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Anti-Aging Secrets – the Power of Digestion

March 31, 2014 admin

Are there any real secrets to a healthy life filled with youthful verve? Usually those “secrets” are right in front of us, waiting for us to believe in them and to pay attention when life presents us with the gift of information. For those of you who remember the vigor of your high school / college years, or the clothes and activities you expressed when you were young, then you very well might have the motivation to regain some of that lost vitality. The motivation to be strong and well reminds us all of how very wonderful, vital, and essential maintaining and enhancing our lives can be. Our health can be considered to be our most valuable gift, a gift which continues giving to us personally on a daily basis, and which provides us with the vehicle to fulfill our personal mission in life. At least that has been my experience, and the one I share with all of you reading this site. The next question I ask is how is our food converted to the nutrients necessary to do any good for your body? And how do these nutrients keep us vital, youthful, and full of the vitality? What we will shortly find is that you are only as young as your digestion.

From the logical point of view we know that our bodies manufacture all the ingredients of health from the raw material that we eat, drink, and breathe. Hence it is only rational to insist on the best food that we can acquire, and eat only this “the good stuff” whenever possible and practical. Now if we don’t digest (or can’t digest) what we know is good for us, then our body won’t be able to utilize and process these nutrients to manufacture our good health. Without good digestion it doesn’t really make all that much difference if we purchase the best food and supplements, when the body is struggling to make use of the gold in your intake.

How do we know that there are lots of people out there with digestive issues? One need only look at the drug stores to see the huge line of antacids which are the hallmark of a $24 Billion dollar industry. So you may be thinking what does that have to do with aging? It turns out that the body progressively loses its ability to digress as a function of age (e.g. see http://optimumhealthreport.com/antacid-industry-and-the-misery-of-menopause/).

The results of this decreased digestive function can manifest in our life as indigestion, lack of energy, inability to assimilate protein, skin problems, hair-loss, allergies, and a general inability to heal and repair. Hence there is the possibility that we are aging faster than necessary – and the corollary is that it’s possible to improve our digestion using supplements. Unfortunately it can be difficult to sort fact from fiction and understand the basic truths about our own body. In the next paragraphs we do a little self-education and will outline the fundamentals of digestion and digestive supplementation.

Only the most basic functions of the digestive system will be mentioned in this article, however much is known about animal/human digestive function (e.g. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion_system ). Of primary concern here are the facts surrounding the processes associated with the stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, and gallbladder. In particular we know that the primary objective of the body is to access the vitamins, minerals, proteins, required fatty acids, sugars, and the prototype hormonal structures within the food that we eat. The digestive process starts with chewing, and there are lots of articles on this subject that advise us to take our time and chew thoroughly to let the saliva’s initial enzymes work in conjunction with the process of breaking the bulk material into smaller pieces, but it is not the primary focus here (e.g. see http://articles.mercola.com/chewing-foods.aspx ).

The stomach is one the first places to look when wishing to augment our digestion and when attempting to prevent premature aging, and often to help the body regain health when everything else has failed. The most controversial fact to consider is that heart burn is now shown by many studies to be caused by low stomach acid, however the $24 Billion dollar ant-acid industry does not want that fact to come out. The stomach secrets two primary secretions, which include hydrochloric acid (HCL) and pepsin. These two substances are required for the proper assimilation of food, and for the activation of enzymes. This topic is very thoroughly covered by Dr Wright and is must reading/viewing for, and by everyone (e.g. see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2cZ-MSvl0o , http://www.amazon.com/Why-Stomach-Acid-Good-You/dp/0871319314 ). Therefore the first clue in our quest for anti-aging is to be sure your stomach acid is adequate and to supplement your body with stomach acid and pepsin as required. Remember not everyone is going to need stomach acid, especially if you are below the age of 30. In addition before you blame the HCL make sure you only take the supplement with food.

For me personally, the stomach acid/pepsin supplement was extremely helpful, but not the whole answer – I needed something more. That something extra was a full spectrum enzyme supplement. Interestingly enough, I visited my brother a few months earlier and looked down at his hand to see that his finger nails were in terrible shaped, that is they were distorted, discolored, and irregular. I asked him what was going on and he told me that his heart burn was so bad he could not sleep, or had to sleep in a half sitting position; hence he went to his doctor and was put on a drug that suppressed stomach acid. Now in his case I was a vehicle to help him understand that the finger nail symptom was not to be disregarded, and was in fact a symptom of his protein digestion and in particular represented his body’s ability to regenerate cologne. Hair, nail, and skin are outward manifestations of what our bodies are doing on the inside too. After talking to him he started using the Betaine hydrochloric/Pepsin (e.g. google Country life Betaine hydrochloride) but he told me that he needed far less of that supplement if he added a full spectrum enzyme. He has as of this date taken himself off of the stomach acid depressing drug, and is able to sleep at night with the use of the natural supplements just described.

