Warning! GMO-Free Foods Contain Glyphosate

Eating GMO-free? That’s great! But if non-GMO is your main guide, here’s a wake-up call flying under the radar. Surprise! A whole new generation of fake foods certified GMO-free has just arrived in your favorite grocery. Learn these four food types and how to recognize them:

1. GMO foods are to be avoided of course. To learn them see the graphic below. These contain genetically modified ingredients, Glyphosate and the most chemicals.
2. Glyphosate foods are toxic everyday foods, some GMO, some non-GMO that are raised with toxic chemicals allowed by the USDA. (Remember that Glyphosate or worse pesticides / herbicides are in all non-organic foods.)
3. Certified Non-GMO foods with Glyphosate – Bad News. A whole new generation of non-GMO foods with Glyphosate is getting certified. The public is demanding non-GMO, so these toxic foods are getting approved. I see them filling grocery shelves and flying under the radar. Marketed as healthy, they contain plenty of herbicides and pesticides. Don’t buy them. Let food manufacturers know we want CLEAN ORGANIC FOOD.
4. Organic foods are free of GMO’s, Glyphosate and other farming chemicals. Hooray! For health and long life buy Organic. You may pay a bit more, but you’ll save even more on health costs, and benefit with a healthy mind and body.

Our best defense is to eat 100% ORGANIC.

1) Avoid GMO foods. They contain both GMO’s and Glyphosate.

GMO foods are linked to brain fog, bloating, weight gain and disease. GMO foods cause a low-level reaction that slows the brain and clouds the nervous system

GMO foods target the brain and endocrine glands in the center of the brain, the pituitary, hypothalamus, and pineal. When these glands get cloudy or out of balance, your senses can’t integrate as clearly. Brain function and especially intuition, your integrating ability or 6^th sense, are lower. GMO foods also damage your body biochemistry, DNA, fertility, and bacterial micro-biome.

Eating organic can improve brain function, sharpen your senses and improve mental clarity. It’s important to learn these primary plants and animals that are genetically modified or fed GMO foods:

 Avoid these GMO foods, and look for 100% organic varieties.

 2. Avoid foods that contain Glyphosate, Monsanto’s toxic herbicide. This includes anything not certified organic.

In-Store Brands can be unreliable.
Many groceries claim their private label products are organic. Private label is when your grocery chain buys a product from a food manufacturer and substitute their grocery label on it. OK, but how carefully do they research the health claims? Trader Joe’s insists that all their private label in-store brands products are from GMO free ingredients. However consumer groups are dubious of their due diligence, since Trader Joe’s will not reveal the name of their “third party labs” or ingredient sources.

Whole Foods Market claims their 365 brand is non-GMO. However a recent Cornucopia Report claims to have found more than 50% GMO corn in their 365 brand cornflakes!

Safeway says it follows USDA Organic standards for its “O Organic” brand. However Safeway does not reveal its ingredient sources or the certification laboratories. Even more troubling is that Safeway is a member of the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association that spent $11 million to defeat GMO labeling.

Thousands of chemicals are being used on our crops.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp by Monsanto is hot news now, as the most prevalent herbicide in the world. Developed by Monsanto, although their patent has expired, the majority of glyphosate is made in China. 

Glyphosate has two primary damaging effects. 1) An endocrine disruptor and toxin that accumulates in the liver and bone marrow, lowering immune system and healthy cell replication. 2) It is a potent anti-biotic that kills or damages gut bacteria.

Atrazine by Syngenta is a the second most common herbicide in the US after Glyphosate. Atrazine is commonly found as a runoff contaminant in rivers, streams, and lakes, it can travel hundreds of miles on airborne dust from the farms where it’s sprayed. Human studies of Glyphosate and Atrazine in utero show impaired sexual development in boys, genital deformations, including undescended testicles and microphallus (micropenis).

 Chlorpyrifos was created by the Dow Chemical Company in the 1960s. It is widely used in home and garden settings and is also used on cotton, almonds, oranges, apples and corn crops. Symptoms of low-dose exposure can include headaches, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea and blurred vision. More serious conditions include respiratory paralysis, increased risk of children born with lower IQs and potential for ADHD.

Metolachlor is an herbicide sold by Syngenta, and generic versions are widely available from many other companies. It is used on corn, soy, sorghum, lawns and trees. Metolachlor is recognized by the EPA as carcinogenic. Other side effects include difficulty breathing, nausea, convulsions, and jaundice.

Monsanto claims that Glyphosate targets enzymes found in plants, not in humans. But further research reveals that Glyphosate targets enzymes in bacteria, so our friendly gut micro-biome is damaged.

3) A New Generation of Certified non-GMO foods with Glyphosate!

Now that the public is demanding non-GMO, a new generation of toxic foods has arrived in grocery shelves and flying under the radar. Marketed as healthy, these non-GMO products are sprayed with plenty of herbicides and pesticides. Don’t buy them. Let food manufacturers know we want CLEAN FOOD. The Non-GMO Project is busy certifying all kinds of nutritionally empty and toxic products from big food companies. Their stamp of approval may indicate there are no GMO’s, but it’s no indication of healthy food.

The Healthy Food Movement is Reaching Critical Mass
The food industry’s rapid response to public interest in non-GMO foods shows that they’re really listening to the marketplace. If you’re seriously interested in clean food, then vote with your money. Let the industry know we want CLEAN FOOD, and we want it NOW. We want non-GMO food that’s raised in a sustainable manner, in harmony with the planet, without harmful chemicals. We want no Glyphosate, Atrazine,  Chlorpyrifos, Metolachlor, or any of the thousands of other harmful chemicals that kill bees, humans, and damage the environment.

Buy Local, Unprocessed Foods
To avoid both GMO’s and Glyphosate, look for the USDA Organic label, when possible. Talk to your local farmers and find out which ones are using sustainable organic practices. They may not be certified organic, but they’ll know a lot about it, and will be able to guide you. Fresh, local unprocessed fruits and vegetables immediately after picking, are the most nutritious foods on the planet. We don’t really need packaged foods to live. We need unprocessed whole foods. Big industry’s marketing hype is ultimately painting themselves into a corner. Our healthy food movement is so strong that it is reaching critical mass. We need to stay firm. Don’t buy the hype, and vote with your wallet for CLEAN UNPROCESSED FOOD.

Eating GMO-free is good, but it doesn’t rule out toxic pesticides or herbicides used on non-GMO crops. To protect yourself from all farming chemicals, choose 100% Organic.

Sources:

http://www.organicauthority.com/health/invisible-monsters-5-of-the-most-common-pesticides-a-their-impact-on-your-health.html

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.fooddemocracynow.org/images/FDN_Glyphosate_FoodTesting_Report_p2016.pdf

Krüger M, Schledorn P, Schrödl W, Hoppe HW, Lutz W, et al. (2014) Detection of Glyphosate Residues in Animals and Humans. J Environ Anal Toxicol 4: 210

Residues in Food, 2004, Evaluations Part II, Toxicological, Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues. http://apps.who.int/iris/ bitstream/10665/43624/1/9241665203_eng.pdf

https://www.nongmoproject.org/product-verification/steps-to-verification/