GMOs: The Truth Revealed
As we get up in the morning and prepare for work or school eating a healthy breakfast is certainly on our mind. Who would not want to fuel their body for the day? Well, if you have eaten already today, chances are you have had food that has been touched by science as well as good old Mother Nature. Up to 80 percent of processed foods in the U.S. have been directly changed by man from the original, natural way it would grow on its own. Except for organic foods, the entire American food supply has been hijacked by chemical companies, not bent on trying to feed the world, but just to make money. If you live and eat in the United States, it is a safe bet that your food is genetically modified (www.naturalrevolution.org). …show more content…
Glyphosate is one frightening chemical if it finds its way into your body. According to an article in May 2014 the issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, scientists have linked exposure to glyphosate to cancer, infertility, depression, autism, heart disease, stomach disorders, diabetes, and obesity. Glyphosate also destroys the body’s endocrine system. This system helps to release hormones into our bloodstream which helps us to grow and develop properly. One of the most damaging effects of glyphosate is that it stimulates too much estrogen. As any doctor will tell you, estrogen is the fuel that helps breast cancer tumors grow. This was discovered by an innovative study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology in 2013. These researchers found that the risk of breast cancer was even greater in those exposed to glyphosate (Hari, 219). A 2014 study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway uncovered “extreme levels” of Roundup on 70 percent of genetically modified soy plants (Hari, 219). Not only can GMOs be toxic to the target organism but it can also be toxic to non-target organisms as well. The bees and butterflies being the most talked about examples currently
As we get up in the morning and prepare for work or school eating a healthy breakfast is certainly on our mind. Who would not want to fuel their body for the day? Well, if you have eaten already today, chances are you have had food that has been touched by science as well as good old Mother Nature. Up to 80 percent of processed foods in the U.S. have been directly changed by man from the original, natural way it would grow on its own. Except for organic foods, the entire American food supply has been hijacked by chemical companies, not bent on trying to feed the world, but just to make money. If you live and eat in the United States, it is a safe bet that your food is genetically modified (www.naturalrevolution.org). …show more content…
Glyphosate is one frightening chemical if it finds its way into your body. According to an article in May 2014 the issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, scientists have linked exposure to glyphosate to cancer, infertility, depression, autism, heart disease, stomach disorders, diabetes, and obesity. Glyphosate also destroys the body’s endocrine system. This system helps to release hormones into our bloodstream which helps us to grow and develop properly. One of the most damaging effects of glyphosate is that it stimulates too much estrogen. As any doctor will tell you, estrogen is the fuel that helps breast cancer tumors grow. This was discovered by an innovative study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology in 2013. These researchers found that the risk of breast cancer was even greater in those exposed to glyphosate (Hari, 219). A 2014 study led by scientists from the Arctic University of Norway uncovered “extreme levels” of Roundup on 70 percent of genetically modified soy plants (Hari, 219). Not only can GMOs be toxic to the target organism but it can also be toxic to non-target organisms as well. The bees and butterflies being the most talked about examples currently