Icebuckets, Agent Orange & Anthrax genes. It is hard to research ALS now because of the overwhelming search returns about celebs showing off how charitable they are with the icebucket challenge, but nobody seems to want to protest about GMOs which may be causing this disease. (see below) I also think Pam may well have a point, but she is being slated in the press. Animal testing is an integral part of science, medicine and food production today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1950s ALS epidemic occurs among the Chamorro people on Guam A CBS News report on June 12, 2005, said Agent Orange was sprayed on Guam from 1955 to 1960s Coincidence? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALS & GMOs People suffering from ALS have an elevated IL-13. IL-3 is a cytokine(interleukin) which is generated by the immune system to signal an immune response. When people eat Bt modified foods, it has been shown by studies done in Quebec that the human digestive tract does not completely destroy the Bt and Bt is detected in human blood. Studies of mice being fed Monsantos genetically modified Bt corn have elevated levels of IL-13. Bt corn was first introduced to the market in 1996. If you eat organic corn, you will avoid eating GMO Bt containing corn. See mercola The Lies behind Genetically Modified Organism(GMO) July 03, 2012. wellbodyfield/part-12---recent-updates.html ------------------------------------------------ Earlier this month, the USDA announced that, at the request of Dow Chemical, it will study allowing genetically engineered seeds on the market that can tolerate several herbicides at once — including a controversial weedkiller, 2,4-D, that several scientific studies have blamed for cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease. tinyurl/nfy3kgs --------------------------------------------------- So the same industry that remove nutrients from food went to the anthrax family of bacteria and took a gene from bacillus thuringiensis [Bt-gene] that makes a poison known as the Bt-toxin. They then spliced this gene into corn, soy, cottonseed, canola and many other foods so that they manufacture the Bt-toxin in every cell of the plant. If an insect eats any part of the plant, the Bt-toxin will split open the insects stomach and kill it. But this same toxin also affects all mammals, including us. It is deadly to rats, dogs, sheep, goats and cattle. [Now you know why dog-food was included in Proposition 37. Cats will not eat GM food.] This Bt-toxin can create holes in our stomachs and bowel. This is why some Medical Doctors ask their patients not to eat GM food. So, how do you know what foods are GM without labels? The holes in our stomach and gut can allow undigested food into our blood stream. Our immune system sees this foreign material and builds up a defense. I other words, we develop an allergy to that food. I have been told that if we continue to eat that food, the allergic reaction along with a nutrient deficiency and the presene of the Bt-toxin can be the cause of many neurological problems such as autism, attention deficit disorder, multiple sclerosis [MS], or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease]. nogmo.fartoomuch.info/ -------------------------------------------------------- The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems. Genes inserted into GM soy, for example, can transfer into the DNA of bacteria living inside us, and that the toxic insecticide produced by GM corn was found in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetuses. Numerous health problems increased after GMOs were introduced in 1996. The percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses jumped from 7% to 13% in just 9 years; food allergies skyrocketed, and disorders such as autism, reproductive disorders, digestive problems, and others are on the rise. Although there is not sufficient research to confirm that GMOs are a contributing factor, doctors groups such as the AAEM tell us not to wait before we start protecting ourselves, and especially our children who are most at risk. ---------------------------------------
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