Still think SOY is safe? GENE ATTACK...IS THIS DELIBERATE??.

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> -

> " Donna Clawson " <dclawson

> Friday, June 08, 2001 7:40 AM

> Fw: Still think SOY is safe? GENE ATTACK...IS THIS DELIBERATE??.

>

>

> > Read this one and weep if you are a user of soy products! Soon we will

all

> > have injested so many genetically engineered products that we will be

even

> > more genetically engineered than we already are!! What next? Donna

> >

>

****************************************************************************

> > *

> > > > This article is from the May 2001 issue of TOTAL WELLNESS, a monthly

> > > Newsletter by Dr.

> > > > Sherry Ro-gers, M.D.

> > > >

> > > > THE WORLD'S MOST VICIOUS MACC ATTACK

> > > >

> > > > Up until now I never dreamed there could be anything worse than the

> > > chemical catastrophes we

> > > > have experienced in this century, but I was wrong, for at least with

> > > chemical sensitivity

> > > > you can find evi-dence for it's bioacumulation in the body, and get

> rid

> > of

> > > it.

> > > >

> > > > On the other hand there is a newer plague that is nearly impossible

to

> > > detect and it is

> > > > irreversible. Worse, it causes an unmistakable, inescapable domino

> > effect.

> > > GENETIC

> > > > ENGINEERING is the culprit.

> > > >

> > > > You probably were first aware of genetic engineering when I told you

> > about

> > > Monsanto

> > > > inserting genes from plants of unrelated species into the soybean

> plant

> > to

> > > make it resistant

> > > > to the potent herbicide, Roundup [glyphosate]. The Roundup

resistant

> > > soybean seed can now

> > > > be heavily sprayed with Roundup to kill weeds, and never damage the

> > > soybean.

> > > >

> > > > However, the beans do pack quite a wallop for those who ingest them

> > > because they are heavily

> > > > con-taminated with the toxic herbicide, Roundup. These genetically

> > > modified soybean

> > > > products, which comprise about 80% of the beans available, have been

> > found

> > > in most baby

> > > > formulas including Carna-tion, Similac, Enfamil, Isomil, and Neocare

> as

> > > well as Doritos,

> > > > Fritos, vegetable oils, soybean oil, mar-garine, and much more. . As

> > well,

> > > one of the genes

> > > > is from the petunia plant which is a nightshade. That means folks

with

> > > nightshade-induced

> > > > arthritis can now get arthritis from soybean products. When

Monsanto

> > > inserted the Brazil

> > > > nut gene into soy, folks allergic to Brazil nuts were suddenly

> > anaphylaxis

> > > [serious life

> > > > threatening reaction where one is not able to breathe] from soybean.

> > They

> > > quickly re-moved

> > > > the gene because the symptom was so dramatic.

> > > >

> > > > Unfortunately, genetic engineering is not limited to a simple matter

> of

> > > trying to improve

> > > > upon a few species of plant food. For when a gene from one species

is

> > > placed in a wholly

> > > > different animal or plant, you need a vector, or something that will

> > carry

> > > that gene into

> > > > the genetic factory of the unrelated or-ganism. Oftentimes a VIRUS

is

> > > used, since a virus

> > > > is merely a piece of genetic material with a protein coat that is so

> > small

> > > that it can

> > > > easily " infect " other genetic material.

> > > >

> > > > CANCER VIRUSES ARE DELIBERATELY INSERTED INTO YOUR FOOD

> > > >

> > > > Cancer in chickens, often results from infection with the Rous

Sarcoma

> > > virus. Hold your

> > > > seat, for you'll probably find this as difficult to believe as I

did.

> > > Scientists who make

> > > > money for companies through genetic engineering have decided there

is

> no

> > > problem with using

> > > > this chicken cancer virus as a vector or carrier to implant the

growth

> > > hormone gene into

> > > > farmed fish so they will grow faster.

