Category: conventional farming

• Saturated animal fats as dietary sources of toxic chemicals

  Advice recommending the consumption of saturated fat, including from beef tallow, has been in the news lately.1,2 I won’t go into the health issues associated with eating this, as I’m not a medical doctor. My concern focuses more on beef and other animal fats as delivery devices for fat-soluble, toxic chemicals like dioxins, organochlorine pesticides, and…

  laurelstandley

  November 20, 2025

  bioaccumulation, clean eating, conventional farming, organic, plant-based, reducing exposure, saturated fats, toxic chemicals

  environment, exposure, food, health

• “Conventional” farming as a source of toxic chemicals to food

  Conventional, a.k.a. chemically-intensive farming can be a source of toxic chemicals to our food. Pesticides, such as insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, may be directly sprayed, leftover from a prior crop, or drift in from an adjacent field. Growth regulators and sprouting inhibitors may also be applied after harvest. Why be concerned about pesticides in your…

  laurelstandley

  March 31, 2025

  clean eating, conventional farming, organic, pesticides, produce, reducing exposure, toxic chemicals

  food, health, organic