Madness
One definition frequently given of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. We have a fine example of that in the genetical engineering corporations, who push their GMO seeds and products on farmers worldwide. These farmers are given the promise of better yields and higher profits. The reality is that these products increase the use of herbicides and pesticides. It has caused such significant problems in India that there is a crisis of cotton farmers committing suicide, and that is worth an article of its own. Additionally, Vandana Shiva states in a BBC Interview that a “billion people go hungry because of GMO farming.”
But the problems with GMO crops are not just with the agricultural and toxin issues, it also has to do with what these feeds do in human and animal bodies. I have already attached videos from Dr. Don Huber who is an expert on glyphosate (commonly known as “Roundup”) who has written and testified frequently on the grevious problems caused by glyphosate ready crops. I have also provided links to a GreenMedInfo article showing the cancerous tumors that developed in rats fed GMO corn.
The latest in the craziness is now emerging. Researchers have now altered the genetic structure of wheat so that it “silences” how the wheat handles carbohydrates. My guess is that someone is trying to produce a lower carb wheat to satisfy the trend for lower carb diets. However, there is reason to believe that this gene alteration can be absorbed by human bodies, silencing how the body can handle and store carbohydrates. Here is a video provided on GreenMedInfo’s website called GMO molecules May Silence Hundreds of Human Genes. It is only 4 minutes long and certainly worth the time to understand the ramifications of dabbling in GMOs.
Please share this blog with as many people as possible since the GMO issue has been obscured by special interests. This article provides many helpful links in one place that cover the madness.
I second the dangers of GMO anything! I have read some articles about how the mitochondria of our cells incorporate the DNA of bacteria we ingest-we literally are what we eat! With how little we actually know about the bodies processes and the pathology of disease, vitamin use and symbiotic action within the body, is it really so smart to play God with the genes of our food? We are re-greening deserts by respecting and working with nature, we should continue this trend with our food.
Would you consider a guest bog article expanding on this issue? It would be very interesting!