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I eat kale several times a week – sauteed lacinato kale, baby kale salad, curly kale in soup and other variations – and, thus, I was very upset to find kale on the Dirty Dozen 2019 list from EWG. In its 2019 analysis, EWG found that almost 70 percent of the produce sold in the U. S. has pesticide residue. That will not solve all problems as pesticide residue can be found even on organic produce, but it will be a lot less of the chemical residue. As highlighted by EWG, several recent studies evaluating the impact of an organic diet found that after less than a week of eating organic food, adults and children had on average a 60 percent reduction in the levels of synthetic pesticides in their bodies (as measured in their urine), compared to when they were eating conventional foods.

Some will need just a swiffer or two, but there are areas that may require quite a bit of elbow grease (or, rather, vinegar and baking soda). Baseboards and base molding, crown molding, carpeted areas under the sofa, window sills, air vents, and ceiling fans can easily collect dust – and although in absolute terms dust may not be as bad as germs, too much of it can aggravate allergies (and is certainly nasty if you think about what dust really is – dead skin cells, dust mites, fabric fibers, animal dander – need I go on? ). Now, for the areas that are likely covered by bacteria and viruses, you want to arm yourself with baking soda and vinegar for scrubbing, and a natural cleaner such as the Disinfectant from Clean Well for areas that require wiping down only. yes, hard to believe since you are using it to clean your teeth, but the water that remains on your toothbrush after brushing is another nesting area for germs and viruses.

Traces of glyphosate, a key ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp, have been found in various beers and wine, including certain organic brands. The study was conducted by U

We are constantly confronted by health-related headlines – french fries can cause cancer, bacon is as bad for you as cigarettes, alcohol can increase your chance of breast cancer, and eating raw cruciferous vegetables can give you thyroid problems. With news like these, who knows what is still safe to eat? And even worse – you stop eating items that are on the culinary black list and focus on those that are safe to eat, only to see those safe foods added to the blacklist the following year! Instead of going crazy, however, most of us can just eat everything in moderation in the highest quality you can buy