GMO Problem

A Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is a problem that is a part of a much larger problem. The poor farmer thinks he is saving time and money by using chemicals to kill weeds. But what he doesn't understand is that he is also killing the soil and possibly his grandchildren, and may be seriously wounding himself and his wife and kids. Because what he thinks is an herbicide is actually a very powerful antibiotic. Superweeds, secondary pests & lack of biodiversity are only a few of many GMO concerns. One of the major problems with GM crops is they are difficult to contain, which means they could be extremely hard to get rid of if we later decide they are a bad idea. GMOs are bad for your body, bad for the community, bad for farmers and bad for the environment. The health consequences of eating genetically modified organisms are serious. Various studies indicate health risks associated with GM foods. These include: obesity, infertility, accelerated aging,  immune problems, changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. Dr. Zach Bush and others tell us that GMOs are also associated with cancer, heart disease, diabetes,  allergies, autism, major depression, and other physical and psychological problems. GM crops have the potential to change ecosystems and even destroy the balance of nature. The unnatural and permanent alteration of our food supply's genetic codes will almost certainly have devastating effects on human health both now and forever, contributing greatly to existing chronic disease while leading to the creation of new and unique diseases. A strong movement of opposition to genetic engineering in agriculture has developed throughout the world, particularly in some countries of the European Union (EU). The movement has led to a moratorium in the EU and hostility towards imported genetically modified (GM) products, as well as to acts of open opposition. India has witnessed around 300,000 GMO related farmer-suicides over the past two decades (Philpott, 2015; Mishra, 2014). Biotech opponents attribute the majority of these suicides to the monopolization of the cotton seed sector. Physicist,Vandana Shiva says that protests are already aimed at U.S. companies. For years, Monsanto ruled the glyphosate world, but their patent expired in 2000. This allowed other companies to begin making and marketing herbicides containing glyphosate, and by 2015, more than 750 products made with glyphosate are produced by other companies (including Bayer, DuPont, Syngenta, BASF, Crop Science, and Dow as well as several Chinese companies). The Chinese Communist Party has spent billions on research to develop genetically modified crops. Zach Bush says Chinese herbicide prices undercut competitors and huge amounts are exported to South America and others. So the the underlying motive of GMO proliferation is not necessarily food security, as proponents would claim, but the greedy struggle for bio-hegemony over the global food market and chemical market. Dr. Bush also unravels a tapestry of the chemical industry in league with Big Pharma employing tricks to manipulate the scientific truths about their products while placing profits above human health and the environment, which could  even be the route to human extinction. Listen to our Podcast Health Impacts of Large-Scale Chemical Farming Glyphosate herbicide (aka Roundup) Chemical desiccants