Genetically modified (GM) vaccines are already being produced – some are even on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommended vaccine schedule – even though, as is the case with GM foods, we know very little about their long-term effects.

Nobody Knows What Happens When You Inject People with GM Vaccines

There have been some fair warnings, though. In 2006, researchers wrote in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health:

"Genetically modified (GM) viruses and genetically engineered virus-vector vaccines possess significant unpredictability and a number of inherent harmful potential hazards... Horizontal transfer of genes... is well established. New hybrid virus progenies resulting from genetic recombination between genetically engineered vaccine viruses and their naturally occurring relatives may possess totally unpredictable characteristics with regard to host preferences and disease-causing potentials.

...There is inadequate knowledge to define either the probability of unintended events or the consequences of genetic modifications."

Though this was six years ago, little has changed even as the technology has advanced. Today we have several different types of GM vaccines in production, development or research phases, such as:

-DNA vaccines: DNA for a microbe's antigens are introduced into the body, with the expectation that your cells will take up that DNA, which then instructs your cells to make antigen molecules. As the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (a division of the National Institutes of Health) put it, "In other words, the body's own cells become vaccine-making factories."

-Naked DNA vaccines: A type of DNA vaccine in which microscopic particles coated with DNA are administered directly into your cells.

-Recombinant Vector vaccines: Similar to DNA vaccines, but they use a virus or bacteria to act as a vector (or "carrier") to introduce microbial DNA into your cells.

Use of foreign DNA in various forms has the potential to cause a great deal of trouble, not only because there is the potential for it to recombine with our own DNA, but also there is the potential for it to turn the DNA “switches,” the epigenetic parts of the DNA, on and off.

GM vaccines are already in use and are being administered to American infants, children and adults. This has been going on for many years.

Here are some examples:

Hepatitis B vaccine: An inactivated recombinant DNA vaccine licensed for newborn infants and children in 1991, in which parts of the hepatitis B virus gene are cloned into yeast.

Rotavirus vaccine: Live attenuated vaccines first licensed for infants and children licensed in 2006, which either contain genetically engineered human rotavirus strains or human-bovine hybridized reassortment rotavirus strains.

HPV vaccine (Gardasil or Cervarix): A recombinant vaccine licensed in 2006, which is prepared from virus-like particles (VLP's) and may also include use of an insect-cell Baculovirus expression vector system for production.

The companies that make vaccines and GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are profoundly intertwined, only recently spinning off or merging to specialize in one or the other.

Most vaccine revenues are earned by five companies that together held nearly 80 percent of the market in 2010:

Sanofi Pasteur
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck & Co.
Pfizer
Novartis

These companies, which use genetic engineering to produce vaccines, are also primarily responsible for the introduction of genetic engineering into the food supply.

It's been only 70 years since World War II, and the mad scientists from companies like I.G. Farben, BASF, Hoechst, Dow and Bayer, who created the gas chambers and tested dangerous vaccines on innocent Jews, didn't just go away. In fact, they went to work for U.S. corporations and pharmaceutical companies that run the vaccine industry today. At least a dozen of these cold blooded killers were hired fresh out of prison, just 4 to 7 years after the Nuremberg trials found them guilty of mass murder and enslavement.

Research reveals that Hitler also invested heavily in Merck and other pharmaceutical companies.

 Nazi convicted mass murderers became executives for major U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical companies

Fritz ter Meer, found guilty of slavery and mass murder at Auschwitz, served only seven years in prison and became Chairman of the Board at Bayer in 1956.

S Carl Krauch, Executive Member of IG Farben and Head of Military Economics for Hitler, found guilty of slavery and mass murder, served just 6 years in prison, then became Chairman of the Board for BASF in 1952.

 Still want to get those flu shots? How about that HPV shot for your daughter or son?

This is the same vaccine industry today which protected and employed Nazi war criminals. The very industry that produced the Nazi gas chambers was purchased by Bayer. So, exactly whom are you trusting with your children's health and welfare?

