Choosing organic is one of the single best investments you can make in your body; your lifetime possession. After all, we are what we eat. A simple concept to chew on: As kids, we were shorter and weighed less. What were the building blocks for those extra cells as we grew? 

Over 200 chemicals are present in umbilical cord blood — the lifeline to growing babies, as reported in Scientific America. There is a saying that we are, “no longer in Kansas,” meaning life is no longer as it was in past generations. If you or your family and friends are not familiar with the Dirty Dozen™, they are the worst, non-organic produce to eat. 

Unfortunately, our soil, air and waterways are increasingly contaminated as world population and industrialization continues to grow. We all must do our best to lessen our chemical exposures starting today. This means eating with intention and fueling our body with the cleanest foods and supplements available.

Supporting the body’s detoxification pathways via ingestion of clean water, air, nutrition and supplements is critical. Also critical is moving one’s digestive tract two to three times a day to rid pollutants from the body, decreasing re-absorption and protecting the liver and its function. Keep in mind that the liver is the ultimate protective GI tract organ. 

A favorite go-to botanical to support detox is Organic Milk Thistle that contains flavonoids such as quercetin, kaempferol, and apigenin, along with vitamin E and plant sterols: campesterol, stigmasterol, and sitosterol. Milk Thistle contains the very well-researched, protective constituents silymarin and silybin that have been shown in various studies to help the liver handle toxic burdens and support its functions to help increase the master antioxidant activity substance, glutathione.

Another important concept: Choosing organic foods and supplements means you are voting with your dollar to support farmers and manufacturers that keep our water, air and soil clean with organic practices — now and for future generations. Find Oregon’s Wild Harvest products at your local Mother’s.

+These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.