> > > >

> > > > The problem is that once inside the fish, this virus can persist and

> > > infect the next host,

> > > > you, that eats that fish. Scientists glibly say that there is no

> danger

> > > here and can get

> > > > away with it because the U.S Government does not require any testing

> or

> > > proof of the safety

> > > > of genetically engineered foods. And the scary part is far from

over.

> > > LEUKEMIA virus in

> > > > chicken has been used as a vector to carry genes, many of which are

> > human,

> > > into developing

> > > > poultry. In addition, a retrovirus was used as a virus vector in

pigs

> to

> > > insert human fetal

> > > > cells to grow aortas for transplantation into humans. These have

led

> to

> > > infections in

> > > > humans with the pig's retrovirus. Have they lost their minds and

all

> > > ethics?

> > > >

> > > > These viruses can also combine with one another to create new plant

> and

> > > animal diseases.

> > > > And more important, foreign genetic material from these viruses can

be

> > > absorbed through our

> > > > intestines and be-come incorporated into the cells of our own bodies

> > > creating new diseases

> > > > in us. Wow! What a sci-fi nightmare!

> > > >

> > > > Genes inserted into plants are put there to make them resistant to

> > certain

> > > pests,

> > > > pesticides, herbicides or antibiotics. But these vectors or gene

> > > transporters can also

> > > > infect the bacteria and other organisms in our intestinal tracts.

> > > Creating a new antibiotic

> > > > resistance in them. How would you like to be harbor-ing Klebsiella

or

> > > Candida in your gut

> > > > that is resistant to all treatments?

> > > >

> > > > If that weren't enough of a problem, one of the most common genes

> > inserted

> > > into plants is

> > > > the Bt gene. Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a particular

> bacteria

> > > that secretes a

> > > > toxin that kills many types of pests that infect plants. The

problem

> is

> > > that this toxin,

> > > > once inside some people makes them extremely ill. It can mimic the

> > > symptoms of night- shades

> > > > where you seemingly overnight have to crawl to the bathroom for days

> > > because of such sore

> > > > body muscles and joints.

> > > >

> > > > As with a nightshade attack [November 1999 issue] days or weeks

later

> it

> > > can end as

> > > > precipitously as it began, baffling every physician. The Bt gene

has

> > been

> > > put in potatoes,

> > > > corn and not only have soy-beans become Roundup resistant but so has

> the

> > > sugar beet from

> > > > which vitamin C powder can be made.

> > > >

> > > > Genes have been put into tomatoes to change their ripening time,

into

> > > cotton [used in junk

> > > > food oil called vegetable oil, as on roasted nuts given out on

> airlines]

> > > to make that plant

> > > > resistant to pesticides. Canola oil is another product of genetic

> > > engineering and should

> > > > never be ingested.

> > > >

> > > > In 1994 the U.S FDA approved the genetically engineered hormone rBGH

> > which

> > > is a growth

> > > > hormone designed to increase milk production in cows. This growth

> > hormone

> > > caused increased

> > > > mastitis and need for antibiotics [which go into the milk] and as

well

> > > over 800 farmers

> > > > using it reported adverse health problems in their cows. Monsanto,

> the

> > > developer, tried to

> > > > bribe Health Canada Govt. officials with several million dollars to

> > > approve this hormone

> > > > which is used by about a third of U.S. farmers.

> > > >

> > > > The prestigious medical journal, Lancet [May 9,1998], shows that

> breast

> > > cancer is SEVEN

> > > > times higher in women with tiny increases in growth hormone, Insulin

> > like

> > > Growth Factor

> > > > [iGF-1], which comes from cows injected with BGH. In January 1996

the

> > > International Journal

> > > > of Health Sciences reported that IGF-1 concentrations are ten times

> > higher

> > > in BGH milk and

> > > > can be absorbed through our intestines and increase our risk of

> cancer.

> > > As well, there is

> > > > evidence that it has caused abnormal cysts on the thyroid gland and

in

> > the

> > > prostate gland

> > > > and a myriad of other symptoms. There is no turning back. By

forcing

> > > > genes from one species to another entirely unrelated species, we are

> > > creating new entities.

