Are organic foods worth the extra effort and expense? Yes. Exposure to pesticides is correlated with learning and behavioral problems in children. A study of more than 1000 U.S. children, published June 2010 in Pediatrics, revealed that children exposed to organophosphate pesticides have one and a half times the risk of developing ADHD. Moreover, those who had higher than the median level of the most common pesticide residue in their urine had TWICE the risk of ADHD, as compared to those whose levels of this pesticide residue were negligible. By feeding our children organic foods, we may cut their risk of ADHD by one half. Dr. M. Bouchard, lead author … Continue reading