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Post by hellsbells on May 5, 2011 14:31:44 GMT -5
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Post by JC on May 5, 2011 17:26:40 GMT -5
I'm curious at what they mean by genetically engineered. It can mean many different things and not necessarily be bad. Sometimes the extent of genetic engineering something is just selective breeding. It's worth looking into I guess!
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Post by hellsbells on May 6, 2011 3:23:42 GMT -5
I think with a lot of it they build chemicals into seeds to make them disease resistant.
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Post by JC on May 6, 2011 6:24:33 GMT -5
EW!
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Post by Karen on May 6, 2011 6:38:09 GMT -5
The other thing that's scary about this as it eliminates a lot of the diversity of crops. I believe I read that there are now only a few variations of wheat that are grown in mass, which can in part contribute to the high level of gluten intolerance! I suspect corn will be the next big intolerance...
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Post by bananna on Jun 19, 2011 22:19:34 GMT -5
As I've just learned, the corn has been genetically modified to have the pesticide right in it. And as we know pesticides mimic estrogen often in the body and aren't good for endo. They said that it wouldn't be stored in our bodies but they have just discovered it is being found....oh my, I should try and reference this...lol.
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Post by pretty on Jun 20, 2011 14:49:43 GMT -5
man I am telling you, we humans are really going to get the backlash of monkeying around with stuff we have no business messing with... Like corn, wheat, vegetables. Whether or not you believe in a god, or a master plan, or whatever, you can really start to see the side effects of human greed and arrogance in thinking we can just mess around with these gifts we were given in our planet and not have any ill effects. *rant rant*
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Post by 1234 on Jun 20, 2011 15:09:48 GMT -5
and health aside, the non GM produce is so much better. I have had the best produce in the world in Kyrgyzstan (bought from an Uzbek woman selling fruit adn veggies on the side of the road) and Moldova, in open air markets. So much smaller and more misshapen than our GM foods, but SOO tasty.
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Post by Karen on Jun 20, 2011 17:25:26 GMT -5
I remember years ago when I was a kid my cousin had to do a paper on GM food. She asked the family for opinions and I don't recall what side I was on now, but remember some people saying it's exactly the same as non-GM food. I think for a long time, I believed that. But now I don't and have no problem paying extra for local, organic foods. I can't even bring myself to buy strawberries in the store anymore - they are huge and red and look delicious, but in comparison to the small strawberries at the farmer's market, there is absolutely NO comparison. GM and mass-produced food just doesn't taste as good. And think of how many nutrients are being forced out of those plants due to mass farming and genetic modification? Shame.
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Post by samiam on Dec 12, 2011 20:40:05 GMT -5
I just had to reply to this post, I know it's been a while since you guys posted about it. But I saw a documentary the other night on Link TV about this, and it got me thinking, I truly believe in my gut that there's a link between the increase in endometriosis and other fertility type issues and genetically modified foods. I mean, I do believe in the genetic component being a factor, don't get me wrong. But, I happen to think that for some of us, our bodies are predisposed to have weaker immune systems, and when we add all this GMO food to it, our system just sort of goes haywire and doesn't know how to respond. So, it responds with diseases. For everyone, I believe it manifests itself in different ways, some with endometriosis, others with diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and so on. I am hearing of more and more younger people that are getting these types of disease. Perfectly healthy young people with there whole lives ahead of them infertile in their 20s. Or in severe pain from debilitating arthritis before they're 30. Our bodies are not programmed to process the onslaught of toxins we're subjected to on a daily basis, and for some of us, it's just too much it seems. I checked out the link that was already listed on this post, and I also found this one too. www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15588.cfm
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Post by Heather on Dec 12, 2011 22:37:08 GMT -5
I watched The Botany of Desire; they touch on GMO in part of that documentary. I always thought it was just selecting the best genes, until I watched that. It's pretty scary.
Also, the article at the top--I can't read it unless I sign up for something, anyone else have this problem?
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Post by 1234 on Dec 14, 2011 22:34:14 GMT -5
A friend of mine who works at the NAS (national academy of sciences) has worked on GMO studies and various studies on food safety, commissioned by FDA. It's frightening stuff.
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Post by samiam on Dec 15, 2011 1:00:14 GMT -5
Yeah, there's some crazy stuff going on! You certainly hope people would be responsible and do the right thing, but who knows nowadays. Heather, the link that is posted above, I didn't sign up for anything, but a transcript portion is at the bottom of the page, it's sort of gray colored, but you can still see it if you scroll down some.
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Post by hellsbells on Dec 15, 2011 14:37:17 GMT -5
I signed up when I read it, it doesn't cost anything and I just get emails about different health concerns which you could then unsubscribe from. But I agree with the above comments - we're just polluted with toxins these days!
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Post by josephrettig on Feb 6, 2012 16:43:15 GMT -5
Thanks for your all msg and information.
Thanks Joseph Rettig
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