by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| Although less than 3 percent of the total produce in the United States is grown without pesticides, organic produce is widely available.
• Develop a good relationship with your local grocery store produce manager. Explain your desire to reduce your exposure to pesticides and waxes. Ask what measures the store takes to ensure that pesticide residues are within approved limits. Ask where the store gets its produce. Make sure the store is aware that foreign produce is much more likely to contain excessive levels of pesticides as well as pesticides that have been banned in the United States. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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 Buy organic produce whenever possible. Wash fruits and vegetables with produce wash to reduce pesticide intake.
• Buy organic, free-range or otherwise antibiotic and hormone-free meats, fish, and dairy products.
• Eat in restaurants that serve natural foods.
• Drink purified, filtered water only.
0> $ ® eating-for-health guideline #2 eliminate or relegate stimulants to rare occasions
...the more distant and rare the better.
"How can you be so wide awake?" Karen asked at the start of another lengthy day. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 This means that, by buying organic produce, we actually get more for our money and for our health.
The good news is that many people are listening. The total of organic products sold has grown at a rate of about 20 percent per year in recent years, and many supermarkets now stock organic products. Please support this positive shift in the supermarkets, and buy organic foods.
We have the power to restore the world to one that is aligned with the healing harmony of the universe. Let us do it. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 Our food supply today is dramatically depleted of vital vitamins and minerals. organic produce has up to ten times the vitamin and minerals as non-organic, and has none of the poison residues of the chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides. Even so, because the soil is so depleted, organic produce still has less nutritional value than the same produce had fifty years ago. You would have to eat ten times the amount of produce today to even come close to the nutritional value of food fifty years ago. |
Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard
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 You are likely to come across some interesting alternatives that are very close to home: some amazing little store that you never knew existed, an organic delivery service that brings fresh organic produce right to your door step. Here are a few of the most popular choices.
Supermarkets The large chains have come a long way in recent years, and many have expanded their organic produce departments, bulk food sections, ethnic options, and natural food sections. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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 Although it's difficult to determine whether organic produce is more nutritious, certified organic produce should contain less pesticide residue. The effects of long-term ingestion of pesticide residue is inconclusive, but it is always advisable to minimize your exposure to it when you can. You can identify organic produce by the "certified organic" label, which verifies that the product was grown without pesticides. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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 The best way to avoid pesticides in your foods is to buy organic produce and meat so that you can be sure that no toxic artificial chemicals were used in their production.
Fortunately, when chemicals are deliberately added to foods in the form of colorings and preservatives, the manufacturer is required to list these on the label. However, there are dozens of different additives on the market, and reading labels can be very confusing. The best way to avoid additives in foods is again to buy organic. |
Gayle Reichler, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
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| You can identify organic produce by the "certified organic" label, which verifies that the product was grown without pesticides. Keep in mind, however, that organically grown products may not necessarily be pesticide-free, since airborne pesticides may drift onto organic produce from neighboring garden plots and farms. Also keep in mind that even if organic produce isn't available, the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables certainly outweigh any risk from pesticide residues. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Let's hope that this important document is spread all around Capitol Hill and that it helps generate a change in our U.S. food policies.
Can Food Industry Interests Be Served and Good Health Programs Result?
Sadly, as the above examples illustrate, the bottom line and political power are often at odds with the health and welfare of our nation's citizens. Given the realities of doing business in America—the processed-food industry needs to make money to survive—it's simply unrealistic to expect the interests of we, the people, to come first. |
Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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| Some food can be purchased online such as bulk grains and organic produce. Wild Oats and Whole Foods Markets, two of the largest natural foods store chains, used to have shopping online, but they have both discontinued this service due to lack of adequate response. Once again, if enough people started requesting this service they might be persuaded to reinstate it.
If you don't have a health food store in your area, chances are you live in rural America. |
David Wolfe
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 Wheatgrass, sprouts, wild greens, and organic produce are incorporated into the healing program.
