Pesticides and ADHD - Did we need more convincing?

As many of us have heard by now, a little over a week ago a new study was released that linked pesticide ingestion (from produce, mostly) to ADHD in children. I think we can all agree that we knew pesticides weren’t exactly good for us, right? But now we’re starting to see some actual research backing it up, which will hopefully lead to some changes in the way our society works – ideally, that is.

Pesticide-laden foods are not the only thing wrong here. Take a look at your clothing. One T-shirt made from conventional cotton requires 1/3 pound of harmful chemicals, including pesticides. One-third of a pound! Now imagine wearing those chemicals around all day, dressing your children in them, going to sleep in them at night… Not such a pretty thought, huh?

I’m not saying to trash everything in your closet and only wear organic cotton clothes. In an ideal world, maybe, but that would be pretty hard to do, actually. Conventional cotton is by far more readily available to us than organic. But maybe it’s time for all of us to start making some small changes in what we buy, all around. The more demand there is for organic food and cotton, the more available they will be - period.