We should really stop telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables!

We should really stop telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables!

Everywhere you go, you see government bodies, dieticians and doctors recommending that people should “eat more fruits and vegetables”.

But hold on a second! Fruits and vegetables are 2 completely different things!

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From the archive: Fruits & Veggies with highest pesticide exposure

From the archive: Fruits & Veggies with highest pesticide exposure

Not all fruits and veggies have the same concentration of pesticides. This is important because organic produce is expensive!

In this post, you will find a ranking of various fruits and veg based on pesticide concentrations and recommendations on which to buy only "organic".

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The Digest - Feb 8

  • Norwegians with existing heart disease ate saturated fat... what happened to them 5 years down the road?
  • General Mills and Nestle fund a study to test the effects of whole grains on your health. The results probably surprised them...
  • Did a ketogenic diet fail for you? If so, are you a victim of common mistakes for people eating "keto"?
  • Hey Lance, forget EPO... have you heard of Heliox? No, no no, not the God of the Sun, that's Helios!
  • Women delivering via C-section experience vaginal pain for up to 1.5 years post-partum.
  • Don't ignore the frozen section in the supermarket, it might be healthier for you than the fruits & veg section!
  • Crossfit athletes have more sex, apparently... 

 

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