Pesticide exposure, a public problem to be overlooked.

As it states, pesticides "…on our food, even after washing; …in our bodies, for years; …& in our environment, traveling many miles on wind, water and dust."

Even we produce all vegetables and fruits in our own little garden, we may not be able to avoid pestticides because of the water we used and dust we "received".

How much is too much? Here is the resource.

Be away from those food and drinks that potentially contain artificial hormones and antibiotics

Believe or not, many modern diseases have a lot to do with the food and/drinks we eat/take every day. To feed the people with enough food, farmers start using artificial fertilizers to increase food productions or genetically modified transgenic crops. Animals are fed with synthesized feeds that contain hormone and antibiotics, which is under the limit set by FDA, but obviously exist and precipitate in the animal meat or carry over to the milks.  Of course, a standard testing will tell you no risk for eating them because they "meet" the requirements from FDA. Unfortunately, when we eat them every day, the accumulation will be huge, which may reach the limit to cause any health problems.

Recently, there are so many examples around us like a friend of mine who has very good life style and habits with very positive attitude toward work/life. She is a Yoga coach and certainly looks very healthy. To everyone surprise, one day she was diagnosed with a cancer. And no body believe it and really do not understand she has a cancer.  But this is true! After a discussion, she told us that she drank milk every day like drinking water.  Here I do not want to link her cancer to the milk, but the milk from the cow that eat cloned crop feeds is definitely a food my family try to avoid.

I prefer to cooking food with the raw materials for my family; the more natural and simpler, the better. Taste may be not as good as the "delicious" food from restaurant, but I know what I put during cooking.

Health from food: Cholesterol level in food

Name	Cholesterol	Name	Cholesterol
pork	126mg	Tripe	150mg
Lard	110mg	Butter	110mg
pork ribs	105mg	cheese	140mg
Cream	300mg	Fish liver oil	500mg
goat	61mg	Shrimp	154mg
lamb	70mg	Crab	164mg
Rabbit meat	61mg	Jelly fish	24mg
Veal	140mg	Flat fish	87mg
Milk	24mg	Carp fish	90mg
Egg-yolk	2000mg	Crucian	90mg
Yellow Croaker	98mg	Pigeon	110mg
Quail egg	3640mg	Eel	186mg
Sepia	348mg	Shrimp	154mg

Note: Cholesterol level: mg per 100 g or 3.5 oz food.

Generally,no more than 300 mg of cholesterol is taken from food each day.

Health from food: The pumpkin

Pumpkin includes a good source of protein, zinc, vitamins and is a good food with lower cholesterol.

Pumpkin, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
	Energy	56 kJ (13 kcal)
	Carbohydrates	6.5 g
	Sugars	1.36 g
	Dietary fiber	0.5 g
	Fat	0.1 g
	saturated	0.05 g
	monounsaturated	0.01 g
	polyunsaturated	0.01 g
	Protein	1.0 g
	Vitamin A equiv.	369 μg (41%)
	- beta-carotene	3100 μg (29%)
	Thiamine (Vit. B1)	0.05 mg (4%)
	Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.110 mg (7%)
	Niacin (Vit. B3)	0.6 mg (4%)
	Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.298 mg (6%)
	Vitamin B6	0.061 mg (5%)
	Folate (Vit. B9)	16 μg (4%)
	Vitamin C	9 mg (15%)
	Vitamin E	1.06 mg (7%)
	Calcium	21 mg (2%)
	Iron	0.8 mg (6%)
	Magnesium	12 mg (3%
	Phosphorus	44 mg (6%)
	Potassium	340 mg (7%)
	Sodium	1 mg (0%)
	Zinc	0.32 mg (3%)
	Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults.
	Source: USDA Nutrient database

It has been shown to have many health benefits as follows:

1. Detoxify: Pumpkin contains various vitamins and pectin; with very good absorbability, the pectin can detoxify by absorbing and eliminating bacteriotoxin and other deleterious substances such as heavy metal lead, mercury, and some radioactive elements in vivo

2. Protect gastric mucosa and promote digestion: the pectin in pumpkin can protect stomach rubber mucous membrane from damage by rough food, help heal ulcer, which is especially helpful for patients with gastric diseases; The ingredients in pumpkin are also able to promote choler secretion, strengthen the movement of stomach and intestine creeping, resulting in the promotion of food digestion.

3. Reduce blood sugar and prevent diabetes: The pumpkin contains rich cobalt that can enliven the human body metabolism, promote hemopoiesis, and participate in Vitamin B12 synthesis in human body. It is also a trace element that is necessary for pancreatic cells in human body and to reduce blood sugar.

4. Elimination carcinogen: The ingredients in pumpkin can eliminate the sudden change of carcinogen nitrosamine to cause cancer, restore and maintain the function of liver and the kidney function, and strengthen liver and kidney cell reproduction.

5. Promote growth: Pumpkin contains rich zinc that participates in the synthesis of essence acids and proteins that human body need. It is also one of the adrenal cortex hormone inherent ingredients for human body growth.

Detoxification: start from food

There is no doubt that there exists toxin accumulation in our body, which is often overlooked. However, such a silent accumulation may surprise us (cause diseases) someday. Here is a list of food that will help our body detoxification based on experts:

1. Colon detoxification
· apple
· black wood ears
· blueberry
· Grains
· red bean
· soy bean

2. Liver detoxification
· carrot
· garlic
· grape
· aloe juice
· Chrysanthemum tea

3. Kidney detoxification
· cucumber
· cherry
· lotus seed
· CommonYam Rhizome


Certainly it is more effective by taking some natural supplements.