Wow.... So I just watched a film the other day called "The Future of our Food" on netflix. With out going into too much detail it was talking about how food has been genetically modified and the links that it has with cancer, allergies, and many other issues. I became so upset when I found out that there have been no human trials on this food and there is no labeling on food to let you know if a food is genetically modified or not.
I was so upset that I couldn't even juice that morning. I didn't even want to eat at all.... ever. I found myself being crabby most of the day, but then realized that I have already made so many changes in my family's diet and have mostly excluded the food that is/could be genetically modified. What about the other families who have no idea? How can the government let this even happen? One could only assume that this is their way of population control. I would bet that if people were told about GMO foods and health risks (similar to a warning that is on a pack of cigarettes) people would choose not to use these products.
I felt even more guilty when I heard that somewhere around 80% of soy grown in this country are genetically modified. When breastfeeding didn't go so well after the first 2 months with my son Brandon (now 6 years old) I fed him soy formula. Brandon is the only son that I had given soy formula to and he is the only child that has these allergy/asthma problems of my 3 kids. (Steph was breastfed exclusively for 13-14 months, and Zachary was breastfed til he was 6 months then put on regular formula) I feel extremely guilty for not looking into things more back then. He has issues with allergies and a slight case of asthma and I feel responsible for it. I am hoping that as my kids learn to love fruits and veggies as their mother does, that these issues for him will reverse.
I also read a book called "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. It was recommended to me by another juicy friend who is actually starting up a challenge for this. The low down of the book basically discusses the importance of "whole foods" being the most important for our bodies. Lots of fruits and veggies, some beans, nuts. I am looking forward to starting it this next week so that I can maybe have better success with that than how I have been doing with being 100% raw. This allows you to eat much of your food raw, but also a good majority cooked.
I feel kinda weird about trying all these different ways of eating, but ultimately - how would a person know if they can stick to something if they don't try it out in the first place.
I am really looking forward to watching the DVD that came in the mail today from Netflix called "Dying to Have Known." I'll let you know how it turns out.... Still really looking forward to seeing the film "Forks Over Knives" but it is not even showing in MN anymore.... kinda sad that I never made it to the theatre, but I saw on Amazon that it comes out on DVD sometime in August....
Well all.. have a great weekend! I have one more paper to write for my college course and then I am done with school for the rest of the summer.... SOOOOO excited!!!
Juice on peeps!
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