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

[Guest guest]

This article is from 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