The Truth About GMOs

Would you knowingly feed your child rat poison? Would you knowingly use lead paint in your children’s bedroom or forget to strap the kids in a car seat? Of course not! So why would you feed your kids GMO food?

GMO foods are safe, right? I mean the government regulates them and protects us from bad actors, right? Think again.

GMO stand for Genetically Modified Organism. Genetically Modified - meaning the basic DNA foundation has been altered. This is different from selective breeding. Selective breeding crosses two versions of the same crop to maximize positive traits. GMOs are playing God. GMO crops do not exist in Nature. GMO crops are literally like crossing a cat and a cancer causing cherry flavored throat lozenge.

A GMO is born when creepy, big chemical scientists take average, everyday crops like corn and soybeans - and create a “new and improved” version. They strip the genetic material of a crop down to the chromosomes in the DNA. They remove chromosomes of the crop and then insert chromosomes of RoundUp. Yes, RoundUp – the toxic chemical herbicide you spray on weeds in cracks in the sidewalk.

When you eat GMO foods, you are eating the synthetic, poisonous chemical you use to KILL weeds. More than 160 countries have banned GMOs. Yet in the United States, almost all corn and soybean crops are GMO.

‘RoundUp Ready’ GMO corn has a RoundUp gene in it. Therefore, for weed control, the entire crop of corn can be liberally sprayed with RoundUp over, and over again and not ‘harm’ the crop. For reference, the RoundUp we consumers purchase is a non-selective herbicide meaning it kills all plants it touches. But if a crop has a RoundUp gene in the DNA – the crop is resistant to being killed when RoundUp is applied.

So BIG Agriculture and BIG Chemical love GMOs and ferociously defend them. Clearly, the US government has been okay with GMOs. But what are GMOs doing to our bodies? What exactly are we feeding our children? What do more than 160 countries know that we don’t?

This is where it gets scary… RoundUp has been identified recently in the United States as a probable carcinogen. Indisputable evidence exists to direct other countries, but here in the U.S., we are late to the obvious. So, we now know a GMO crop has “probable” cancer-causing chromosomes that we are eating. And the entire food supply is littered with GMOs. Saying GMOs are pervasive in our food is like comparing it to the percentage of people who have body hair. GMOs are EVERYWHERE in the U.S. food supply.

Since almost all corn grown in the United States is GMO, that means just about anything made with corn is GMO. Corn chips and tortillas are obvious. But think about all the foods, drinks, candies and desserts made with high fructose corn syrup? Yes, corn syrup. And what do you think they feed livestock and poultry that we end up eating? They are fed corn!

Just about all soybeans grown in the United States are GMO. Any label that states soybeans, soy milk, bean curd, textured vegetable protein and a myriad of other hidden ingredients is GMO. Between corn, soy and all the other secret GMO crops, it is entirely possible that a massive portion of food eaten in any given day is GMO.

Back to the earlier question – would you knowingly endanger your children? Probably not… so if you want your kids to be safe, – AVOID GMOs! Buy organic. Buy Non-GMO. Grow your own. Your children’s lives depend on it!