I read labels plus I research and avoid all GMO foods and foods where a GMO product is listed in the ingredients. Why?

1. Over 65 countries have banned them because plenty of scientific data published in respected, peer-reviewed journals indicate that they are unhealthy
2. Most are laced with herbicides (Round-up and Agent Orange) and I knew a person who died from Agent Orange cancer - it's a slow, torturous death.
3. I don't want Monsanto and Dow to have a monopoly/cartel on our food supply. You think OPEC is a problem? You aint' seen nothin' yet.

For me: No wheat, grass-fed organic beef, imported or organic cheese, and unless either organic or certified GMO free, no corn, soy, canola, cottonseed, zucchini, or yellow squash. I understand sugar from sugar beets is a GMO crop but since I don't eat sugar, I don't have to worry about that.

I didn't know that big-ag sprayed the wheat with Round-up to dry it out. Since I'm low carb I don't do wheat anyway.

I think it's unfortunate that big corporate agriculture has become dominant over family farms and co-ops. I do my best to support local businesses, including farms, but it's really not easy in my town.

Bob

I'm not disparaging anyone's choices here, but we are obligated to take a hard look at every observational study/exercise in statistics. Article commenter Mary Boulet's acquaintance raises valid methodological objections to Seneff's statistical exercise and the inferences that Dr. Seneff draws.

Bob, just curious, why no zucchini and yellow squash? I mostly buy mine from the farmer's market, but in stores out of season.

Spraying the soybeans with it was like 17 years ago. But the crops in the fields are rotated (of course) and was sprayed towards end of growing when weeds were everywhere. We grow wheat here too...but I notice that almost all the farmers in my area have 'leased' their fields to others to do..well, whatever they WANT if they pay.

Unless organic, it's likely to be a Genetically Modified Organism designed to withstand huge amounts of Round-up sprayed on it, and the plants absorb the herbicide.d

Since you are buying at a farmer's market, can you speak to the farmer? If so, ask him/her if it's a GMO and if he/she uses Round-up.

Over 60 countries have banned GMO crops because of the scientific evidence that they are harmful to the human organism (that included Europe and Canada). They also will not import US GMO crops.

That's good enough for me to err on the side of caution. I knew a guy who died from agent orange cancer, and it was a slow, torturous death.

Bob

Many GMO crops were designed to withstand applications of Round-Up and/or Agent Orange.

Then the weeds evolved to become tolerant to the herbicides, so more Round-up and/or Agent Orange needed to be applied.

Then the weeds evolved to become even more tolerant of the herbicides, and are now called "Super Weeds" and massive amounts need to be sprayed on the. This is absorbed into the plant so the humans eating the GMO plants are ingesting small amounts of poison, which scientific studies have shown will compromise the immune systems of every mammal tested, and can eventually cause cancer.

In addition corn has an insecticide spliced into it's genome. The insecticide ruptures the digestive system of the insect that eats the corn. Studies show that when the bacteria in your gut break down the corn, they absorb the insecticide and continue to manufacture it in your intestines. And it may be coincidence but since they put this in the corn, leaky gut syndrome in humans has skyrocketed. I won't even buy corn fed beef.

Monsanto and Dow have spent mega-millions of dollars to keep a law from being passed that would put 3 little letters in front of a Genetically Modified food, GMO. They don't want you to know if you are eating the poison or not. They don't want you to have the choice.

When we crossed a tangerine with a pomello, the new fruit was called a tangelo.

So when we cross corn with an insecticide, why is it still called corn?

It may cost a little more to eat real food, but without your health, you have absolutely nothing. My health has first priority of my expenses, more than TV, bling, clothes, AC, lawn care, and so on.

Bob

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