> > > > This is an-other example of the arrogance and ignorance of man when

he

> > > thinks that he can

> > > > one-up God and create an improved organism.

> > > >

> > > > There are so many fallacies with this reasoning that over a dozen

> books

> > > have already been

> > > > written to begin to collate much of the evidence against genetically

> > > modified organisms.

> > > > The difficulty is that there are not enough people even aware of the

> > > problem to make a

> > > > significant impact.

> > > >

> > > > By the time the damage is done it will be to late. It's not like

> > cleaning

> > > up a lake from

> > > > decades of pollu-tion. Once we have [1] lost thousands of species

of

> > > plants, [2] driven all

> > > > small farmers out of business, [3] created Frankenstein foods, [4]

> super

> > > weeds resistant to

> > > > all herbicides, [5] plants resistant to pesti-cides, [6] new viruses

> and

> > > new illnesses in

> > > > humans, there will be no turning back.

> > > >

> > > > You might be surprised as I was to find that there is no testing

> > required

> > > even after these

> > > > and many more facts have come to light. Genetically modified foods

> are

> > > already unavoidable

> > > > and there is absolutely no labeling required. We are already eating

> > > genetically modified

> > > > foods, as 60% of processed foods now contain at least one

genetically

> > > modified food.

> > > >

> > > > A common snack might be chips with firefly gene or potato chips with

> > > chicken gene [watch out

> > > > for leu-kemia and sarcoma, muscle cancer, virus genes]. Or perhaps

you

> > > like salsa with

> > > > tomato having a floun-der gene. A common meal might include creamy

> > > broccoli soup with a

> > > > bacteria gene and a salad made with canola oil, vegetable oil or

> soybean

> > > oil, all GMO

> > > > products.

> > > >

> > > > People like myself who are nightshade sensitive are really out of

luck

> > > because the tobacco

> > > > gene is used in lettuce and cucumbers and the petunia gene is used

in

> > > soybeans and carrots.

> > > > Folks with celiac disease might be fooled because walnuts can have

the

> > > barley gene in them.

> > > > And some foods like strawberries have " undisclosed genes " so all

bets

> > are

> > > off.

> > > >

> > > > Would we expect anything different from an industry that has carte

> > blanche

> > > regulation-free

> > > > control over our total food supply? You might think cheese is a

safe

> > food

> > > but they've

> > > > genetically engineered bacte-rial rennet. Apple juice can have the

> > > silkworm gene and grapes

> > > > can contain a virus gene. Well in-cluding trout, salmon, catfish,

> bass

> > > and even shrimp. In

> > > > May of 1999, three giant multinational food companies announced they

> > would

> > > no longer market

> > > > genetically engineered foods or their ingredients in England,

because

> > the

> > > Limeys were smart

> > > > enough to protest, so guess who will get the leftovers? U.S.

> > > >

> > > > Proponents of GMO foods say they will lessen the amount of

pesticides

> > that

> > > must be used, but

> > > > that is not true. Didn't we already fall for this line with the

> promise

> > > that new pesticides

> > > > would reduce the need for others?

> > > >

> > > > First of all many of the toxins that plants have been genetically

> > > manipulated or forced to

> > > > produce also kill beneficial things like ladybugs so that even more

> > > pesticides are needed to

> > > > do the job that they would have done. These genes can also spread

> from

> > > the crops to the

> > > > weeds making the weeds more resistant and stronger than ever,

creating

> > an

> > > epidemic of super

> > > > weeds.

> > > >

> > > > Also disturbing is a report that Monsanto's Roundup ready resistant

GE

> > > soybeans have higher

> > > > than nor-mal levels of estrogen. Is this something we want for male

> > > babies growing up on

> > > > soybean formula? As well, some of the viruses used as vectors for

> genes

> > > and inserted into

> > > > plants to make them virus resistant can be combined with genetic

> > material

> > > from another

> > > > invading virus [as from a cold] forming a brand new more virulent

> virus

> > > and creating a new

> > > > fatal epidemic that has never before been seen.

