than the cheaper non-organic ones, you're probably not alone.

In the U.S. where -- according to the Organic Trade Association -- supermarket chains like Whole Foods have helped the organic food and beverage market grow from around $1 billion in sales in 1990 to around $20 billion in 2007. Total sales for organic food and non-food products in the U.S. are expected to surpass $25 billion this year.

Do antibiotics affect birth control? Can antibiotics decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control due to their effects on the liver? The liver works to process drugs. A number of antibiotics increase the activity of specific enzymes in the liver. Read the article to know the right answer!

Antibiotics which are commonly used by humans are the same things being used to animals to ward off infections brought by diseases. To protect an animal they are being injected with antibiotic such as penicillin, tetracycline and others antibiotics which intended to be used in farm animals. It is estimates that 80 percent of antibiotics produced in the United States alone are use for non therapeutic purposes rather on large scale confinement on farms.