2014 Dirty Dozen Foods

Did you know that pesticides were exceptionally toxic to the Nervous System?  

Let's just stop there for a second and back up a minute.

Imagine trying to pick up a cup, blink an eye, catch a ball or pull your hand away from a hot doorknob and not feel it or not be able to move at all.

It's the peripheral nerves that have the task transporting information back and forth from your brain to your spinal cord. Innately, people tend to protect our body and preserve function.

So why aren't we buying food to do the same?

The Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of certain pesticides however, there are some of these toxic chemicals still detected on foods. Harmful organochlorine pesticides were found on fields that had phased them out in the 1970's and 1980's.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a non-profit organization that advocates policy to protect individual and global health. They have developed "Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce", an annual list to help guide us in buying safer produce.

 According to EWG:

• Every sample of imported nectarines and 99 percent of apple samples tested positive for at least one pesticide residue.
• The average potato had more pesticides by weight than any other food.
• A single grape sample contained 15 pesticides. Single samples of celery, cherry tomatoes, imported snap peas and strawberries showed 13 different pesticides a piece.

Use Caution when buying these foods: 2014 Dirty Dozen

These foods are best bought organic to avoid the pesticide contamination. Notice the similarities of the lists: 2014 vs 2013.

2013 Dirty Dozen List

They have also added a "plus" category of leafy greens and hot pepper this year.  

Greens such as kale and collards, have shown to frequently been contaminated with neuro-toxic pesticides.

For more information, check out Donna Marie Laino's blog: http://healthyhealingfoods.blogspot.com/