Eating organic doesn’t need to be as challenging as it sounds. Simple truth is that the soil the plant is grown in can make the biggest difference in nutrient quality, and potential for harmful chemicals if proper precautions are taken. Check out www.ewg.org for the latest clean fifteen and dirty dozen foods.

The clean fifteen is a list of foods that you can eat that don’t have to be organic because of the general nature of how they are grown.

The dirty dozen is a list of foods, you definitely want to buy organic because of their known treatment with herbicides or pesticides.

When stopping by the Ballard Farmer’s Market, make sure to stop by Rebel Med NW, formally, Fit Naturopathic Center and talk with Dr. Andrew Simon about overall health, environmental medicine, and eating healthy.