dirty dozen

DIRTY DOZEN
i have a theory that a lot of our illness are caused by what we eat
some because we eat too much of the wrong things
especially processed foods
then
some or a lot that are contaminated by chemicals in the growing stages of
vegetables and fruits
or
contaminated by all those preservatives they add to our food to make
it look good or taste like something its not or to make it last forever

just take some of those foods and leave it out and watch
how it doesnt spoil
eating  that cant be good for you

recently i saw the dirty dozen list of contaminated foods listed on yahoo shine
67% of all the foods were contaminated even after washing them well
i repeat 67% of all the foods were contaminated even after washing them well

then this is what is scary
of the top 3 worst ones
apples strawberries grapes 100% of them had contamination even though
they were adequately washed
one grape had 15 pesticides on it

then even scarier
some domestically grown squash and kale and collards were commonly
contaminated with real toxic pesticides
are you ready for this
these organophosphates were phased out of agricultural use in the 1970s
and 1980s
but still are in some farmers soil which then get into these foods

you know our forefathers didnt worry about this stuff
as they grew all their foods
yes organically
and put things in root cellars or
canned them without preservatives or
ate them fresh from the garden

toxicity of these pesticides are associatted with cancer hormone disruption
brain and nervous system damage and irritation to eyes skin and lungs
can you say increase in asthma and allergies

here are the dirty dozen
apples
strawberries
grapes
celery
peaches
spinach
sweet bell peppers
imported nectarines
cucumbers
potatoes
cherry tomatoes
hot peppers

then
here are the clean dozen you might consider since they have less
contamination
clean mainly because of a thick cover
corn
onions
pineapples
avocados
cabbage
sweet peas
papayas
mangoes
asparagus
egg plant
kiwi
grapefruit
cantaloupe
sweet potatoes
mushrooms

or
just buy organic foods
and or
do like i do grow as much of these as you can
grow them organically
so you will definitely know they are not contaminated with any poison

here are what im growing thats on the list
potatoes
cucumbers
cantaloupe
onions and more onions
tomatoes and more tomatoes
squash
kale
collards
hot pepper
sweet bell peppers
asparagus
egg plant
sweet peas
peaches
spinach
strawberries

so as i eat them i dont worry about any contamination
as they are grown organicgreen

the organicgreen doctor