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Let you $$ be your vote!

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:17:02 -0600

The following is an article found on naturanews.com. It is daunting, I know, but we must think before we buy and let our dollars be our vote. We do have the right, and want the right to know what is in our food, and where our food is coming from. If you have any doubts about the problem with Genetically Modified Foods then do a little research!

~Alicia Moncur

naturalnews.com

Originally published November 27 2012

Fight back against Big Food: How to boycott all the brands that helped kill Prop. 37

by Jonathan Benson, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Though there are still quite a few absentee, mail-in and provisional ballots left to be counted, it appears as though California’s Proposition 37, the genetically-engineered (GE) foods labeling initiative, has indeed failed to pass by a very narrow margin. But that does not mean the labeling fight is over, nor does it mean proponents of honesty in food labeling cannot get even with the opposition by actively boycotting the corporations responsible for helping kill the initiative.

If even half of the nearly six million Californians that voted in favor of Prop. 37 decided to stop purchasing the following “natural” and organic food brands, all of which are owned by companies that spent millions to defeat Prop. 37, the financial damage incurred by these corporate traitors would be significant enough to send the message that the people want to know, and have a right to know, whether or not the foods they eat contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is calling on honest food advocates everywhere, not just in California, to boycott the following brands for betraying their customers by opposing GMO labeling. OCA Director Ronnie Cummins is urging the public not only to stop purchasing the following brands, but also to call their corporate hotlines and demand that they reverse their position and begin supporting GMO labeling initiatives nationwide, including upcoming GMO labeling ballot initiatives in Vermont, Washington state, Connecticut, and elsewhere.

1) Naked Juice, Tostitos Organic, Tropicana Organic. Each of these popular brands is owned by PepsiCo, which donated $2.5 million to the No on 37 campaign.

2) Boca Burger, Back to Nature. These two brands are owned by Kraft Foods, which donated $2 million to defeat Prop. 37.

3) “O” Organics. This organic brand is owned by the grocery store chain Safeway, which is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). GMA spent $2 million to defeat GMO labeling in California.

4) Honest Tea, Odwalla. Both of these popular “natural” brands are owned by the Coca-Cola Company, which donated $1.7 million to the No on 37 campaign.

5) Muir Glen, Cascadian Farm, Larabar. All of these brands are owned by General Mills, which donated $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37.

6) Orville Redenbacher’s Organic, Hunt’s Organic, Lightlife, Alexia. Each of these brands is owned by Con-Agra, which spent $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37.

7) Kashi, Bear Naked, Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger. These popular “healthy” brands are all owned by Kellogg’s, which spent $791,000 to kill Prop. 37.

8) R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic. These two brands are owned by Smucker’s, which spent $555,000 to defeat Prop. 37.

9) Ben & Jerry’s. This ice cream favorite is now owned by Unilever, which spent $467,000 to defeat Prop. 37.

10) Horizon, Silk, White Wave. These three brands can be found in health food stores all across the country, but their parent company, Dean Foods, donated $254,000 to the No on 37 campaign.

When these companies start to feel the consequences of a nationwide boycott in the form of decreased profits, it just might cause them to think twice about deliberately blocking future efforts to bring truth and honesty to food labeling.

You can also make your voice heard more loudly by directly contacting each of these companies and expressing your thoughts using the following petition portal. It explains that, in order to regain your business, these anti-labeling conspirators must agree to publicly speak out in favor of all future GMO labeling efforts, as well as contribute more money to each of these campaigns individually than they spent fighting Prop. 37: http://www.capwiz.com

Sources for this article include:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26620.cfm

Eating for Health, Not Weight

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:37:27 -0500

Eating for Health, Not Weight:

The best diet is low in unhealthful carbs and low in fat as well as in red meat and processed foods.

The youth of our country need to take there health back!

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 03:38:49 -0500

The youth of our country need to take there health back!

Colorado (Taken with Instagram)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:53:37 -0500

Colorado (Taken with Instagram)

Dairy free - gluten free pizza @ Beau Jo’s Idaho...

