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2013 Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 About this time every year the Environmental Working Group releases their latest list of foods highest and lowest in pesticide residue. This week I want to share with you their updated lists for 2013. They have again expanded the Dirty Dozen with a Plus category to highlight two crops -- kale and collard greens.  According to the EWG, these vegetables "did not meet traditional Dirty Dozen criteria but were commonly contaminated with highly toxic organophosphate insecticides. These insecticides are toxic to the nervous system and have been largely removed from agriculture over the past decade. But they are not banned and still show up on some food crops." Here are EWG's updated lists for 2013: Dirty Dozen: Apples Celery Cherry Tomatoes Cucmbers Hot Peppers Nectarines Peaches Potatoes Spinach Strawberries Bell Peppers Plus: Kale/Collard Green Summer Squash Clean 15: Asparagus Avocados Cabbage Cantaloupe Corn Eggplant Grapefruit Kiwi ...

Kedar N. Prasad, PhD This time the change may be back to the past, and to tell you the truth it really annoys me. Not that it is a personal annoyance, its more like one huge road block put in your path  because other people's ignorance can really harm your health. I think it is strange in a Jim Morrison kind of way that some get turned into celebrities by the media  not really based on out come but because they are on TV or they get interviewed by someone else in the TV spotlight. Just because someone is on TV really does not mean they are an expert in what they plie on their show. Remember that every show has sponsors and producers.  If the recommend something it does not really mean it is effective or effective for you.  All it is is mass marketing.  And where are you when that suggestion fails you? Its also like aggregator web sites.  They fill their pages with info taken from other sources, make it look as if this was original material, and never give y...