Friday, December 12, 2008

How Safe is the Food You Eat?

By Lidia Peru

It seems that every time I turn around there is another story in the news about food contamination. Whether it is tomatoes, spinach, or strawberries, there doesn't seem to be any way to know that the food we are buying in our fancy supermarkets is safe.

Where did this tainted food come from? We cannot blame the foreign growers, not when we hear about recalls of spinach from California. There are a lot of variables in growing fruits and vegetables, and it is not always easy to control the environment.

In a report edited by W. Jongen at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands, there are many considerations in improving the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Foods can come in contact with contaminants many times during their growing and processing cycle.

One of the dangers in storing foods is the pathogens found naturally in our foods. Microbes can actually form a barrier to protect bacteria, a coating known as biofilm. This coating protects bacterial growth, and can hold disease causing pathogens such as E. Coli and Salmonella.

The residue of pesticides used over the growth cycle of foods can also stay on our produce. Looks can be deceiving, and while that fruit make look pretty and healthy it can contain a layer of pesticide residue on its skin.

Fungus can also linger on our fresh fruits and vegetables. Mycotoxin are microscopic sized spores, and are found everywhere. This naturally occurring fungi feeds off organic matter, and while it is manageable in small quantities there can be harmful affects in larger quantities. Harm can come from feeding those fungus overloaded foods to cattle, or consuming those foods directly.

What can the consumer do to improve the qualities of the foods they feed their family? One simple tool I have found is chlorine dioxide. This chemical is found in our bodies, and is vital to health and wellness. Chlorine dioxide has also been used for treating water for over 70 years, making it an amazing water purifier. How do we get this powerful cleansing reaction? MMS, or miracle mineral solution creates chlorine dioxide when it is mixed with a food based acid like citric acid.

It's simple to mix a little MMS then dilute it with water in a sprayer bottle. You can then use this spray as a cleansing mist over your produce, and it will target the toxins, bacterias, and fungi that can linger in foods. Do you then need to clean the MMS off your foods, or does it leave a residue? No, chlorine dioxide converts to salt and water when its done.

Miracle mineral solution is a powerful tool for your home and wellness. It takes only pennies to mix a solution of chlorine dioxide, and when we spray or soak our produce prior to consumption we take charge of our own health and nutrition.

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