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[26 Jan 2009 | One Comment | 883 views]

If you think that the quality of your food does not have an effect on you and your partner’s fertility think twice!  An  article about organic food and infertility lists studies after studies that were done on animals and humans which prove that eating organic food has a positive effect on sperm and eggs.

Here are some of the highlights:
“Human fertility has been decreasing since the birth of intensive agriculture …

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[9 Jun 2008 | No Comment | 246 views]
Pesticides

The nonprofit organization Environmental Working Group regularly examines pesticide levels of various commercially grown produce. According to their most recent list, the following fruits and vegetables are the ones most likely to be contaminated. So it’s definitely in your best interest to try to switch to organic versions of these items:
peaches
apples
bell peppers
celery
nectarines
strawberries
cherries
lettuce
grapes
spinach
Now for the good news: there are some fruits and vegetables that didn’t rank as high on the pesticide scale. These items are ones that you can afford (speaking from a health perspective) to buy the “regular” versions of:
onions
corn …