Are You Protected From Pesticides?

If you think you’re protected against pesticide exposure by going organic, think again.

Pesticides are so prevalent in our environment that they’re found in the air we breathe. Some, like DDT, linger in the environment for decades.

Washing your produce doesn’t always reduce pesticide residues. Nowadays systemic pesticides are combined with fertilizer and absorbed by plants’ vascular system, making it impossible for these compounds to be rinsed away.

By their very nature, pesticides are toxic to living beings. They impact the nervous systems of their intended victims as well as those of humans. High amounts of DDE, a DDT metabolite, have …read more