The body manufactures an array of enzymes that are required to break down food into small enough particles that they can pass into the bloodstream by way of the intestines. Enzymes are biological catalysts that facilitate the breaking of organic chemical bonds. Hence they decompose the food particles at a molecular level. The basic enzymes created by the body include the following:

Enzyme

Function


proteases	splits proteins into small peptides and amino acids. A protease (also termed peptidase or proteinase) is any enzyme that performs proteolysis, that is, begins protein catabolism by hydrolysis of the peptide bonds that link amino acids together in the polypeptide chain forming the protein.
peptidases	splits proteins into small peptides and amino acids.
lipases	A lipase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fats (lipids)
carbohydrases	split carbohydrates such as starch and sugars into simple sugars such as glucose
nucleases	split nucleic acids into nucleotides
amylase	Amylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion.
alpha-galactosisdase	This enzyme is a homodimeric glycoprotein that hydrolyses the terminal alpha-galactosyl moieties from glycolipids and glycoproteins. It predominantly hydrolyzes ceramide trihexoside, and it can catalyze the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.
lactase	Lactase is an enzyme produced in the digestive system of infants and some, mostly European, adult humans. Lactase is essential to the complete digestion of whole milk. Lactase breaks down lactose, a simple sugar which gives milk its sweetness. Lacking lactase, a person consuming dairy products may experience the symptoms of lactose intolerance.^[1] Lactase can be purchased as a food supplement, and is added to milk to produce “lactose-free” milk products.
Invertase	Invertase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis (breakdown) of sucrose (table sugar).
Trypsin	Trypsin is a serine protease from the PA clan superfamily, found in the digestive system of many vertebrates, where it hydrolyses proteins.

The bottom line is that as you age, or when ill/fatigued the body has a more difficult time generating internal secretions such as stomach acid and the huge array of enzymes. Through the use of enzymes the body can recover its strength by not having to generate the enzymes internally, thereby saving the energy, and two by providing nutrients to the body that have been unavailable for the repair progress. . This may be the time to consider supplements such as Betaine Hydrochloric/Pepsins and a full spectrum enzyme supplement (e.g. see GI-Zyme, which can be ordered here: lovenyourhealth/order, or sent me an email at johanna@lovenyourhealth.com ).

Other considerations with respect to digestion include insuring that the intestinal track has flora through the use of probiotics, and the use of vermicide (for example to de-worm). Each of these topics deserves a separate article since they can play an important role in health and in proper digestion.

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Conscious Living Conscious Health

March 14, 2014 admin

Loven Your Health

Conscious Living Conscious Health

What does Loven Your Health really mean or bring to mind? It means to love and respect your health, after all you only have one body. It also means respecting all the monies you earn to create this wonderful life you live. I think a certain intelligence, learning is essential to assist you in making the best choices possible for all of our consuming needs has become quite a sophisticated and full-time job. I’ll say that being able to be aware of what goes into your mouth and where it comes from is a great start to a healthier new future. It can also be quite daunting.

For one thing there is enormous deception in our food industry as well as conditioned propaganda which keeps us thinking a certain way. If you just reflect upon your own daily food choices or restaurant, fast food choices you may find yourself in a rut. Looking at food choices from a time savings, “I’m always in a rush” or convenience to the quality of foods and ingredients has become a major decision.

You might be thinking why do I need to know where my food comes from? In short there are a lot of the people making indecent amounts of money on you and not really caring about you or your health. Do you know how many plastics; petroleum products derivatives you are eating in your foods Chemicals for one thing fill our agriculture and farming communities. For example follow some of the Agriculture bills for the year 2013 fiscal year. There are riders which give Monsanto terrifying advantages which allow genetically engineered crops into the food supply without any review for health or safety. They create deadlines for the USDA that makes it difficult for them to meet these deadlines. So who’s really caring about YOU or ME for that matter?

It’s your business to know! It is your passage to greater health. So, where and how foods are grown must be important. Even if you eat organic and the organic comes from Mexico or New Zeeland it’s got to be harvested green so that it can travel miles to your table. Buying from local farmers and getting to know your farmer is also important. Your banker is important so why not your realtor, butcher, baker and such?

