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"Apart from the fact that corn contains a high amount of sugar and often a lot of mold, most corn you buy in the United States is genetically modified (GMO). GMO corn was lauded by farmers and biotech firms for its ability to be disease- and pest-resistant and more bountiful. genetically modified organisms are different from hybridized plants, which are naturally occurring. An example of hybridization is one breed of dog mating with another. An example of a GMO would be mating an eggplant and a dog in a Petri dish, which is, obviously, not naturally occurring. GMOs are not good for us." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Organically grown soybeans are grown without pesticides and are not from genetically modified seeds. This is an important issue for soy foods in particular, as genetically modified soy crops have increasingly dominated in the agriculture business. Fortunately, there are farmers and manufacturers who are committed to raising and producing organic soy products. The optimal use of soy would be to start early in life and eat a diverse array of soy foods with a total dietary intake of 50 to 150 mg of soy isoflavones per day." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"What's more, estimates suggest that 80 percent of the soy production in the United States is genetically modified and over half of the corn planted in the country has been genetically modified (which, by the way, contributes to the production of copious amounts of high-fructose corn syrup among other products). The jury is still out on what this could mean for human health and the environment. Apparently the only way you can be certain you are not eating a GM food is to eat only organic food, which is a great idea in any case." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Probiotic Rockets for Treatment The next stage in inflammatory bowel disease research may involve genetically modified probiotics. We can send humans to the moon in rockets. Soon we may also be able to send treatments to the gut in probiotics. Probiotics can be the rocket for treatments. Advances in technology are trying to create organisms that can cure disease. Probiotics can be altered into genetically modified organisms that can deliver important substances to the intestines to help fight disease. Let's explain how this might work." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"This is important during the profiling of this class of natural products in research directed toward the investigation of their physiological and biochemical roles in plants under the influence of environmental factors, or in studies of genetically modified plants for the elucidation of changes in metabolic pathways. Free flavonoid aglycones exuded by plant tissues (leaf or root) may be washed from the surface with nonpolar solvents, such as methylene chloride, ethyl ether, or ethyl acetate." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"If manufacturers are so sure there is nothing wrong with genetically modified foods, pesticides and cloned meats, they should have no problems labeling them as such. After all, cancer will kill one in every two men and one in every three women now alive, reports Samuel Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition. Like our ancestors, we act in ways that will bemuse future societies. The military-industrial complex lubricates the mass-agriculture system with fossil fuels. Tons of heavy metals and other hazardous, even radioactive, waste is sprayed on American agricultural soil." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Researchers have developed genetically modified lettuce and tomatoes containing miraculin; a company named NGK Insulators Ltd. manufactures miraculin pills for diabetics; and miracle-fruit cafes have opened up in Osaka and Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. The cafes' investors developed a way of freeze-drying the miracle fruits so that they can be defrosted and then consumed before sampling a range of sour foods including tart cakes, high-acid fruits, rose-hip teas, lemon gelato and other ice creams." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Select Superior Soy Despite what current marketing campaigns would have you believe, soy can be a challenge to digest, and you'll recall from Chapter 3 that some soy products may come from a genetically modified (GM) food source. Uncultured soy products, which include texturized vegetable protein (TVP), isolated soy protein, soy protein isolates, soy milk, soy flour, soy nuts, and edamame bean, pose a digestive challenge for some people." