Genetically modified crops can harm your health in a way you never imagined
The next time you’re in the grocery store, pick out a few items at random. See if you can find even one that doesn’t contain some form of corn, soy, wheat, or sugar.
It’s almost impossible.
And that’s trouble.
Those four are the primary crops that Monsanto and other companies have genetically modified. It may be years yet before we get a real handle on how these GMO ingredients damage our health.
But it’s not just the ingredients in our food that might end up doing us in.
As I may have mentioned once or twice before, Monsanto scientists designed their GMO crops to survive frequent drenchings with Roundup, the Monsanto weed killer. So inevitably, traces of Roundup end up in our food.
The company claims that Roundup won’t harm animals or humans. And apparently that’s true. Technically. But there’s a catch. Glyphosate (the primary chemical in Roundup) can harm bacteria. And bacteria is critical for us to stay healthy.
In a new scientific paper, researchers note that glyphosate can disrupt microbial function. And unfortunately, it tends to do the greatest harm to the beneficial bacteria we need most. This can lead to an overgrowth of pathogens, followed by inflammation.
So…the jury may still be out on just how dangerous GMO foods will prove to be. But not on whether they will be.
It’s not easy to avoid GMOs these days (thanks to another government invasion…on our right to know what we’re actually eating). But there are foods and brands that are definitely GMO-free. You can find out what to eat to minimize your GMO intake here.
Sources:
“Glyphosate’s Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases” Entropy, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2013, mdpi.com
