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You’ve heard me many times stressing the importance of keeping your
body as “clean”(de-toxified) as possible-it is of paramount importance
for cancer prevention, increased focusing and concentrating ability
and decreasing degeneration which results in speeding up aging and
disease.   One sure way to do all this is by avoiding  Pesticides in
Your Produce-at least as much as you can…
…so, here are the Top 10 Foods to Eat Organic:
Much of the food that we consume on a daily basis contains pesticide
residues. While the FDA has regulations over the safe amount of
pesticide content in any food, the levels are particularly worrisome
in certain produce. While the consumption of these foods has been
shown to have no adverse affects in the short term, it has been shown
that high levels of these toxins found in the body over time can cause
all sorts of illness and disease.
While striving to eat organic is always something important, it is
often difficult, inconvenient; and can become quite costly. Because
not everyone can afford to go the 100% organic route every time they
shop, there are certain foods that experts say are more important to
eat organic than others. This is because they have high levels of
pesticide residues even after being washed and readied for
consumption. In fact, their toxin content is so high that nutrition
experts recommend only eating these foods when and if they can be
purchased organic.
Below is a list of the top 10 offenders, some of the nasty toxins they
contain, and ideal alternatives when organic can’t be found.
Strawberries
Main Nutrient: Vitamin C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Strawberries have high levels
of fungicides, some of which are classified by the EPA as probable
human carcinogens. They are also frequently contaminated with
endosulfan, a chemical that interferes with normal hormone function by
imitating the hormone estrogen.
Healthy Alternatives: oranges, grapefruit, kiwifruit, watermelon
Spinach
Main Nutrient: Iron, Vitamins A and C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Because spinach is often grown
in mediocre growing conditions, the crops are more susceptible to
insect damage and mildew. To prevent these problems from ruining their
harvests farmers use high amounts of pesticides and fungicides. As a
result spinach is exceptionally high in DDT, permethrin, chlorthalonil
and other cancer causing pesticides.
Healthy Alternatives: kale, swiss chard, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
asparagus
Peaches
Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: This fruit has a heavy dose of
the cancer causing fungicides captan and iprodione, and the neurotoxic
pesticide methyl parathion, which are used to combat insects.
Healthy Alternatives: nectarines, watermelon, tangerines, oranges,
grapefruit
Apples
Main Nutrient: Vitamin C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: To keep apples so pretty and
shiny as we have come to see them in the grocery store, it takes a lot
of pesticides, fungicides and petroleum oil. Common pesticide residues
found on apples, are Chlorpyrifos, Diphenylamine, Captan, Carbendazim
and Thiabendazole.
Healthy Alternatives: watermelon, nectarines, bananas, tangerines
Pears
Main Nutrient: Vitamin A, Potassium
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Similar to apples, in order to
have aesthetically pleasing pears great deals of insecticides need to
be used. Common pesticides found on your average pear include:
Carbendazim, Chlormequat, Dithiocarbamates, Tolylfluanid, Captan.
Healthy Alternatives: canned pears, canned peaches, oranges
Celery
Main Nutrient: Carotenoids
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: As celery is primarily made up
of water, it is no wonder that it absorbs anything and everything
around it; this includes toxins and water found in the soil around it.
As a result it is a major source of exposure to neurotoxic pesticides
and the probable human carcinogen, chlorthalonil.
Healthy Alternatives: carrots, broccoli, radishes, romaine lettuce

A healthy lifestyle helps diminish the probability of developing
breast cancer. Having a child before the age of 30 offers some
protection because of the estrogen-free time period during pregnancy
and lactation.
If you have no control over the above, the next factor might be more
controllable: Read the rest of this entry »

Many, if not most, cancer deaths come as a result of
infection by bacteria, viruses, and fungi- microbes that
normally would be destroyed by the immune system.

In the case of cancer, the immune system becomes severely
suppressed, partly because of the systemic weakening brought
on by the cancer process and partly because of the negative,
toxic effects of conventional cancer treatment – essentially
chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. Read the rest of this entry »

When President Richard Nixon launched the war on cancer  in his
January 1971 State of the Union, he called for “the same kind of
concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon.”
Yet nearly 40 years and $100 billion in federally funded cancer
research later, it seems the lunar landing was a much less daunting
task.
Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers have come up with yet more causes of obesity,
diabetes and heart disease — poor nutrition of the fetus in
the womb that puts the metabolism off- kilter. A blossoming
field of medical research called fetal origins of adult
disease (FOAD) highlights just how important a healthy
environment in the womb is for both the development of the
fetus and its health as an adult. Read the rest of this entry »

Reducing saturated fat is the single most important dietary change you
can make to cut blood cholesterol. Used as a replacement for meat and
cheese, soy foods help your heart by slashing the amount of saturated
fat that you eat

Not familiar with soy foods?

 Eat some today
 The basics include tofu, soy nuts, soy flour, and enriched soymilk.
Great-tasting, protein-rich meat alternatives include soy sausage, and
breaded cutlets and nuggets that taste like chicken. Crumbled soy – an
alternative to ground meat – works well in chilli, burritos, lasagna,
soups, and casseroles. Add tofu to chilli, eggs, or casseroles. It
absorbs the flavor of whatever you’re cooking. You’ll find many soy
products in the produce section of the supermarket. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a tough world out there;  once in awhile, we all need a
little reminder about the good things in life…
12 Ways to be More Positive
Read two easy to be more positive and then share these with
your partner. Together, you should know four ways.
1. You can choose to be optimistic. You’ve probably heard a
pessimist described as someone who sees a glass of water as
half empty while an optimist sees it as half full. The
pessimist focuses on the negative (the missing water), while
the optimist sees the positive (the water that’s there). Who
has a better outlook? Who’s likely to be happier; more
confident and sure? Read the rest of this entry »

Achieving sustainable digestive health and prevention of
dysfunction
In the mirror, the body appears solid and it’s hard to
imagine the dynamic changes that go on inside it. Under a
protective layer of skin, functions are interconnected and
the body continuously adapts to create a balanced, healthy
internal environment. The state of digestion has local and
far reaching impacts, from immune to neurological health.
Every day, the average person ingests between three to four
pounds of food that journey through a 30-foot digestive
tract. Through mechanical and chemical processes, this
ecosystem allows us to digest food, absorb nutrients and
create the energy we need to live. Read the rest of this entry »

First step towards better health is cleansing It’s true.
Cleansing helps rid the body of harmful toxins that we
absorb through the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the
water we drink. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, then there are a few
things of which you should be aware if deciding to use the
Cleansing and Fat Burning System. Read the rest of this entry »