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Upcoming Events
There is a local upstate NY Deep Green Resistance Conference June 19-21st and a Raw Spirit Festival this weekend in Santa Barbara Ca. June 5-7th. Wednesday July 8th will be our first monthly Raw Food Potluck at 6:30 at the Green Earth Health Food Market in Oneonta.
News
A positive development this past month is that a group of US physicians has called for a moratorium on all GM foods, also spelling out their dangers. We hope this news will be widely disseminated in the mainstream press. We need to help reverse the highly destructive direction Monsanto and others are taking us. Here is the abridged announcement:
US Doctors’ Association Calls for Moratorium on GMO Foods
by F. William Engdahl
May 21, 2009 The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has just issued a call for an immediate moratorium on Genetically Manipulated (GMO) Foods. In a just-released position paper on GMO foods, the AAEM states that ‘GM foods pose a serious health risk’ and calls for a moratorium on GMO foods. Citing several animal studies, the AAEM concludes ‘there is more than a casual association between GMO foods and adverse health effects’ and that ‘GM foods pose a serious health risk in the areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic and genetic health.’ The report is a devastating blow to the multibillion dollar international agribusiness industry, most especially to Monsanto Corporation, the world’s leading purveyor of GMO seeds and related herbicides. To read the rest of the article and a second one by Cornucopia Research go to Physcians Call For GM Moratorium
Call for Action
We are really in the midst of a global battle to take control of the planet's human food supply, and so far organics is not winning. In this regard, Monsanto is carefully setting the stage to next convert the global wheat supply to GM. Here is the notice from the Organic Consumers Association with a link to help take action: Stop Monsanto's GM Wheat: Monsanto and the biotech bullies are once again moving to tighten their grip on the world's food supply. Genetically engineered (GE) varieties now account for 70-90% of all conventional (non-organic) corn, soybeans, cotton, and canola grown in the U.S. Joining the growing menu of unlabeled and untested gene-spliced Frankenfoods, genetically engineered sugar (derived from GE sugar beets) hit store shelves in 2008. Now it appears that the most controversial crop of them all, Monsanto's GE wheat, is not far behind, at least if industry gets its way. Given that wheat is such a major global crop and essential ingredient in bread, breakfast cereals, pasta and other everyday foods, the force-feeding of unlabeled GE wheat on the public would represent a major conquest for Monsanto and the biotech industry. Although Monsanto withdrew their applications to the U.S. and Canadian governments for approval of genetically engineered wheat in 2004 because of tremendous pressure from the OCA and hundreds of our allied public interest groups and farmers (as well as pressure from large food companies such as General Mills), it looks like we're in for another round of battle. Wheat industry groups in the United States, Canada and Australia announced on May 14, 2009, they would work toward the objective of "synchronized commercialization of biotech traits in the wheat crop." For the sake of the Earth and public health, we must stop them. Learn more and Take Action
Website Update
- We will soon be offering a free, newly written ebook, What Is Raw Wisdom? to all our subscribers. It outlines a winning strategy to turn around modern civilization via a global mind change.
- Nathan's classic article on 50 Harmful Effects of Genetically Modified Foods now has an updated introduction as well as ending activist/resources section. Please take a few minutes to peruse this article and bookmark it as we periodically update it for the most recent information. Also updated periodically is our Raw-Food-Directory. This is a tremendous "short-cut resource" for finding everything imaginable about the raw-food lifestyle, including basics for beginners.
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In May, Nathan's classic GM article was featured on Jeff Rense's website www.rense.com. As a result we received 20,000 visitors in 4 days. For a site only 6 months old, we are on target to get well over 100,000 visitors this year. Since many subscribed during that peak traffic week, we welcome you into our community.
Products and Affiliates
Each month we highlight some products we stand behind for the well-being of our subscribers and the planet. This month we're featuring Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes of The Raw Food World. They have a huge selection of organic, raw food and health products at a great price on the internet. Follow the instructions below to get 5% off, and click the logo below to get to their site.
A few of the products we recommend are:
The Raw Kelp Noodles are a great substitute for pasta that has been nutrient-stripped. Kale Chips are rawsome substitutes for potato and corn chips that have been deep fried and laden with artificial chemicals. Also note that kale is among the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. We know this thanks to research by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Green Leaf Stevia Powder is a terrific substitute for refined sugars. Stevia is low on the glycemic index. High-glycemic readings in your blood stream do damage to the blood vessels over time. If you aren't growing Stevia in your back yard (its a leafy plant) order some today from Matt. It's a necessity in our kitchen. To get your 5% discount, use the coupon "wedding" and get back to us with your experience. Join Matt and Angela for their wedding: RAW UNION on the summer solstice in Oregon.
Below are recent pictures of us with Matt and Angela at the Yoga and Raw Food Festival.
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Namaste and Blessings to All
Melinda and Nathan
