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What’s your opinion on Monsanto and their GMO foods?

But the death of this respected farmer has been blamed on something far more modern and sinister: genetically modified crops.

Shankara, like millions of other Indian farmers, had been promised previously unheard of harvests and income if he switched from farming with traditional seeds to planting GM seeds instead.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1082559/The-GM-genocide-Thousands-Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.html

It’s finally happened. At last a government agency has rejected a genetically modified crop on the basis of a lack of conclusive scientific evidence that it is safe for consumers and the environment. The moratorium on the genetically engineered (GE) product also came about, in no small measure, as a prudent response to overwhelming public concerns regarding GE crops.

The only twist is that this crop, Bt eggplant, was not rejected by the U.S. government, but by the government of India.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kimbrell/a-victory-for-democracy_b_521505.html

The staff cafeteria at biotech-crop Monsanto’s UK headquarters reportedly banned GM foods from the menu back in 1999.
The private catering company running the canteen, Sutcliffe Catering, owned by Granada Food Services, told its clients, including Monsanto, that it would no longer use foods containing GM soya or maize because of “customer concerns” about the technology.

It may also create brand new diseases that we’ve never seen before, in addition to spurring on the disease rate of some we already have, such as cancer.

Although the major food giants are carrying on with their claim that GM foods are no different from conventionally grown varieties, the research begs to differ. Here is just a sampling of the unsavory findings associated with GM foods:

* GM peas caused lung damage in mice
* GM potatoes may cause cancer in rats
* Bacteria in your gut can take up DNA from GM food
* They may be spurring the creation of weed-killer-resistant superweeds

Smith mentions the superior work of Arpad Pusztai, PhD, a (formerly pro-biotech) scientist who was hired to evaluate the safety of GMO food, and then fired for his negative findings and his outspoken criticism of the industry’s shoddy science.

Jeffrey Smith’s website www.seedsofdeception.com also gives you a more in-depth overview of GMO laced products, but the four main culprits are:

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Soy
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Corn
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Cottonseed
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Canola

The offspring of these products include items such as maltodextrin, soy lecitin, and high fructose corn syrup. Other GMO products include:

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Some varieties of zucchini, crookneck squash, and papayas from Hawaii
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Milk containing rbGH
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Rennet (containing genetically modified enzymes) used to make hard cheeses
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Aspartame (NutraSweet)

Genetically modified foods are, from my perception, one of the largest threats that we have against the very sustainability of the human race. Let’s face it, how long can your descendants survive if there isn’t any food to eat?

Although Monsanto doesn’t believe this is a possibility, their shortsighted focus on profits is blinding them to the very real threats that this technology is posing to the viability of the human race.

Jeffrey Smith does a great job of summarizing his main findings in this fascinating video series, recounting how GMO health problems have indeed been recorded as far back as 1989. At that time, several people started seeking medical attention for severe and puzzling health problems such as:

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Severe pain
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Hair loss
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Memory loss
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Muscle weakness, and uncontrollable muscle spasms
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Hardening of the skin

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  1. Sara K
    April 7th, 2010 at 14:29 | #1

    Yeah, this stuff is scary. I’m a fan of Mercola’s website too and have read these things. People need to wake up and pay attention. I came across your post because I was searching the web for someone to give my $10 Mercola.com coupon code to. It’s good on any purchase of $10 or more. I don’t want it because the minimum shipping charge is $7.00 + $2.50 handling (ouch!) Could you use it? Just let me know and I’ll send it to you. Click on my name to email me.
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