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health & wellneSS ISSUE
JAN
Feature: Strengthen Organ Vitality Plus: Healthy Homes
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Feature: Heart Health Plus: Socially Conscious Investing
natUral Food ISSUE
MAR
Feature: Nutrition Upgrades Plus: Managing Allergies
APR
Feature: Sustainable Living Plus: Creative Arts Therapy
Healing From Genetically Altered Foods Another Reason to Go Organic
women’S health ISSUE
MAY
Feature: Mental & Emotional Well-Being Plus: Healthy Vision
JUNE
Feature: Brain Health Plus: Green Building Trends
local Food ISSUE Urban & Suburban Agriculture JULY Feature: Plus: Gut Health
AUG
Feature: Children’s Health Plus: Natural Pet Care
Vibrant at anY age ISSUE Age-Defying Bodywork SEPT Feature: Plus: Yoga Therapy
OCT
Feature: Oral Health Plus: Chiropractic Care
better SleeP ISSUE
NOV
Feature: Natural Sleep Solutions Plus: Optimal Thyroid Function
DEC
Feature: Uplifting Humanity Plus: Earth-Friendly Holidays
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by Marlaina Donato
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wenty-five years As I dug deeper, I put health have ignited conago, the first the pieces together of troversy among sciengenetically moditists, consumers and even the relationship between governments. fied (GM) crop came to GMOs, gut health and market in the form of a Much of the research tomato engineered for a has been conducted in subsequent diseases. longer shelf life. Today, other countries—more ~Michelle Perro, pediatrician, as much as 80 percent of than 60 have banned author and executive director GMOs—and most food in the U.S. contains of GMO Science GMOs (as they are best studies have focused on known) and most of the world’s genetically the health effects of the glyphosate used engineered crops are treated with glyphosate on these crops, which the World Health herbicides, primarily Monsanto’s Roundup. Organization in 2015 declared a probable Unlike hybrids produced by convenhuman carcinogen. “Glyphosate adversely tional breeding, GMOs are created in a affects the mitochondria, neurotranslaboratory, often incorporating DNA from mitter production and hormones,” says other species, such as bacteria and viruses. Smith, whose recent documentary, Secret Researching the potential health effects Ingredients, presents stories of people that “must be our number one priority, because overcame chronic illnesses by eliminating GMO technology is replacing nature,” says GMOs from their diets. Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Smith recently conducted a survey Institute for Responsible Technology, in published in the International Journal of Fairfield, Iowa. “The altered genomes are Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine passed on to future generations.” in which 3,256 respondents reported im Although U.S. regulators generally provement in a number of health problems regard these foods to be safe, the ubiquity after they switched to largely non-GMO of GMOs in the food chain and a lack of and organic diets. “Many of the conditions research on their long-term effect on human that improved in the survey participants are
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