Time To Boycott “Natural Brands” That Contain GMO’s

I just had the experience of being “duped” at my local natural foods store. I bought a package of granola for my interns, one that was gluten-free, with what looked like decent ingredients…but I didn’t have my reading glasses with me. Once I got home and literally “read the fine print” I discovered that none of the ingredients were certified organic, and because it contained canola oil, it was contaminated with a GMO.

So “natural” now means absolutely nothing about healthy except as a marketing ploy. Yes, the oats were gluten-free, but don’t gluten sensitive folks deserve organic and GMO free as well? And this is a fairly local brand (Udi’s in Denver), with lots of good vibes and press, lots of feel-good copy on their site, which I went to. All this focus on how the products are made with love, and no guarantee they are GMO free or pesticide free. They may be delicious, but they aren’t nutritious in my book.

Which brings me to the Cornucopia Institute and their research on a very popular brand of “natural” food, Kashi Cereal:

For example, Kashi is owned  by Kellogg, which has contributed $612,000 to defeating Proposition 37.  Last  year, The Cornucopia Institute published a study, Cereal Crimes (http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/10/natural-vs-organic-cereal/),  which revealed that the popular, “natural”  Kashi GoLean cereal brand, unbeknownst to its customers, contains genetically  engineered ingredients.

In what The Cornucopia Institute characterizes as  “creating a façade,” nowhere on the Kashi website or packaging is it disclosed  that the company is owned by Kellogg, rather than the “small band of passionate  people” featured on the Kashi website.

Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/036834_Kashi_Larabar_boycott.html#ixzz23rJnlGPJ

 

 

 

Organic Brands That Are Donating $$ To DEFEAT GMO Labeling !

COMPANY	DONATION	ORGANIC/NATURAL BRANDS
Pepsi-Co	$90,220.06	Tostito’s Organic Tropicana Organic Naked Juice
Coca-Cola	$61,208.60	Odwalla Honest Tea
ConAgra	$56,598.50	Orville Redenbacher’s Organic Hunt’s Organic Alexia Foods Lightlife
Kellogg’s	$33,248.40	Keebler Organic Kellogg’s Organic Bear Naked Kashi Morningstar Farms Wholesome & Hearty
J.M Smucker	$20, 395.80	Santa Cruz Organics Smucker’s Organic Peanut Butter R.W. Knudsen Natural Brew Tenderleaf Tea
Hormel Foods	$19,657.70	Natural Choice
General Mills	$19,400.28	Cascadian Farm Muir Glen Gold Medal Organic
Bimbo Bakeries*	$17,783.30	Earth Grains
DelMonte	$14,400.28	DelMonte brand organic pickles DelMonte brand organic canned tomato products Fruit Naturals
Hershey	$8,440.28	Dagoba
Cargill	$5424.94	White Wave/Silk Horizon Organic Cow of Vermont
Campbell Soup Co.	$5,340.56	V8 Organic Prego Organic Swanson’s Organic Pace Organic Campbell’s Organic Bolthouse Farms
McCormick	$5,302.10	McCormick Organic Spices

To read the article that accompanies this depressing list, you can GO HERE.

Osteoporosis “Myth”

My current pet peeve with the allopathic model is that it equates “early detection” with “prevention.” Then the following article crossed my desk, and I may have a new pet peeve: the manufacture of  a disease that is actually a natural phenomenon of aging….And we all do want strong, healthy bones, just not the way the allopathic model says is “best.”

HIGH BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND BREASR CANCER

One of the most important facts about bone mineral density, conspicuously absent from discussion, is that having higher-than-normal bone density in middle-aged and older women actually INCREASES their risk of breast cancer by 200-300%, and this is according to research published in some of the world’s most well-respected and authoritative journals, e.g. Lancet, JAMA, NCI. (see citations below).

While it has been known for at least fifteen years that high bone density profoundly increases the risk of breast cancer — and particularly malignant breast cancer — the issue has been given little to no attention, likely because it contradicts the propaganda expounded by mainstream woman’s health advocacy organizations. Breast cancer awareness programs focus on x-ray based breast screenings as a form of “early detection,” and the National Osteoporosis Foundation’s entire platform is based on expounding the belief that increasing bone mineral density for osteoporosis prevention translates into improved quality and length of life for women.

The research, however, is not going away, and eventually these organizations will have to acknowledge it, or risk losing credibility.

To read all of this article, GO HERE.