Fruits and Vegetables - You'll lower your exposure to pesticides by 90% if you choose the organic versions of the following most contaminated produce:peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarine, strawberries, cherries, pears, grapes (imported), spinach, lettuce and potatoes. For more information visit: www.foodnews.org/
Peanuts/Soybeans/Corn - Peanuts are one of the top 10 most contaminated foods, containing the kind of pesticides that can build up in the body's fatty tissues. Visit thePesticide Action Networkwebsite for more information. Given the risks and uncertainty associated with genetically modified crops, choosing organic soybeans and corn may be a better option since 85% of soybeans and almost half of all corn grown in America in 2004 were genetically modified.
Beef - Many cows are injected with growth hormones and antibiotics. While the FDA claims they are harmless to humans, the European Union had banned their use.
Dairy - Milk from cows injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone ( rBGH ) (to increase their milk production) contain higher levels of a natural growth factor ( IGF -1). While the FDA believes it is safe, some experts link high levels of the hormone to breast and prostate cancer. The EU has banned the use. The use of rBGH can also increase infections in cows resulting in greater antibiotic use.
Pork, Poultry & Eggs - Like cattle, hogs and poultry are given antibiotics as a means of prevention. They ingest about 20 million pounds annually. Compare that to the 3 million pounds administered to sick people. Last year the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ( IATP ) found that more than half of the chicken samples in a study contained arsenic.
Chocolate and Coffee - Both crops prefer to grow in the shade, but to meet the increasing demand for them, farmers are growing the kind needing sun. Unfortunately, they also require heavy pesticide use. In fact, the UK's Soil Association reported that cacao is the most heavily sprayed crop in the world.
Source: Body + Soul
Fruits and Vegetables - You'll lower your exposure to pesticides by 90% if you choose the organic versions of the following most contaminated produce:peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarine, strawberries, cherries, pears, grapes (imported), spinach, lettuce and potatoes. For more information visit: www.foodnews.org/
Peanuts/Soybeans/Corn - Peanuts are one of the top 10 most contaminated foods, containing the kind of pesticides that can build up in the body's fatty tissues. Visit thePesticide Action Networkwebsite for more information. Given the risks and uncertainty associated with genetically modified crops, choosing organic soybeans and corn may be a better option since 85% of soybeans and almost half of all corn grown in America in 2004 were genetically modified.
Beef - Many cows are injected with growth hormones and antibiotics. While the FDA claims they are harmless to humans, the European Union had banned their use.
Dairy - Milk from cows injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone ( rBGH ) (to increase their milk production) contain higher levels of a natural growth factor ( IGF -1). While the FDA believes it is safe, some experts link high levels of the hormone to breast and prostate cancer. The EU has banned the use. The use of rBGH can also increase infections in cows resulting in greater antibiotic use.
Pork, Poultry & Eggs - Like cattle, hogs and poultry are given antibiotics as a means of prevention. They ingest about 20 million pounds annually. Compare that to the 3 million pounds administered to sick people. Last year the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ( IATP ) found that more than half of the chicken samples in a study contained arsenic.
Chocolate and Coffee - Both crops prefer to grow in the shade, but to meet the increasing demand for them, farmers are growing the kind needing sun. Unfortunately, they also require heavy pesticide use. In fact, the UK's Soil Association reported that cacao is the most heavily sprayed crop in the world.
Source: Body + Soul