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EWG's Healthy Home Tip 2: Eat organic, fresh foods
Most people prefer their foods free of pesticides and toxic chemicals, for a whole host of (pretty) obvious reasons. I know I do.
The government isn't doing enough
Pesticides and toxic chemicals are increasingly linked to serious health problems - especially for our children, whose developing bodies are more vulnerable to chemical exposures. We'd like to believe that our government is policing the safety of our food and the containers it comes in, but it's not.
So what can YOU do to protect your family?
Our advice is to eat organic, fresh foods to limit your family's exposure to:
- Pesticides. How? Buy organic or low-pesticide fruits and veggies.
- BPA and PFCs, two common toxic chemicals often used in food containers. How? By avoiding food containers that contaminate.
- Bovine growth hormones. How? By choosing more natural meat and dairy products.
Get the why's and how's of our recommendations here.
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This is a great post! Eating fresh and organic is one of the easiest ways to protect our families from toxins. Our family also tries to eat local, in season food too. Less chemicals on foods that don't travel far to the consumer.