Want more research before you or your children get injected with a new concocted disease for which there is no cure? Listen to stunning admissions by vaccine industry experts, including Dr. Maurice Hilleman (formerly w/Merck), who admitted to the deadly nature of the most trusted vaccines.

http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=13EAAF22CDA367BB3C2F94D2CD90EF7B

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is respected as one of the country’s most knowledgeable and outspoken physicians regarding the impact of vaccines on health.  She presents sound information regarding vaccination hazard and warnings that are rarely portrayed by conventional medicine.

Erin Chamerlik, The Real Food Revivalist, interviews Dr. Sherri Tenpenny who says that NO VACCINE IS SAFE!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/getbetterwellness/2012/08/17/erin-chamerlik-the-real-food-revivalist

It's important to get all the facts before making your decision about vaccination; and to understand that in many state public health laws you still have the legal right to opt out of using a vaccine that you or your child do not want to receive. At present, all 50 states allow a medical exemption to vaccination (medical exemptions must be approved by an M.D. or D.O.); 48 states allow a religious exemption to vaccination; and 17 states allow a personal, philosophical or conscientious belief exemption to vaccination.

Know your rights and do your own research before injecting your family with GMOs and known toxins.

SAY NO TO VACCINES!

New Study shows a direct link between Genetically Engineered (GE) corn and obesity.

Professor  Åshild Krogdahl and her collaborators study, at the Norwegian Veterinary College in Norway have released results from experimental feeding studies, carried out over a ten year period. The work was a multi-national collaboration with researchers from Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Turkey and Australia. The purpose of the study was to determine if eating genetically modified grain had any adverse effects on animals.

 The results were clear, animals fed a GE corn diet got fatter quicker and retained the weight compared to animals fed a non-GE grain diet. The studies were performed on rats, mice, pigs and salmon achieving the same results.

The animals were fed a diet of GE corn and soy which contained toxic proteins from the bacteria Bt or Bacillus thuriengensis. Bt is an insecticide that works by killing larval insect pests which damage corn, soy, cotton, canola and other crops. By inserting and gene stacking various Bt toxins along with herbicide resistant gene sequences, the plants DNA is altered or genetically engineered for a specific purpose.

Researchers also found that rats, fed a diet of fish who consumed GE grain, had the same result – both got fatter faster. Translated to humans, the study suggests: if you eat meat from an animal which was fed GE grains or consume products made from GE grains like corn, you could get the same adverse life changing effects. You could get fatter faster and retain the weight. These GE foods transfer their effects to you.

The project not only focused on weight gain but looked at the effects on organ changes too. Researchers found distinct changes to the intestines of animals fed GMOs compared to those fed non-GMOs.  Major organs including the liver, kidneys, pancreas, genitals and more were found to be effected.   Krogdahl notes:” The ones who had fed on GM corn were slightly larger, they ate slightly more, their intestines had a different micro-structure, they were less able to digest proteins, and there were some changes to their immune system.”

The fact that ‘they were less able to digest proteins’ has huge implications in the biochemistry of amino acids necessary for all life processes. This not only may relate to a rise in obesity, but to increases in many modern diseases. These diseases include diabetes, digestive disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (ADD), autoimmune diseases, sexual dysfunction, sterility, asthma, COPD and many more.

The professor went on to note: “A frequent claim has been that new genes introduced in GM food are harmless since all genes are broken up in the intestines. But our findings show that genes can be transferred through the intestinal wall into the blood; they have been found in blood, muscle tissue and liver in sufficiently large segments to be identified ….. The biological impact of this gene transfer is unknown.”

This is a very significant discovery which refutes Monsanto’s and other bio-tech seed producing company assertions that GE food is harmless.

There are currently no laws in America requiring genetically engineered food, or GMOs to be labeled. The biotech corporations which include Monsanto, Dow, Dupont, BASF, Syngenta and Bayer don’t want you to know. The sales of their seeds, herbicides and other industrial farm chemicals depend on you not knowing what you are being exposed to.

