Vitamins - Introduction - Naturally Best

Again, the best foundation of a healthy diet and lifestyle is whole, organic, natural foods. This food comes basically from the soil to the plate, untouched by industrial processing or refining and free of additives, preservatives, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, antibiotics, and industrial genetic engineering. If you are not vegetarian or vegan, also aim for free-range, organic, animal products.

If organic is unavailable, plant your own! And if purchasing non-organic fare, be sure to thoroughly clean food with cleaning solutions available at most health food stores. These will help remove surface pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide residue, as well as wax. Remember, though, that fruit and vegetable rinses can only remove what is on the surface of your food and not what remains inside the fruit or vegetable itself. Also, purchase local produce from your area when in season and freeze whatever remains.