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EWG’s Shoppers Guide To Pesticides; What you can do to minimize exposure.

Feb 19

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Following is a simple shopping guide to help you choose fruits and veggies with the lowest pesticide/contamination rates.

This was taken from the Environmental Working Group websites and you can visit them here: www.ewg.org

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An EWG simulation of thousands of consumers eating high and low pesticide diets shows that people can lower their pesticide exposure by almost 80 percent by avoiding the top twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated instead. Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 10 pesticides per day, on average. Eating the 15 least contaminated will expose a person to less than 2 pesticides per day. Less dramatic comparisons will produce less dramatic reductions, but without doubt using the Guide provides people with a way to make choices that lower pesticide exposure in the diet.

The Full List: 47 Fruits & Veggies

RANK FRUIT OR VEGGIE SCORE
1 (worst) Peach 100 (highest pesticide load)
2 Apple 93
3 Sweet Bell Pepper 83
4 Celery 82
5 Nectarine 81
6 Strawberries 80
7 Cherries 73
8 Kale 69
9 Lettuce 67
10 Grapes – Imported 66
11 Carrot 63
12 Pear 63
13 Collard Greens 60
14 Spinach 58
15 Potato 56
16 Green Beans 53
17 Summer Squash 53
18 Pepper 51
19 Cucumber 50
20 Raspberries 46
21 Grapes – Domestic 44
22 Plum 44
23 Orange 44
24 Cauliflower 39
25 Tangerine 37
26 Mushrooms 36
27 Banana 34
28 Winter Squash 34
29 Cantaloupe 33
30 Cranberries 33
31 Honeydew Melon 30
32 Grapefruit 29
33 Sweet Potato 29
34 Tomato 29
35 Broccoli 28
36 Watermelon 26
37 Papaya 20
38 Eggplant 20
39 Cabbage 17
40 Kiwi 13
41 Sweet Peas – Frozen 10
42 Asparagus 10
43 Mango 9
44 Pineapple 7
45 Sweet Corn – Frozen 2
46 Avocado 1
47 (best) Onion 1 (lowest pesticide load)

Note: We ranked a total of 47 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.

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Snow Shoveling Tips

Feb 9

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Snow shoveling tips

Hopefully the meteorologists have gotten it right this time (I wish I could have their job, being right less than half the time).  Below are some common and not-so-common tips for shoveling the huge amounts of snow that is coming our way tonight.

  1. Most importantly- Get a snow blower.
  2. Hire a neighborhood kid to do it for you.

If these are not 2 options that work for you make sure that you follow the ideas below.

3.  Dress for success- layer, layer and layer.  Then you can take them off as you get warm.  Wear a hat and insulated boots with good traction.

4.  Don’t drink caffeine before you begin.

5.  Drink plenty of water before.

6.  Warm up your muscles- walk, jog in place, stretch.

7.  Push the snow rather than lifting and throwing it over your shoulder.

8.  Take frequent breaks.

9.  Use salt or cat litter after you finished to prevent icing up and to give traction to your walkways.

10. Try to start early in the snow fall and go out multiple times.  Fresh snow is lighter.

11. Help a neighbor who is sick or elderly

12. Visit your chiropractor.

Don’t shove if:

  • you have a history of heart disease
  • you had a heart attack previously
  • you smoke
  • are overweight
  • have a sedentary lifestyle
  • you have high blood pressure
  • you have high cholesterol
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