The other important aspect is how a farmer does farming. How are their animals cared for and what kind of feed they get. Are the cows fed bovine hormones, and antibiotics to make more milk so more money can be made? Do you know what bovine hormones do? Remember your kids and you are drinking the milk. Of course, if cows are fed bovine hormones they need antibiotics for the puss that’s formed from the inflammation. Bovine, puss and antibiotics are not substances any of us want in our foods as there are adverse effects to our bodies.

Another part of this disintegration around fast foods is the family and eating together. After all fast food only requires eating with your hands doesn’t it? So fast food is fast but what else is compromised? Eating together as a family provides an opportunity to enjoy community with one another. So not only have we compromised the quality of our foods but the chance for our families to enjoy one another’s company. As you can see this is a rather big topic.

There may be some other points that evolve from better eating habits. Your family might actually have more fun around preparing foods. You might get healthier, your kids might not have so many infections, or colds, your clothes might fit better, you might have more energy.

Conscious living and eating provides real gratitude for the efforts you put into your home, family, meals and life. Staying away from chemicals in your foods, cleaning, cosmetics will change your life. Remember the markets are filled with items shelves which contain chemicals and plastics and questionable compounds no longer innocent to ingest. They are there to make indecent amounts of monies for big conglomerates food companies. Who is protecting you or your family if not YOU. Think about it!

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PINEAPPLE

February 9, 2014 admin

This was sent to me earlier this week. I am passing it along as the email requested. We eat lots of pineapple and found this really interesting.Lovenyourthealth always,

Johanna

A Simple Pineapple – MUST Read
The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family.
It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today.

It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual floweret’s that grow together to form the entire fruit. Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower.

Pineapples stop ripening the minute they are picked.
No special way of storing them will help ripen them further.
Color is relatively unimportant in determining ripeness.
Choose your pineapple by smell. If it smells fresh, tropical and sweet, it will be a good fruit.

The more scales on the pineapple, the sweeter and juicier the taste.

After you cut off the top, you can plant it.
It should grow much like a sweet potato will.

This delicious fruit is not only sweet and tropical; it also offers many benefits to our health. Pineapple is a remarkable fruit.

We find it enjoyable because of its lush, sweet and exotic flavor, but it may also be one of the most healthful foods available today.
If we take a more detailed look at it, we will find that pineapple is valuable for easing indigestion, arthritis or sinusitis.

The juice has an anthelmintic effect; it helps get rid of intestinal worms.

Let’s look at how pineapple affects other conditions.

Pineapple is high in manganese, a mineral that is critical to development of strong bones and connective tissue. A cup of fresh pineapple will give you nearly 75% of the recommended daily amount.

It is particularly helpful to older adults, whose bones tend to become brittle with age.

Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme, is the key to pineapple’s value.
Proteolytic means “breaks down protein”, which is why pineapple is known to be a digestive aid. It helps the body digest proteins more efficiently.
Bromelain is also considered an effective anti-inflammatory.

Regular ingestion of at least one half cup of fresh pineapple daily is purported to relieve painful joints common to osteoarthritis.It also produces mild pain relief.

In Germany , bromelain is approved as a post-injury medication because it is thought to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Orange juice is a popular liquid for those suffering from a cold because it is high in Vitamin C. Fresh pineapple is not only high in this vitamin, but because of the Bromelain, it has the ability to reduce mucous in the throat. If you have a cold with a productive cough, add pineapple to your diet.

It is commonly used in Europe as a post-operative measure to cut mucous after certain sinus and throat operations.

Those individuals who eat fresh pineapple daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies. In and of itself, pineapple has a very low risk for allergies.

Pineapple is also known to discourage blood clot development. This makes it a valuable dietary addition for frequent fliers and others who may be at risk for blood clots.

An old folk remedy for morning sickness is fresh pineapple juice, it really works! Fresh juice and some nuts first thing in the morning often make a difference.

It’s also good for a healthier mouth. The fresh juice discourages plaque growth.

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Deception in the food system

Conscious Living Conscious Health

February 9, 2014 admin

YOU. Think about it!

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Natural health versus the Disease Perspective

January 20, 2014 admin

Natural health versus the Disease Perspective

I thought I would pass on a table given to me by email that shows the difference in perspective between the natural health movement and the medical system as we know it today. It’s a sad state of affairs when the healing arts lead to the recommendation of multiple addictive drugs that may have compounded significant side effects, or to a recommendation to remove an organ because it is almost dead, but not quit. Where is the law to first do no harm rule? At what point do you give up on Gods ability to heal the body with natural products and adopt a philosophy that allows doctors to play god by calculating your odds of survival against the know side effects of a proscribed poisonous drug?