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by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| If organic produce is not readily available, develop a good relationship with your local grocery store produce manager. Explain to him or her the desire to reduce your exposure to pesticides and waxes. Ask what measures the store takes to ensure that pesticide residues are within the tolerance limits. Ask where it gets its produce, as foreign produce is much more likely to contain excessive levels of pesticides as well as pesticides that have been banned in the United States due to suspected toxicity. And try to buy local produce that is in season.
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Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Along the same lines, use as much organic produce as you can find and afford. It's just as well to minimize exposure to pesticides, herbicides, and so on. And of course eliminating sugar, white flour, and other refined and processed foods is good for anyone's health."
"I've been hearing a lot of this from my mother, too."
"Good for her. Now, specific items—first, para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA."
"Isn't that the stuff in some sunblocks?"
"Yes. However, it's also considered to be one of the B-complex vitamins, and it can safely increase the activity of steroid hormones such as estrogen. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Purchase local organic produce in season. Vegetarians have far fewer endocrine disruptors found in their blood than people that consume meat. This is because incinerators that are as near as your back yard or as far away as thousands of miles release dioxin into the air when they burn chlorine containing materials like PVC plastic or pesticides. The dioxin falls on the grass that cows and cattle eat and accumulates in their fat and milk. Because of their longer life, dioxin accumulation is more critical in milk cows and beef cattle than chickens or other animals. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Once you get your organic produce home, running water and a vegetable brush are probably all that will be needed to get it ready for the table. If the produce is not organic, however, you will want to wash it more thoroughly to rid it of any chemical residues. Use a soft vegetable brush to scrub the foods, and then let them soak in water for ten minutes.
You can also clean produce with nontoxic rinsing preparations, which are available in reputable health food stores. If the products are waxed, peel them, because wax cannot be washed away. Remove as thin a layer of peel as possible. |
| When eating organic produce, leave the skin on apples and potatoes. Coat chicken in corn bran or oats for baking. Add extra bran to cereals and breads. Unsalted, unbuttered popcorn is also excellent for added fiber.
Bran, Gums, and Mucilages
Both gums and mucilages help to regulate blood glucose levels, aid in lowering cholesterol, and help in the removal of toxins. They are found in oatmeal, oat bran, sesame seeds, and dried beans.
One of the following should be part of your daily dietary plan:
• Fennel seed. Fennel is an herb that is helpful for digestive purposes. |
David Wolfe
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| Recipes consist of fresh organic produce, organic nuts, seeds, spices and oils.
WASHINGTON D.C.
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Everlasting Life
Health Food Store (2)
9185 Central Ave
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(301) 324-6900
Contact: Brother Baruch www.everlastinglife.net
The Center for Everlasting Life offers raw food items at their restaurant and cafe in the Capitol Heights location as well as at the juice bar in their DC location. |
| Living Greens offers raw-food dishes, sprouts, wheatgrass and organic produce.
Rhythm and Roots Juice Bar 111 North M Street Lake Worth, FL 33460 561-588-2801 Fax: 561-588-2507
Juice up your health with the organic raw-food and juice menu at Rhythm and Roots! Kathleen, the delightful proprietor, will serve you real food, made with love! An awesome place that emanates high vibrations!
GEORGIA
Loving it Live East Point Atlanta, Georgia
Incredible sea moss smoothies and raw food!
Lush Life Cafe
1405 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd.
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
404-758-8757 www.tyicomminc. |
| Superfoods and seaweeds are generally dramatically more mineral- and protein-rich than everyday organic produce.
Edible clays and sea or rock salts, because they are earth, are also grounding.
Eating For Spirituality
"All philosophy in two words — sustain but abstain."— Epictetus
50% FATS
Fatty Fruits, Nuts, Coconuts, Seeds
To Ground The Body center at 50:0:50
(Chlorophyll : Sugars : Fat)
Dr. Johnny Love-wisdom taught me the spiritual value of avoiding fats for a selected period of time with his Vitarian Diet. |
| Only fresh, organic produce is used.
TEXAS
PURE: A Living Foods Cafe
2720 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX. 75206
214-824-7776 www.purerawcafe.com
Texas' first 'aw restaurant to serve organic living cuisine.
