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"From the Bhopal disaster to the military use of herbicides like Agent Orange, agricultural chemicals have taken countless lives. The names of pesticides like Bravo, Monitor, Champ and Goal have a school-yard innocence that belies these precision snipers' deadly effects. Miticides target mites; herbicides decimate weeds; fungicides murder molds; and rodenticides snuff out small animals. Systemics are chemicals that course through the entire tree: roots, trunk, limbs, branches, sap, flowers, fruits and seeds. Then we eat them." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Most foods don't have heavy metals in them, but pesticides and herbicides on foods can add to the body's total toxic burden. If children are known to be toxic, they should be given organic foods whenever possible. Furthermore, inorganic chicken often does contain the heavy metal arsenic. Therefore, it can be important to eat only organic chicken, which is generally free from arsenic. Lots of 4-A kids seem to love chicken nuggets, so it might be difficult for your child to give up this food." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"That way, you are eliminating the pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics that go into so much of the food supply, all of which have significant biological effects. "Eat whole foods. It's crucial. Humans were meant to eat whole foods, not Pop Tarts. If you eat a whole food diet and then eat a processed food, there are significant effects on intestinal functioning. If the intestine is not functioning well, you are not going to be taking in the nutrients, even if the food is decent. "Eliminate all of the sugar." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"These molecules are produced in the body by natural biological processes, and can be accelerated by external agents such as infections, tobacco smoke, toxins, herbicides, radiation from the sun, or pollutants. Free radicals can damage proteins by altering their chemical structure and DNA and potentially causing mutations. Essentially, when molecules split as a result of bodily metabolism—a natural process by which chemicals in our body are created and destroyed?free radicals are born and react quickly with other nearby compounds to try to regain stability." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"In our preliminary clinical research at the Tree of Life we have been able to measure the incidence of twenty-six toxins, including heavy metals, depleted uranium, and a variety of pesticides and herbicides. Usually people have all twenty-six that we check for. University research has shown that NCD is effective for removing heavy metals; when we combine it with our green juice fasting we have found a powerful synergy that greatly accelerates the removable of toxins and thus optimizes our ability to rapidly bring diabetics back to a healthy physiology." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "If our water is polluted, meaning that what is entering our body is polluted with a set of negative frequencies, such as pesticides and herbicides, the water can't effectively relay accurate intracellular and extracellular information. If we are consuming water that is contaminated, it not only brings in poisons but it blocks adequate frequency information extracellularly and intracellularly to and from the DNA. Water, acting as the solvent, has an electrical and mineral content that helps to regulate all the functions in the body." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Others, like fluorine in our water and a variety of pesticides and herbicides, are metabolic poisons that may further derange the already deranged metabolism of diabetics. Since approximately 80 percent of Type-2 diabetics are overweight and most of these toxins are stored in the fat tissues, as people begin to lose weight these toxins are released into the bloodstream and lymph in higher concentrations." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, and a total of 70,000 chemicals are used commercially in the U.S., according to the EPA. Sixty-five thousand of these chemicals are considered hazardous to our health. The Environmental Defense Council reports that more than four billion pounds of toxic chemical are released into the environment each year. Although there is not a lot of data available, it does suggest that the heavy metals, especially arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, interfere with the specific function of insulin and the insulin receptors." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Agricultural use of pesticides and herbicides has escalated wildly during a relatively brief span of time. Wash organic produce in either hydrogen peroxide or a special "veggie wash" solution. This will help destroy any parasites. If fresh organic produce is unavailable, select frozen over canned. It has more nutritional TIP Avoid all processed foods made with refined cereal grains—commercial rolls, pasta, noodles, muffins, waffles, cookies, cake, doughnuts, pancakes, and crackers. value. Be sure to read labels, and avoid those foods that list chemical preservatives." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"San Francisco, CA Pesticides on Playing Fields To keep those playing fields where our kids participate in sports and other activities looking so green and trim, maintenance workers regularly spray them with a cocktail of synthetic poisons: fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides. In fact, every year, this country produces more than 1 billion pounds of pesticides, which makes these concentrated agricultural chemicals—which can be toxic to fish, wildlife, and humans—extremely hard to avoid." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In addition, traces of herbicides and pharmaceutical drugs may also be present. Tap water is not as clean as the government would like us to think. (I'll explain how drugs get into your tap water a bit later.) Depending on the type of soap and shampoo you use, you expose yourself to coloring agents, dyes, artificial preservatives, and propylene glycol, a lubricant and suspected carcinogen." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"It also includes toxins that are present in common lawn and garden herbicides and pesticides, as well as toxic products used in commercial agriculture. Even treated lumber on an outdoor deck can cause problems, if kids frequently play on the deck. Also, kids shouldn't be exposed to aluminum cook-ware, or to nonstick cookware that may be eroding. There's no easy way to deal with these widespread sources of toxins, but seriously ill children should be spared from the further damage that these toxic chemicals can inflict. • Vaccinations with Mercury." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "In addition to helping your child to eliminate heavy metals, you should also do your best to help him or her get rid of other toxins, including pesticides, herbicides, and industrial chemicals. Various nutrients help achieve this, including the following: Vitamin C. • Vitamin B-6. Taurine. Vitamin A. Phosphatidylcholine. • Silymarin. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). .? Alpha-lipoic acid. Glutathione. A few other natural approaches also help to rid the body of toxins. These are all commonsense methods that are widely used." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Many children with 4-A disorders are already burdened by heavy metals and other toxicants, and the pesticides and herbicides in inorganic foods can add to the total toxic burden of these children. Many of these children have difficulty with detoxification, and can be affected more strongly by food toxins than most other children. Furthermore, many inorganic foods, such as inorganic meat or milk, also have other components that can be harmful to children with delicate systems." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"In fact, major efforts are under way to create plant strains that are resistant not to pests, but to the harmful effects of herbicides, so that the herbicides can be used on a broader variety of crops. A concern is that once these genetically-engineered crops are in widespread use, not only might more herbicides be used, but herbicide-tolerant genes could spread, and ultimately result in the need to develop and use more herbicides to control herbicide-resistant weeds." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely in a Risky World (Get the book.)

