Comments on: On The Road to Being GMO-Free http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Timothy Cate http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-92589 Timothy Cate Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:29:33 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-92589 KEEP OFF GMO's!!! I was a welder exposed to chemicals which I think made me sensitive to GMO's more than most. After $3000.00 of allergy testing I found out I was allergic to GMO's on my own. When I completely eliminated GMO's from my life my symptoms disappeared. I had reoccurring sinus infections(not Touched by anitbiotics).Also diagnosed with asthma which when I got off Fructose Corn Syrup Disappeared. Canola and Soy products gave me anaphilactic shock (tightening around the neck) within 15 minutes. Only Benedryl would fix this but these went away when I eliminated the GMO's. Within 15 minutes of eating anything with GMO's my neck lymph nodes would go crazy with pain and soreness. A fluid pouch would gather on my neck just above my shoulder. Only bed rest or reclining would remove the toxins. My feet would fill up with toxins and feel like I was walking on Balls of Fluffernutter. It has been a monumental task to get rid of all GMO's . I am a living tester of GMO's feed me and 15 minutes later I can tell if the food had GMO's in it. They destroy organs and cause immune problems. I also believe that with the reaction of my lymph system that they also could cause cancer. What do they do to your systems even if you do not show symptoms? KEEP OFF GMO’s!!! I was a welder exposed to chemicals which I think made me sensitive to GMO’s more than most. After $3000.00 of allergy testing I found out I was allergic to GMO’s on my own. When I completely eliminated GMO’s from my life my symptoms disappeared. I had reoccurring sinus infections(not Touched by anitbiotics).Also diagnosed with asthma which when I got off Fructose Corn Syrup Disappeared. Canola and Soy products gave me anaphilactic shock (tightening around the neck) within 15 minutes. Only Benedryl would fix this but these went away when I eliminated the GMO’s. Within 15 minutes of eating anything with GMO’s my neck lymph nodes would go crazy with pain and soreness. A fluid pouch would gather on my neck just above my shoulder. Only bed rest or reclining would remove the toxins. My feet would fill up with toxins and feel like I was walking on Balls of Fluffernutter. It has been a monumental task to get rid of all GMO’s . I am a living tester of GMO’s feed me and 15 minutes later I can tell if the food had GMO’s in it. They destroy organs and cause immune problems. I also believe that with the reaction of my lymph system that they also could cause cancer. What do they do to your systems even if you do not show symptoms?

]]> By: WordVixen http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1821 WordVixen Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:09:24 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1821 I've been buying Theo chocolate ( http://theochocolate.com ). There's no soy (lecithin or otherwise) and every ingredient in the two bars that I have currently is certified organic, and half of the ingredients are also fair trade. It's also the only dark chocolate that I've had that isn't bitter at all. In fact, and this is weird, but their milk chocolate is more tangy/bitter than their dark chocolate! I’ve been buying Theo chocolate ( http://theochocolate.com ). There’s no soy (lecithin or otherwise) and every ingredient in the two bars that I have currently is certified organic, and half of the ingredients are also fair trade. It’s also the only dark chocolate that I’ve had that isn’t bitter at all. In fact, and this is weird, but their milk chocolate is more tangy/bitter than their dark chocolate!

]]> By: Laura http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1820 Laura Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:20:53 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1820 oh no! it's http://www.chocolatebar.com Sorry! oh no! it’s http://www.chocolatebar.com

Sorry!

]]> By: Laura http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1819 Laura Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:19:11 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1819 The chocolate I use, endangered species chocolate, uses non-gmo soy lecithin. I find it in the supermarket and they have many different varieties. I emailed the company to ask and they reassured me their bars were all-organic and no GMOs were used. It's not exorbitantly expensive AND 10% of net profits are donated to "help support species, habitat, and humanity." They are easy to find and always feature a picture of some cute animal on the front. Also found at http://ChocolateBar.com The chocolate I use, endangered species chocolate, uses non-gmo soy lecithin. I find it in the supermarket and they have many different varieties. I emailed the company to ask and they reassured me their bars were all-organic and no GMOs were used. It’s not exorbitantly expensive AND 10% of net profits are donated to “help support species, habitat, and humanity.” They are easy to find and always feature a picture of some cute animal on the front.
Also found at http://ChocolateBar.com