It seems completely unscientific to me to cut out parts of the body that were once working and throw them out instead of focusing on ways to improve their function (e.g. tonsils / adenoids). I’m concerned about the medical schools, drug makers, and doctors who choose to focus on the profit associated with drugs instead of working with nature remedies that are statically as effective, but which cannot be patented and profited from their use. If money more important to life, and is that a crime against society? Is it just me that finds the current medical system sicker than its patients? Do you have an opinion you can share?

Leave a message on this website or send me an email with your thoughts. If you need more personal attention I will attempt to reply or call to requests as many as time permits.

Always love’n your health,

Johanna

lovenyourheath@gmail.com

Natural Health Perspective Vs. Disease Perspective (Specialty Driven)

‘I have within me the ability to heal myself’	Healthcare System is Symptom Model, Promotes outside intervention
Facilitate the body’s ability to heal itself. Set the proper environment to improve health through diet, exerciseHelp patent keep a healthy self image and mental state which can lead to a better quality of life	Prescribe drugs to suppress symptoms, ie, immune system, etc.Design drugs to block normal body functions and process instead of finding ways to make these metabolic pathways work betterRemove organs that are not functioning
Eliminate toxins (retracing)	Introduce toxins (chemical soup) into body’s systems
Improve quality of life long-term	Symptom relief – no regeneration of systems
Healthy ‘terrain’ is Immune to disease	Mechanistic, military view, ie, replace parts, destroy disease. (cut, burn, poison)
Individual is responsible to support his/her own body	Doctor created illnesses, treating one condition, can create another challenge
Less need for health insurance	Increases need for health insurance
Compensates for stress	Stressful, trauma around disease
‘Work through’ a condition of imbalance	Identify with the disease (e.g., he’s diabetic or ‘a cancer survivor’)
Supports energy flow, the body knows best,	In the standard model, drugs designed for adults (e.g., studies done on men, also applied to women or children)
Do natural approach first, nutrition works, the body only uses what’s needed and directs residual	Hit it hard. Rebuild later
Works with the body	Overrides the body

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Consumer Beware: Corporate Takeover of our foods

September 15, 2013 admin 1 Comment

Consumer Beware: Corporate Takeover of our foods Places to check on the quality of foods you eat and buy. Big food has brought us the National Uniformity of Food Bill, which was passed by the house in 2006. This bill calls for voiding perhaps two hundred state food safety laws ie: standards for lead, arsenic and food additives content, milk and shellfish safety. Big Food has weakened organic standards re synthetics and pasture rules in 2005.

See http://organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm for recent changes in organic standards for corporate takeover, see http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/04/stop-the-corporate-takeover-of-organics/ Big Food has brought us unregulated, untested genetically engineered, food as soy and corn both ubiquitous in our daily diet. See http://www.responsibletechnology.org/10-Reasons-to-Avoid-GMOs for the list of 10 reasons to avoid GMOs. Jeffrey Smith is another name to follow at www.responsibletechnology.org . Big Food has organized against NYS first-in-the-nation regulation of biotech food bills supported by NOFA-NY, NY-SAGE, NY Farm Bureau Be informed! Be involved!

www.centerforfoodsafety.org

www.organicconsumers.org

www.ucsusa.org

www.foe.org

www.ewg.org

Support labeling of genetically engineered foods and ingredients. Milk with unlabeled GE growth hormone (note: GE=GM=GMO) Soy and its products, as lecithin in many baked and processed foods (80%GE) Corn products and processed foods with corn starch, sweeteners, oils (45% GE_ GE corn( aka Bt is licensed by the EPA as a pesticide! Products from GE grain-fed animals (meats,eggs) Zucchini, papaya, canola & cotton seeds oils, alfalfa Non-GE foods are at strong risk from drift or cross-contamination Other GE foods, including wheat and fish, are being readied for the market. GE biopharm rice contained three human genes is being grown in open fields. *Shop organic for these TOP Pesticide fruits and vegetables: Apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach, strawberries.

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There are many aspects to health

July 10, 2013 admin

There are many aspects to health. One of the reasons I titled this web site Lovenyourhealth is that in order to be healthy you need to learn to love your health. So if you’ve been on the run eating fast foods, and have experienced digestive, issues, energy issues, and many others you get to become your own detective.

