Study Links Dietary Consumption of Pesticides on Fruits and Veggies to Lowered Fertility
Node Smith, ND A recent study has reported a distinct association between dietary intake of pesticides on fruits and vegetables and pregnancy outcomes.1 This shouldn’t come as a surprise, many pesticides and toxic residues that are common to the modern industrial era are known endocrine disruptors.2 The endocrine system is responsible for the production of […]
EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list for 2017
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its 2017 “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists. The EWG analyzes tests from the US Department of Agriculture to determine which types of conventionally produced fruits and vegetables are contaminated with the most, and the least pesticides and chemical residues. This year, it was found that about 70 percent […]