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| Organic foods have far higher mineral and trace mineral contents, with the exception of sodium. organic produce contains far more iron, potassium, magnesium and calcium than conventional crops. (Most studies of this type demonstrate that organic foods have 2 to 10 times the mineral content of conventional foods - you really do get more value for the money).
2. Organic spinach contained 64-78% more vitamin C.
3. Organic Savoy cabbage contained 76-91% more vitamin C.
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Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
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 Only 25 percent of the organic produce contained residues, compared to 77 percent of the conventional produce. Moreover, the residues on the organic produce were less toxic. Three-quarters of Americans say that the 566 million pounds of pesticides dumped on food crops each year are a major health concern. So, cutting back on pesticides whenever possible might be a priority for many people. (See below for more information on pesticides.)
The other consideration is price, both to your pocketbook and to the environment. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 Although under three percent of the total produce grown in the United States is grown without the aid of pesticides, organic produce is widely available.
3. If organic produce is not readily available, develop a good relationship with your local grocery store produce manager. Explain your desire to reduce your exposure to pesticides and waxes. Ask what measures the store takes to assure that pesticide residues are within the tolerance limits. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Whenever possible, buy certified organic produce, which is likely to contain lower levels of pesticide residues. Avoid purchasing imported foods, which may contain residues of pesticides whose use is banned or severely restricted in the United States. Buy locally and avoid purchasing out-of-season produce that must be transported long distances or stored for long periods of time. (Avoiding pesticides is one of the most compelling reasons to pick up a hoe and start that organic garden.) Many cities have a municipality garden plot where families can plant food together. |
| As long as you are eating organic produce, do not discard the edible green outer leaves of vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, and lettuce. Encourage the grocer to leave the outer green leaves on. The outer leaves have been kissed with sunlight and are filled with vitamins and minerals. Do, however, wash all fresh foods thoroughly, especially melons. There have been several documented cases of Salmonella poisoning that resulted from cutting melons before washing them—the knife transferred the bacteria from the exterior rind to the fruit within. |
| Do not expect organic produce to be as cosmetically perfect as fruits that have been protected from the occasional small pest bite by hazardous chemicals.
• Buy only as much fruit as you can use while it is fresh. The benefits of "live" fruit and fruit juices make a few extra shopping trips worthwhile.
• When selecting fruit, avoid any with large bruises, visible mold, or soft, mealy, mushy flesh. Watch for mold or mushiness around fruit stems, too. This is particularly important with melons.
• Most fruits should be firm and well colored. |
| It's easy as well as fun to grow sprouts, and the satisfaction of getting first-quality, organic produce is greatly rewarding. As with all living food, organic is always best. Whatever the source of sprouts, they should be well rinsed before you consume them.
Precautions for Safe Sprouting
A large number of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the 1990s that were associated with sprouts prompted the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue guidance documents geared to enhance their safety. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Use organic produce to avoid chemical herbicides and pesticides.
The right juicer is important. The rotary-blade juicers (Champion brand) are very good at squeezing the juice with minimum molecular irritation and are medium in price range. The centrifuge juicers are also fine, but they waste juice left in pulp. The best juicers are the compressors (Norwalk brand), which are more expensive. Blenders are not really juicers (what they produce is more like liquid salad) but can be used to puree soups of make smoothies. |
Walter Last
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 I expect the bioenergy of organic produce to be much higher than that of commercial produce. This is one more reason to eat your fruit and vegetables fresh, raw, and organic as often as conveniently possible.
The Practice of Healthy Living
Improve your environment—your house, clothes, even your teeth.
Healthy living is the solid base for any health improvement. It includes all the habits that should become part of our daily lives. Our future well-being or diseases will arise from how we think, feel, and live habitually, not from any occasional transgressions of the rules of healthy living. |
Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg
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 Start demanding organic produce!
No doubt it has occurred to you that if the vegetables in your salad are contaminated you should make some effort to get rid of this poisonous residue before you eat too much of it. You might feel that peeling off the skin of a tomato or removing the outer layer of the lettuce will do the job. It won't. Some of the residue will be removed, certainly, but there will be more in lower leaves and in the pulp itself. The chemicals cannot even be broken down by cooking! The poison is part of the plant and is there to stay. So eat organic and don't panic! |
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