Posts Tagged ‘ genetically-modified foods ’

Is Cheap Food Really Cheap? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Food

August 18, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Is Cheap Food Really Cheap? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Food

Do you pay attention to where your food comes from? Do you go to the grocery store and purchase whatever is on the shelf, or do you think about what’s in the food you eat and how it is produced? Do you spend any time considering the preventative side of taking care of your...
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Does The Food Pyramid Give Good Recommendations?

March 17, 2010
By Raine Saunders
Does The Food Pyramid Give Good Recommendations?

For years I’ve thought the Food Pyramid was wrong, even before I changed the way I think about food. There are so many things wrong with it, it’s difficult to know where to start! The Food Pyramid is a pervasive convention in our society. You’ll see it in many environments like hospitals, schools, universities,...
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ACTION NOW! Bring Down Monsanto, Genetic Engineering Giants and Corporate Terrorism!

December 18, 2009
By Raine Saunders
ACTION NOW! Bring Down Monsanto, Genetic Engineering Giants and Corporate Terrorism!

Help Organic Consumer’s Association to obtain the support of one million people against Monsanto to put a stop to corporate global terrorism! Watch this video – The World According to Monsanto – Part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hErvV5YEHkE I received this urgent message from The Organic Consumers Association in my e-mail this morning, and I want to...
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ACTION NOW! USDA Ready To Approve Widespread, Risky Field Trial Of GE Trees

July 2, 2009
By Raine Saunders
ACTION NOW! USDA Ready To Approve Widespread, Risky Field Trial Of GE Trees

This e-mail arrived in my inbox this week, and it is an urgent call to action regarding genetically-engineered organisms. For those of you who are not familiar with the dangers of using genetically-modified organisms, here is a short list (source, Safe-Food.org): Imprecise Technology—A genetic engineer moves genes from one organism to another. A gene...
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Want More Strict Oversight of GM Crops? Let Your Voice Be Heard!

June 12, 2009
By Raine Saunders
Want More Strict Oversight of GM Crops? Let Your Voice Be Heard!

I received this e-mail in my box this week from the Center for Food Safety, and I wanted to pass this important information on to everyone about curtailing GMO crops. Please read and take action against this terrible activity which is polluting our food supply and harming our health. Thanks for your support toward...
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Corn-Fed Equals Corn-Bred

August 8, 2008
By Raine Saunders

Do you believe the kind of feed your meat eats has an effect on your health? Indeed, it does. The majority of the meat, eggs, and milk available for sale in stores comes from animals raised in the most unnatural of environments – on feedlots, near waste lagoons, owned by farmers who administer antibiotics,...
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