GMO’s & Your Health  – “Most GMO’s in use now are created to withstand heavy herbicide sprayings. The company that creates the seed also sells the chemical you use on it. It’s a package deal.” …

GMO Myths: Is Everything You Know Simply Wrong?

Most People Are Wary Of GMO’s … But They Also Don’t Even Know What The Term Means

Genetically Modified Organism. Most people are at least beginning to be familiar with the term. In fact, surveys are now finding that most people are developing a healthy wariness about GMO’s, their pervasiveness, and their possible harmful effects on our health and the health of the planet.

An interesting thing, though, is that most people still are laboring under some dangerous misconceptions concerning GMO’s. In fact, a lot of people still do not know what the term “GMO” actually means. You ask for a definition, and they’ll tell you it’s something artificial created by Dow Chemical. But if you pursue it … if you ask them what a “Genetically Modified Organism” really IS … you’re likely to get a blank stare in return.

With the advent of GMO’s and the push by agri-business giants to foist them on the people of the world … regardless of what those people want, or if these artificial organisms might actually be harmful … it’s vital that we all know as much as we can.

Here’s a good list of GMO Myths from Leah Zerbe at Rodale News. Take a moment and test your knowledge.

The Biggest GMO Myths, Busted – RodaleNews.com

http://www.rodalenews.com Friday, February 21, 2014 6:18:26 AM

This process could never occur naturally in nature. So the genetic modification we’re talking about when it comes to seeds and genetically engineered ingredients in our food—we’re talking about this completely unnatural process.

Read More At: http://www.rodalenews.com/gmo-myths

Information Is Your Best Defense

Are you as informed as you should be about GMO’s? These things are beginning to be everywhere these days. And worse yet, in most cases they’ve been snuck in “under the radar” of most folks. For the sake of your health and the health of your family, there are two things you should do:

1) Get Informed.
2) Get Involved.

Learn everything you can. Then get involved promoting your position. If nothing is done then GMO’s will actually be everywhere. There is still time to do something to at least lessen the severity of the threat to our health and the health of the planet. But this will only happen if people who are informed get involved. It’s our future, and the future of our kids, that are at stake. Let’s hope we’re up to the challenge..