GMO avoidance tips

GMO’s (Gentetically Modified Organisms) are a big No-No. Why? I could go into a long scientific explanation, but for me is very simple, they are not natural, their DNA has been changed and altered to make them more “productive” or “resistant” that is enough said to make me change my mind. I usually look into natures order to find the answer to many questions, and GMO’s are far-far away from the natural order of things. So how can you avoid them? well is not that easy, most of the corn grown in USA is GMO, and corn is in almost all processed foods. Go ahead read the labels, corn starch, corn syrup, corn-meal, or it is being fed to the animals some of us eat.

Here are some tips to make it easier to avoid GMO’s

1. There are two stamps on any food label that let you know there are no GMO’s in the product. The USDA Certified Organic or the None GMO Verified seal.
2. Try to avoid consuming conventional Corn and Soy products, this two crops are mostly genetically modified in the USA and Canada. Also be on the look-out for cotton-seed and canola oil, or beet sugar, which are also widely GMO’s
3. Almost 80% of packaged foods containg GMO’s, choose natural un-processed foods
4. Remember that the term Natural in food products is not regulated, and most of the time doesn’t mean anything.
5. Most of the time conventional milk and milk products come from cows fed GMO corn or soy, and worst one-third of the commercial milking cows have been injected with GMO growth hormones (rBGH), which are passed to the milk we consume.
6. Unless packaged cereals are Organic or Non-GMO project verified, try to avoid them. Most of them are full of GMO’s, even if they say natural or are sold at the Health Food Store.

Want to learn more about GMO’s visit this site or this one.

  So all this time you thought that eating chocolate only made your bum look bigger, but research suggests that eating chocolate makes you SMART. Yes   smart, you read that right. Consuming chocolate has even been linked to being able to obtain a Noble Prize based on this research. Switzerland is the country that consumes the most chocolate, and at the same time it’s people have won the highest numbers of Noble Prices. Not bad… not bad at all. This brain boosting power comes from the Flavonoids in chocolate.
So before you go crazy on the chocolate munching take into consideration this:

• Buy Organic Raw chocolate whenever you can. It has the highest number of flavonoids and minerals.
• Consume 70% dark chocolate
• Remember chocolate is a stimulant so don’t go eating too much before bedtime, it will disturb your sleep.
• You can always add raw cacao powder to your smoothies and get the same benefits.
• Incorporate raw cacao nibs into your salads, snacks and recipes.

So go ahead and enjoy some chocolate, who knows you might be the next Nobel Prize winner.

It is hard to loose track of your wellness goals while the Holidays are hear. Too many late nights, plates of deliciously-unhealthy foods and many bottles of wine later you may start to wonder if it is even worth following your healthy routine during this time. I always seem to do better when I see others doing it to, it is like the energy forces get together and give me some “wellness-strength”. I think that I am going to have this video on my computer from now until Jan, just to remind me of all the things possible when living a healthy lifestyle. Get inspired.

I want to see this film, just the preview brings a lot of information.

I had heard about the concerns of the amounts of fluoride in our water. But it wasn’t until I saw this video, that I became aware that it is actually a huge concern. To top that I recently took my older daughter to the dentist. While there I asked the dentist about this little white spots my daughter had in her two new front teeth. Her response shocked me, she said “don’t worry they are due to the high levels of fluoride”. I mentioned I don’t really give her any fluoride (try to use fluoride free toothpaste, and have never used it as a supplement). And she said very matter-of-factly “it is in the water”. I guess now I need to get a water filter that eliminates fluoride.

“Unlike all other water treatment processes, fluoridation does not treat the water itself, but the person consuming it. The Food & Drug Administration accepts that fluoride is a drug, not a nutrient, when used to prevent disease. By definition, therefore, fluoridating water is a form of mass medication. This is why most western European nations have rejected the practice — because, in their view, adding a drug to everyone’s water supply violates the basic medical tenet that each individual has a right to “informed consent.” source

Fluoride has tremendous effects on the human body:

“Fluoride is a class 2 poison, it is extremely biochemically reactive in the body and only marginally less poisonous than arsenic. It also makes bones more brittle and has led to a marked increase in dental fluorosis (fluoride poisoning), affecting up to 48% of people in fluoridated areas. You should look in the mirror. If you have white flecks in your teeth then you could well have fluoride poisoning, and that is a potential health risk. If fluoride poisoning is showing in your teeth, then it is like the tip of a toxic fluoride iceberg in many of your body’s bones and organs.” source