You might ask yourself what it means to LOVE your health. I think the question begs to consider appreciation of :

1. Your body,

2, your mind

3. Whatever conditions you have created in your life to bring you to this point.

Now you are ready to make shifts in your diet to enhance the best possible food choices. For one buying organic and NON GMO is one of the essential choices. There are lots of recipes that you can make and bake with these choices. There are also a fair amount of good restaurants for you to choose great foods.

Become acquainted with your area of the country and the food stores around you. I would also suggest you become familiar your local farmers. Clean out your shelves and refrigerator. Make sure you include Teflon pots. Anything with a coating is not good to cook with.

Water is another item. Check out your water quality. I recently moved into an apartment and have had to replace a filtration system 3 times due to the amount of sediment. Clean water is essential. Due to the pour food and water quality in this country we all need to become vigilant about everything that we put into our mouths and the mouths of our children.

The way we cook is another point. If you have a microwave you will need to look at the aspects of cooking with microwaves they change the true flavor of foods. I have never used a microwave. Not alone is the food taste changed but the quality of nutrition is changed.

Learning to use your kitchen in the best way possible means that you will need to learn to Love Your Health. Have at least 3 vegetables at each meal. I always have a boiling pot of salted water cooking. I can put anything in there at a moment’s notice. I cook more than enough vegetable at a time as I can always reheat or use left overs in other dishes or even as a vegetable pate on sprouted breads.

Sprouted bread metabolize as vegetables. Check the foods and tastes that are important to your satisfaction. This is a great time of year for fresh vegetables and salads. Try some fermented vegetables as they enhance digestion. Vegetable purees from already cooked vegetables can be a tasty alternative to your diet. Cooking small amounts of lentils, quinoa another grain with purees makes more than enough for lunch. I would say a tablespoon of each satisfies tastes and colors. If your appetites are greater use some ferment sprouted breads or flat breads.

Alternate between the highest quality chicken, turkeys, fish, beef, will give you a great start for a wonderful meal at least once per week. Miso soup is another staple I use daily. I like the lighter one. I usually have Miso at lunch. Miso is fermented soy NON GMO. It is very good for digestion.

A staple I use daily. I like the lighter one. Miso is fermented soy NON GMO. It is very good for digestion.

I have given you FOOD for thought. What foods choices will you are making to support your health? Whether you cut down on sugar and foods which contain sugars or go cold-turkey any step you take will improve your health.

It’s important to look at weight, health and vitality and any health compromises you have already incurred. Habits which are addictive would be abusive to your body. Addictive habits would not be a way to support loving your body. Honesty, care, commitment and patience are really what have required of all of us to achieve health and wellness.

There are many things about food which are essential to learn relative to the quality of food you are buying. How would you rate yourself in the meal preparation category? Acquaint yourself with the facts about what is happening to our foods and water, our agriculture and air. Educating yourself about foods and the choices restaurants make to support NON-GMO, buy from local farmers to prepare their menus are the same choices you need to make to protect your health and the health of those you love.

It seemed overwhelming to me at first many years ago when I first realized that what I put into my body essentially created how energetic I felt. Sometimes it takes several days to feel the effect of a meal you ate. Becoming a skilled detective for your health will open many doors for your relaxation and vitality.

Not only did I study foods and food combing but how supplements were made and marketed. What’s in everything and how is everything you eat and take absorbed, metabolized and distributed by your body. So everything, no matter what needs to be absorbed by your body to be effective and efficient to your body mind and wallet.

I will go into all these areas over time. I hope that you will begin to view yourself and your foods differently and that you will learn to love yourself and love your efforts and love your health. You will be the benefactor of the greatest return for your efforts.

Health Bazar

I’m finally getting to the gifts you will achieve from any efforts you put into discovering how you can personally create the most important and intimate relationship with your life. What my reason for writing this is to create a Health and Wellness Bazar filled with luscious choices for all sorts of health issues. The Bazar is a forum for health, strength, structural appearance, physical movement, beauty, anti-aging. This will be a place to find and evaluate modalities which will help you enhance or re-invent yourself. If you’re ready stay tuned

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Health Video

September 6, 2012 admin

Watch the truth about the foods you are buying and eating, below in this video…

Iceberg Effect

August 13, 2012 admin

Below you will see an ICEBERG.

