the REN DAO Wellness Center Blog

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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By Joan Perez
Something Old – Something New. Actually hypnosis is a pretty old practice that is being given new applications. The ancients understood the process of “speaking” to their inner conscience mind and giving it suggestions or commands. Hypnosis was used in shamanic practice as well as in ritualistic ceremony. The Chinese used (and still […]

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By Dr. Shaa Bae
 “It’s not what you are eating. It is what is eating you.” In a nutshell, this could be said, to be the distinction of a meta-psychologist, from all other practitioner’s in the healing art-science community.
 In order to more fully understand this difference, we must look carefully at the term meta-psychologist. Simply […]

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The RDWC is happy to introduce Yoga instructors Jai Kartar and James Alexander. Their classes will be held Sundays at 9:30am and Mondays at 6:15pm. Each class will be an hour. Classes are open to all levels and will begin with a centering of body and mind using simple chants and breathing followed by a […]

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Last month Peter Goldbeck, Reiki Master and Reconnective Healer held his first Psychic Enhancement Workshop at the RDWC. Not knowing what to expect, I made my usual cup(s) of tea walked about nervously and wondered who would show up. Gradually as people wandered in, I settled down a bit.
We all have psychic abilities. The level […]

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