How to eat for hormonal balance

Every year the Environmental Working Group tests 46 different fruits and veggies to determine their pesticide residue levels. They put out a list of the top 12 produce items with the highest pesticide levels and call it the dirty dozen. This list is really helpful! Use it to best utilize your grocery budget to spend the extra money on organic where it’s most needed. You want to avoid pesticides as much as you can, as they are known to disrupt hormones. This hormone disruption happens in women, men, and children.

In 2023 celery and tomatoes are no longer in the top 12. Instead, we now have blueberries and green beans. Here's a juicy fact about green beans from the Environmental Working Group: 847 samples of conventional green beans were tested. Residues of a pesticide that was banned by the EPA in 2011 were found in 7% of these samples. Whoops!

We have to rely on grocery store produce most of the year here in Wisconsin. But come early summer, our local farmers are busy growing food. Do yourself a favor. Find a local organic farmer and buy a share of their produce for the year, or shop at the Farmer's market while you can. My family has enjoyed Gwenyn Hill Farm right here in Lake Country , whose veggie share includes picking your own flower bouquet at each pick-up. Start a small garden and grow some of your own food if you can. There are a myriad of health benefits to doing so, aside from eating pesticide-free food.

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