What this picture shows is the continuing compromises which occur in our bodies over time. What we notice as a disease is only the TIP of the iceberg on the very top of issues that develop deep within our bodies. Hence, a health imbalance or (disease name of some kind) develops inside of us and is often hidden and unknown. It takes time to develop the complete list of problems. One day you go to the doctor or have what appear to be sudden symptoms that relates to some kind of disease name according to your doctor. The disease name fits into a certain category along with everyone else with the same disease name and then you are prescribed certain drugs to take. The drugs do not make health, they relieve a symptom. A Drug always has a side effect. What this picture relates is that there are always steps to take to gain more improved health and wellness. What is your next step?

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GMO Foods: Reasons to care to about what you eat

August 11, 2012 admin

There are many reasons that being aware of the quality of food you eat and the effects that food could have on your body.

#1. The food you eat is part of your body’s biochemistry. That means your body is affected by what you eat. If your energy is low, or gets low at certain times, or you’re hungry most of the time, just feel bad, or have headaches, have sugar cravings, any of these functional aspects of your body you could benefit from better choices in your nutrition.

#2 Many chemicals are in prepared foods, dyes, colorings, and GM ingredients and foods both in Restaurants and on grocery shelves.

#3. The quality of farming and quality of soil affects the foods grown in that soil.

These are only a few aspects to consider when purchasing your family’s foods. On this web site I am planning to write about your body’s chemistry and the effects of problem foods on your body.

Food choices are not innocent any more. It seems everywhere I turn around I see clues to the contamination of our food and water. So if you want to be in the driver seat about your choices your job has just gotten more complicated.

WHAT’S HAPPENING politically? Right now genetically engineered sweet corn from Monsanto is headed for Walmart store shelves, the first GMO product to travel from farms directly to consumer plates. Should that be a concern to you? Let me fill you in some more.

Congress buckled to corporate lobbyists and removed the provision from the Farm Bill. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the corn at the end of 2011. It is designed to be resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide and to produce a Bt toxin that kills insects that try to feed on the plants. That might sound great since who wants to share our gardens with insects. One fact here seems innocent enough but looking further we realize if we eat these foods these chemicals are going into our cells. The next question damage do these chemicals do to our bodies?

There are many stores who will not sell genetically engineered foods. Trader Joe’s Whole Foods, General Mills are stores that have stood up for us as consumers. It’s clear for me to spend my money at stores and restaurants which care about my health and wellbeing. Monsanto says their corn is safer and less toxic (key ingredient in it is Agent Orange). Scientists have cast doubt go to reports beyond pesticides.

GE crops also present cross-pollination risks for organic farms, the subject of an ongoing dispute over patents between Monsanto and local farmers. More than 300,000 people including farmers, seed growers and agricultural organizations participated in the suit against Monsanto. A federal judge dismissed the case in, but the organics community has appealed ( check out FEDERAL GMO Labeling Measure Thwarted: Federal_GMO_Thwarted ).

Many feel GMO labeling should be required in the US. The signatures collected in the USA last year to establish the labeling of GMO foods amounted to over 1 million people. The effort was ignored by the FDA.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) remains committed to getting the labeling of GMO foods passed this November in California.

If you want to know what you can do about this call your senator or congress representatives and commit to getting the labeling bill passed.

Almost 50 countries already require GMO labeling. Contact the Food and Drug Administration to express your support for labeling.

Check a peer-reviewed report by Earth Open Source. “GMO Myths and Truths.” To summarize this report concludes GMOs can create toxins and allergens in foods, and they will encourage new strains of herbicide-resistant superweeds as more farm and communities are exposed to these

Chemicals. There is also a link between herbicide use and birth defects and cancer. In short much evidence shows a need concern and proceed be leery of using GMO’s.

Monsanto has driven dozens of farmers into bankruptcy and many organic and non-GMO farmers are now afraid to plant seeds. Every year Monsanto investigates more than 500 farmers with “seed police.” Farmers believe they have the right to farm the way they choose and not to be forced into farming Monsanto’s chemicals.

Download the “GMO Myths and Truths” report.

Website: http://earthopensource.org/files/pdfs/GMO_Myths_and_Truths/GMO_Myths_and_Truths_1.3.pdf

A protease (also termed peptidase or proteinase) is any enzyme that performs proteolysis, that is, begins proteincatabolism by hydrolysis of the peptide bonds that link amino acids together in the polypeptide chain forming the protein.

Love yourself, love your body, love life

A protease (also termed peptidase or proteinase) is any enzyme that performs proteolysis, that is, begins protein catabolism by hydrolysis of the peptide bonds that link amino acids together in the polypeptide chain forming the protein.