Organic foods have also been found to be significantly healthier for children. Children’s organs, brains and detoxification and immune systems are in the developmental stages, making them much more vulnerable to free radicals and toxins than adults. Heaton also reported that “American toddlers eating mostly organic food have been found to have less than one sixth the pesticide residues in their urine compared to children eating conventional foods.” Similarly, Dr. Elizabeth Gillette’s paper in “Environmental Health Perspectives” showed the side-by-side comparison of two nearby isolated villages – one used pesticides regularly, and the other did not; all other factors were identical. Dr. Gillette discovered that children who were exposed to pesticides scored much lower for mental and motor abilities and displayed augmented aggressive behavior.For the Children
February 11, 2008 at 2:20 am (Organics)
Organic foods have also been found to be significantly healthier for children. Children’s organs, brains and detoxification and immune systems are in the developmental stages, making them much more vulnerable to free radicals and toxins than adults. Heaton also reported that “American toddlers eating mostly organic food have been found to have less than one sixth the pesticide residues in their urine compared to children eating conventional foods.” Similarly, Dr. Elizabeth Gillette’s paper in “Environmental Health Perspectives” showed the side-by-side comparison of two nearby isolated villages – one used pesticides regularly, and the other did not; all other factors were identical. Dr. Gillette discovered that children who were exposed to pesticides scored much lower for mental and motor abilities and displayed augmented aggressive behavior.
Brent said,
February 11, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Pesticides = Pests inside.
Right? Kinda. You are what you eat.
Well, keep up the good work! Happy blogging.