"Improving or clearing up allergies and intolerances to foods, gluten, chemical substances, pesticides, herbicides, air pollutants, radiation, medicinal drugs, pharmaceutical byproducts, etc. • Alleviating the psycho-emotional root causes of chronic illness, including cancer, heart disease, MS, diabetes, arthritis, brain disorders, depression, and the like. • Resolving other difficulties or barriers in life by converting them into the useful blessings that they really are." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Certain fungi, in particular '"white rot" fungi, can degrade insecticides, herbicides, pentachlorophenol, creosote, coal tars, and heavy fuels and turn them into carbon dioxide, water, and basic elements. Fungi occur in every environment on Earth and play very important roles in most ecosystems, including the internal ecosystem of the body. Along with bacteria, fungi are the major decomposers in most terrestrial and some aquatic ecosystems." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Miticides target mites; herbicides decimate weeds; fungicides murder molds; and rodenticides snuff out small animals. Systemics are chemicals that course through the entire tree: roots, trunk, limbs, branches, sap, flowers, fruits and seeds. Then we eat them. A recent study found thirty-seven different chemicals in a conventional apple. The fruits that retain the most pesticides are those whose rinds or skins are eaten. Conventional strawberries, peaches and raspberries are chemical sponges." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has found that millions of Americans drink tap water that may be contaminated with multiple biologically disruptive agents and toxic or cancerous chemicals such as lead, arsenic, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, radioactive materials, and agricultural herbicides. These toxins enter the groundwater via industrial processes and discharges from manufacturing facilities." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"That just clicked with me because of all the stuff you read about how a lot of herbicides and pesticides mimic estrogens, and male alligators in Florida with deformed penises. ... I know it might not be scientific, but it occurred to me that it couldn't hurt if we used as much organically grown food as possible, with no pesticides and herbicides used on it. It's a little more expensive but better for our health, even if I don't get pregnant." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"From farmers to consumers, great skepticism in the past decade has grown over heavy use of pesticides, herbicides, etc. Biotechnology's promise was "cleaner" ag production inputs. But bovine growth hormone fails that test, since indicated by Monsanto's research files, tremendously higher milk hormone levels result from bGH treatments. Over the past decade, one of the strongest trends in consumer food marketing has been the shift towards "organic" foods, away from heavy use of pesticides and herbicides. The public wants a food supply free of chemicals and hormones." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Environmental estrogen, or xenoestrogen (pronounced "ZEE-no-estrogen"), can be found in pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, plastics, fuels, car exhausts, dry cleaning chemicals, industrial waste, and meat from animals that have been fed estrogenic drugs to fatten them. It is also found in the synthetic estrogen and progesterone (chemically termed progestin) of birth control pills and hormone therapies; these synthetic hormones are secreted in women's urine, are flushed down the toilet, and eventually make their way back into the food chain." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are routinely applied to mass-produced fruits and vegetables. In addition, most people routinely use bug sprays, weed killers, and other pesticides in their homes and yards. Finally, plastic products are part of almost every person's daily life, and many of them give off xenoestrogens when heated, whether purposely in a microwave oven or accidentally in a hot car. Petrochemicals and solvents. Many general hygiene products—such as skin cream, lotion, soap, shampoo, perfume, hair spray, and room deodorizers—contain petrochemicals." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Throw away all pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Never tent your house and fumigate it with pesticides. Research and use organic approaches and products for home gardening and pest control." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"In fact, major efforts are under way to create plant strains that are resistant not to pests, but to the harmful effects of herbicides, so that the herbicides can be used on a broader variety of crops. A concern is that once these genetically-engineered crops are in widespread use, not only might more herbicides be used, but herbicide-tolerant genes could spread, and ultimately result in the need to develop and use more herbicides to control herbicide-resistant weeds." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World (Get the book.)

"Guess who profits from the increased sales of the herbicides and the GM seeds? The biotechnology industry asserts that GM technology will reduce the use of herbicides on crops, yet analyses of the U.S. agricultural industry show that the use of herbicides has actually increased significantly since GM planting started in 1996. Although herbicide use decreased slightly in the first three years of GM crop growing, use increased subsequently. During 2002 and 2003 in the United States, an average of 29 percent more herbicide was applied per acre on GM herbicide-tolerant corn than on non-GM corn." - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"Add to this toxic stew all the insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides that we ingest daily. "The late Dr. Henry (Hank) Newbold demonstrated that many of his schizophrenic psychiatric patients were suffering from a vitamin B12 'dependency' and that they needed large amounts in order to feel well and sane again. Then as the years went by, orthomolecular doctors discovered that the essential minerals—macro minerals such as calcium and magnesium, as well as the trace mineral elements zinc, manganese, chromium, and selenium—also helped balance the cerebral chemistry of schizophrenics. Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Avoid food additives, coloring agents, pesticides, and herbicides. • Reduce salt and alcohol intake. • Reduce or avoid almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, and peanuts. and increases high-lysine foods has become quite popular. This concept arose out of two findings. First, we know that the replication of the herpes simplex virus requires the manufacture of proteins rich in arginine, and arginine itself may be a stimulator of HSV replication." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

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