 Studies have shown given a choice most consumers would not buy GMOs or products derived from GMOs.

YOU have the power to get rid of GMOs. Vote With Your Fork every day and share this information with anyone and everyone you care about.

The time has come to start planning ahead to purchase and sprout seeds for the garden.  What an exciting time of year. Whether you have a large backyard garden, a window box, or a farm, NoGMO4Michigan is here to help you keep GMO's AND MONSANTO out of your garden.

What seeds will you sow in your spring garden this year? Luckily, enthusiastic gardeners are catching on to the green movement and have been purchasing more and more organic or heirloom seeds over the years.  But planting a sustainable home garden is much more than just choosing certified organic seeds and seedlings now and days as the evil corporate Monsanto owns 40% of the US vegetable seed market after acquiring Seminis in 2005.

This means that the unsuspecting home gardener could be supporting the development of genetically modified crops if the seeds they are using are from Seminis. Monsanto has shrewdly positioned itself to make money on the home gardening trend. This means that even if you buy organic or heirloom seeds from a completely independent company some of your purchase might be supporting Monsanto.

It is a good idea for home gardeners to learn where to purchase their seeds so they aren’t inadvertently doing business with companies that maintain a working relationship with Monsanto-Seminis or were acquired by them.

Here are some of the best ways to buy seeds and seedlings for your home garden without one cent going to Monsanto.

Buy from this list of companies Monsanto HASN’T bought and are not affiliated or do business with Seminis.

Ask seed companies if they have taken the Safe Seed Pledge.  Here’s a list of companies that have done it.

Avoid buying from the seed companies affiliated with Monsanto. Here’s a list of these seed companies.

Avoid certain heirloom varieties because Monsanto now apparently owns the names. This article lists the seed varieties to avoid.

Don't be afraid to call the company and ask questions! Tell your friends to do the same!

Be informed this spring so you can make the best and healthiest decisions for your home garden and your family.

Let’s make this the year when Monsanto’s grip on the worldwide seed market loosens and the movement to seed sustainability gains momentum!

Stay tuned to this blog for more information and tips on how to grow organic this summer!

Something very scary is going on with our food system.  GMO's are taking over and most people don't even know about it! The ones affected most, our babies and the future of this planet, are being poisoned everyday by unsuspecting parents thinking they are doing good for their kids.  

We are Putting Our Infants and Children at Risk

"Bottle fed babies could be undernourished if given genetically modified infant formula milk because of inadequate regulations and testing regimes for GE food."

-The Royal Society Group on Genetically Modified Food

Infant formula can and has saved lives. In the minority of cases where a woman cannot breastfeed, where there is no mother to breastfeed, no wet nurse available and human milk cannot be obtained from any other source it may be the only alternative. But the belief that breast milk substitutes have equal benefits and are a safe alternative to breastfeeding, which leads to mode of feeding being seen as essentially a lifestyle choice, needs to be countermanded.  Artificial feeding has real and serious health risks yet we seldom hear of them.

Low breastfeeding rates are, in large measure, due to the substitutes industry’s claim that its products are health-promoting and a safe alternative to human milk with equivalent benefits. In recognition of the harm done to infants by a lack of breastfeeding, the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes was issued by WHO in 1981, which contains measures to control the promotion of artificial feeding. Unfortunately, not all WHO signatory member states have instituted the Code and breast milk substitutes continue to be promoted around the world, though there have been successes in some locations.

● In India, infant formula packaging must display a conspicuous health warning about artificial feeding.
● In Iran, the government controls import and sale of breastmilk substitutes and infant formula is only available on prescription.
● In Papua New Guinea, the sale of feeding implements (bottles, etc) is strictly controlled and there is a ban on advertising breastmilk substitutes and feeding implements.
● In the UK, the advertising of infant formula is banned.
● In Saudi Arabia, the government is in process of instituting an advertising ban on infant formula.

Most infant formula sold in the US contains Genetically Engineered (GE) ingredients, either soy or milk from cows injected with GE hormones. Some also contain corn syrup and corn derivatives from genetically modified corn.  

