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Now, it's the rice. Is everything poison? (vent)

elainedaveelainedave
in December 2011 Moms

Seriously? I was reading that US grown rice has high levels of arsenic (esp. brown rice grown in Arkansas, Texas, etc. where soil was previously used to grow cotton), which can be found in everything from baby cereal to organic food sweetened by rice syrup.

After trying to avoid BPA in tomato cans or formula containers; after buying formamide and phthalates-free floor coverings; after trying to use non-toxic and paraben-free cleaners, and so on... it feels like I can't win. The more I read, the more I want to stick my head in the sand. Now, it's the brown rice? Bah!

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Re: Now, it's the rice. Is everything poison? (vent)

  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member
    At some point you just give up and say "even drinking too much water can kill you!"..  Totally get where you're coming from!  Start looking at the research and realizing how skewed a lot of it is then pick your battles from there...  Sometimes what passes for "Science" and "Research method" is pretty less than par.
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    imageMesmrEwe:
    At some point you just give up and say "even drinking too much water can kill you!"..  Totally get where you're coming from!  Start looking at the research and realizing how skewed a lot of it is then pick your battles from there...  Sometimes what passes for "Science" and "Research method" is pretty less than par.
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  • KansasFarmMommaKansasFarmMomma member
    Like someone else said, you have to pick your battles. Unless you are in a position to raise & grow all of your own food you are always going to be dealing with someone else's problem. Being in Agriculture, there really is a LOT of misinformation going around that is spread by those that are ignorant of what actually happens.
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