Pesticides

Pesticides Kill

Here is a link to a list of foods that contain a high level of pesticides.

http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php

Make sure you buy organic.

I first started eating organic food back in the 80’s after chewing on some celery and having my mouth go numb for about an hour.   It didn’t take a study for me to realize that wasn’t right and I made the switch.

Since that time I have probably kept my organic intake to about 90% of all my food  – and with kids and traveling that’s doing quite well.

It doesn’t take a scientific paper to convince me that if something kills bugs and weeds it probably isn’t something I want to eat.

 

Testing Isn’t Required

Numerous pesticides have been declared “carcinogenic” (cause cancer) and most would fit the description but of course testing isn’t required!

Yes, I know that’s hard to believe, but you only have to test after numerous things happen like animal deformity and infertility, or maybe even death.

Let’s keep it simple.  Pesticides are toxic chemicals that cause cellular damage.

In humans it’s another word for inflammation, which has been associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, heart disease and every other chronic debilitating disease.

Pesticides often kill bugs by disrupting their ability to utilize acetycholine.   Hmmm….isn’t that a problem with Alzheimer’s? ah….let’s not go there.

Twenty years ago I would read articles about eliminating pesticides from your diet.  Now the articles all say how to limit your intake to 2 per day.

Ever Wonder Why So Many People Are Sick?

The EPA recently conducted random studies checking people for 150 known environmental toxins and found an average of 108 in each person.  They admitted they could easily check for another 200 that everyone probably has.

Blood samples taken from umbilical cords immediately after birth in 8 different countries showed an average of 200 toxic chemicals present.

Makes you wonder.

He, She, It?

If that’s not enough to convince you then maybe this will.

Pesticides are notorious for being endocrine disruptors, meaning they mimic hormones used by the body and disrupt the natural balance of hormones.  Since most pesticides mimic estrogen this means the body carries an extra burden of it and has trouble clearing it out.

Normally the job of your liver, it becomes compromised with age, diet, alcohol and drug use, to the point where both men and women have an estrogen imbalance.

It doesn’t take a lot to figure out how this could be influencing the soaring rates of breast and cervical cancer, but men aren’t getting off easy either.

As men age they have a tendency to lose testosterone and gain estrogen.  It’s not that they lose testosterone, but the lose access to it.

Seems the body produces an enzyme that interferes with your ability to get access to your free testosterone, and with estrogen going up, you might feel….umm….different.

Eating more veggies can help, so can lowering your alcohol consumption and avoiding pesticides,helping your liver to process these toxins.