From my reading, like 88% corn, 93% soy, 85% squash, um, two more....Oh alflafa (Fed to our daiy cows), and beets, and soon apples are grown with GMO. And corn is in everything not just fresh canned corn as we know it. There is a whole list of corn products. It is near impossible to avoid. The best is to "choose Organic". We live on corn on the cob in the summer. It pains me to know what pesticides I have eaten this summer alone. Worse, my 2-Primary Cancer Husband needs to avoid that stuff! Our bodies work really hard to accept the terrible things we subject it to. But sometimes we just need to help ourselves. jmho
GMO didn't start up until the first planting in 1995. Up til then we for the most part, ate cleanly. Most older adult immune systems are fairly strong. So I wouldn't worry so much,
@newyorkrita just as long as you keep eating as clean as possible from now on. With all your awesome veggies, you've probably boosted your immune system with the wonderful fresh vitamins provided.
Babies around that time ingested unknown amounts of pesticides. If they aren't currently showing immune system disorders r.e. dermatitis and other allergies, I wonder what will happen as they age? And Dairy? They already know girls are developing earlier and earlier. They blamed milk and hormones added as recent as 15 years ago. Since around 1996 cows have been fed GMO alfalfa, resistant to pesticides, but getting sprayed with the carcinogenic pesticide (Roundup) anyway. Who's to say our children aren't being affected by the diary products coming from these cows? OK off my soapbox now. I will continue reading and learning. ~Cheryl, who'd rather eat plain and simple again
Edited to add: I just want to say I understand and sympathize with Farmers and their battle with Mother Nature. Every season they stand to lose their livelihood. I just don't think planting GMO is the right answer. In fact I believe it may be the demise of the Farmer we know today.
