Here’s How To Easily Remove Pesticides From Your Lemons And Grapefruits

We are all aware that the fruits and vegetables are less healthy nowadays, because of the high amounts of chemical agents and chemicals used in their growing process. almost every fruit is sprayed with these harmful pesticides and chemicals, in order to grow big and to have longer “shelf life”. The medical experts say that we should be very careful what type of fruit we buy, especially citrus fruits. This is because lemons and oranges are the one of the most chemically treated fruits. And this is why you should be extra careful when you buy citrus fruits, and you should be also careful not to use their peels in certain homemade recipes.

These are the most common pesticides, found in citrus fruits: fungicide imazalil, Thiabendazole and chlorpyrifos. The first one, fungicide imazalil penetrates the entire fruit, not just its peel. Thiabendazole has carcinogenic properties, when it’s consumed in high amounts. And chlorpyrifos is commonly used against insects and it can be very dangerous for you. The pesticides can affect the human hormones and they can cause infertility, birth problems and they are extremely toxic for the human body.

Well, the most common misconception is that all people think that by washing or peeling your fruit, you will remove all the pesticides. Washing can remove dirt from the surface of the frit and slightly reduce the side effects. Well, we can also say that the same thing will happen if you peel the fruit. But, don’t worry, because in this article we are going to show you how to remove the pesticides from your lemons and other citrus fruits.

How to remove pesticides from lemons and other citrus fruits?

Wash your fruit with vinegar

Here’s what you need to do – just mix water and some vinegar (the ration should be 3:1). For example, mix 3 cups of water with 1 cup of vinegar. Well, this is a great way to remove chemicals, bacteria and wax off the fruit. A recent study has shown that this powerful combo will eliminate 98% of the harmful bacteria, and the old-fashioned cleaning removes only 85%.

Or, you can just spray your fruit with some vinegar, and then wash it with some water. Or you can leave the fruit into a bowl, with the water-vinegar mixture (3:1) and then wash it with cold water.

Fruit cleaner

You can buy an all-natural cleaner for all citrus fruits. You can get this citrus cleaner from any local health store, or just make your own homemade cleaner with these simple recipes. Just follow the simple instructions:

1^st Mix – 1 tbs. of lemon juice, 2 tbs. of baking soda and 1 cup (250 ml) of water

2^nd Mix – 1 tbs. of lemon juice, 2 tbs. of white vinegar and 1 cup (250 ml) of water

Just try the following fruit cleaners and you won’t have to worry about the harmful bacteria or pesticides on your citrus fruits. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to share with your friends and family.

Source(s):

http://www.naturalhealingmagazine.com/