Wednesday, August 12, 2009

What's on Your Table?

At the suggestion of my eldest daughter, I ordered "The Future of Food" from Netflix. I had actually seen this before and was just as outraged this time as I was the first. This is an "eye-opening documentary which sheds light on the shadowy relationship between agriculture, big business and government."

I also highly recommend watching the additional featured interviews with Dr. Michael Hansen, a scientist who works for The Consumer Policy Institute, a part of Consumers Union, who not only shed some light on the politics of GMO's but also addressed the lie that we must genetically modify our food to feed the world; and Dr. Arpad Pusztai, a scientist who actually did research on genetically modified potatoes and their effects on rats. His conclusion got him fired.

Allergies are also mentioned in this film which hit close to home for me. My grandson has been tested for allergies because of a severe case of Eczema and none were found. Do they have tests for allergic reactions to GMO's?? Is it possible that his skin is screaming "DANGER, WILL ROBINSON"?

Please take time to watch this, take action in your own life and pass it on to everyone you care about. To keep up with this important topic, go to Seeds of Deception.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Non-GMO Shopping Guide

It's a shame that we have to spend so much time protecting ourselves from the Greedy Mindless Opportunists. Not only do we have to read labels for additives but we also have to make sure we aren't buying genetically engineered food. I guess the cycle of genetically modifying crops, causing disease, treating disease, burying the victims of induced disease, etc. works for a while but it doesn't make economic sense to me. Won't they run out of consumers eventually? But then I'm sure they're in it for the short term. So we need to do our part to protect our families and reduce their consumer base by knowing what not to buy. You can download a Non-GMO Shopping Guide as well as a RGBH Free Dairy Map for your state from Seeds of Deception that will help take a step in that direction.