The process of genetic engineering is imprecise and random. Inserted genes can interfere with a plant's natural growth and development and cause it to function differently than expected. As a result, genetically engineered foods can have unintended effects, with potentially harmful consequences for human health. The end result could be the bio-synthesis of food molecules that are toxic, allergenic, or carcinogenic - hardly the perfect food for babies.

According to Infact Canada, the daily exposure of infants to Isoflavones in Genetically Engineered soy infant formulas is 6–11 fold higher on a body-weight basis, than the dose that has hormonal effects in adults that consume soy foods. The effect on those poor babies is unknown.

The attempt to replicate human milk has produced increasingly complex concoctions. Most formulations are based on cow’s milk, which must be modified. The protein and mineral content is reduced and carbohydrate content increased, usually by the addition of sugars such as lactose, fructose, glucose and maltodextrose. Infant formula contains high levels of sugar. Ingredients added to modified cow’s milk: carbohydrate (corn maltodextrin, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids), protein (casein, whey, soy protein isolate), fat (soy oil, coconut oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, palm or olein oil), vitamins, folic acid, pantothenic acid, calcium, minerals, phosphorus, iodine, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and other nutrients.

The contents of the ‘other’ category of ingredients fluidly shift in response to research findings on the properties and beneficial effects of breastfeeding, and the substitutes industry’s ever-watchful drive to replicate. The most recent innovation also highlights inadequacies in regulation.

Following research that showed the positive cognitive effects of the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) docosahexaeonic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA) found in breastmilk, nutrition-scientists came up with the latest novel ingredient: LC-PUFAs manufactured from plant sources. These LC-PUFAs contain triglycerides not found in human milk and are thus structurally different to the LC-PUFAs in human milk.

The DHA in infant formula is extracted from fermented microalgae, Cryptecodiunium cohnii, and ARA is extracted from soil fungus, Mortierelle alpina. These are both grown on GE corn. Cryptecodiunium cohnii and Mortierelle alpina are new to the food chain – therefore any long-term effects cannot yet be fully known. Moreover, the manufacturing process of these LC-PUFAs causes concern. The solvent used to extract the oil is hexane, a petroleum-refining by-product and a known neurotoxin and air pollutant.

A 2002, research study raised concerns of a link between ARA in infant formula and obesity.

In 2008, two studies emerged which show that DHA and ARA added to infant formula do not improve the physical, neurodevelopmental, or visual outcomes in either term or pre-term infants.

In 2011 it was announced that the DHA derived from Cryptecodiunium cohnii grown on GE corn, was allowed in USDA Certified Organic Formula.

It is imperative to know and recognize hidden GMO ingredients when buying baby food.   Some of the "Top" brands of baby formula contain the most genetically modified ingredients. Be sure to check out the Non-GMO Shopping Guide for a list of hidden GMO Ingredients.

It’s important to remember that negative outcomes are not certainties, there are always many exceptions in statistical evidence. However, artificial feeding IS a lottery. Human breastmilk is the best choice for our children. It is wrong that this information isn’t provided by healthcare providers, so that mothers can make an informed choice. 

Most likely, many mothers who chose to feed their children with infant formula were not aware of the full implications.  Mothers are not in a position to make an informed choice, because information about risk factors is not made readily available. That is why NoGMO4Michigan is giving the power back to the people and is dedicated to educating the people about whats in our food.

Anyone disturbed by the content of this blog post should see suggestions for optimizing the health of formula-fed infants at: this website

It is no fun dealing with the flu and possible dehydration, which can be a very serious condition.

Do you reach for Pedialyte or Gatorade to replace electrolytes and rehydrate?

U.S. dairy industry petitions FDA to approve aspartame as hidden, unlabeled additive in milk, and 17 other dairy products.

