It is pretty well known that organic is better and safer  now; however, many people feel that can't afford organic products.  But we really can't afford not to buy organic products at times because the heavy pesticides and chemicals can cause all kinds of health problems such as increase risk of cancer, hormonal disruptions and much more.  Below you will have the top 12 products to buy organic when purchasing them.

From MotherJones (http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/03/econundrum-12-most-contaminated-fr...

In descending order, the EWG's 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables:

1. Peaches

2. Apples

3. Sweet bell peppers

4. Celery

5. Nectarines

6. Strawberries

7. Cherries

8. Kale

9. Lettuce

10. Grapes (imported)

11. Carrots

12. Pears

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Keeping Your Child Healthy This School Year

By Barb Lulay

So what do you think are the best workout recovery drinks for you?  For your children?  What is the best refereshing drinks for your children? 

After reading "The Negative Effects of Pop" that we posted the other day, many people contacted us and shared their views.  Here are some of the comments I received.   'It's ok, my child drinks lemonade...That doesn't affect my child's health.  He drinks Gatorade/Powerade...Oh, I never let my child drink pop.  She only drinks Hawaiian Punch or Gatorade.That's healthy, isn't it."

THESE ARE TOTAL MYTHS!   THESE DRINKS ARE JUST AS BAD FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD AS DRINKING  CAFFEINE FREE SOFT DRINKS.   How many times have you heard phrases like those listed above?  I hear them every time I say my children aren't allowed pop. In fact, many of these so called healthy drinks  have an even higher acidity  than some pops.  Choose healthy drinks and let your children benefit from the foods they consuming.  Their bodies are growing constantly internally and externally:  please don't feed them products that are harmful and addictive.

In prior articles, you may have already read how Shaklee's workout recovery drinks are  67% more effective than other leading brands anyway.  This natural energy/rehydration drink called Performance is not only an ideal workout recovery drink but also safe hydrating/endurance drink made with all natural balanced ingredients.  It uses a patented formula of balanced carbohydrates to give you the best results.  Best of all, you can benefit from what the Olympians use for your everyday use and your children's rehydration needs.  To read more on Performance, click Ultimate Workout Recovery Drinks. 

Numerous people benefit from the Olympic quality of this rehydration drink so don't worry if you aren't an athlete of any kind or if your children aren't athletes.  During this intense heat, our bodies need hydrated long before they tell us they are thirsty so pure water is an optimal drink.  However, once our bodies begin sweating, then we not only lose fluids but also minerals and electrolytes so a workout recovery drink is essential.  Children are no different.  Lemonade, various so-called juice drinks, and sports drinks load their little bodies up with sugar or even worse sugary substitutes.  This doesn't not help them rehydrate and quite often can worsen the situation.  Their bodies are a fine tuned machine so don't clog them up with unimportant, harmful drinks.

Does anyone read the Washington Post?  How about the article about Gatorade?  Well, great minds must think alike (ha ha).  Just after writing yesterday's article, my husband was telling me about an article he had read in the Washington Post about the Gatorade not being any better than pop for an individual.   Click here to read the Washington Post's article.

Why do we have to keep inventing the wheel?  Shaklee has been around over 50 years and has proven time and time again that their natural products are superior to the other products out there:  They are tested and tested and tested.  They not only contain what is written on the label by using only the best natural  ingredients (which is more than I can say for most companies)  but also it CAN be absorbed into our bodies.  That's why we trust in Shaklee Products because they genuinely care about us.  They have the clinical studies to prove it, and they guarantee it.  Click here to Get SHAKLIZED and start feeling the difference.

Let's take a look at why soft drinks (pop, soda, sodie pop, or whatever you want to call it), are not healthy for us, especially for our children.  Unfortunately, the only good thing about pop is that it is relatively inexpensive, and it is easily accessible.  However, this is kind of a "Catch 22" because the drink that was just consumed as a treat for most children is becoming the norm.  Yes, instead of the healthy drinks like milk or water (filtered water), children - even infants - are fed pop.  I can't believe my eyes when I see this. 

Let's first look at the negative effects of the pop. 1.  High in sugar - 10 teaspoons in 1 can.  2.  High in acidity 3.  Some pops reduces the absorption of calcium 4. Stains the teeth 5.  Hard on the stomach and more.  This doesn't even touch on the caffeine in the pop and what that does to the body.  Pop represents the largest single food source of calories in the U.S. diet.  Unbelievable, that we can't see how we are hurting, not treating, our children.  Maybe a coincidence or maybe not but obesity and type 2 diabetes parallels the increase in soft drink consumption.  "One study states the odds ratio of becoming obese increases 1.6 times for each additional soft drink consumed per day."

Now let's look at what we are depriving our children of when they consume a soft drink over a nutritional drink.  The children don't get vitamin D or calcium any more from the 'old fashioned normal beverage' of milk.  They don't get vitamin C and important antioxidants from the 'old fashioned normal beverage' of juice.  They don't get fluoride because they are choosing unhealthy soft drinks over water.   Just imagine what their bones will be like after having years of being deprived calcium:  now imagine these bones when they are older.

So we are hurting our children by giving them something that can actually harm their bodies; we are removing vital nutrients that would have  helped them grow mentally and physically; and we are establishing unhealthy eating habits at an incredibly young age.  Quality supplementation like Shaklee vitamins are a necessity in today's world to assure that not only these vital nutritents are added back in our children's diets but also other critical vitamins and minerals that our lost in today's hectic lifetsyles. 

Don't feed your children what is easy or cheap or the fad (everyone else can have it, Mom) because it WILL hurt them if not now, when they are older.  Feed your children smart nutritious choices, healthy choices,  of foods that will help them grow physically and mentally into the best person they can be.  For smart, natural supplements that will give your child and yourself ALL the vital nutrients our bodies need and Guaranteed to feel better, click her to PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

Just a note, if you think your child isn't consuming many soft drinks (including lemonade, pop etc), just do a quick check and record the consumption for a few months.  That'll give you a good idea just how much they really are consuming.