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Don Diswinka wrote: > > Margorie > > > It's obvious that you believe Pesticides are the root of PD. snip I think it maybe just one of many causes of pd > > I have never professed that PD was caused by such a simple thing as > pesticides( which i don't think are really that simple, anything that can > selectively kill certain plants or bugs and appear to have no effect on since 2-4-D came along these chemicals mimic plant hormones powerful in parts per million supposedky biodegradeable with known half-lives but, hard to study because of low concentrations > others is far from simple), but I am willing to keep an open mind with these > or any new finds in the progress to solve the PD riddle. > > > snip > > Don 51/3 PD+ treating crops with herbicide before they are mature to "ripen" (dry out) for harvest and other fruits and veggies picked and shipped green and force ripened with chemicals has been criticized as leading to reduction of certain nutrients in our diet don't know much about that sort of thing -- Kathrynn? any thoughts ray strand