Ideally, we should eat organic as much as possible, but it can be helpful to know which fruits and vegetables have the highest levels of pesticides, hormones, and other additives.

FRUITS:
Peaches, Apples, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Imported Grapes, Pears, Plums, Oranges, Raspberries, Domestic Grapes

VEGETABLES:
Sweet Bell Peppers, Celery, Lettuce, Spinach, Potatoes, Carrots, Green Beans, Hot Peppers, Cucumbers, Cauliflowers

Try to avoid non-organic produce that is listed above. Not only are there high concentrations of pesticides on any given food, but multiple pesticides are easily found on food. Sweet bell peppers, for example, contained 64 pesticides in a single crop. On the other hand, the foods that ranked in the lowest-level pesticide category were:

FRUITS:
Pineapple, Mango, Kiwi, Bananas, Papaya, Blueberries, Watermelon, Grapefruit

VEGETABLES:
Avocado, Frozen Sweet Corn, Frozen Sweet Peas, Asparagus, Cabbage Broccoli, Eggplant

It is still a good idea to buy organic when possible, but through these guides and making wise choices, you can greatly reduce your level of pesticide exposure.

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Steam inhalations combine the benefits of steam and antiseptic herbs to effectively treat disorders of the respiratory tract, such as bronchial and nasal congestions, colds, hay fever, influenza and sinusitis.

To prepare a steam inhalation, place 50g of preferred dried herbs, in a bowl or saucepan – chamomile, horsetail, peppermint, sage and thyme are suitable.

Pour 1 litre of boiling water over the herbs. Cover your head and the bowl with a towel, close your eyes and inhale the steam for 20-30 minutes twice daily.

We are exposed to thousands of toxic chemicals everyday. They are everywhere, in the air you breathe, in the food you eat and in the soil in which we plant our seeds, and in the water we drink.

These pollutants manifest themselves as a variety of symptoms; decreased immune function, chronic fatigue, hormonal dysfunction, obesity, lethargy and much more. An overload of toxins in your body will lead to chronic illness, we need to reduce this accumulation of poisons and decrease the damage to help our bodies rejuvenate.

Organic fruit and vegetable juices are the cleansers of the human body. They purify the blood, cast out accumulated toxins from the cells and help in the production of new cells to replace those which have either depreciated or been destroyed by disease and our bad dietary habits.

Organic juices will quickly supply you with generous amounts of minerals, vitamins, trace elements and enzymes without the toxic effects of drugs.

With juices, you can eliminate or prevent many chronic and degenerative diseases, revitalise your blood, sharpen your nerves, rejuvenate glandular activity and restore the acid-alkaline balance of the system.