by EcoLita…who is the ecodiva.
It appears that we do not have to travel anymore to a foreign country to contract a food borne illness, like salmonella, e.coli, etc. We have it right here in our local grocery stores.
I know this is not as funny as it may sound and quite frankly I am not laughing and no one I know is especially when these events affect our food supply.
With the introduction of anti-bacterial this and anti-bacterial that, we as a culture have created such resistance against common, everyday germs and now we have created “super bugs or super germs”. They are resistant against our antibiotics, good old fashion soap and water and the more we fight them with anti-bacterial products, the stronger the bacterial strains become by transforming themselves into another strain of bacteria.
Now remember, this is my definition of what is going on.The bottom line is, we cannot continue this pace anymore.
Mother Nature however always seems to have a solution to what humans screw up on planet earth and she does a very good job of providing us with the answers and solutions if we just pay attention.
When we were told about the killer tomatoes carrying salmonella, I went online to see what brands were hopefully safe to eat. I found one company in Southern Arizona, called “EuroFresh.” They are greenhouse growers and have controls in place to monitor what comes in contact with their tomatoes. They are vine attached and use no pesticides. Check them out at www.eurofresh.com .
Like I said, Mother Nature provides us with everything we need, if we just pay attention.
Grapefruit seed extract is a by- product of grapefruit seeds and the pulp from grapefruits. and has amazing properties, such as antimicrobial, antifungal and antibacterial elements that kill, Salmonella, e.coli, staph, strep and other bacteria and viruses, without known side affects.
Information from this little gem of Mother Nature is vast and the best website I have found is www.gseinformation.com .
You can purchase grapefruit seed extract from a variety of companies. The best thing to do is go online, do your homework and buy from those companies you feel most comfortable with and having a track record and stand behind their products.
My good friend, Elaine, uses the extract with a dilution of water to wash her veggies and fruit. Based on research and current use in a variety of fields, washing vegetables and fruit in a bath of grapefruit seed extract may be the solution for cleaning and getting rid of any nasty elements that are hanging onto the surface of fruit and veggies.
The dilution of concentrated grapefruit seed extract and water will vary depending on the product purchased and best thing to do is consult with the manufacturer for their recommendations.
Regardless of whether there is an alert on tomatoes, fruit, etc., washing all of our veggies and fruit should be a habit that we all incorporate into our routine of food preparation. Having choices like grapefruit seed extract to use in that process is a great way to utilize more of Mother Nature’s gifts.
Bon appetite!
