{"id":4520,"date":"2013-04-19T16:22:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T21:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodhouston.com\/?p=4520"},"modified":"2013-04-19T16:22:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T21:22:43","slug":"do-you-want-to-know-whats-in-your-food-moms-across-america-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realfoodhouston.com\/wp-files\/2013\/04\/19\/do-you-want-to-know-whats-in-your-food-moms-across-america-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you want to know what’s in your food? Moms Across America do!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Moms<\/a>If you care about the health of your family, you should absolutely look into this group:\u00a0 Moms Across America March July 4th<\/a> for labeling GMOs and the right to know what’s in our food.\u00a0 There are events and marches planned in many states, including Alaska and Hawaii.\u00a0 Here’s the statement of founder Zen Honeycutt: “I am marching for the future of food, the health of our children and national right to know what is in our food.”\u00a0 We ALL need to be concerned about these things.\u00a0 I’ve posted before about the dangers of genetically engineered crops (GMOs) and the pesticides used on GMOs (list below).\u00a0 These crops have NOT been proven safe in long-term studies, and independent testing is strongly discouraged (or prevented) by Monsanto and other biotech companies.\u00a0 These Moms are not silent and “do nothing.”\u00a0 They are organizing a protest about the secrecy surrounding GMOs, the absolute refusal of companies to allow labeling of foods that contain them.\u00a0 You can sign up for one of the events or you can organize an event in your home town.<\/p>\n

This group is doing far more than just organizing a march.\u00a0 They are also publishing information that reveals the harm caused by GMOs and their accompanying pesticides.\u00a0 The latest article, What is Roundup ( Glyphosate) Doing to Our Families? : New Study<\/a>, gives a devastating picture of the harm done to the family of a farmer who used glyphosate (the herbicide in Roundup which is heavily applied to many GMO crops).\u00a0 Here’s some of what the study found:<\/p>\n

The family in the study lived 1.5 miles away from their fields that were sprayed with Roundup. The father would spray the fields, come home and wash his hands thoroughly, but not take a shower. Apparently he hugged his children, because the levels of glyphosate found in their urine were far above what has shown to be toxic in animals. The glyphosate level in the \u00a0father’s urine was 9.5 ppm and the children’s was 2 ppm. It is scientifically documented that infertility is caused by glyphosate at .5 ppm and endocrine disruption (which causes birth defects) is caused by glyphosate at .2 ppm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The farmer and his wife had two children with birth defects including imperforated anus, growth hormone deficiency, hypospadias (which is when the urethra of the male penis’s opening is not at the end but under, and along the side instead), heart defect and micro penis.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How tragic! This is just one example of what is being covered up. This is the type of damage that the biotech companies DON’T want you to know about.<\/p>\n

There is another new study,\u00a0“Glyphosate\u2019s Suppression of Cytochrome Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases,” that says “glyphosate residues have been found primarily in corn, sugar, soy and wheat.”\u00a0 These are the main GMO crops and are in foods many people eat every day?\u00a0 This study connects the use of glyphosate to many diseases which are increasing exponentially in Western cultures.\u00a0 There are links to all of these studies here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Moms published an amazing comparison of GMO corn versus non-GMO corn, Stunning Corn Comparison: GMO versus NON GMO<\/a> and an update<\/a> with more information.\u00a0 Non-GMO corn was found to be 20 times more nutritious than GMO corn<\/strong><\/em>!\u00a0 Twenty times! The biotech companies (and the FDA) say we don’t need to label GMO foods because there is no substantial difference<\/em> between GMOs and non-GMOs!\u00a0 Twenty times more nutritious is not<\/em> a substantial difference?\u00a0 Which one do you want to eat?\u00a0 Although Monsanto will deny this, their actions indicate that they already know about the differences.\u00a0 Here’s what Zen Honneycutt says: “We suspect they have this data already, as they pressured the EPA to raise the EPA standard of Glyphosate from 6.2 to 13 ppm the year before this report came out. They also had the Monsanto Protection Act rider passed in the nick of time from when this information was posted. We believe they knew harm could come from their GMO corn and had the ” Monsanto protection act” passed to pre-empt lawsuits.”\u00a0 Would a company ignorant of these harms take so many steps to ensure that it would not be held liable for damage?<\/p>\n

Hear from the Moms about why they are putting so much effort into exposing GMOs:<\/p>\n

Founder, Zen Honeycutt:<\/p>\n