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1. Is Gluten a Cause of Your Neuropathy?
2. What companies didn't want GMO Labeling?
3. Organic Food Vs. Commercial & Pesticides in Children
4. Let Food Be Your Medicine 

Approximately 10 percent of people with Celiac disease* develop neurologic* symptoms, according to the Center for Peripheral Neuropathy.

In people with a gluten sensitivity, eating foods with gluten protein triggers an autoimmune reaction. The body attacks the gluten with antibodies in the same way that antibodies attack viruses.

This damages the intestines. Intestinal damage inhibits absorption of nutrients, often leading to nutrient deficiencies. Vitamin deficiencies could be to blame for gluten intolerance.

Neuropathy, or peripheral neuropathy, describes a range of disorders characterized by nerve damage to one or more nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Often the cause of the neuropathy is unknown, though autoimmune diseases and vitamin deficiencies are some of the potential causes, according to the Mayo Clinic. Gluten neuropathy is when the autoimmune response is the root cause of the nerve damage.

A study published in Muscle & Nerve journal in December 2006 found that participants with neuropathy who followed a no-gluten diet showed significant improvement in symptoms after one year. The control group reported worsening of symptoms.

People who have a gluten intolerance do not respond to simple allergy tests like someone with a milk or nut allergy might. The gentlest way to figure out if someone is sensitive to gluten is dietary therapy. Avoid gluten for several weeks, then reintroduce it and observe any reactions.

Once it is known that a person has a problem with gluten there is only one form of treatment: abstinence. People with any degree of gluten sensitivity or intolerance must completely give it up. This means not only avoiding obvious foods like bread and pasta, but also foods like soy sauce and licorice that contain small amounts of wheat.

Fortunately, there are many alternatives. Pastas made with rice flour or quinoa* don't have gluten in them. Rice bread can replace bread made from grains containing gluten. Buckwheat flour contains no gluten and works well for pancakes. Some companies even make soy sauce that doesn't use wheat in the ingredients. It is simply a matter of reading labels and shopping around.

* celiac disease: a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.

* neurologic: of or having to do with neurology. Neurology is a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, functions, and diseases of the nervous system.  

* quinoa: a grain-like plant.

What Companies Didn't Want GMO Labeling?

"Since GM corn, soy, sugar beets, and cotton (the oil part) are processed into sweeteners, fats, and other additives that suffuse the US food system, the initiative would require the labeling of something like 80 percent of all non-organic processed food sold in supermarkets." - Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott

That's pretty scary.  Knowing this fact, it makes you wonder what the normal American diet is really doing to people. 

This site has an article about this http://grist.org/food/these-companies-dont-want-gmos-labeled-in-california/

Also you can Boycott the Organic and 'Natural' Traitor Brands that Helped Kill Prop 37 - see articlehttp://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob355.htm 

Here is a list of the companies against GMO labeling for you shopping convenience.   Note:  the big contributors and their "fake" organic foods are listed next to their name. 

B&G
Bayer
Bimbo Bakeries
Biotechnology Industry Organization
BSAF
Bumble Bee Foods, Inc.
Bunge
C.H. Guenthers
Campbells
Cargill
Clorox
Coca Cola - Donated $1.7M - Honest Tea, Odwalla
ConAgra Foods - Donated $1.2M - Orville Redenbacher's Organic, Hunt's Organic, Lightlife, Alexia
Crop Life
Dean Foods - Donated $254K - Horizon, Silk, White Wave
DelMonte
Dole
Dow AgroSciences
Dunbars
Dupont
Faribault Foods
Flower Foods
General Mills - Donated $1.2 M - Muir Glen, Cascadian Far, Larabar
GMA
Godiva
Goya
Heinz
Hero
Hersheys
Hillshire Brands
Hormel Foods
House Autry Mills
Idahoan
Inventure Foods
Kellogg's - Donated $791K - Kashi, Bear Naked, Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger
Knose Foods
Kraft Foods - Donated $2M, Boca Burgers and Back to Nature
Land O Lakes
Mars
McCormick
MeadJohnson Nutrition
Mondelez
Montsanto
Morton Salt
Nestle
Ocean Spray
Pepsico (makers of Pepsi-Cola) Donated $2.5 M - Naked Juice, Tostita's  Organic, Tropicana Organic
Pinnacle Foods Group
Post
Potash Corporation
Reily Food Company
Richelieu Foods, Inc.
Rich's
Safeway - Donated $2M(member of Grocery Manufacturers Association - "O" Organics
Sara Lee
Sargento
SFA Snack Foods Association
Smithfield
Smuckers - Donated $555K - R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic
Solae
Sunny Delight Beverages
Syngenta
TriCal
TreeTop
Unilever - Donated $467K - Ben & Jerry's
Welch's
Wrigley

A video by Dr. Michael Ruscio

Organic & Commercial Food

Much has been written here and elsewhere about the benefits of foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids. In addition to lowering cholesterol and improving cardiovascular health, studies have shown that supplementing with as little as a gram a day of fish oil can reduce symptoms of depression by as much as 50%. This is especially good news at this time of year when many people experience mild cases of depression, perhaps due to shorter days/less time in sunlight, the stress of the holidays, lack of exercise due to weather or a combination of circumstances. Don’t let diminished stores of omega-3 fatty acids add to the problem!

For the Full Article Food Be Your Medicine

For an excellent source of Omega 3 - WSN Cold Water Fish Oil

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