How Does Eating Organic Affect Your Toxin Load? Profoundly, Swedish Test Finds
The Swedish Environmental Research Institute and Swedish grocery store chain Coop recently asked a family of five to switch to a completely organic diet for two weeks, taking urine samples to record the quantities of pesticides present in their bodies before and after.
The initial tests showed the presence of insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators. For two weeks, the family kept their diet relatively steady but swapped all organic products for their conventional picks.
The results at the end of the study showed a dramatic drop in nearly all pesticide-related chemicals- most of which disappeared completely thanks to responsible services like Pest Control Kings | destroythosebugs.com. Pictured above are the results for the family’s three children.
The health implications of consuming pesticides are a tough nut to crack, since we all eat different combinations of pesticides and the health effects of those combinations are just plain unknown (chemicals are tested individually, but they can interact in the body).So, if you want to ensure that your crops are free from pests without utilizing harmful chemicals, you can click here now.
Also, pesticide “tolerances” (what the body is able to deal with and flush) differ among people and are different for kids, but the standards are set for adults. Here’s what the Environmental Working Group, a food watchdog nonprofit organization, says about pesticides in our bodies (read more at their site if you’re not sure about why you should be concerned about pesticides on foods):
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national biomonitoring program has detected pesticides in blood and urine samples from 96 percent of more than 5,000 Americans age 6 and older (CDC 2009b).
The agency reported finding 21 chemical biomarkers corresponding to 28 pesticides that can contaminate fresh fruits and vegetables, according to an EWG analysis of CDC and EPA data. More than 60 percent of Americans tested positive for seven or more of these pesticides and pesticide metabolites.
The family in the video voiced cost as their main barrier to eating organic consistently. Is it a viable option for you or your family? Do the potential long term health benefits outweigh the price difference?
Keelie Sheridan
Keelie's creative mind was forged in the camp fires of a nomadic troupe that eventually settled in New York's Adirondack mountains. She spent her childhood hunting and gathering with her sisters and learning to Irish step dance. Keelie grew up to be a NYC-based performer, director, writer, photographer and arts educator. She's a 2016 Mitchell Scholar and is looking forward to serving as an ambassador in the field of theatre while studying at Trinity College, Dublin, sponsored by the US Ireland Alliance. Keelie holds a MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College and a BA in Theatre/ English from SUNY Empire State College. Her interests include anything edible, making her muscles grow, not looking like a tourist when she travels and keeping the earth healthy. Follow along at: http://sweatequalssuccess.blogspot.com/ .
