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Last month I posted a few items on the genetically modified (GM) food industry. It would be safe to say that 75 to 85 percent of all processed foods contain or were processed with genetically modified ingredients.
These products entered the markets with no testing for environmental impact or consumer safety.
In the European unions all […]

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About a year ago I wrote about food labels. This was after a friend bought a jar of imitation honey they thought was real honey. A few weeks ago it was me who got duped. In a rush, I bought a jar of dry roasted peanuts without fully reading the label. Whether intentional or not, […]

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Umami is a taste humans and animal can sense on special taste receptors on the tongue. Umami is not a distinct flavor but more like a quality. It can be described as savoriness, brothy or meaty. Umami taste receptors are stimulated by freely occurring glutamic acids (an amino acid) or salts of glutamic acids (called […]

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Would you intentionally eat a genitally modified food? Would you know how to identify one? Would you benefit from eating a genitally modified food?
The acronyms GMO (genetically modified organism), GE (genetically engineered) and GM (genetically modified), commonly refer to living organisms (plant and animal) that have had parts of their genetic structure (DNA) changed. […]

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There are no definitive numbers, but roughly 75 to 85 percent of processed foods in American supermarkets contain GM ingredients.
Data from the USDA Economic Research Service, Percentage of GM Produce Planted in the United States:
                          2000 2009 Types
Soybean           54      91       HT
Cotton              61      88       HT, BT, Stacked
Corn                 25      85       HT, BT, Stacked
HT = Herbicides-tolerant only
BT = Insect-resistant only
Stacked = Both Herbicides-tolerant and Insect-resistant
75 percent of canola […]

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The answer to big profits and market domination for Monsanto, is blowing in the wind.
Flowers from the rapeseed plant (actually a weed) produces a large quantity of seeds that have a high oil content. This oil has been traditionally used for centuries, but is unsafe for animal or human consumption. In the early 1970’s, Canadian […]

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Over forty GM plant based food variates have received approval from the USDA and FDA to be grown commercially. Many more have been developed and not commercialized.
Below is a list of some of the GM foods that have come onto the market:
Rapeseed / Canola – Genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides.
Honey – Bees may […]

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http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Foo-Hea/Genetically-Modified-Foods.html
http://truefoodnow.org/campaigns/genetically-engineered-foods/ge-crops/
http://www.saynotogmos.org/

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In China years ago, the family doctor was a central figure in a village. He knew everyone, young and old, and everyone knew him. He was paid a small fee so long as the villagers remained healthy and illness free. If someone did became ill, the doctor did not receive compensation again until they had […]

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As a mother of 3, I can honestly say that I have learned something valuable and important from each of my birthing experiences. With my daughter’s birth nearly seven years ago, I learned that regardless of whether you are birthing for the first time, labor can progress VERY quickly. Hospital staff may say “you will […]

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A core part of the WBAI 12 week diabetes / hypertension program are two exercises; “Simple Smile Therapy” and “Limbic Breathing (or feather breathing)”. To preform these two exercise, first we would like you to smile (with teeth showing if possible) for a count of 60. Thats it. Next, we ask that you breath in […]

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(this article comes from the BBC NEWS Online - 3/7/09)
One in three people with type 2 diabetes are given medication too soon, instead of being urged to eat better and do more exercise, a study suggests. A study of 650 people in south west England found 36% were put on tablets within a month […]

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WBAI has created a community service program to focus on the pandemics of Hypertension and Diabetes. They are currently looking for people to join the program which will start in April. This is a community grassroots program that will educate, guide and empower. The goal is to help participants improve their health with a […]

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Two studies released in January reported detectable levels of Mercury where found in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) used in food products. The first study reports on a 2005 FDA investigation seeking to determine if mercury used in the production of HFCS would be detectable in HFCS. Of 20 plants tested in the U.S., […]

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A few nights ago, while sleeping with the TV on, I managed to wake long enough to catch a portion of the Charlie Rose Show. Charlie was interviewing a neurologist who was an expert on neural brain imaging and visually viewing brain activity related to thought patterns.  Charlie’s guest gave a simple exercise to help […]

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