> > > >

> > > > Clearly NAFTA has allowed our illegal " recycled " pesticides access

to

> > us,

> > > while our FDA and

> > > > USDA cannot police what they already have on their plates, much less

> > > handle the billion

> > > > dollar graft associ-ated with genetic engineering that is so

carefully

> > > documented in BEYOND

> > > > EVOLUTION.

> > > >

> > > > The FDA has allowed Olestra into your foods, which has no proven

> ability

> > > to decrease the

> > > > rampant obesity. But it does decrease you absorption of priceless

> > > nutrients like vitamin E,

> > > > D, and K that are ab-solutely crucial in inhibitingthe top two most

> > common

> > > causes of death

> > > > and disease, arteriosclerosis and cancer. In the past we have

talked

> > > about how many people

> > > > are not " Better Through Chemistry " as DuPont's old motto suggested.

> > > Because many have lost

> > > > loved ones to cancer and other diseases caused by environmental

> > chemicals,

> > > they have become

> > > > " bitter through chemistry " . These chemicals are allowed in our air,

> > food

> > > and water so that

> > > > multinational corporations can make huge profits. Now with the

> wildfire

> > > spread of genetic

> > > > engineering, small farms will fade into extinction as multinational

> > > agriculture and chemical

> > > > corporations [MACC] gain control over all of your food.

> > > >

> > > > Are you ready for the greatest MACC attack in the history of the

> world?

> > > Worse than chemical

> > > > pollution ever thought of being, genetic pollution has the

> irreversible

> > > potential and

> > > > probability of changing the very nature of all of or food and even

our

> > own

> > > genetics. As

> > > > veterinarian, Michael W Fox, warns in his excellent and highly

> > recommended

> > > book, BEYOND

> > > > EVOLUTION [which details and references the

> > > > dangers of GMO foods], our only chance to save ourselves and the

> future

> > is

> > > with people

> > > > power.

> > > >

> > > > But uninformed people are powerless. Multinational corporations are

> > > changing our food and

> > > > animals and they have free reign. They're not accountable to anyone

> > since

> > > they do not have

> > > > to label their foods and they are not required to do any safety

> testing.

> > > It is irreversible,

> > > > unstoppable and has the ca-pability of snowballing us into a

veritable

> > > Jurassic Park.

> > > >

> > > > You vote with your shopping basket and can make your voice heard by

> > > letting your legislators

> > > > know that you want all genetically engineered food labeled and all

> > > engineering stopped until

> > > > there are appropri-ate studies done on the long range human side

> effects

> > > and safety.

> > > >

> > > > Recommended reading: Fox, Michael W BEYOND EVOLUTION,

> > > > the Lyons Press, 123 W 18th New York, N.Y. - 10011 - Phone 212 620

> 9580

> > > >

> > > > Cummins R Lilliston B. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS, A SELF DEFENSE

> > GUIDE

> > > FOR CONSUMERS,

> > > > available from Natural Lifestyles, 1 800 752 2775

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Many food products in health food stores that include or consist nearly

entirely of soy, are anxious to tell the customer that they contain only

" organic " soy or soy products. That's all I buy when I use soy. If the

package doesn't say that the soy contents are organic, I don't buy.

-

" Elaine121 " <Elaine121

" 0 Gettingwell 0 "

Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:00 PM

Still think SOY is safe? GENE ATTACK...IS THIS

DELIBERATE??.

 

 

> > -

> > " Donna Clawson " <dclawson

> > Friday, June 08, 2001 7:40 AM

> > Fw: Still think SOY is safe? GENE ATTACK...IS THIS

DELIBERATE??.

