Whenever I walk into a standard supermarket—which is not that often—I feel uneasy (and sad) seeing the huge piles of produce available that are not organic. In fact, I can no longer enter a mainstream restaurant and order a salad or fruit, etc., without a sinking sense that I am about to eat a touch of poison.
I have tried to turn my head and look the other way, since it’s pretty hard to socialize and live a so-called “normal” life when you have to avoid getting food from these places, but it has become increasingly difficult for me to justify this behavior.
Although some non-organic produce can be somewhat safely cleaned, prepared, and eaten, it is troublesome to understand that we are all ingesting toxins when we eat from this supply.
Think that’s no big deal? Think again.
The data is quite clear that we are almost all walking around, even the youngest among us, with dangerous levels of pesticides in our tissues. (I wish I’d understood this more clearly many years ago!)
We can’t avoid all risks in life, but it can be extremely helpful to our bodies to reduce our exposure to dangerous chemicals. And as a parent, I believe it is my responsibility to reduce that load whenever reasonably possible. Knowing what I do, I can’t in good conscience buy and prepare food for my family that could potentially add to any known risks.
Luckily, better options do exist, and it all starts with awareness.
Here’s a brief and informative video from the Environmental Working Groups, with the brilliant Dr. Andrew Weil, that I’d love to share with you.
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