"If you control the oil, you control the country; if you control the food, you control the popluation." ~ Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) will stand before a federal judge in Manhattan to find out if their case will be heard or if the motion to have it dismissed by Monsanto will be upheld. In order to appreciate the gravity of what this case means to you, you may want to understand who Monsanto is, what Genetically Modified Foods, (GMO), are, how dangerous they are to our health, and why it's banned in Europe, Canada, and not the U.S.
GMOFilm.com has a brief and entertaining video about GMO's on their home page if you click on the link. The GMO Film Project was inspired by poor Haitian farmers that burned tons of seeds given to them after the devastating earthquake of January 2010. Chemicals that are put into our foods can cause us to gain weight; see, Why Am I Fat? Four Surprising Reasons. If you are also curious about what rBGH and rBST are and why you are seeing label changes on your milk products, you will want to read more about it on Sustainable Table: rBGH. Studies have shown that cows that are injected with this hormone are more prone to infections and when the cow gets an infection the puss and antibiotics go into the milk, not to mention the hormones that they are injected with. *Please keep reading past the ad break.*
The basis of the GMO use has a lot to do with soybeans which in themselves have a significant amount of hormones and if are not eaten in moderation, can encourage cancer growth. Then you add the genetic modification process which has been proven to cause cancer, hepatitis, birth defects, infertility,and other diseases and you put yourself at greater risk. See: Soy and Estrogen Dominance. Synthetic estrogen can be found in our foods and plastics and contributes to reproductive problems, certain types of cancer, and is affecting our children. Girls are menstruating younger and younger and how is that surprising with all the estrogen in our environment? Our bodies don't know what to do with synthetic estrogen. For tips check out: 10 Ways To Avoid Toxic Plastic - BPA, Synthetic Estrogens, and Your Child.
For the background of Monsanto and all the legal battles and lives lost in many countries, watch the documentary on sprword.com: http://www.sprword.com/videos/monsanto/. This video goes into the close ties Monsanto and the FDA have and how Monsanto is beginning to take control over the food sources all over the world by bullying local farmers. To support local farmers go to, SignOn.org and sign the petition: Tell Obama To Cease FDA Ties to Monsanto. The greatest abuse is when we abuse ourselves, how we treat our bodies and how we allow others to treat them. Educate yourself on what you and your family eats and share what you learn for the sake of all of us. Thank you.
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