> >

> >

> > > Read this one and weep if you are a user of soy products! Soon we will

> all

> > > have injested so many genetically engineered products that we will be

> even

> > > more genetically engineered than we already are!! What next? Donna

> > >

> >

>

****************************************************************************

> > > *

> > > > > This article is from the May 2001 issue of TOTAL WELLNESS, a

monthly

> > > > Newsletter by Dr.

> > > > > Sherry Ro-gers, M.D.

> > > > >

> > > > > THE WORLD'S MOST VICIOUS MACC ATTACK

> > > > >

> > > > > Up until now I never dreamed there could be anything worse than

the

> > > > chemical catastrophes we

> > > > > have experienced in this century, but I was wrong, for at least

with

> > > > chemical sensitivity

> > > > > you can find evi-dence for it's bioacumulation in the body, and

get

> > rid

> > > of

> > > > it.

> > > > >

> > > > > On the other hand there is a newer plague that is nearly

impossible

> to

> > > > detect and it is

> > > > > irreversible. Worse, it causes an unmistakable, inescapable domino

> > > effect.

> > > > GENETIC

> > > > > ENGINEERING is the culprit.

> > > > >

> > > > > You probably were first aware of genetic engineering when I told

you

> > > about

> > > > Monsanto

> > > > > inserting genes from plants of unrelated species into the soybean

> > plant

> > > to

> > > > make it resistant

> > > > > to the potent herbicide, Roundup [glyphosate]. The Roundup

> resistant

> > > > soybean seed can now

> > > > > be heavily sprayed with Roundup to kill weeds, and never damage

the

> > > > soybean.

> > > > >

> > > > > However, the beans do pack quite a wallop for those who ingest

them

> > > > because they are heavily

> > > > > con-taminated with the toxic herbicide, Roundup. These genetically

> > > > modified soybean

> > > > > products, which comprise about 80% of the beans available, have

been

> > > found

> > > > in most baby

> > > > > formulas including Carna-tion, Similac, Enfamil, Isomil, and

Neocare

> > as

> > > > well as Doritos,

> > > > > Fritos, vegetable oils, soybean oil, mar-garine, and much more. .

As

> > > well,

> > > > one of the genes

> > > > > is from the petunia plant which is a nightshade. That means folks

> with

> > > > nightshade-induced

> > > > > arthritis can now get arthritis from soybean products. When

> Monsanto

> > > > inserted the Brazil

> > > > > nut gene into soy, folks allergic to Brazil nuts were suddenly

> > > anaphylaxis

> > > > [serious life

> > > > > threatening reaction where one is not able to breathe] from

soybean.

> > > They

> > > > quickly re-moved

> > > > > the gene because the symptom was so dramatic.

> > > > >

> > > > > Unfortunately, genetic engineering is not limited to a simple

matter

> > of

> > > > trying to improve

> > > > > upon a few species of plant food. For when a gene from one species

> is

> > > > placed in a wholly

> > > > > different animal or plant, you need a vector, or something that

will

> > > carry

> > > > that gene into

> > > > > the genetic factory of the unrelated or-ganism. Oftentimes a

VIRUS

> is

> > > > used, since a virus

> > > > > is merely a piece of genetic material with a protein coat that is

so

> > > small

> > > > that it can

> > > > > easily " infect " other genetic material.

> > > > >

> > > > > CANCER VIRUSES ARE DELIBERATELY INSERTED INTO YOUR FOOD

> > > > >

> > > > > Cancer in chickens, often results from infection with the Rous

> Sarcoma

> > > > virus. Hold your

> > > > > seat, for you'll probably find this as difficult to believe as I

> did.

> > > > Scientists who make

> > > > > money for companies through genetic engineering have decided there

> is

> > no

> > > > problem with using

> > > > > this chicken cancer virus as a vector or carrier to implant the

> growth

> > > > hormone gene into

> > > > > farmed fish so they will grow faster.

> > > > >

> > > > > The problem is that once inside the fish, this virus can persist

and

> > > > infect the next host,

> > > > > you, that eats that fish. Scientists glibly say that there is no

> > danger

> > > > here and can get

> > > > > away with it because the U.S Government does not require any

testing

> > or

> > > > proof of the safety

> > > > > of genetically engineered foods. And the scary part is far from

> over.