If you don't already know, the FDA has declared war on raw milk and helped to fund and coordinate armed government raids against raw milk farmers and distributors. And now, things have gotten even worse.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have filed a petition asking the FDA to alter the definition of "milk" to secretly include GMO's, chemical sweeteners such as sucralose and aspartame.

Importantly, none of these additives need to be listed on the label. They will simply be swept under the definition of "milk," so that when a company lists "milk" on the label, it automatically includes aspartame or sucralose. And if you're trying to avoid aspartame, you'll have no way of doing so because it won't be listed on the label.

This isn't only for milk either. A total of 17 dairy products including sour cream, whipping cream, egg nog, yogurt and cream.  

The petition states: 

IDFA and NMPF request their proposed amendments to the milk standard of identity to allow optional characterizing flavoring ingredients used in milk (e.g., chocolate flavoring added to milk) to be sweetened with any safe and suitable sweetener — including non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame.

This is all being done to “help the children,” we’re told, because the use of aspartame in milk products would supposedly reduce calories. 

As the petition states:

IDFA and NMPF argue that nutrient content claims such as “reduced calorie” are not attractive to children, and maintain that consumers can more easily identify the overall nutritional value of milk products that are flavored with non-nutritive sweeteners if the labels do not include such claims. Further, the petitioners assert that consumers do not recognize milk — including flavored milk — as necessarily containing sugar. Accordingly, the petitioners state that milk flavored with non-nutritive sweeteners should be labeled as milk without further claims so that consumers can “more easily identify its overall nutritional value.”

In other words, hiding aspartame from consumers by not including it on the label actually helps consumers, according to the IDFA and NMPF!

This is a clue to stop drinking processed milk and milk products altogether.

There’s a bigger story here than just the industry hoping to get FDA approval to secretly put aspartame in milk products while not listing aspartame on the label.

The bigger question is this: If an industry is pushing to hide aspartame in its products, what else is it already hiding?

 This topic has gotten some pretty heated comments from Facebook.

Multiple commentors have said they have an allergic reaction to aspartame. One even stated that aspartame closes her throat up and she goes into anaphlactic shock.  

Another comment said that aspartame causes them seizures.  A person with MS said that aspartame causes their MS symptoms to flair up. 

It sounds like the dairy industry is trying to hide aspartame to harm the consumers NOT HELP THEM!!!

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! 

The FDA is requesting comments on this petition. You have until May 21st, 2013!

Go to this website for information on how to submit your comment! 

After reading last weeks blog post you might be thinking, now what? 

With all the harmful chemicals and GMO's found in most beauty products today the only choice is to buy organic, right?

Wrong!

Making your own personal hygiene products is quick, easy, and affordable!

Give these easy do-it-yourself (DIY) recipes a try, and you'll never waste money or harm yourself again.

Homemade Shampoo

Put an old shampoo bottle to good recycled use by mixing the following ingredients together for your very own shampoo.

• 1 cup pure liquid castile soap (like Dr. Bronners)
• 1 cup organic green tea (brewed for 30 minutes)
• 1 tablespoon organic olive oil
• 1 teaspoon organic honey

Use as is, or depending upon your hair type, add an herbal infusion to replace the green tea in the above recipe. Use a handful of fresh herbs or a spoonful of dried herbs and a cup of boiling water to prepare the infusion, steeping for 30 minutes. Here are some suggestions for different hair types (and predicaments):

• for dark hair: sage leaves
• for greasy hair: yarrow
• for fair hair: marigold flowers
• for dandruff: a mixture of nettle leaves and burdock roots

Homemade Conditioner

Use a simple vinegar rinse as a conditioner 2-3 times a week, and not only will you be truly surprised at the results - both shiny and detangled locks - you'll wonder how you ever bought into the whole high-priced, toxic conditioner notion in the first place.

What you'll need:

• 2.5 cups of hot water
• 1/2 cup organic apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 sprig of rosemary
• 1 bag of your favorite organic herbal tea, for fragrance

To make your vinegar rinse, place the water in a container of your choice (old conditioner bottle). Then, add the rest of the ingredients. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes. Use about 3/4 of a cup of the rinse each time you condition, shaking up the bottle prior. 