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"The typical North American diet used to be higher in beta-sitosterol, but with increased consumption of processed foods and genetically modified foods, our diet has become relatively deficient. I have no doubt that this deficiency has contributed to the rise in both heart disease and cancer. I recommend supplementing your diet with beta-sitosterol, particularly if you are a woman with breast tenderness, fibrocystic breast disease, or high cholesterol." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"We could use electromagnetic means of detecting dangerous microorganisms in our agriculture or use them to find out whether foods have been genetically modified. If we could come up with the right frequencies, we wouldn't have to use dangerous pesticides but could just kill bugs with electromagnetic signals. You wouldn't even have to do all this detection work in person. Virtually all the test samples could be emailed and carried out remotely." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"Another related therapeutic approach that is attracting considerable attention is the process of implanting genetically modified cells in the brain that produce nerve growth factor, a protein that prevents neuronal death and stimulates cell function. This gene therapy approach—which is being promoted by scientists at the University of California, San Diego, and the company they founded called Ceregene—enables scientists to create a designer stem cell. Rather than starting with stem cells, this treatment starts with skin cells called fibroblasts that are taken from individual patients." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "In many studies, compounds are tested on animals—most commonly mice—that have been genetically modified to overproduce the beta-amyloid protein seen in AD. The problem with these studies is that animal models are insufficient to study human maladies because a mouse brain is far less complex than a human brain, and since transgenic animals only mimic a high burden of BAP (and sometimes, but not always, neurofibrillary tangles), they constitute an insufficient frame of reference for human beings." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"About 90 percent of all soy is genetically modified (GMO). Soy is also one of the top seven allergens, and is widely known to cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions. While in the last forty years soy has occupied an important place in the transition from an unhealthy meat-based diet to vegetarian and vegan cuisine, it is time for us to upgrade our food choice to one having more benefits, and fewer negative possibilities. In 1986, Stuart Berger, MD, placed soy among the seven top allergens—one of the "sinister seven."21 At the time, most experts listed soy around tenth or eleventh." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"I would avoid any product that contains genetically modified (GMO) corn, because there are still questions regarding the long-term health effects of genetically altered foods on the human body have not been thoroughly tested. Sugar. Sugars are also sneaked into tons of different foods, especially foods marketed to kids. Again, study the labels carefully before buying." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"The field laboratory they were stalking through belonged to DNA Plant Technology Holdings, a bioengineering company developing genetically modified (GM) fruit. "We invalidated the year's experiment in less than ten minutes, and caused some uncounted amount of economic damage," read a communique issued by the fruit rebels. "A good night's work lying in shreds behind us, we melted into the night." This wasn't the strawberry liberation army's first attack." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Another challenge in the field is to establish the flavonoid conjugate profiles in genetically modified plant lines, e.g. engineered for higher resistance against environmental conditions (pathogenic microorganisms, insects, and physical stress factors such as temperature, drought, or UV light). The plant performance in different environmental conditions and the resulting effect on crop yield may be accompanied by increased synthesis of desired and/or undesired natural products in particular plant tissues, among the biologically active flavonoids or isoflavonoids (Bovy et al." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.) "Characterization and content of flavonoid glycosides in genetically modified tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruits, J Agric Food Chem 51: 2438-2446. Le March, L., 2002, Cancer preventive effects of flavonoids—a review, Biomed Pharmacother 56: 78-83. Li, C. A., Meng, X. F., Winnik, B., Lee, M. J., Lu, H., Sheng, S. Q., Buckley, B. and Yang, C. S., 2001, Analysis of urinary metabolites of tea catechins by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, Chem Res Toxicol 14: 702-707. Li, Q. M., van den Heuvel, H., Dillen, L." - Erich Grotewold, The Science of Flavonoids (Get the book.)

