Sunday, November 23, 2014

How to Avoid Eating Genetically Engineered Ingredients

The easiest way to avoid GMOs is to purchase  products labeled "Non GMO Project Verified."  However many of these products, although not GMO, are still sprayed with glyphosate, to dry them out right before harvest. Three of the biggest culprits are wheat, sugar cane, and tea.  If you want to avoid GMOs AND glyphosate (as well as dicamba and 2,4-D (1/2 of Agent Orange) ) choose USDA ORGANIC.

Below is more specific information on avoiding GMOs:


Meat:  Organic meat is expensive.  Serve much smaller portions of meat and increase the vegetables significantly.

“Vegetarian fed” meat means the cows were fed GMO corn, soy, and alfalfa.   The healthiest beef is 100% grass fed, AND organic. (Organic cows can’t be fed GMO alfalfa, 100% grass fed cows can.)  Grass-fed animal protein is higher in CLA – conjugated linoleic acid- that may help prevent cancer.

It is possible to find grass fed meat of all kinds, but make sure you ask for 100% grass fed/organic and avoid “vegetarian fed.”

Poultry:  The healthiest poultry is allowed to graze on pasture eating bugs and getting sun.  Chicken that is “cooped up” in tiny cages, and fed GM corn and soy should be avoided.

Organic free range chicken is the next best choice.

Fish: Buy wild caught fish, not farmed fish.

Eggs:  The best eggs come from chickens that are pastured.  Local farmers may sell them, but you must ask them if their feed is organic.  If it is not organic, the chickens are getting GM corn and soy as their food.  Organic, cage free eggs from the store are the next best choice.

Peanut Butter:  Luckily, peanuts are not yet GMO.  But the oils mixed into peanut butter may be.  It is best to buy organic peanut butter to avoid the trans fat that is a component of typical peanut butter. Also, since peanuts are rotated with cotton, which is gmo and sprayed with glyphosate, it is best to avoid non-organic peanut butter, in case the soil they were grown in contains glyphosate from the previous year’s cotton spraying.  Make sure that the only ingredients are peanuts and salt.

Other nut butters:  It is best to buy organic nut butters. It is easy to make; soak nuts first to increase the nutrient content. Then roast, and puree.

Cheese:  Make sure the label states “from cows not injected with bovine growth hormone” (RBST)   Also, if the cheese is organic, this means the cows were not given GM feed.  Cheeses from Europe that are not organic are less likely to be from GM fed animals, but in April 2013 many UK supermarkets abandoned their long-standing non-GM feed policies. Europe does accept imported GMO animal feed.   American-made cheese will most likely come from GM fed animals, unless it is organic. Also, the rennet used to coagulate the cheese is usually genetically modified. (Although European cheese makers don't use the type of rennet that is GMO for domestic use, they do use it for cheese to be shipped to America, because it is cheaper.)  Bottom line, buy organic cheese whenever possible. 

Fats:  Healthy fats include organic butter, (pasture butter is even better), olive oil, (the regulation in this industry is very poor and often olive oil is cut with cheaper oils such as corn, soy or canola, so to be sure use organic olive oil, or purchase from a quality vendor. Many olive oils are now labeled “non- gmo project verified.” See the book, Extra Virginity,  by Tom Mueller, for more information.) Other healthy oils include grape seed oil, sesame oil, avocado oil,  organic peanut oil, coconut oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil.

A very healthy oil to saute with is called “Mary’s oil Blend.”  It is made by combining 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 coconut oil, and 1/3 sesame oil.  It was developed by a lipid chemist named Mary Enig, PhD, an authority on fats and fat metabolism.  For great information on fat, google her.  If you’re concerned about eating saturated fats, google: “The Oiling of America, by Mary Enig.”

Avoid margarine, vegetable oil, and vegetable shortening.  These are all heavily pesticided, genetically modified, processed oils, and usually contain trans fat.

Breads Choose organic whole grain bread.  Most whole wheat bread that is not organic contains high fructose corn syrup. Sprouted wheat bread is another excellent choice. Avoid white bleached flour that injures the pancreas, and often contains unnecessary additives that are GMO.  Organic cereal is a must to avoid GM corn.

