Your gut is a living ecosystem.
Delicate. Complex. Constantly working to keep you balanced, energized, protected.
And like any ecosystem—a forest, a coral reef, a river running through untouched land—it reacts to what enters it.
Especially pesticides.
Most of us rinse our vegetables quickly under water, maybe give them a little rub, call it good enough.
But here’s what that quick rinse actually does:
It removes dust. Maybe a bit of dirt.
Not chemicals.
What Pesticides Actually Do
The truth we don’t want to look at:
Pesticides can irritate your gut lining—that delicate barrier that’s supposed to protect you from the world outside.
They weaken your microbiome. Those billions of bacteria working quietly to digest your food, produce your neurotransmitters, regulate your immune system? Pesticides don’t distinguish between the “bad” bugs in a field and the good ones keeping you alive.
They increase inflammation. Slowly. Silently. In ways you might not connect to that apple you ate three days ago.
They accumulate.
Not dramatically. Not all at once. But bite by bite, day by day, until your gut is constantly working overtime just to process what you thought was “healthy food.”
And your gut, your skin, your energy—all feel it.
The bloating you can’t explain.
The fatigue that doesn’t match your sleep.
The brain fog that makes you feel like you’re moving through water.
Sometimes it’s not about what you’re eating.
It’s about what’s on what you’re eating.
The Solution Is Beautifully Simple
You don’t need expensive products or complicated protocols.
You need baking soda. And ten minutes.
Here’s what actually works:
Soak your vegetables in a bowl of water with 1 teaspoon of baking soda (bicarbonate).
Let them rest there. 10–15 minutes. No scrubbing. No rushing.
Then rinse them well under clean water.
Why This Works
Baking soda is alkaline. Most pesticides are acidic or neutral.
When they meet, something shifts. The baking soda breaks down the pesticide molecules—doesn’t just push them around on the surface, but actually degrades them—and lifts them off the skin of the plant.
It’s gentle. Natural. Gut-friendly.
And it works.
Not perfectly—nothing removes 100% of everything—but significantly better than water alone. Studies show it can remove up to 96% of certain pesticide residues.
That’s not nothing.
That’s your gut getting a fighting chance.
Every Small Act of Care
This isn’t about perfection.
It’s not about creating more anxiety around food or making you feel like nothing is safe.
It’s about remembering: your gut deserves clean, safe food.
And you have the power to give it that.
Not through expensive organic-everything (though if you can, great).
Not through restriction or fear.
But through small, intentional acts of care.
A bowl. Some baking soda. Fifteen minutes while you do something else.
Every small act of care becomes part of your healing ritual.
Not because it’s Instagram-worthy.
Not because someone told you it’s the “right” way.
But because your body—that beautiful, resilient ecosystem working so hard to keep you alive—deserves to be tended to.
One meal at a time.
One bowl of clean vegetables at a time.
One choice that says: I’m listening. I see you. I’ve got you.
If you’re ready to learn the other simple practices that support your gut and your whole system, I’m sharing the rituals that actually work—the ones that don’t require perfection, just consistency and care.
👉 Start here and discover what becomes possible when you finally start treating your body like the ecosystem it is.
