This post is a kind of follow-up to the one about whether or not to choose organic produce. While the recent research may not prove a “nutritional” benefit, there are many other very compelling reasons to choose organic, not the least of which is the protection of our lovely planet. We are part of a huge system.
Like mercury is stored in the fatty parts of the fish, pesticides appear to be stored in our body fat. What’s really scary is that pesticides are found in mothers’ milk (comes from continuously fatty tissue) quite a bit, and our scientists generally have no idea how these substances affect the various stages of development in our sweet little babies.
In our scientific system’s ridiculously fragmented view, many pesticides are classified GRAS (generally recognized as safe) without much testing. Most of the testing that is done is performed on a single substance, but just about everyone is exposed to many different toxins, probably at low levels, at once. The buildup or the combination of toxic pesticides isn’t studied very much because it is impractical in our system: no one would have the same combination.
More later.
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