Food poisoning is more common than you might think.

In fact, food poisoning symptoms can be almost identical to flu symptoms. Many 24-hour flus may actually be the result of a bacterial food poisoning.
Food poisoning doesn’t come only from restaurants; many cases come from improper food handling at home. For instance, the number of bacteria able to grow in food that is not properly refrigerated or that is not kept hot enough is staggering and can be strong enough to make you sick. Most of the bacteria that gets into our food (such as E. coli) comes from the earth that it was grown in. When fruits and veggies are not thoroughly washed, the bacteria can infiltrate the foods when we cut them. If the foods are eaten raw, we can become ill.
Now, I don’t want to discourage you from eating raw fruits and vegetables! But I do want to encourage you to wash not only your hands but also the foods.
Some tips to avoid food poisoning:

• Wash hands thoroughly before handling food and eating.
• Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly before cutting.
• Use separate cutting boards for meats and plant
• foods.
• In a restaurant, make sure that food is very hot when served; food left to cool can harbor bacteria.
• Take food enzymes with hydrochloric acid and acidophilus supplements 20 minutes before eating (especially when dining out).
• Cook all meats thoroughly.
• Refrigerate foods immediately if not eaten right away.
• Do not keep leftovers more than 24 hours.
• Read the book Poisons in Your Food, by Ruth Winter.