Fruits and Vegetables: Currently the only fruits and vegetables that are genetically modified include some zucchini, crookneck squash, Hawaiian papaya, and sugar beets. (“Sugar” on a label, is usually 50% GMO sugar beets.  Insist on 100% organic cane sugar, since conventional cane sugar is sprayed with glyphosate to dry it out before harvesting.  The same is true for wheat and tea. ) 



Wednesday, November 12, 2014

There will be no trans fats in Heaven

"It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Mary Enig, PhD.
Mary was a founding board member of the Weston A. Price Foundation and for several years a board member emeritus.
She was a driving force in the move to alert the public to the dangers of trans fatty acids, contributor to Nourishing Traditions, co-author of Eat Fat Lose Fat, author of Trans Fatty Acids in the Food Supply and Know Your Fats, and a frequent contributor to the Wise Traditions Know Your Fats column."

This announcement came from the Weston Price Foundation last week, and has saddened me. Mary was a mentor to me and under her supervision, I was able to obtain 50 continuing education credits to maintain my registration as a registered dietitian. 

During the time I  worked with her, one of the most profound things she said was: " I was present at the National Cholesterol Consensus Conference when they decided to make 200mg/dl  the cutoff.  The way they decided on 200 as the magic number was because they worried that if they made it 240 or 260, there wouldn't be enough people in the study and they wouldn't get their government funding."

So there you have it - you go to the doctor and get told your cholesterol is 201 and you need to be on a statin drug so you won't have a heart attack.  All because of that magic number; profound...

It never made sense to me and it never made sense to Mary.  I was so lucky to have found her book, Know Your Fats, which rocked my dietitian's world.

Mary had a PhD in lipid chemistry.  She was brilliant and brave. It is because of Mary Enig that I practice nutrition the way that I do; NEVER recommending vegetable oils like corn, soy, canola, or cottonseed, and always encouraging God's fats: butter, coconut oil, olive oil, and other saturated or monounsaturated oils.

Letter from America to the EU and UK about letting GMOs into their country.



With GMO agriculture, a walk in the countryside could be like this in the future. Photo: Liam Wilde via Flickr.
With GMO agriculture, a walk in the countryside could be like this in the future. Photo: Liam Wilde via Flickr.
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Here is a powerful, provocative, and well researched/annotated letter written and signed by some  very important and powerful groups and US citizens! It asks the EU and UK NOT to let GMOs into their countries without careful consideration about what it did in the US.





Living with GMOs - a letter from America

The Undersigned
12th November 2014

NGOs, scientists, anti-GM groups, celebrities, food manufacturers, and others representing 57 million Americans today publish an Open Letter to the UK and the entire EU warning of the serious and manifold hazards of GMO crops - and promising their support in our fight against them.

