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| What Are Whole |
Whole foods are foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, or processed and
refined as little as possible before being consumed.
Often confused with "organic food" (i.e., organically-grown
food), whole foods aren't necessarily organic, nor are organic foods
necessarily whole, although they do share a number of traits, such as an
avoidance of chemically-assisted agricultural techniques. Because of the lack
of even basic, organically-acceptable processing, many whole foods have a very
short shelf life and are not easily sold outside of farmers' markets.
Examples of whole foods include unpolished grains; organically garden-grown
fruits and vegetables; and non-homogenized milk. For some, it is preferable to
eat whole foods raw to obtain the maximum nutritional benefit.
"Whole Food" has also been know to describe a food that is a
complete balance in nutritional value by non mechanical means.
How can foods that are tainted, altered, genetically bio-engineered affect
your health? A good example is in the industry of corn. To prevent corn from
being destroyed by bugs a genetically altered ear of corn was created and
chemicals were added to the corn- now when bugs begin to chew, they die
instantly. Does it take a scientist to encourage people to not eat such ears of
corn? What is happening in the human body by such corn?
During the last five years, several multinational chemical and drug
companies - including Monsanto and Syngenta (formerly
Novartis/Astra-Zeneca/Ciba-Geigy) - have quietly altered our food supply in an
alarming way. Genes from bacteria, viruses, foreign plants and animals have
been inserted into corn, soybeans, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, and papayas.
These corporations plan to "genetically engineer" almost 100% of our
food within a decade.
The genes inserted into these grains cause the plant to create new, foreign
proteins, never before seen in nature. There has never been any long-term
animal or human testing to determine whether the new proteins can cause
allergies or other adverse effects.
What Can You Do?
There are many safe food advocates all over the world who are trying to
stop the farming, production, and use of genetically altered food. You can join
with them:
Ask your local supermarket and restaurants to supply and serve products
that do not have genetically "engineered" ingredients.
If you live in a state that does it's own farming call or write to your
state Director of Agriculture and your Farm Bureau to tell them that you won't
buy products that have been "genetically engineered."
The author of this article was personally affected by the reality of our
food system. A simple thing such as removing genetically altered and chemically
processed foods helped my body to heal itself the way it was designed. I used
to battle severe connective tissue diseases. When I eat foods that are altered
and are not in their natural state, my body HURTS.
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