Dirty Dirt

My last entry talked about the harmful effects of pesticides on our produce, however I don't think I delved quite deep enough. Let's take a quick look into a little bit of the information I didn't touch on.

Pesticides are used to kill the buggies. Now, being that I taught a bunch of fourth graders how horrible it is to disrupt the ecosystem this year in science class, we all should know as adults how horrible that is. Of course, if I were a farmer, I am sure I would feel differently. I would want to protect my crops and my livelihood from those little buggers. However, those little guys serve a purpose. 

Below the surface, in the soil are some good bacteria and awesome microorganisms. These little fellas help keep the fruits and veggies full of nutrients and vitamins. Seems pretty awesome. Nature will produce food that will nourish us if the soil is properly nourished and healthy. Makes perfect sense. However, when we start spraying toxins and chemicals all over the produce, not only does that mean we ingest the gunk and funk, it also means that the little friends down there in the dirt that were helpful in creating healthy food for us, are dead. If they are dead, they cannot help to make the produce optimal...what does this mean? We eat "healthy" produce not realizing that the nutritional value of it is near zero. We are eating a piece of fruit or a veggie that has no nutritional value whatsoever! We are actually starving ourselves of vitamins, minerals and nourishment! WOAH! I was just as surprised as you! Not only are the pesticides killing the bad stuff, they're killing the good stuff too.

www.toxicsaction.org  outlines pretty clearly the damages that occur to not only the soil, and the food, but potentially to us. Take a few minutes to check out this site. 

The bits of information that I neglected to put into the first blog entry was the fact that by eating those non-organic things and thinking we are healthy is sadly not the truth. We are essentially starving our bodies of key nutrients, minerals and nourishment. I chose to take action. I now get all of the nourishment that my body desires and needs to function at it's proper level. Take control of your bodies and your knowledge on the topic. Knowledge truly is power.