Danica on Instagram: "BEST WAY TO WASH PRODUCE: I do my best to buy organic and avoid the dirty dozen but I will still soak my produce in about a gallon of water with a tsp of baking soda for 10-15 minutes. I have found this the be the easiest way to wash my produce. You can also do the vinegar salt route as well but the point is don't mix the two! I also choose to detox myself and family daily using the natural mineral zeolite clinoptilolite as it has been shown to remove not only pesticides and herbicides from the body but also heavy metals, fluoride and microplastics. #pesticides #naturalsolutions #lowtoxliving #cleaneating #holisticnutrition #toxicfree #holisticwellness"
Adithya Nataraj 🇮🇳 on Instagram: "The Dirty Dozen is a list of fruits and vegetables released annually by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) which have the highest levels of pesticide contamination. 🧠After lots of research, I’ve come up with a way to remove surface pesticides to a certain extent from your fruits. 👉🏼 Soak fruits in Baking Soda, Salt and Warm Water for 5-10mins 👉🏼 Drain the water 👉🏼 Wash it thoroughly with water 👉🏼 Soak your fruits again, but with vinegar for about 5-10mins 👉🏼 Drain the water 👉🏼 Wash it thoroughly with water This does not remove all the surface pesticides, but only to a certain extent. Try sourcing your fruits from a trusted source or grow them yourself. ✅ Follow @learnwithadithya for more such helpful health tips ✨ #learnwithadithya #d
Dr. Tim Tiutan | Internal Medicine on Instagram: "How to clean your fruits and vegetables. Although it’s not absolutely necessary to clean all produce for those who have an average immune system, I prefer to use this method. At bare minimum - rinsing under the sink with water helps significantly! ✨Follow @doctortim.md to live a healthier life The published data is not as robust as I would like on this topic, but from what I’ve gathered: 1️⃣ Rinse 2️⃣ Soaking in 1 cup distilled white vinegar + 3 cups filtered water (at least 10 min) – the vinegar’s acidity helps remove microorganisms and some pesticides, but not all. 3️⃣ Add baking soda (2 tsp) to form CO2 bubbles. Some people directly combine baking soda before soaking in vinegar which instantly neutralizes the acid/base solution, ess
