We always hear about the benefits of organic food, but most of us are not listening!  One-third of all of our fruits and vegetables consumed in the United States are still covered in pesticides.

Pesticides are poisons!  They are sprayed on fruits and vegetables with the intent to kill pests, but they hurting us too?

‘Research shows that some of them – called neurotoxins – can harm our brains and our nervous systems. One recent study found that children with a high level of a certain pesticide had an increased chance of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental disorders similar to autism. Other pesticides, which mimic hormone activity, can possibly reduce fertility. And scientists recently discovered that exposure to one of the most common weed killers increased weight gain in animals by 10%.’

That’s right!  Eating fruits and vegitable might actually be making you FAT!

‘In Seattle recently,  researcher study the effects of  ‘going organic’ and found that this sudden change in diet can immediately affect our health in some very possessive ways. Group participants urine was tested.  These were typical suburban kids just like yours and mine.   Testing found that pesticide levels were above those considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in ALL of these children. The same kids were then switched to all organic diet.  They still eat all the same foods, but a much healthy version.  The pesticide level in their urine dropped in less than 24 hours. When the children were returned to their regular diets, their pesticide levels shot right back up above the EPA safety limits.’

Have your whole Family Go Organic!

Remember, fruits and vegetables with thicker rinds such as bananas, oranges, and avocados will have lower levels of pesticides than those with more permeable skin such as potatoes, carrots, apples, pears and strawberries.  Also, try to find seasonal and local produce, which will have a lower pesticide level, because it does not have to travel far to get to your table and CLEANSE regularly.  Regular cleanse can help the body perform as the natural detoxifier it was built to be.

Let’s face it.  With all the poisons on our tables our bodies can get over whelmed with impurities.  Regular cleansing may help the support the body and promote your good health.

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I’ll see an ‘organic’ apple at the store and it’s obvious it’s ‘waxed’ or I’ll hear that, ‘any organic foods coming into the US are treated at the border with pestecides’ and I’ll have to rethink why am I spending more? Am I really getting less.

So, I go back an do my research and I remember why I’m trying to make these choices for my family.

Below is a summary of an article published in “Coronary and Diabetic Care in the UK 2004″ by the Association of Primary Care Groups and Trusts (UK). It was written by James Cleeton, Policy Projects Co-ordinator at the Soil Association.

The article concluded that a predominantly organic diet:

• reduces the amount of toxic chemicals ingested;

• totally avoids GMOs [genetically modified organisms];

• reduces the amount of food additives and colourings;

• increases the amount of beneficial vitamins, minerals, EFAs [essential fatty acids] and antioxidants consumed;

• appears to have the potential to lower the incidence of common conditions such as cancer, coronary heart disease, allergies and hyperactivity in children.

To read more of the artcle visit http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/10587.php

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