You may not know it but chances are you are eating genetically modified foods every single day. The US government’s official stance is that genetically modified foods don’t have any health risks. But why has Europe banned them? They have very good reason.
Genetically modified foods, or GMOs, are exactly what they sound like. They are plants like soybean, cotton seed, corn and canola that have had foreign DNA forced into their own DNA. The problem is this foreign DNA comes from viruses and bacteria that humans have never consumed before. Therefore, at the very least, consuming this foreign DNA is a risk because there is no data to suggest that it’s safe.
This genetic modification process also triggers genetic changes throughout the plant. So the whole plant is altered into something that is foreign to our bodies. This can be very dangerous.
Companies like Monsanto genetically modified food to increase their profitability. For example, corn is engineered so that it is resistant to herbicides. This means that they can spray herbicides around the corn plants to kill off any competing plants to the corn. This allows the corn to grow stronger.
The same modification is used for squash, cottonseed, alfalfa and more.
Several studies have now been conducted on animals and have shown that genetically modified foods are causing big health problems.
The biggest issues that they are causing are infertility, immune system problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and even changes to the functioning of major organs!
Again, all of this was enough reason for genetically modified foods to be banned in Europe. But in the US, Monsanto has been credited as supplying false information to the US government that genetically modified foods are safe. Our FDA has been bought by Monsanto lobbyists.
You should avoid corn and corn based products like chips. You should also avoid soybeans and soybean-based products like tofu and soy milk.
Don’t eat animals that are fed genetically modified alfalfa, either. 98% of all Canadian alfalfa is genetically modified. Also, avoid any cottonseed products. Zucchini and yellow squash and summer squash are also genetically modified but in lesser amounts. There are other genetically modified products. Here is a complete list.
Here at Water for Life USA we are all about getting healthy. That’s why we sell water ionizers that remove all the nasty contaminants from your drinking water and restore the antioxidants. But what you eat is equally as important. Genetically modified foods are flat-out scary. We recommend that you avoid them at all costs.
