12 Foods to Buy Organic
The Environmental Working Group reports that these foods are the most heavily contaminated with pesticides, so look for organic versions and prioritize them on the family grocery list. 1. Apples 2. Peaches 3. Nectarines 4. Strawberries 5. Grapes 6. Celery 7. Spinach 8. Sweet bell peppers 9. Cucumbers
10. Cherry tomatoes 11. Snap peas (imported) 12. Potatoes
sion, poorer body image and more eating disorders.” Research from St. Thomas’ Hos- pital, in London, reports that reaching puberty early may also increase risks for diabetes and breast cancer later in life, says Biro, the latter “possibly due to greater lifetime exposure to female hor- mones and the susceptibility of rapidly developing breast tissue to environmen- tal toxins.” Framingham Heart Study re- sults published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism support earlier studies that found menstruating before age 12 may contribute to a 23 percent greater risk of developing heart disease and 28 percent higher risk of dying from heart attack or stroke.
Parental Strategies These experts all agree that a clean diet is one of the most powerful strategies to protect young girls. Murray recom- mends reviewing the Environmental Working Group’s list at
Tinyurl.com/ EWGDirtyDozen. He says, “If you buy these foods organic, you’ll both avoid hormone-disrupting pesticides and her- bicides and give children the protection of antioxidants that can help protect against other toxins.”
Kathleen Barnes is author of numerous natural health books, including Food Is Medicine. Connect at Kathleen
Barnes.com.
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