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Healthy Hint of the Week - The Dirty Dozen

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Contributed by: Kathy Loidolt on 2/5/2008

Apples, cherries and green peppers - what do they have in common?

They are all part of the list health experts know as The Dirty Dozen. The Dirty Dozen is not just a movie any more. It is a list of the fruits and vegetables that have so many pesticides applied to them during the growth and care process that we are advised not to eat them unless we can purchase these fruits and veggies in the organic form.

It is not unusual for fruits and vegetables to be sprayed with pesticides ten to fifteen times between planting and consumption. These pesticides are used to kill the little tiny bugs that eat fruits and vegetables. If they are capable of killing the little bugs, what are these pesticides doing to us when we eat them every day on every fruit and vegetable we consume for 70 or 80 years? Research shows that there are 426 chemicals currently used in the manufacturing of pesticides, of the many diseases and illnesses caused by these pesticides, the most common illness caused is cancer.

The current dirty dozen list from Adrew Weil, author of "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health" includes: strawberries, bell peppers (both green and red), spinach, cherries, peaches, Mexican cantaloupe, celery, apples, apricots, green beans, Chilean grapes and cucumbers. Consumer Reports has most of these and a few different ones: pears. potatoes and red raspberries.

It's a long list to remember. When you are at the store, just try to remember that basically, if you are eating the skin, you should be buying organic, particularly if you eat that fruit or vegetable often.

Kathy Loidolt - Author "Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living"

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