Get to Know the ‘Clean 15’ and ‘Dirty Dozen’ for Optimal Health
Just two months ago (February 2025), we had our incredible Longevity Event at the Hyatt House of Naples — Downtown hosted by Berman Health and Wellness with world-renowned Author and Functional Medicine Physician Dr. Caroline Cederquist. Dr. Cederquist was the former owner of Cederquist Medical and Wellness Center in Naples, Florida. She has a passion for helping individuals understand metabolism, reach a healthy weight, and improve their longevity through nutrition-based practices. At our longevity event in February, she lectured on healthy metabolism, blood sugar control, and reducing inflammation. In talking more about toxins, pesticides, and bacteria, she taught the audience about the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen Foods.
the foods which are the “dirtiest” and you definitely should make sure you are buying organic! The list of the cleanest and dirtiest foods DO change every year! I am going to share with you the lists from 2024: CLEAN 15 1. Avocado 2. Sweet corn 3. Pineapple 9. Kiwi 10. Cabbage
11. Watermelon 12. Mushrooms 13. Mangos 14. Sweet potatoes 15. Carrots
4. Onions 5. Papaya 6. Frozen sweet peas 7. Asparagus 8. Honeydew melon THE DIRTY DOZEN 1. Strawberries 2. Spinach 3. Kale (collards and mustard greens) 4. Grapes 5. Peaches 6. Pears
7. Nectarines 8. Apples 9. Bell and hot peppers 10. Cherries 11. Blueberries 12. Green beans
We cannot always control the toxins we run into — especially in our environment. We can eat the cleanest foods out there and constantly look for the organic, but we will still be confronted with SOME types of toxins, bacteria, viruses, and more. We have to make sure we are doing all we can to support our immune system, gut health, vitamin levels, stress response, and recovery to support the immune system to fight when it needs to. If you have other questions about how Berman Health and Wellness can help you with your metabolism or gut health, let us know! If you want more information about what we discussed and reviewed at our Longevity event, let us know! By the way, we do work virtually! See you soon! –Jenni Berman PA-C, ABAAHP, CPT, CNS
Over the last several decades, the amounts of pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), toxins, chemicals, and bacteria have increased for various reasons. Our food has definitely changed over the last several years. We know this impacts the amount of inflammation and autoimmune diseases within the population. The EWG provided a list of the Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen Foods which explains retroactively (the year prior) which foods are naturally the “cleanest,” which you may not need to be spending the extra money to buy organic versus
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