Nectarine
02-03-2007, 03:05 AM
For those raw foodists out there who cannot afford to buy organic produce, I came across this reassuring little excerpt from an article on a website that discusses fasting. Your efforts are certainly not in vain, so don't for one second think of giving it up! :cool:
http://www.freedomyou.com/fasting_book/Fruit_Juice_Guide.htm
The produce in supermarkets is grown with chemical fertilizers. Fruits and vegetables are usually sprayed with various pesticides; thus toxins become lodged in the fibers. When juicing, most of the toxins are left with the discarded pulp. Because fruit is far lower on the food chain than animal products, toxic build-up is much less. Cows, pigs and chickens accumulate and concentrate toxic chemicals and pollutants from the environment. Unlike meat, fruit and vegetables are equipped with antioxidants and detoxifying agents that help keep the body clean of toxins.
Yes, fruits and vegetables do have pesticides and toxins present, but eating a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables will clean and protect from the very toxins in our food. If you are blessed enough to afford organic, pesticide-free produce, then we encourage you to enjoy. But for most of us going totally organic is simply not an option. Juicing standard produce from the local grocery store has healed many that are desperately sick, even for those with terminal cancer. As Keith Green sings, you do your best and God will do the rest.
Peace, light, love, blessings, power, and strength on you!
http://www.freedomyou.com/fasting_book/Fruit_Juice_Guide.htm
The produce in supermarkets is grown with chemical fertilizers. Fruits and vegetables are usually sprayed with various pesticides; thus toxins become lodged in the fibers. When juicing, most of the toxins are left with the discarded pulp. Because fruit is far lower on the food chain than animal products, toxic build-up is much less. Cows, pigs and chickens accumulate and concentrate toxic chemicals and pollutants from the environment. Unlike meat, fruit and vegetables are equipped with antioxidants and detoxifying agents that help keep the body clean of toxins.
Yes, fruits and vegetables do have pesticides and toxins present, but eating a diet high in raw fruits and vegetables will clean and protect from the very toxins in our food. If you are blessed enough to afford organic, pesticide-free produce, then we encourage you to enjoy. But for most of us going totally organic is simply not an option. Juicing standard produce from the local grocery store has healed many that are desperately sick, even for those with terminal cancer. As Keith Green sings, you do your best and God will do the rest.
Peace, light, love, blessings, power, and strength on you!