Fruits and
vegetables are among the healthiest foods on the planet they come with vitamins, minerals and pesticides. Unfortunately
that's the harsh reality by researching for this article I found that the books
and even Google was not enough so to bring the most authentic information to
you. I went to different vegetable and food markets I discussed this issue with
the real people the vendors there even visited a nearby field met a few farmers
so that we know what really is going on at the grass root level.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Sadly almost 99% of
the crops are treated with chemical pesticides the residue of these pesticides
is present on the fruits and vegetables. When you buy them in the grocery store
the most shocking part is that even after washing these fruits and vegetables
for continuously 15 seconds in running tap water does not remove the chemical
residue. This is a serious problem of the day and in this article I shared with
you the best and the most practical solution to resolve this issue. So without
any further delay let's get started.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Hello friends welcome to Hel-tech-fact in the past decade or so there has been a tremendous increase
in the use of chemical pesticides to meet the needs of over growing population.
Eating fruits and vegetables without properly removing the pesticide residue
may lead to food poisoning, diarrhea,
hormonal issues, skin and hair problems and even long-term deadly diseases
of brain kidney lung and cancer.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Almost every crop today is treated with chemical pesticides
now before I come to the solution let me just quickly share with you what and
how this is done, so basically there are three types of chemical agents used on
fruits and vegetables. To bring out what actually you see at the grocery store first
the ripening agents fruits like banana and mangoes are treated with ripening agents mostly calcium carbide.
Obviously this is done so that fruits and vegetables reach the market before season
and can fetch more profit. The problem with industrial calcium carbide is that
it contains heavy metals like lead and
arsenic which are dangerous for the human body. Secondly coating agents
like wax and DPA are used mostly on fruits like apples, grapes and almost every
exotic fruits which travel the seven seas to reach your toe step. The purpose
of doing this is to preserve the moisture
and the consistency of the during cold storage and transportation so that
they look fresh on the shelf. Have you noticed a white powder sprinkled mostly
on red and black grapes it is a chemical agent to prevent the grapes from
getting soggy.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Wax is a petroleum product while DPA reacts with nitrogen in
air to form nitrosamine which is a suspected carcinogen. See the solution of
these two problems is very obvious, first never eat fruits and vegetables which
are not in season. Secondly ditch all
the foreign exotic fruits and vegetables and switch to local produce this
way not only you will save yourself from these chemicals but also the foods you
will buy will be cheaper more easily absorbed by your body and not to forget
doing this you will be helping the local farmers and in turn the Indian economy.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Now coming to third chemical agents which are worst of all
are the pesticides there are systemic
pesticides which are put in the bottom of the tree nearer to the roots so that
they are absorbed by the plant and they will be in the leaves, stems, fruits,
flowers for about 10 to 15 weeks. Then there are contact pesticides which are
sprayed on the surface of the plant, fruits and vegetables. These are the main culprits as the residue of these pesticides
remain on the fruits and vegetables. Even after you bring them to your home
but we can get rid of them now. The most obvious solution is to buy organic food although it's not that
organic foods are not treated with pesticides. It's just that they use
safer alternatives however considering the soaring prices of organic foods. It
might not be a practical solution for many of us so let me share with you a
very simple wave which has been proven to remove almost 98% of pesticide residue.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Yes all you need to do is put the contaminated fruits and vegetables
in one place in a container and pour
enough water in it. Now put one tablespoon
of baking soda in it baking soda is easily available in grocery shops. I have even linked it. Now leave the
container for about 15 to 20 minutes now wash them thoroughly with running tap
water baking soda that is sodium bicarbonate known for his alkalizing nature
helps remove almost 98% of the pesticide residue from fruits and vegetables. This
is an easy yet very effective way of removing pesticides from fruits and
vegetables. So next time and every time
you buy fruits and vegetables make them go through this process.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
There are some more which help you minimize the effect of pesticides
for example whenever you want to wash something like cabbage or onions always
make it a habit to peel off the first
layer then wash them in baking soda solution.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Then if a fruit or vegetable
has skin which you won't be using even then do not shy away from washing it
with baking soda. For example when you cut an unwashed muskmelon some part of
the pesticide residue from the surface goes inside next in order to diminish
the effect of systemic pesticides. It is recommended to keep the lid open while
cooking the vegetables.
The agricultural scientists say that with steam pesticides
inside and outside the body of vegetables move upwards well it can't be said
that using all these practices. We can make our fruits and vegetables 100% free
of pesticides but there is no doubt about the fact that these are highly effective methods to reduce the effect of pesticides
and other chemical agents to as
much as possible and frankly this is the best.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
We can do as a smart consumer after talking with local
vendors and farmers I came to know that there are certain crops and vegetables
which are heavily treated with chemicals. As the mango season is approaching be ready for chemically ripen mangoes
in the beginning. Bananas are
extensively treated with calcium carbide to meet the demands. One easy way to differentiate is that naturally ripened bananas have black or brown
stalk whereas chemically ripen bananas have green stalk.
Tomatoes are very
heavily treated with pesticides other heavily treated fruits and vegetables include grapes, papaya, brinjal, etc. Then I
also got to know that there are vegetables which require least amount of pesticides these include mostly the ones which are grown
underground like onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, reddish, etc. Even
the green leafy vegetables do not require
a lot of pesticides so you have another reason to eat them more often. This
was just for your awareness. Although I would still highly recommend you to
wash all the fruits and vegetables that you buy in baking soda solution. Even a
small residue of pesticide our body finds it very difficult to get rid of and
it gets deposited in the adipose tissue.
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| How to actually remove pesticides from fruits & vegetables at home |
Now here's something interesting to know since most pesticides used are lipophilic
pesticides dissolving in oily surfaces that's where ancient Ayurveda techniques
like oil pooling are really helpful. If you have seen my article on oil cooling
you will know that the way it removes the toxins from the body is by attracting
the toxins in oil go & read it and start oil pulling today.
So what's
the take away from this article ,
- Avoid fruits and vegetables which are not in season
- Ditch the foreign exotic foods and switch to local produce.
- Always wash the fruits and vegetables with baking soda solution.
- Remove the first layer of foods like cabbage and onion before washing. Keeping
the lid open while cooking helps minimize the effect of pesticides.
- Some foods are heavily treated while others are not choose wisely buy
organic foods whenever possible.
- Start oil pulling to get the depositary toxins out from the body as a
smart consumer let's be aware and do as best as we can like switching to
organic food products is a better option.
To know more about how to wash fruits & vegetables watch the video below
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