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As I'm reading an Anti-Aging book
written by a few Medical Doctors (names withheld to protect
the innocent), I find myself appalled as I dive into the
section on Methods for Cleaning Foods. I thought these guys
would have a little more eco-awareness.
The suggested substance was diluted Clorox - yuck! Don't
they realize how harmful the effects are of ingesting
chlorine? It kills the healthy bacteria and other good flora
in our intestinal tract, among other things.
"Well, that's the point" you say, "we want to get rid of
bacteria, fungus, metallics, and sprays in our foods, don't
we?"
Absolutely! But there is a healthier way to do it. Enter,
once again, essential oils.
Essential Oils have the ability to eliminate unwanted
bacteria, fungus, sprays, and other pollutants that are
harbored on fresh foods. Unlike Clorox, essential oils don't
destroy the entire bounty of beautiful microbes that are
naturally occurring, nor do they affect the healthy mineral
content. The same thing holds true when we ingest essential
oils (given they are organic and
therapeutic grade). They
don't destroy all of the flora like Clorox would (and like
anti-biotics too). Essential oils respect the normal
environment and only get rid of the invasive critters.
Here's how to bathe your fresh foods with essential oils:
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The best oils to use are citrus oils - like lemon and
orange.
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Create a bath water in a clean sink or a big pot and add
several drops of your essential oil.
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Separate foods into groups - leafy vegetables, root
vegetables, thin skin fruit, thick skin fruit, and eggs.
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Place each group into the bath water (changing water as
you change groups).
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Immerse the foods and then take out of the water and
immerse again. You can keep the leafy greens in the water
for up to 5 minutes, and the thicker skinned veggies and
fruits up to 10 minutes.
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Scrub the thicker skinned root vegetables and fruits with
a food scrubber.
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Eggs can be exposed to pesticide sprays in pens, so
cleaning the eggshell with the egg still intact can be
helpful
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Meats and other flesh foods can be soaked for 20 minutes
in this mixture.
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