Today in the US, from seed to plate, the production, distribution, marketing, safety testing, and consumption of food is controlled by a handful of companies, many of which have commercial interests in genetic engineering technology.
We are writing as concerned American citizens to share with you our experience of genetically modified (GM) crops and the resulting damage to our agricultural system and adulteration of our food supply.
In our country, GM crops account for about half of harvested cropland. Around 94% of the soy, 93% of corn (maize) and 96% of cotton grown is GM. i
The UK and the rest of the EU have yet to adopt GM crops in the way that we have, but you are currently under tremendous pressure from governments, biotech lobbyists, and large corporations to adopt what we now regard as a failing agricultural technology.
Polls consistently show that 72% of Americans do not want to eat GM foods and over 90% of Americans believe GM foods should be labeled.ii
In spite of this massive public mandate, efforts to get our federal iii and state iv governments to better regulate, or simply label, GMOs are being undermined by large biotech and food corporations with unlimited budgets v and undue influence.
As you consider your options, we'd like to share with you what nearly two decades of GM crops in the United States has brought us. We believe our experience serves as a warning for what will happen in your countries should you follow us down this road.
Broken promises
GM crops were released onto the market with a promise that they would consistently increase yields and decrease pesticide use. They have done neither. vi In fact, according to a recent US government report yields from GM crops can be lower than their non-GM equivalents. vii
Farmers were told that GM crops would yield bigger profits too. The reality, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, is different. viii Profitability is highly variable, while the cost of growing these crops has spiraled. ix
GM seeds cannot legally be saved for replanting, which means farmers must buy new seeds each year. Biotech companies control the price of seeds, which cost farmers 3-6 times more than conventional seeds. x This, combined with the huge chemical inputs they require, means GM crops have proved more costly to grow than conventional crops.
Because of the disproportionate emphasis on GM crops, conventional seed varieties are no longer widely available leaving farmers with less choice and control over what they plant. xi
Farmers who have chosen not to grow GM crops can find their fields contaminated with GM crops as a result of cross pollination between related species of plants xii and GM and non-GM seeds being mixed together during storage.
Because of this our farmers are losing export markets. Many countries have restrictions or outright bans on growing or importing GM crops xiii and as a result, these crops have become responsible for a rise in trade disputes when shipments of grain are found to be contaminated with GM organisms (GMOs). xiv
The burgeoning organic market here in the US is also being affected. Many organic farmers have lost contracts for organic seed due to high levels of contamination. This problem is increasing and is expected to get much bigger in the coming years.
Pesticides and superweeds
The most widely grown types of GM crops are known as 'Roundup Ready' crops. These crops, mostly corn and soy, have been genetically engineered so that when they are sprayed with the herbicide Roundup - the active ingredient of which is glyphosate - the weeds die but the crop continues to grow.
This has created a vicious circle. Weeds have become resistant to the herbicide, causing farmers to spray even more. Heavier use of herbicides creates ever more 'superweeds' and even higher herbicide use.
A recent review found that between 1996 and 2011, farmers who planted Roundup Ready crops used 24% more herbicide than non-GMO farmers planting the same crops. xv
If we remain on this trajectory with Roundup Ready crops we can expect to see herbicide rates increase by 25% each year for the foreseeable future.
This pesticide treadmill means that in the last decade in the US at least 14 new glyphosate-resistant weed species have emerged, xvi and over half of US farms are plagued with herbicide-resistant weeds. xvii
Biotech companies, which sell both the GM seeds and the herbicides, xviii have proposed to address this problem with the creation of new crop varieties that will be able to withstand even stronger and more toxic herbicides such as 2,4-D and dicamba.
However it is estimated that if these new varieties are approved, this could drive herbicide use up by as much as 50%. xix
Environmental harm
Studies have shown that the increased herbicide use on Roundup Ready crops is highly destructive to the natural environment. For example, Roundup kills milkweeds, which are the key food source for the iconic Monarch butterfly xx and poses a threat to other important insects such as bees. xxi
It is also damaging to soil, killing beneficial organisms that keep it healthy and productivexxii and making essential micronutrients unavailable to the plant. xxiii
Other types of GM plants, which have been engineered to produce their own insecticide (e.g. "Bt" cotton plants), have also been shown to harm beneficial insects including green lacewings xxiv, the Daphnia magna waterflea xxv and other aquatic insects, xxvi and ladybugs (ladybirds). xxvii