Homemade Toothpaste

This recipe is one of my favorite DIY because its so easy and last so long.

What you'll need:

• 1 cup melted organic coconut oil
• 1 cup organic NON-GMO baking soda
• 25-45 drops Essential Oil of Peppermint (or more if you want it REALLY minty)
• OPTIONAL: Add a packet of Stevia to sweeten

To make your toothpaste simply mix all of the ingredients and store in a tightly sealed container. 

 Home made recipes are fun and easy to make, your whole family will love them!

Enjoy!

The Ugly Truth About Beauty, Baby, Pet, and Household Products

With the growing awareness and concern about GMO's in our food, it is not surprising to find that GMO's are everywhere, even in our toiletries and baby supplies.  

What are all those ingredients in your lipstick? Your child's shampoo? Your lotion? Some of them are linked to cancer, birth defects, infertility, and other health problems. Even though we are not eating these products they have a huge potential to cause harm.  Approximately 60% of what is put on our skin is absorbed into our bodies.  And, unlike food, it doesn't go through the metabolic process and get broken down.  It goes right into the blood stream.

As well as containg GMO's, most products today are made from petrochemical derivatives of non renewable crude oil. Many lotions, cosmetics and other product have mineral-oil base--and mineral oil is a petrochemical.  Mineral oil is such a common ingredient that you may be applying this petrochemical to your skin daily.

What's wrong with that?  It's what petrochemicals do to the nervous system and hormones that is the problem. When your nervous system is damaged, your entire body can be affected.

Cancer and health risk experts just concluded reviews that indicate mainstream cosmetics and personal hygiene products pose the highest cancer risk exposures to the general public, higher than smoking.

After cosmetologists complained of headaches, loss of balance, memory loss, asthma, nervous system damage and respiratory damage in a 1989 government hearing on the safety of cosmetics, a House sub-committee called for the analysis of nearly 3,000 chemicals used in cosmetics.

The results were disturbing.  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health studied 2,983 ingredients and found 884 to be toxic.  Of the 884 toxic ingredients, biological mutations could be caused by 314, reproductive problems by 218, acute toxicity by 778, cancer tumors by 146, and skin and eye irritation by 376.

And they are still being used!

Easily Recognizable Petrochemicals and Harmful Ingredients:

• Mineral Oil
• Petrolatum
• Petroleum
• Artificial Dyes
• Artificial Colors
• Artificial Fragrances
• Sodium Fluoride
• Collagen

Ingredients that are often or usually from GMO's:

• Xanthan Gum

• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

• Vitamin E (Tocopheral)

• Citric Acid
• Corn Starch
• Glycerin
• Lecithin
• Soy Isoflavones
• Hydrolized soy protein
• Sugar
• Lauric Acid

Cosmetic ingredients potentially derived from Genetically Modified Organisms include ingredients such as corn oil, corn flour, soybean oil, lecithin and proteins produced by yeast. These are just a few of the common ingredients in personal care that are often genetically modified.  There are many, many more.

The best way to avoid the Genetically Modified Organisms in your products is to buy CERTIFIED Organic. 

Take charge of your health today by using a combination of botanicals  vitamins, and herbs that work synergistically together to promote healing, anti-aging, moisturizing and healthy living. 

In search to make the best decisions for your family's health, remember that being healthy is not only about avoiding toxins, it's about feeding your skin--your largest vital organ--with the purest products available.  

Don't be overwhelmed by reports or do nothing. Begin today to take better care of you and your family by choosing only the safest and purest cosmetics and personal care products available. 

Support the Safe Cosmetics Act!

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 (H.R.2359) gives consumers, parents and environmental health advocates a real chance at national legislation that will eliminate harmful chemicals from the products women, men and children put on their bodies every day.

Tell your Representative that safe cosmetics are important to you and ask him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Safe Cosmetics Act.

It's EASY! Just copy and paste the link below into your web browser!

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5500/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=7022