> > > > LEUKEMIA virus in

> > > > > chicken has been used as a vector to carry genes, many of which

are

> > > human,

> > > > into developing

> > > > > poultry. In addition, a retrovirus was used as a virus vector in

> pigs

> > to

> > > > insert human fetal

> > > > > cells to grow aortas for transplantation into humans. These have

> led

> > to

> > > > infections in

> > > > > humans with the pig's retrovirus. Have they lost their minds and

> all

> > > > ethics?

> > > > >

> > > > > These viruses can also combine with one another to create new

plant

> > and

> > > > animal diseases.

> > > > > And more important, foreign genetic material from these viruses

can

> be

> > > > absorbed through our

> > > > > intestines and be-come incorporated into the cells of our own

bodies

> > > > creating new diseases

> > > > > in us. Wow! What a sci-fi nightmare!

> > > > >

> > > > > Genes inserted into plants are put there to make them resistant to

> > > certain

> > > > pests,

> > > > > pesticides, herbicides or antibiotics. But these vectors or gene

> > > > transporters can also

> > > > > infect the bacteria and other organisms in our intestinal tracts.

> > > > Creating a new antibiotic

> > > > > resistance in them. How would you like to be harbor-ing

Klebsiella

> or

> > > > Candida in your gut

> > > > > that is resistant to all treatments?

> > > > >

> > > > > If that weren't enough of a problem, one of the most common genes

> > > inserted

> > > > into plants is

> > > > > the Bt gene. Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, a particular

> > bacteria

> > > > that secretes a

> > > > > toxin that kills many types of pests that infect plants. The

> problem

> > is

> > > > that this toxin,

> > > > > once inside some people makes them extremely ill. It can mimic the

> > > > symptoms of night- shades

> > > > > where you seemingly overnight have to crawl to the bathroom for

days

> > > > because of such sore

> > > > > body muscles and joints.

> > > > >

> > > > > As with a nightshade attack [November 1999 issue] days or weeks

> later

> > it

> > > > can end as

> > > > > precipitously as it began, baffling every physician. The Bt gene

> has

> > > been

> > > > put in potatoes,

> > > > > corn and not only have soy-beans become Roundup resistant but so

has

> > the

> > > > sugar beet from

> > > > > which vitamin C powder can be made.

> > > > >

> > > > > Genes have been put into tomatoes to change their ripening time,

> into

> > > > cotton [used in junk

> > > > > food oil called vegetable oil, as on roasted nuts given out on

> > airlines]

> > > > to make that plant

> > > > > resistant to pesticides. Canola oil is another product of genetic

> > > > engineering and should

> > > > > never be ingested.

> > > > >

> > > > > In 1994 the U.S FDA approved the genetically engineered hormone

rBGH

> > > which

> > > > is a growth

> > > > > hormone designed to increase milk production in cows. This growth

> > > hormone

> > > > caused increased

> > > > > mastitis and need for antibiotics [which go into the milk] and as

> well

> > > > over 800 farmers

> > > > > using it reported adverse health problems in their cows.

Monsanto,

> > the

> > > > developer, tried to

> > > > > bribe Health Canada Govt. officials with several million dollars

to

> > > > approve this hormone

> > > > > which is used by about a third of U.S. farmers.

> > > > >

> > > > > The prestigious medical journal, Lancet [May 9,1998], shows that

> > breast

> > > > cancer is SEVEN

> > > > > times higher in women with tiny increases in growth hormone,

Insulin

> > > like

> > > > Growth Factor

> > > > > [iGF-1], which comes from cows injected with BGH. In January 1996

> the

> > > > International Journal

> > > > > of Health Sciences reported that IGF-1 concentrations are ten

times

> > > higher

> > > > in BGH milk and

> > > > > can be absorbed through our intestines and increase our risk of

> > cancer.

