Genetically Modified

What you need to know about Genetically Modified Organisms. Covering the health and environmental concerns and how to make the best food choices for your health and the health of the planet.

Some of my top articles include Is It Glyphosate, Not Gluten In Your Bread That Is Making You Sick?, Which Three Genetically Modified Foods Are Reaching Your Dinner Plate? and Genetically Modified Foods - What This Means For Your Health and The Health Of The Environment.

Is Your Wheat Intolerance Due To Glyphosate In Canadian Bread?

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Wheat intolerance is on the rise, but maybe it is not the gluten or fructans to blame. Maybe we need to consider the amount of glyphosate – the herbicide and crop desiccant that is used on Canadian wheat.

Gluten-free is all the buzz, and many people feel better when they cut out wheat. But what if it isn’t only gluten – a protein found in wheat, barley and rye – that is causing the problem? Or even fructans, the high FODMAP foods (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols) that are often blamed for IBS symptoms (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).

Canada has been using the highly criticized herbicide glyphosate in the harvesting of wheat products, and scientists and medical professionals have proposed that maybe it’s the herbicides residue that our bodies are reacting to. Could it be that the demonizing of gluten has drawn attention away from the potential effects of this industrial agricultural practice?
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My Top 5 Sustainable Canadian Foods

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Post Content Last Updated February 2014

Vancouver Island, BC

What is Canadian cuisine to you? Is it the fusion of Asian with European, or is it the Indigenous foods that have been enjoyed by the First People since time immemorial. Here is a list of some of my top 5 Sustainable Canadian Foods and why they top my nutrition charts.

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Canada GMO Salmon Eggs Approved

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Content Last Updated November 2013

Pacific Wild Salmon Packed in the Pacific Northwest Cannery Near Prince Rupert, BC

Its been more than 15 years in the making, and now it has hit our shores. AquAdvantage salmon is the first animal genetically modified (GM) for food purposes. It is prized for its ability to grow twice as fast when compared to other farmed salmon, reducing the rearing period to 18 months from 3 years. The FDA has given its stamp of approval but activist groups still aren’t convinced. What questions do we need to be asking? Or, should we just be accepting that GM animals may be the way of the future?
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Which Foods Are Genetically Modified?

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Content Last Updated August 2013

The controversy surrounding Genetically Modified (GM) foods isn’t going anywhere. Activist groups have made their voice heard; we have seen protests around the globe, the burning of GM crops in Hungary, and murmurs of the same happening right next door in Washington. The biotech company Monsanto has backed out of Europe due to lack of support for GM crops from farmers and citizens, but continue to stipulate that the public must embrace GM foods for our own food security and for the starving developing nations.
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Genetically Modified Food Pros and Cons – For Our Health & The Environment

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The ongoing question – what are the genetically modified food pros and cons? Do we need them in our food supply? We need to not only consider our health, but also the health of the environment. I’ve laid out some clear science-based facts to help clear up some misinformation.

Content last updated May 2013.

Farmlands NSW, Australia

Regardless of how we feel about genetically modified (GM) foods, we need to respect that the consumer has the right to make an informed decision on a topic that potentially affects their health. As consumers we also have the responsibility, as global citizens, to consider the health of our environment for generations to come.
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