US vs. EU on pesticide linked to brain damage

News/FYI: European Regulators Praised for Declaring There Is 'No Safe Exposure Level' for Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children

Excerpt: In the US, especially avoid non-organic apples, cherries, corn, oranges, and peaches

If this pesticide used in conventional farming (chlorpyrifos) is proven to cause brain damage in children, what do you think it does to non-children…?

Seems the EU has always had so much more sanity (less brain damage?) than corporate corruption when it comes to health stuff.  But, at least someone is leading properly and doing the right thing in this regard: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/02/european-regulators-praised-declaring-there-no-safe-exposure-level-pesticide-tied

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123 BOTTOM LINE:

1) Eating/drinking strictly organic, non-GMO continues to be the bare-minimum for both human and environmental health (and, specifically, to minimize pesticide exposure).
[ GMOs and pesticides are a leading cause of the pollinator die-off crisis (aka "Colony Collapse Disorder") that now threatens all plant (and human food) survival.  Buying organic/non-GMO is one of the best ways to help the bees! ]

2) Ensuring you're drinking purified water that's not bottled in plastic is also paramount.  (I use/recommend a steel Berkey water purifier, with the additional PF-2 Fluoride/Arsenic/Heavy Metal Filters.)

3) Finally, please wash all (yes, even organic) fruits and veggies just before using (the major vector of the 2016 E.Coli outbreak was a bag of organic spinach), preferably in purified water (dry them afterwards if washed in un-purified tap water).  This will greatly reduce pesticides and any harmful viruses, bacteria, or parasites…other toxins or microbes introduced during harvesting, handling, transport, storage, packaging or display...as well as any air-borne pesticides or toxins that may have drifted onto the produce from conventional farms or various other sources of air pollution (factories, fires, planes, cars, etc).

4) Bonus - To reduce high Arsenic exposure:

• Avoid/limit Non-organic/Non-pastured Chicken/Eggs 
• Avoid/limit Rice and Rice Products (especially brown rice/brown rice syrup; replace with quiñoa or millet)
• Rice Prepared at Home: Soak Overnight and Cook Like Pasta
  A) Start with Low-Arsenic Rice (eg,  Lundberg Organic White Basmati Rice from California or Archer Farms Organic Basmati from India),
  B) Soak Rice Overnight before cooking (6 parts purified water to 1 part rice)
       [reduces Arsenic by 80%!],
  C) Cook by Boiling (as the FDA suggests and they do traditionally in Asia) in 10 parts purified water to 1 part rice, and then pouring off the excess water (like cooking pasta)
       [reduces Arsenic by another 50% = 90% total!]
• Background/references at the links in the text above, and from Environmental Working Group/"Arsenic Is In Rice - Should you worry?" and Consumer Reports/Test Results)

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What I use to for Pesticide Protection:

• Restore (strengthens the tight junctions [the seals between cells] in our gut lining – the barrier protecting us from toxic substances like pesticides [GMOs punch holes in intestines/tight junctions]; they're now selling the same product, renamed  ION Biome)
• 1 tsp - 2 Tbsp Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in 6-12oz H2O, 1-3x/day (ACV contains a bacteria that breaks down glyphosate), rinse mouth/teeth afterwards to avoid acid breakdown of tooth enamel
• Chlorella - Usually people start with 2g/day and work up to around 5g, using the higher dose during periods of illness or stress. Take 2x/day with food/snacks, or 30min before eating for best detox effect.
• GlyphoX Supreme (detoxes + decreases liver cell death from glyphosate; order here)
• Detox Bonus: 8 Natural Ways to Detox GMOs, Dr. Group's 7min video on GMO detox

To your health!

Rich

PS:

Why Choosing Organic Produce Is the Best and Safest Choice — Especially for Children and Pregnant Women

Eating organically grown foods reduces your exposure to both pesticide residue and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

This is backed by research from Stanford University, which analyzed 17 different studies comparing the health effects of organic and conventional foods.

While choosing organic is probably the safest option for everyone, it's especially important for pregnant women and children to avoid exposure to pesticides.

Children are at higher risk for pesticide toxicity than adults. This is because the developing brain is more susceptible to neurotoxins and the dose of pesticides per body weight is likely to be higher in children.

Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of pesticides have been found to have lower IQs compared to children with the lowest levels of pesticide exposure.

Also, children exposed to pesticides are at an increased risk for a variety of chronic conditions, including learning and behavioral problems.

According to a study in Pediatrics, higher than median levels of pesticide residue in the urine were associated with double the odds of ADHD compared to those with undetectable levels.

(from https://foodrevolution.org/blog/how-to-wash-vegetables-fruits/)

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