"What does this have to do with what I eat?", you might ask. Big agribusiness makes sure that you are eating plenty of chemicals, limits your access to organic foods and wants to limit your access to dietary supplements.
When corporations fund election campaigns they influence policy. It is not in the interest of large corporations to have high standards for organic foods or to label GMO foods so that we know what we are eating. It is in their interest to promote chemicals, factory farms and highly processed foods, to curtail the growth of small farms and local agriculture, and to make sure that almost everything you eat contains dairy products.
Links to Articles about Better Health and Bad Foods:
I think everyone should be making INFORMED choices about the foods they eat. I know that a lot of people would rather
not know what they are eating, but for those of you who want to know, and want to improve your health, there are some articles below about food and nutrition,
based on research, not just propaganda or special interests of the meat, dairy and big agriculture industries.
There are many reasons to eat more vegetables and less meat even for those who are not ready
to go vegetarian full-time. Read a few of the following articles and find out what a difference adding more
organic vegetables to your diet and eating less meat and dairy can make to your health and to the environment.
The Good: Benefits of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet
Eating Healthy Foods Can Save You Money
Although the title of this article is
"Is Organic Milk a Hoax?", it should be called "Good Reasons to use Organic Dairy Products". Personally, I avoid dairy,
but if you are a big fan of dairy products, then do yourself a favor and go organic.
Which Fruits and Vegetables are Most Effective in Fighting Cancer
Reduce Your Body's Toxic Load by Consuming Fewer Pesticides
More Health Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
Even More Benefits...are we beginning to sense a theme?
7 Painless
Ways to be "Almost a Vegetarian"
Settling the Soy Controversy
(some good things about eating soy products)
The Shoppers Guide to Pesticides--A wallet Guide or App to carry with you to the Grocery Store
Reasons to be Dairy-Free,
plus Problems with the "Food Pyramid" The Bad: The Ill Effects of Eating Meat, Dairy, GMO's, Fast Food and Artificial Sweeteners
If You Eat, You Better Occupy Wall Street Could Eating Processed Meat Give you Cancer?
Eating Processed Meat Every Day Could Up Diabetes Risk
While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales
Why Eating Meat Could Give You Diabetes,
plus did you know the factory farmed cows you eat are eating chicken poop ("poultry litter") before they get to your table?
6 Revolting Breakfasts that Just Might Kill You Before Lunch
Industry Front Group Gets Taxpayer Money to Convince You to Eat Pesticide-Laden Food
Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto's Artificial Hormones?
Drugs, Poisons and Metals in Meat
If Mexico AND the USDA says it's bad, it's REALLY bad.
Bad News for Kids: School Lunches
Pricey Steakhouses Serve Factory Farmed Beef
Fast Foods Most Heinous Concoctions
How Much Water to make a Pound of Beef
More about the dangers of Splenda
and more
Aspartame: Dangers and Side Effects
Aspartame: The Deadly Neurotoxin Nearly EVERYONE Uses Daily…
Agave Sweetener,
Worse than High Fructose Corn Syrup?
Non-GMO Shopping Guide The Ugly: Want to know what's really in the food you are eating? Warning, it's pretty gross.
A common ingredient in commercial breads is derived
from human hair harvested in China Yum?
Pre-Chicken Nugget Meat Paste, with pictures. YUM.
What's in the non-chicken half of the McNugget?
FDA finally admits chicken meat contains cancer-causing arsenic
What's in Fast Food Chicken? Hint: It's NOT Chicken.
7 Vegetarian Foods that Contain Meat Products
6 Most Horrifying Lies the Food Industry is Feeding You
Industrial Agriculture doesn't just affect Meat:
Bacteria in Bagged Salads
10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Foods
What ELSE is in Fast Food? A Newly Discovered Reason to Avoid It
Cattle 'cloned from dead animals' OK, I know that omnivores really don't mind
chowing down on dead things, but isn't this taking it a bit too far?
Do You want Chicken Poop with that Steak?
Ammonia Treated Pink Slime in Ground Beef
Toxic Drugs
Given to Animals before they are Slaughtered remains in Meat
A Disturbing Look at the Dairy Industry
If You Eat, You Better Occupy Wall Street A Surprise: And now for something completely different:
Cell Phones and Brain Tumors.
Nobody said it was going to be a good surprise.
This next article isn't just about the food we eat, but the toxic environment we live in:
Mercury Exposure Make People Go Nuts
And for all of you who can't wait to get your flu shots each season, More on Flu shots:Flu Vaccines Only Prevent Flu in 1.5% of Adults
A few thoughts I have put together: Myths About Protein And just to reinforce the idea, Too Much Protein and some Recipes
Go to www.getmoneyout.com to sign a petition for a constitutional amendment to get money out of politics
Visit Susan
Brittingham's Quilt Pages
--- This article is a little wordy, but it does list some of the problems with humans eating dairy products, supported by research.
This article is about how the current administration supports and subsidizes big agriculture and toxic food. That seems to fit under both "Bad" and Ugly"
I love the subtitle on this one: "From candy cereals to dead pigs piled onto biscuits, Americans start their days with some deadly concoctions."
GMO ingredients are in many of the foods that you eat. These are unnatural and potentially harmful foods. At this time, there are not mandatory labels
for foods containing Genetically Engineered Organisms. You can download a guide to help you make good choices. Follow the link I have provided and read
more about why you want to avoid eating GMO products or feeding them to your family.
This article is about how the current administration supports and subsidizes big agriculture and toxic food. That seems to fit under both "Bad" and Ugly"
a little article about some reasons NOT to:
Flu Shots: Panacea or Propaganda?
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