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. 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.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
GMO Problem
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Anticancer
A New Way of Life
“All of us have cancer cells in our body
but not all of us will develop cancer”
The way we lives has been changing
drastically over the past few decades. The quality of life for many of
us has declined and is even affecting our health. Bet many people don't
have an overview of how this affects us or what we can do about it.
What is needed is a personal strategy to stay healthy, especially for
food choices and stress management.
When David Servan-Schreiber, a dedicated scientist and
doctor, was diagnosed with brain cancer, his life changed. Confronting what
medicine knows about the illness and the little-known workings of his body's
natural cancer fighting capacities, and marshaling his own will to live,
Servan-Schreiber found himself on a fifteen-year journey from disease and
relapse into scientific exploration and, finally, to health.
Combining memoir, concise explanation of what makes cancer cells thrive and what inhibits them, and drawing on both conventional and alternative ways to slow and prevent cancer, Anticancer is revolutionary. It is a moving story of a doctor's inner and outer search for balance; radical in its discussion of the environment, lifestyle, and trauma; and compelling and cautionary in its proposal that cancer cells lie dormant in all of us and that we all must care for the "terrain" in which they exist. Advocating a change in the way we understand and confront cancer, Anticancer is a radical synthesis of science and personal experience, an inspiring personal journey, and certainly a guide to "a new way of life." Anticancer tells us:
This internationally acclaimed, New York Times Best Seller book explains how omega 6 fatty acids promote cancer,
while omega 3
deters cancer. Originally farm animals ate mostly green plants that are
high in omega 3. But now most are fed corn and soybeans and
little or no greens which means meat and even dairy products and eggs
we consume
contain excessive omega 6 and very little omega 3.
Also, there is a serious epidemic of obesity caused mostly by high fructose corn syrup
which can be found in
everything from breakfast cereals to soft drinks. High-fructose corn
syrup has become a popular ingredient because it is cheap to
manufacture. It confuses your body into wanting more and more, and
regular consumption can lead
to obesity and other serious health problems, such as cancer.
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