by Dr Charles Livingston
Fruits and Vegetables are a necessity of life. There are multiple reasons why mom was right when she told you to eat your fruits and veggies. They provide your body with fiber, digestive enzymes and antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, probiotics, etc.
Whole foods such as vegetables and fruits are foundational for any holistic nutrition program and/or natural weight loss program
Here's the problem nowadays. These "health" foods are now being spread with tons of chemicals such as insecticides and herbicides. These chemicals are so toxic that they will literally destroy your body from the inside. Over time, these toxins build up in your body and start to cause little symptoms that will eventually lead to big symptoms and finally to full blown disease. Because of this build up of toxins, it is really important that you become proactive in your health and not a victim of disease. Nowadays it is really smart to go through a natural weight loss and detox program is crucial. A healthy weight loss program will shed weight permanently and give you back your vitality.
A good rule of thumb: Any fruit, vegetable, nut or seed that is really popular and common is highly sprayed due to mass production so avoid them like the plague and buy organic. The absolute best way to get your fruits and vegetables is buying the fresh and organic produce from your local farmers.
If buying fresh fruits and vegetables is too expensive, then either avoid the items listed below, or only buy these items organic and the rest of your fruits and vegetables scrub with a fruit and vegetable wash that is sold in stores.
These are the top 5 produce items having the most pesticide residue. (only eat these organic!)
1. Strawberries
With sturdy shoulders, space stands opposing all its weight to nothingness. Where space is, there is being.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
2. Bell peppers (green and red)
3. Spinach (tied with number 2)
4. Cherries (grown in the United States)
5. Peaches (grown in Chile)
Other foods that you need to buy organic
-almonds
-cashews
-peanuts
Sanders: Oh Brown, I implore you to listen. Has your whole life been so filled with filthy, treacherous brawling and lust. And here and now, perhaps close to your death, the only thing for you to do is live it all over again in your mind.... But Brown, Brown, you’re a gentleman, you’ve got breeding. You must have faith.
Brown: Why?
Sanders: Why? Why in heaven’s name man, what do you believe in?
Brown: What do I believe in? Would it really interest you? Oh, a lot of things. A good horse. Steak and kidney pudding. A fellow named George Brown. The asinine futility of this war. Being frightened. Being drunk enough to be brave and brave enough to be drunk. The feel of the sea when you swim. The taste and strength of wine. The love of innocent woman. [angrily] The splendid and unspeakable joy of killing Arabs. The smell of incense and bacon. The weight of a fist. An old pair of shoes. A toothache. Triumph.
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
-coffee beans
-tea leaves
-sunflower seeds
It's eye-opening to consider the facts when shopping for produce. The thought that the healthiest foods on the planet have the ability to cause cancer.
I do believe that the health benefits from eating fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks from ingesting the pesticides on them. Scrubbing with a fruit and vegetable spray and/or peeling the skin off can decrease the amount or chemical residues that you ingest. Another tip is to buy your produce from local farmers and in season. Local farmers won't spray their crops for long-distance distribution.
Making sure that you eat a lot of organic, raw vegetables is essential to get rid of belly fat and to improve your long term health. To grab a free report on how to lose fat naturally you can go to greenlifeweightloss.com. Here you will learn about the hidden toxins that sabotage your weight loss efforts and how eating healthy foods will simply melt fat away. Dr Charles Livingston is a structure/function doctor who specializes in advanced nutrition, detoxification and weight loss. He is also the author and creator of http://www.greenlifeweightloss.com which teaches healthy "green" principles for shedding weight fast and naturally.