Resistance to the insecticides in these plants is also growing xxviii, creating new varieties of resistant "superbugs" and requiring more applications of insecticides at different points in the growth cycle, for instance on the seed before it is planted. xxix In spite of this, new Bt varieties of corn and soy have been approved here and will soon be planted.
A threat to human health
GM ingredients are everywhere in our food chain. It is estimated that 70% of processed foods consumed in the US have been produced using GM ingredients. If products from animals fed GM feed are included, the percentage is significantly higher.
Research shows that Roundup Ready crops contain many times more glyphosate, and its toxic breakdown product AMPA, than normal crops. xxx
Traces of glyphosate have been found in the breastmilk and urine of American mothers, as well as in their drinking water. xxxi The levels in breastmilk were worryingly high - around 1,600 times higher than what is allowable in European drinking water.
Passed on to babies through breastmilk, or the water used to make formula, this could represent an unacceptable risk to infant health since glyphosate is a suspected hormone disrupter. xxxii Recent studies suggest that this herbicide is also toxic to sperm. xxxiii
Likewise, traces of the Bt toxin have been found in the blood of mothers and their babies.xxxiv
GM foods were not subjected to human trials before being released into the food chain and the health impacts of having these substances circulating and accumulating in our bodies are not being studied by any government agency, nor by the companies that produce them.
Studies of animals fed GM foods and/or glyphosate, however, show worrying trends including damage to vital organs like the liver and kidneys, damage to gut tissues and gut flora, immune system disruption, reproductive abnormalities, and even tumors. xxxv
These scientific studies point to potentially serious human health problems that could not have been anticipated when our country first embraced GMOs, and yet they continue to be ignored by those who should be protecting us.
Instead our regulators rely on outdated studies and other information funded and supplied by biotech companies that, not surprisingly, dismiss all health concerns.
A denial of science
This spin of corporate science stands in stark contrast to the findings of independent scientists.
In fact, in 2013, nearly 300 independent scientists from around the world issued a public warning that there was no scientific consensus about the safety of eating genetically modified food, and that the risks, as demonstrated in independent research, gave "serious cause for concern." xxxvi
It's not easy for independent scientists like these to speak out. Those who do have faced obstacles in publishing their results, been systematically vilified by pro-GMO scientists, been denied research funding, and in some cases have had their jobs and careers threatened. xxxvii
Control of the food supply
Through our experience we have come to understand that the genetic engineering of food has never really been about public good, or feeding the hungry, or supporting our farmers. Nor is it about consumer choice. Instead it is about private, corporate control of the food system.
This control extends into areas of life that deeply affect our day-to-day well-being, including food security, science, and democracy. It undermines the development of genuinely sustainable, environmentally friendly agriculture and prevents the creation of a transparent, healthy food supply for all.
Today in the US, from seed to plate, the production, distribution, marketing, safety testing, and consumption of food is controlled by a handful of companies, many of which have commercial interests in genetic engineering technology.
They create the problems, and then sell us the so-called solutions in a closed cycle of profit generation that is unequalled in any other type of commerce.
We all need to eat, which is why every citizen should strive to understand these issues.
Time to speak out!
Americans are reaping the detrimental impacts of this risky and unproven agricultural technology. EU countries should take note: there are no benefits from GM crops great enough to offset these impacts. Officials who continue to ignore this fact are guilty of a gross dereliction of duty.
We, the undersigned, are sharing our experience and what we have learned with you so that you don't make our mistakes.
We strongly urge you to resist the approval of genetically modified crops, to refuse to plant those crops that have been approved, to reject the import and/or sale of GM-containing animal feeds and foods intended for human consumption, and to speak out against the corporate influence over politics, regulation and science.
If the UK and the rest of Europe becomes the new market for genetically modified crops and food our own efforts to label and regulate GMOs will be all the more difficult, if not impossible. If our efforts fail, your attempts to keep GMOs out of Europe will also fail.
If we work together, however, we can revitalize our global food system, ensuring healthy soil, healthy fields, healthy food and healthy people.



