Researchers Associate Pesticides with ADHD in Kids
In this past week’s issue of the Journal Pediatrics, research was published that has determined a relationship between attention-deficit disorder in children in the United States and pesticides exposure. Children’s urine was tested for pesticide residue, and researchers found that kids with the highest levels of residue had greater chances of having ADHD, which is associated with disabilities in learning at school. Pesticides were detected in the urine of 94 percent of the 1,139 children tested. It has not been determined whether they were introduced to the pesticides in what they ate, or by environmental factors such as drinking water or air.
Previous studies have shown that switching to organic fruits and vegetables drops levels of pesticide compounds in urine to undetectable or close to undetectable levels. I personally feel that more studies should be done that may actually prove causality and not just correlation with pesticide levels on fruits and vegetables that will push the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lower the levels of pesticide that are deemed expectable in all food. Until then parents in general should be aware of the risks that may be involved when feeding their children non-organic produce and non-filtered water.
Here at Purity Products we established our Organic Brothers line of Certified Organic Triple Greens and Organic Reds Formula exactly because of our concern for this issue. Our customers can feel confident drinking our Reds and Triple Greens knowing they are certified organic by the USDA and QAI. I love when my kids drink our powdered drinks because I know the benefits are tremendous and the drinks are so pure and contaminant free. Also, many of our other powdered drinks although not certified organic contain many organic ingredients as well.
I always make a point of buying as much organic food as possible so that I can make sure my kids have very little exposure to pesticides. Although I try to avoid pesticides as much as possible, the fact is that we are all exposed to pesticides and chemicals on some level. It is important to do as much as possible to lower pesticide exposure, especially for our kids, since they are more susceptive because of their size and growing bodies.
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