"European and Asian nations are beginning to require labels on all foods containing genetically modified ingredients. Commercial interests in North America are fighting this trend because they realize that once labels identifying foods as genetically altered appear, consumers will start avoiding them. On the surface, one might think that altering foods genetically is better for the farmers and better for consumers. But, look a little closer. Food that has been natural since its time on earth began has now had its genetic structure changed by humans." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Probiotics can be altered into genetically modified organisms that can deliver important substances to the intestines to help fight disease. Let's explain how this might work. Crohn's disease involves many chemicals that promote inflammation. Some chemicals in the body can stop inflammation. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an inflammatory chemical that can stop inflammation and reduce symptoms of Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases. Researchers have been able to genetically engineer Lactococcus lactis to deliver IL-10. The L." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Most manufactured foods contain some genetically modified food items. In truth, food that is not grown by nature, cannot serve as food at all. The body has no connection to or recognition of man-made foods that no longer match the "signature" of real foods. Instead of nourishing the cells of the body, manufactured foods slowly starve them to death by accumulating in the organs and tissues. Thus, feeding the body exclusively with manufactured foods is simply homicidal." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "A recent study of 700 elderly Indonesians showed that properly fermented soy, such as tempeh, miso, natto and soybean sprouts (not genetically modified) helped improve memory, particularly in participants over 68 years of age. The study also affirms that high tofu consumption (at least once a day) was associated with worse memory, particularly among those over age 68. The study was published in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, June 27, 2008; 26(l):50-57." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Highly processed, refined, "improved," fortified, preserved, flavored, pre-cooked, genetically modified, gassed, radiated, microwave-heated, and other altered foods have the common effect of starving human cells. Cancer is the result of progressive famine on the cellular level. It occurs when the body no longer receives what it needs to grow according to its original design. To survive and prevent the organs from collapsing due to severe malnutrition and energy depletion, the cell nucleus is left with no other choice but to mutate and begin to function anaerobically." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Perhaps future advances in this technology will allow us to cure Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases with the help of this and other genetically modified probiotics. Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine and rectum. The cause of this disease is unknown. It may affect any age group, although its occurence peaks at ages 15 to 30 and then again at ages 50 to 70. The disease usually begins in the rectal area and may eventually extend through the entire large intestine." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"This is an important issue for soy foods in particular, as genetically modified soy crops have increasingly dominated in the agriculture business. Fortunately, there are farmers and manufacturers who are committed to raising and producing organic soy products. The optimal use of soy would be to start early in life and eat a diverse array of soy foods with a total dietary intake of 50 to 150 mg of soy isoflavones per day. If you don't like soy foods, take a high-quality soy protein powder or capsule. Flaxseed. Another significant dietary source of phytoestrogens to consider is flaxseed." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Garden produce watered with structured water, starting with heritage seeds (i.e. genetically modified organism/terminator-free seeds), yielding structured produce that is Regenero-active. Highly structured waters rating above 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. Restructured energized waters with a gv above 5000 and a wl above 5100. Generally, all food preparations done with love. The magnetic expression of love infuses primal energy. There is no structure which cannot be rearranged by the magnetic infusion of love. Good quality gem elixirs. Some good quality essential oils." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Such food must not be treated with sewage sludge or exposed to irradiation or mingled with genetically modified organisms. means that they are not sufficiently able to produce hormones and this can cause a disastrous chain reaction. The integrity of the cellular membranes is compromised, leading to deterioration. The cell's immune responses are weakened. CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are the second biggest in the family of macronutrients. They are compounds that are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and includes sugars and starches." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Such stress increases our nutritional needs, but, sadly, today's standard diet of refined, enriched, preserved, irradiated, genetically modified, pasteurized, homogenized, hydrogenated, and otherwise processed foods doesn't begin to meet our increased nutritional needs. Today's foods are less nutritious than their counterparts of yesteryear, owing largely to methods employed by modern agribusiness to increase agricultural yield and shelf life—at the expense of nutrient content and consumer health." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"GMO corn was lauded by farmers and biotech firms for its ability to be disease- and pest-resistant and more bountiful. genetically modified organisms are different from hybridized plants, which are naturally occurring. An example of hybridization is one breed of dog mating with another. An example of a GMO would be mating an eggplant and a dog in a Petri dish, which is, obviously, not naturally occurring. GMOs are not good for us. We don't know the long-term health risks of ingesting this kind of biological experiment." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Ice-Minus and Frost Ban strawberries were grown with the addition of genetically modified bacteria called "frost-inhibitors," but they never passed the developmental phase. The Flavr-savr tomato, which contained cold-resistant fish genes (arctic flounder, to be precise), failed after a few years on the market. Most Hawaiian papayas are GM, containing within themselves a vaccination-like genetic dose of the ringspot virus which decimates crops. Papayas' survival has proven to be a mixed blessing for Hawaiian farmers: their fruits are sold in North America, but are banned in many other countries." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"A livestock example is pigs that are being injected with genetically engineered growth hormones to make them grow faster and 40% larger. Genetically altered produce has now found its way into many foods in our stores. Do you know what you are eating? Do you know whether the tomato has fish genes, or your corn has genes from bacteria? Is this a problem? Often, problems with this kind of experimenting can be observed in nature first. As an example, it is now being discovered that pollen from genetically modified corn can kill monarch butterflies." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

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