See below for Signatories - NGOs, academics, scientists, anti-GM groups, celebrities, food manufacturers, and others representing around 57 million Americans.
References
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xxxiii  Cassault-Meyer E et al, An acute exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide alters aromatase levels in testis and sperm nuclear quality, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2014; 38(1): 131-40.
xxxiv  Aris A and Leblanc S, Maternal and fetal exposure to pesticides associated to genetically modified foods in Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada, Reproductive Toxicology, 2011; 31(4): 528-533.
xxxv  Fagan F et al, Chapter 3 - Health Hazards of GM Foods and Chapter 4 - Health Hazards of Roundup and glyphosate, in GMO Myths & Truths: An evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops and foods, Earth Open Source, 2nd Ed, 2014
xxxvi  Statement: No scientific consensus on GMO safety, European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility, October 21, 2013,http://www.ensser.org/increasing-public-information/no-scientific-consensus-on-gmo-safety.
xxxvii  Smith, J, GMO Researchers Attacked, Evidence Denied, and a Population at Risk, Global Research, September 19, 2012 http://www.globalresearch.ca/gmo-researchers-attacked-evidence-denied-and-a-population-at-risk/5305324; see also Waltz E, GM crops: Battlefield, Nature, 2009; 461, 27-32 doi:10.1038/461027a; see also Woodward L, Muzzled by Monsanto, Citizens Concerned About GM, May 4, 2014,http://www.gmeducation.org/blog/p217611-muzzled-by-monsanto.html
Signed by
  • Susan Sarandon
  • Daryl Hannah
  • Robert Kennedy Jr
  • Frances Fisher
  • Ed Begley Jr
  • Amy Smart
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Vani Hari (Food Babe)
  • Adam Gardner
  • Raj Patel
  • Wendell Berry
  • Alain Braux
  • Rachel Parent
  • Daniel Bissonnette
  • Alicia Serratos
  • Alice Waters
  • Paul Hawken
  • Anna Lappe
  • Philip L. Bereano
  • Howard Vlieger
  • Devon G. Peña, PhD
  • Ken Roseboro
  • Bob Streit, CPCS, CCA
  • Peter Defur PhD
  • Robyn O'Brien
  • Evaggelos Vallianatos
  • Chensheng (Alex) Lu, PhD
  • Miguel Robles
  • Temra Costa
  • Will Allen
  • Dr Joseph Mercola
  • Dr Michelle Perro
  • Carole Bartolotto, MA, RD
  • Dr Margaret Flowers
  • Dr Andrew Weil
  • Sayer Ji
  • Sally Fallon
  • Melissa Diane Smith
  • Mamavation/ ShiftCon
  • Allergy Kids Foundation
  • Mom's Voices
  • Friends of the Earth US
  • Waterkeeper Alliance
  • Organic Consumers Association
  • Sierra Club
  • Food & Water Watch
  • FarmAid
  • Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
  • Rachel Carson Council
  • Food Democracy Now
  • Cornucopia Institute
  • Weston A Price Foundation
  • Move on
  • Farm & Ranch Freedom Alliance
  • Council for Responsible Genetics
  • Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
  • Biosafety Alliance
  • Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
  • Green America
  • Institute for Social Ecology
  • Citizen's Trade Campaign
  • Popular Resistance/Flush the TTP
  • The Berry Center
  • Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association
  • etc group
  • Demeter USA
  • Slow Food USA
  • Rodale Institute
  • Organic Seed Alliance
  • Institute for Responsible Technology
  • Corporate Accountability International
  • Healthcare Without Harm
  • National Black Farmers Association
  • Ecological Farming Association
  • Food Chain Workers Alliance
  • CT NOFA
  • The Acequia Institute (TAI)
  • Environmental Stewardship Concepts
  • Earth Open Source
  • Farm Food Freedom Coalition
  • Our Family Farms Coalition (OFFC)
  • American Academy of Environmental Medicine
  • Alliance for Natural Health US (ANH-USA)
  • Healthy Child, Healthy World
  • Physicians for Social Responsibility
  • Care2
  • Label GMOs
  • GMO Free USA
  • GMO Inside
  • Teens Turning Green
  • Kids right to know
  • GMO Free Maryland
  • NH Right to Know GMO
  • Citizens for GMO Labelling
  • GMO Free CT
  • GMO Free PA
  • California Certified Organic Farmers
  • GMO Free New Jersey
  • ConnFACT
  • Oregonians for Safe Farms and Families
  • GMO Free Canada
  • Moms Across America
  • Moms Advocating Sustainability
  • Californians for Pesticide Reform
  • Babes Against Biotech
  • Green Lifestyle TV
  • GMO Free Planet
  • GMO Free DC
  • Wood Prairie Farm
  • GMO Free Florida
  • California State Grange
  • Living Seed Company
  • Seed Library of Los Angeles
  • Sweetly Seeds/Taos Seed Exchange
  • NOFA NY
  • NOFA MA
  • Hawai'i Seed
  • GMO Free Arizona
  • Heirloom Seed Exposition
  • GMO Free Nevada
  • NOFA New Hampshire
  • GMO Action Alliance
  • NoGMO4Michigan
  • Nature's Path
  • Jimbo's...Naturally!
  • Nutiva
  • Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
  • Annmarie Gianni Cosmetics
  • NYR Organic
  • Good Earth Natural Foods