Good for You, Good for Our Earth

First the Environmental Working Groups identified 12 most pesticide ridden fruits and vegetables, then the David Suzuki foundation listed the 12 cosmetic chemicals to avoid and just this week Consumer Reports followed suit by identifying 12 dietary supplements, which they refer to as their “dirty dozen”. It isn’t a surprise that Consumer Reports would choose to review herbal dietary supplements, as they are estimated to be worth more than 5 billion in sales, and continue to increase in popularity. With that much money to be made, one would think that there would be regulations in place to ensure safely to consumers. We have laws around the sales of over the counter pharmaceutical drugs and alcohol, as most of us know too much of a good thing, is never a good thing! Read the rest of this entry »

Often when you hear about the Dirty Dozen, it relates to the top 12 fruits or vegetables that have high pestiside residue. The David Suzuki Foundation has just come out with a new dirty dozen list, pertaining to personal care products. These products contain industrial chemicals including carcinogens, pesticides, reproductive toxins, endocrine disruptors, plasticizers, degreasers, and surfactants. The products not only affect your health directly, they affect us indirectly when they wash away our dirt.. the chemicals also wash down the drain, making there way into our food (fish) and water systems!

Compared to farmed salmon, wild salmon is more nutritious and carries fewer toxins that can accumulate in humans. Watch the CTV interview to get the full story