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:26:47 -0500

Dairy free - gluten free pizza @ Beau Jo’s Idaho Spring’s Colorado (Taken with Instagram)

2 heads of kale torn into chip size pieces 3 cups chopped...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:55:00 -0500

2 heads of kale torn into chip size pieces

3 cups chopped mango

1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo

1 clove garlic

1 tsp sea salt

Blend all ingredients.

Using your hands distribute over all of the torn kale leaves.

Spread evenly on dehydrator sheet.

Sprinkle with more sea salt.

Dehydrate until crispy.

Article from Care2 by Eric Steinman

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:13:00 -0500

Kids Who Drink Water Over Soda Pick Healthier Foods

Quick question:

Put yourself in the mind of a child. What goes better with Doritos? A tall glass of cool water, or a can of newly opened Orange Crush? Remember, you are a kid. If you answered a glass of water, well, that would be wishful thinking. Nope, recent studies have shown that children who drink sugary sodas prefer salty junk food snacks that complement the sweet buzz that comes with fizzy soda, whereas children who drink plain old water show more of a preference for healthier snacks like raw vegetables, namely carrots and red peppers.

According to the study, Researchers T. Bettina Cornwell and Anna R. McAlister surveyed 60 young adults, ages 19 to 23, about their preferences for different food-drink combinations. The young adults greatly favored the winning combination of salty junk food and soda, rather than the less preferable choice of soda and veggies. The researchers also tested 75 children, ages three to five, who were served either a sweetened beverage or plain water with their vegetable snacks on multiple trials. The preschoolers (a more malleable group) in the trials ate more raw vegetables when they were served water instead of a sweetened soda. The conclusion would be that, while the young adults are already damaged by years of indulgence, the young children still have a chance, providing one is given to them, to eat healthy and avoid negatively compounded eating habits.

Do you tend to serve water with meals? Have you noticed an improved appetite among children for healthier

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/kids-who-drink-water-instead-of-soda-prefer-healthier-foods.html

Dr. DuBois is one of the doctors who really get what plant...

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:16:00 -0500

Dr. DuBois is one of the doctors who really get what plant nutrition does in the body!

This is why I love and highly recommend this product!

Dr. DuBois actually says that nothing with our without a prescription has been proven to do all the things in the body that Juice Plus does!

New kale chip recipe in process! Mango Cihipotle! (Taken with...

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:43:05 -0500

New kale chip recipe in process! Mango Cihipotle! (Taken with instagram)

Fascinating! I always did say my house was built on an ant farm,...

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:44:25 -0500

Fascinating!

I always did say my house was built on an ant farm, how right I was!

2/3 of Americans are overweight, sick and dying faster than ever...

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:15:21 -0500

2/3 of Americans are overweight, sick and dying faster than ever before~

What are we going to do about it?

Top 7 Worst Foods for You.

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:44 -0500

This article is written by Kevin Gianni of the Renegade Health Show:

http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2012/05/21/7-of-the-most-unhealthy-and-potentially-cancer-causing-foods

We often like to classify healthy foods, super foods, not-so-healthy foods, and unhealthy foods, but in today’s health-obsessed culture, it can all get a little confusing. Today, we’re going straight for the jugular.

What are the seven worst things you can swallow down your gullet, as far as your health is concerned? We’re not saying don’t ever eat them—just be aware of the potential damage. Here are seven baddies best left off your grocery list from now on.

1. Processed Meat: Meats preserved by smoking, curing, or salting, or that contain chemical preservatives, are linked to an increased risk of colon cancer. Most are manufactured with a carcinogenic ingredient known as sodium nitrite, used to turn packaged meats a bright red color so they look fresh. A 2005 study from the University of Hawaii found that processed meats increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 67 percent. Hot dogs, in particular, are made up of meat scraps, including organs, nerve tissue, bone pieces, and other unsavory animal parts. Animals that donate them are likely to have been fed grains laced with hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, and fecal matter. After a detailed review of more than 7,000 clinical studies covering links between diet and cancer, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) declared that consumers should stop buying and eating all processed meat products for the rest of their lives. These include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami, and virtually all red meat used in frozen and prepared meals.

