Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modified (GM) crops have become a horror for those suffering with allergies and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS).
Allergies and MCS are a result of our immune systems becoming over stimulated and our livers not being able to process and eliminate all the toxins that we are bombarded with.
But, the powers that be are only concerned with the might dollar and profits–harmful side effects for the masses does not fit into the equation.
In an article at Mercola.com the effects of GM foods are frightening:
In the only human feeding study ever published on genetically modified foods, seven volunteers ate so-called Roundup-ready soybeans. These are soybeans that have herbicide-resistant genes inserted into them in order to survive being sprayed with otherwise deadly doses of Roundup herbicide.
In three of the seven volunteers, the gene inserted into the soy transferred into the DNA of their intestinal bacteria, and continued to function long after they stopped eating the GM soy!
No one is sure of the possible long term effects of genetically modifying foods, but this doesn’t stop the process from being done .
According to the same article:
About 85 percent of the corn grown corn grown is genetically engineered to either produce an insecticide, or to survive the application of herbicide. And about 91-93 percent of all soybeans are genetically engineered to survive massive doses of Roundup herbicide.
So, what this means is that almost any food product you buy that has corn or soy will most likely have the GM form in it. And, we’re not just talking about corn and soy, we’re talking about all their derivatives such as high fructose corn syrup.
But, these aren’t the only foods that are genetically modified there is also cottonseed and canola to name two.
I try hard to buy organic foods, but I if I’m not mistaken, when you buy a food labeled organic it means the product has to be at least 70% organic and not include sewer sludge.
What a world!
Until next time,
Karen Cioffi