> > > > As well, there is

> > > > > evidence that it has caused abnormal cysts on the thyroid gland

and

> in

> > > the

> > > > prostate gland

> > > > > and a myriad of other symptoms. There is no turning back. By

> forcing

> > > > > genes from one species to another entirely unrelated species, we

are

> > > > creating new entities.

> > > > > This is an-other example of the arrogance and ignorance of man

when

> he

> > > > thinks that he can

> > > > > one-up God and create an improved organism.

> > > > >

> > > > > There are so many fallacies with this reasoning that over a dozen

> > books

> > > > have already been

> > > > > written to begin to collate much of the evidence against

genetically

> > > > modified organisms.

> > > > > The difficulty is that there are not enough people even aware of

the

> > > > problem to make a

> > > > > significant impact.

> > > > >

> > > > > By the time the damage is done it will be to late. It's not like

> > > cleaning

> > > > up a lake from

> > > > > decades of pollu-tion. Once we have [1] lost thousands of species

> of

> > > > plants, [2] driven all

> > > > > small farmers out of business, [3] created Frankenstein foods, [4]

> > super

> > > > weeds resistant to

> > > > > all herbicides, [5] plants resistant to pesti-cides, [6] new

viruses

> > and

> > > > new illnesses in

> > > > > humans, there will be no turning back.

> > > > >

> > > > > You might be surprised as I was to find that there is no testing

> > > required

> > > > even after these

> > > > > and many more facts have come to light. Genetically modified

foods

> > are

> > > > already unavoidable

> > > > > and there is absolutely no labeling required. We are already

eating

> > > > genetically modified

> > > > > foods, as 60% of processed foods now contain at least one

> genetically

> > > > modified food.

> > > > >

> > > > > A common snack might be chips with firefly gene or potato chips

with

> > > > chicken gene [watch out

> > > > > for leu-kemia and sarcoma, muscle cancer, virus genes]. Or perhaps

> you

> > > > like salsa with

> > > > > tomato having a floun-der gene. A common meal might include

creamy

> > > > broccoli soup with a

> > > > > bacteria gene and a salad made with canola oil, vegetable oil or

> > soybean

> > > > oil, all GMO

> > > > > products.

> > > > >

> > > > > People like myself who are nightshade sensitive are really out of

> luck

> > > > because the tobacco

> > > > > gene is used in lettuce and cucumbers and the petunia gene is used

> in

> > > > soybeans and carrots.

> > > > > Folks with celiac disease might be fooled because walnuts can have

> the

> > > > barley gene in them.

> > > > > And some foods like strawberries have " undisclosed genes " so all

> bets

> > > are

> > > > off.

> > > > >

> > > > > Would we expect anything different from an industry that has carte

> > > blanche

> > > > regulation-free

> > > > > control over our total food supply? You might think cheese is a

> safe

> > > food

> > > > but they've

> > > > > genetically engineered bacte-rial rennet. Apple juice can have

the

> > > > silkworm gene and grapes

> > > > > can contain a virus gene. Well in-cluding trout, salmon, catfish,

> > bass

> > > > and even shrimp. In

> > > > > May of 1999, three giant multinational food companies announced

they

> > > would

> > > > no longer market

> > > > > genetically engineered foods or their ingredients in England,

> because

> > > the

> > > > Limeys were smart

> > > > > enough to protest, so guess who will get the leftovers? U.S.

> > > > >

> > > > > Proponents of GMO foods say they will lessen the amount of

> pesticides

> > > that

> > > > must be used, but

> > > > > that is not true. Didn't we already fall for this line with the

> > promise

> > > > that new pesticides

> > > > > would reduce the need for others?

> > > > >

> > > > > First of all many of the toxins that plants have been genetically

> > > > manipulated or forced to

> > > > > produce also kill beneficial things like ladybugs so that even

more

> > > > pesticides are needed to

> > > > > do the job that they would have done. These genes can also spread

> > from

> > > > the crops to the

> > > > > weeds making the weeds more resistant and stronger than ever,

> creating

> > > an

> > > > epidemic of super

> > > > > weeds.