2. Soda: It’s loaded with calories, sugar, and artificial ingredients, and has no nutritional benefit. One can of soda contains the equivalent of ten packets of sugar. According to studies, most popular diet and sugared sodas are nearly as corrosive to dental enamel as battery acid, leading to an increase in tooth sensitivity and cavities despite good dental hygiene. A study from the University of Minnesota found that people who drank as little as two soft drinks a week faced almost double the risk of pancreatic cancer. Dark-colored sodas contain a chemical known as 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a byproduct of chemical processing used to create the artificial dye that gives these sodas their color. Animal studies have linked 4-MI to cancer. Pepsi and Coca-Cola recently announced they would modify the coloring to avoid a cancer-warning label newly required by California law. A UCLA study also directly linked soda with obesity.

3. Regular Potato Chips: They’re full of artery-clogging trans fats, high glycemic carbohydrates, sodium, artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. High temperatures used to cook them typically cause the formation of carcinogenic substances like acrylamide, which is also found in cigarettes. Clark University professor Dale Hattis is quoted as saying, “I estimate that acrylamide causes several thousand cancers per year in Americans.” Even those with reduced trans fat may contain acrylamide.

4. Microwave Popcorn: Chemicals in the lining of the bag, including perfluoroctanoic acid (PFOA) are part of a class of compounds that may be linked to infertility in humans, according to researchers at UCLA. In animal testing, the chemicals caused liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancers. Microwaving causes the chemicals to vaporize, and migrate into your popcorn. Many manufacturers have promised to phase out PFOA by 2015. Until then, it’s best to pop kernels the old fashioned way.

5. Farmed Salmon: According to David Carpenter, M.D., director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany, farmed salmon is not only lower in vitamin D than wild-caught, but higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, flame retardants, and pesticides including DDT. “You can only safely eat one of these salmon dinners every 5 months without increasing your risk of cancer,” Carpenter stated. These fish are also typically treated with high levels of antibiotics.

6. Conventional Apples (and Other “Dirty” Fruits): According to a survey by the Environmental Working Group, apples are the most pesticide-contaminated produce on average, with pesticides showing up on 98 percent of the more than 700 samples tested. Other highly contaminated produce included grapes, strawberries, cilantro, potatoes, and oranges, all of which had more than 90 percent of samples testing positive for pesticide residue. In addition to being toxic to humans, pesticides may increase the risk of some cancers, with some studies indicating that maternal exposure may increase the risk of lowered child I.Q. and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Choose organic for these items.

7. Canned Tomatoes: The lining of most canned foods contains bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that acts as an estrogen and disrupts hormonal activity in the body. Studies show that BPA may be linked to heart disease, intestinal damage, and infertility and other reproductive issues. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is widespread exposure to BPA in the United States. Though all canned foods are of concern, tomatoes are particularly dangerous because their high acidity causes BPA to leach into them. University of Missouri endocrinologist Frederick vom Saal, Ph.D., notes that you can get 50 mcg of BPA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a high enough level to impact people, particularly children.

An amazing and easy way to get a ton of fruit and veggies in...

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:04:09 -0500

An amazing and easy way to get a ton of fruit and veggies in your body every day ~ for beauty!

What is possible on a raw food diet!

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500

What is possible on a raw food diet!

http://www.easyveggieeating.com/

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:22:00 -0500

http://www.easyveggieeating.com/

My first vibes from mu tower garden (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 06 May 2012 10:49:54 -0500

My first vibes from mu tower garden (Taken with instagram)

"If it’s important enough to you, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll..."

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:06:39 -0500

““If it’s important enough to you, you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse””

One of my new foster buns! (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:18:28 -0500

One of my new foster buns! (Taken with instagram)