Eating Organics Heals Our World; a How-To article

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I’m sure you’ve heard about the connection between red meat and the deforestation in the Amazon. The use of pesticides on your fruit and veggies causes equally amazing ecological issues. And that’s not to mention the health hazards they represent to us humans directly. There are books written on this topic: change the way you eat and you help heal Mother Earth. These are written by experts. Bottom-line: reducing our impact on the planet is the right thing to do, and that involves a considered shift to organics.

In my view (I’m not an expert; someone just like you trying to do the right thing), there are 3 steps: 1. go organic, 2. stop mean meat, and 3. let’s do vegan. Like you, I am searching for answers, tips and ways to best move a heavily meat eating family towards utopic munching. It’s not easy. So I opted for metrix and a step-by-step approach. Let me share my findings with you for our first step.

Step 1: GO ORGANIC.
I’ve looked all over till I found this online gem! Here is an excellent, long list of 43 Fruits & Veggies and their pesticides scores, developed by Environmental Working Group. Check them out at foodnews.org. Your donations funds their helpful research.

RANK FRUIT OR VEGGIE SCORE
#1 (best) Onions 1 (lowest pesticide load)
#2 Avocado 1
#3 Sweet Corn - frozen 2
#4 Pineapples 7
#5 Mango 9
#6 Asparagus 11
#7 Sweet peas - frozen 11
#8 Kiwi 14
#9 Bananas 16
#10 Cabbage 17
#11 Broccoli 18
#12 Papaya 21
#13 Blueberries 24
#14 Cauliflower 27
#15 Winter Squash 27
#16 Watermelon 28
#17 Sweet Potatoes 30
#18 Tomatoes 30
#19 Honeydew Melon 31
#20 Cantaloupe 34
#21 Mushrooms 37
#22 Tangerine 38
#23 Grapefruit 40
#24 Oranges 42
#25 Grapes - Domestic 43
#26 Plums 45
#27 Raspberries 47
#28 Cucumbers 52
#29 Hot Peppers 53
#30 Green Beans 53
#31 Carrots 57
#32 Potatoes 58
#33 Lettuce 59
#34 Spinach 60
#35 Grapes - Imported 65
#36 Pears 65
#37 Cherries 75
#38 Strawberries 82
#39 Nectarines 84
#40 Celery 85
#41 Sweet Bell Peppers 86
#42 Apples 89
#43 (worst) Peaches 100 (highest pesticide load)

You can use this chart in several way. Avoid high pesticides foods and/or eat only their organic versions. Consider using a wider range of veggies into your cooking, now including more of those that are low in pesticides to begin with. Rinse your fruits and veggies to get some pesticides off. When you go shopping, take a print-out of this blog page, or use the printable wallet size list of ‘dirty dozen’ and ‘cleanest 12′ chart, published by EWG: http://www.foodnews.org/pdf/EWG_pesticide.pdf

In addition, I recommend you start reading a bit every day on holistic healing through the food you eat. I find that when I read on a topic, it becomes more alive for me and I find it easier to ’stick to the program’ of whatever new idea I’m bringing into my life. In the sidebar here, see my Books for Healers (i.e. that’s all of us, as we can only heal ourselves). I’ve posted some relevant books in my section on ‘Nutrition’.

Furthermore, shop for local produce. It is almost equally important to buy locally when it comes to ‘buying organics to help save the planet’. Research by the University of Alberta, for example, shows that some organic food travels far, hereby accummulating shipping pollution ‘penalty points’. So hit the weekend markets of local farmers, which are fun to visit.

And last but not least: re-program your thinking! Remind yourself with every organic carrot that you munch on, you are doing yourself AND the environment a favor. A good affirmation for those early in the organics-tracks:


“I’m healing my world, bite by bite.”

By Astrid Lee, TherapeuticReiki.com
In the future, I will write about ‘How I became a vegetarian’ and ‘All about being vegan’.




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June 10 2007 12:05 am | Healing Herbs, Food, Nutrition, Ayurveda and Green Living, State of the World, Environmental Concern

4 Responses to “Eating Organics Heals Our World; a How-To article”

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  3. Kara-Leah Masina on 27 Jun 2007 at 2:04 pm #

    Great article, and so true. The energetic benefits of eating organic food are enormous too - not to mention the fact that it tastes SO much better.
    The cost can initially be off-putting. I started by switching to some organic veges and fruits every week, picking the best priced. I also did this to encourage our local supermarket to stock organic - figuring it was important to support it with demand, even when it did cost more.
    The result? The selection of organics at the supermarket continue s to expand, and I find I’m buying more and more organic produce.

    Much joy,
    KL

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