> > > > >

> > > > > Also disturbing is a report that Monsanto's Roundup ready

resistant

> GE

> > > > soybeans have higher

> > > > > than nor-mal levels of estrogen. Is this something we want for

male

> > > > babies growing up on

> > > > > soybean formula? As well, some of the viruses used as vectors for

> > genes

> > > > and inserted into

> > > > > plants to make them virus resistant can be combined with genetic

> > > material

> > > > from another

> > > > > invading virus [as from a cold] forming a brand new more virulent

> > virus

> > > > and creating a new

> > > > > fatal epidemic that has never before been seen.

> > > > >

> > > > > Clearly NAFTA has allowed our illegal " recycled " pesticides access

> to

> > > us,

> > > > while our FDA and

> > > > > USDA cannot police what they already have on their plates, much

less

> > > > handle the billion

> > > > > dollar graft associ-ated with genetic engineering that is so

> carefully

> > > > documented in BEYOND

> > > > > EVOLUTION.

> > > > >

> > > > > The FDA has allowed Olestra into your foods, which has no proven

> > ability

> > > > to decrease the

> > > > > rampant obesity. But it does decrease you absorption of priceless

> > > > nutrients like vitamin E,

> > > > > D, and K that are ab-solutely crucial in inhibitingthe top two

most

> > > common

> > > > causes of death

> > > > > and disease, arteriosclerosis and cancer. In the past we have

> talked

> > > > about how many people

> > > > > are not " Better Through Chemistry " as DuPont's old motto

suggested.

> > > > Because many have lost

> > > > > loved ones to cancer and other diseases caused by environmental

> > > chemicals,

> > > > they have become

> > > > > " bitter through chemistry " . These chemicals are allowed in our

air,

> > > food

> > > > and water so that

> > > > > multinational corporations can make huge profits. Now with the

> > wildfire

> > > > spread of genetic

> > > > > engineering, small farms will fade into extinction as

multinational

> > > > agriculture and chemical

> > > > > corporations [MACC] gain control over all of your food.

> > > > >

> > > > > Are you ready for the greatest MACC attack in the history of the

> > world?

> > > > Worse than chemical

> > > > > pollution ever thought of being, genetic pollution has the

> > irreversible

> > > > potential and

> > > > > probability of changing the very nature of all of or food and even

> our

> > > own

> > > > genetics. As

> > > > > veterinarian, Michael W Fox, warns in his excellent and highly

> > > recommended

> > > > book, BEYOND

> > > > > EVOLUTION [which details and references the

> > > > > dangers of GMO foods], our only chance to save ourselves and the

> > future

> > > is

> > > > with people

> > > > > power.

> > > > >

> > > > > But uninformed people are powerless. Multinational corporations

are

> > > > changing our food and

> > > > > animals and they have free reign. They're not accountable to

anyone

> > > since

> > > > they do not have

> > > > > to label their foods and they are not required to do any safety

> > testing.

> > > > It is irreversible,

> > > > > unstoppable and has the ca-pability of snowballing us into a

> veritable

> > > > Jurassic Park.

> > > > >

> > > > > You vote with your shopping basket and can make your voice heard

by

> > > > letting your legislators

> > > > > know that you want all genetically engineered food labeled and all

> > > > engineering stopped until

> > > > > there are appropri-ate studies done on the long range human side

> > effects

> > > > and safety.

> > > > >

> > > > > Recommended reading: Fox, Michael W BEYOND EVOLUTION,

> > > > > the Lyons Press, 123 W 18th New York, N.Y. - 10011 - Phone 212

620

> > 9580

> > > > >

> > > > > Cummins R Lilliston B. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS, A SELF

DEFENSE

> > > GUIDE

> > > > FOR CONSUMERS,

> > > > > available from Natural Lifestyles, 1 800 752 2775

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

>

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