]]> By: Rose http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1818 Rose Sun, 10 May 2009 14:35:44 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1818 Thank you for featuring my post! :) The Omnivore Thank you for featuring my post! :) The Omnivore

]]> By: Annie - Hip Organic Mama http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1817 Annie - Hip Organic Mama Thu, 07 May 2009 10:21:04 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1817 Check out ART BARS - no soy lecithin at all and some of the best chocolate. Find them at www.ithacafinechocolates.com and I agree about Enjoy Foods chips as well as Equal Exchange. Theo chocolates are also soy free and come in a great variety of flavors for the gourmet chocolate. We have been GMO free for many years now. It does take time to learn all the things that are GMO but once you get it, and take out any packaged stuff, it's easier to do. There are times when it's near impossible though, I agree, especially in the U.S. Good luck and great post! <abbr><em>Annie - Hip Organic Mama Check out ART BARS – no soy lecithin at all and some of the best chocolate. Find them at http://www.ithacafinechocolates.com and I agree about Enjoy Foods chips as well as Equal Exchange. Theo chocolates are also soy free and come in a great variety of flavors for the gourmet chocolate.

We have been GMO free for many years now. It does take time to learn all the things that are GMO but once you get it, and take out any packaged stuff, it’s easier to do. There are times when it’s near impossible though, I agree, especially in the U.S. Good luck and great post!

Annie – Hip Organic Mama

]]> By: Elana http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1816 Elana Tue, 05 May 2009 21:06:34 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1816 Great post on GMO's, very enlightening! <abbr><em>Elana Great post on GMO’s, very enlightening!

Elana

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1815 KristenM Tue, 05 May 2009 16:17:47 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1815 Local Nourishment -- Yeah, I've discovered that when I find someone who things similarly to me about food & nutrition, I generally have A LOT more other stuff in common with them, too. Raine -- For me, I share mostly all about two things 1) giant agribusinesses trying to buy up the native seed populations of the world and controlling our food supply (to me this is a great, GREAT evil), and 2) this is a huge public health experiment that's being completely undocumented (thanks to lack of labeling laws, etc.) People are more willing to agree that GMOs should be labeled than that they should be banned. Vehement Flame & Mary Ellen -- Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check them out. Julie -- I agree! Motherhen68 -- What's really shocking is that soy is not even a natural, traditional chocolate additive. It's crept into the chocolate industry much the same way that HFCS has crept into everything else: It's cheap. And now, it's really the only affordable option. If it were made well, it would cost significantly more to produce. And everyone would eat A LOT less chocolate because it would be so cost prohibitive. Local Nourishment — Yeah, I’ve discovered that when I find someone who things similarly to me about food & nutrition, I generally have A LOT more other stuff in common with them, too.

Raine — For me, I share mostly all about two things 1) giant agribusinesses trying to buy up the native seed populations of the world and controlling our food supply (to me this is a great, GREAT evil), and 2) this is a huge public health experiment that’s being completely undocumented (thanks to lack of labeling laws, etc.) People are more willing to agree that GMOs should be labeled than that they should be banned.

Vehement Flame & Mary Ellen — Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll check them out.

Julie — I agree!

Motherhen68 — What’s really shocking is that soy is not even a natural, traditional chocolate additive. It’s crept into the chocolate industry much the same way that HFCS has crept into everything else: It’s cheap. And now, it’s really the only affordable option. If it were made well, it would cost significantly more to produce. And everyone would eat A LOT less chocolate because it would be so cost prohibitive.

]]> By: Julie http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1814 Julie Tue, 05 May 2009 15:43:30 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1814 Ugh. I thought I was doing pretty good but I'm guilty of numbers 4, 5 and 7. This shouldn't be so hard! <abbr><em>Julie Ugh. I thought I was doing pretty good but I’m guilty of numbers 4, 5 and 7. This shouldn’t be so hard!

Julie

]]> By: Mary Ellen http://www.foodrenegade.com/on-the-road-to-being-gmo-free/#comment-1813 Mary Ellen Tue, 05 May 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=807#comment-1813 We also love the Enjoy Life chocolate chips! I was so happy to find them, because my chocolate cravings seemed to kick in right as we started the No GMO challenge! <abbr><em>Mary Ellen We also love the Enjoy Life chocolate chips! I was so happy to find them, because my chocolate cravings seemed to kick in right as we started the No GMO challenge!

Mary Ellen

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