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Mon Feb-08-10 09:18 PM
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| 22. My doctor told me to give up wheat/ gluten. She said that no one with hypothyroid |
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disease or fibromyalgia should eat the stuff. The think is, Monsanto has it's tentacles in so many crops.It's hard to know just what's safe any more!
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| -Why ar eso many people now allergic to wheat? |
truedelphi |
Feb-08-10 07:22 PM |
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They stopped smoking. |
Randall Flagg |
Feb-08-10 07:23 PM |
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Feb-08-10 07:28 PM |
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That's probablty it------gluten allergies,peanut allergies,and asthma |
virgogal |
Feb-08-10 07:30 PM |
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Interesting.... I have more asthma attacks when I eat something pork-laden |
Kalyke |
Feb-09-10 01:07 PM |
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"you can't fool mother nature" |
niyad |
Feb-08-10 07:23 PM |
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So much ignorance. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-08-10 07:24 PM |
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and the grammar |
Kali |
Feb-08-10 07:28 PM |
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I'm interested in knowing if they realize how much of the wheat market is GM. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-08-10 07:33 PM |
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I would like to see the numbers on increased allergies. |
Kali |
Feb-08-10 07:37 PM |
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It gets even better. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-08-10 07:44 PM |
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Not to mention cross-breeding with petro-chemical fertilizer |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-08-10 07:53 PM |
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Your ENTIRE position turns on keeping consumers in the dark. That's all that really need be said. |
Romulox |
Feb-09-10 07:40 AM |
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With the sort of lies and slander and fear mongering in the OP's article... |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-09-10 11:20 AM |
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So you advocate lying to consumers...but only because somebody else started it? |
Romulox |
Feb-09-10 12:37 PM |
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If you're upset about lying to consumers, take up the issue with the OP. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-09-10 12:42 PM |
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Feb-09-10 12:44 PM |
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Then come up with a legal definition of genetically-modified |
PVnRT |
Feb-09-10 12:47 PM |
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Good grief. Animal husbandry = / = gene splicing. It's a weak argument. nt |
Romulox |
Feb-09-10 12:49 PM |
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Is there a fundamental difference that impacts the end product? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-09-10 12:54 PM |
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Um, yes. In many cases, the "end product" has genetic material from another organism. |
Romulox |
Feb-11-10 08:14 AM |
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"Genetically modified" |
PVnRT |
Feb-09-10 07:33 PM |
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Allowing two white cows to mate is categorically different from artificial gene splicing... |
Romulox |
Feb-11-10 08:18 AM |
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The big difference between genetic modification via |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:25 PM |
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That position not only is about keeping people in the dark, it is pretty much |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:42 PM |
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What the fuck are you talking about? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-10-10 04:40 PM |
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no joke ... |
CountAllVotes |
Feb-08-10 07:36 PM |
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I saw my misspelling/grammar rough edges and went back in |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:46 AM |
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wow, glad you got it fixed! |
CountAllVotes |
Feb-09-10 09:06 AM |
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Didn't say I got it fixed - |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:29 PM |
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They're trying to sell something |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-08-10 07:57 PM |
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strawberries with fish genes |
KT2000 |
Feb-08-10 08:28 PM |
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Feb-09-10 12:51 PM |
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Feb-09-10 12:57 PM |
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Sigh. |
HeresyLives |
Feb-08-10 07:26 PM |
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that may relate to the millions of men who can't get it up and need viagra |
Whisp |
Feb-08-10 07:34 PM |
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How did you find out that you and your family are allergic to wheat? nt. |
marybourg |
Feb-08-10 07:42 PM |
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We ran out of bread and pasta and every time |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:40 AM |
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That's amazing. |
EFerrari |
Feb-09-10 12:40 PM |
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My gastroenterolgist claims celiac disease is one of the most under diagnosed |
Sinistrous |
Feb-08-10 07:54 PM |
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If you have no symptoms, |
SheilaT |
Feb-08-10 08:19 PM |
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Blood test and biopsy. |
Sinistrous |
Feb-08-10 09:40 PM |
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I had hay fever for years with only one of the usual symptoms. |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:38 AM |
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I simply am having trouble wrapping |
SheilaT |
Feb-09-10 07:42 AM |
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Hmm. I take it you never watch TV show "House" |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:51 PM |
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you do realize "House" is a fictitous televison show and bears little, if any resembleance |
Heddi |
Feb-09-10 04:12 PM |
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I was being a bit facetious, or whatever. |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 06:45 PM |
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Nope. |
SheilaT |
Feb-09-10 09:53 PM |
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Reminds me of the time I had a broken ankle. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Feb-09-10 05:44 PM |
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IMO, it's a combination of things. Weakened immune systems leaving us prone to inflammation from |
KittyWampus |
Feb-08-10 07:57 PM |
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Actually celiac disease is an overactive, not a weakened, immune system. |
marybourg |
Feb-09-10 12:47 PM |
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They aren't, its called hypochondria |
WindRiverMan |
Feb-08-10 08:04 PM |
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In a lot of cases, it is |
Warpy |
Feb-08-10 08:57 PM |
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All I know is my doctor was quite proud of me. |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:52 AM |
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the reaction causes inflammation which causes disease |
omega minimo |
Feb-09-10 07:17 PM |
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My doctor told me to give up wheat/ gluten. She said that no one with hypothyroid |
Lorien |
Feb-08-10 09:18 PM |
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Lorien - that is a great observation about fibromyalgia |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:57 AM |
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GMOS - so much is genetically modified. Try organic. |
Liberty Belle |
Feb-08-10 11:52 PM |
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"Other than corn, no GMO grains are sold on the market." |
onestepforward |
Feb-09-10 01:02 AM |
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Ask Monsantokillyoufuckyou and their employed talking right wing heads |
Jax |
Feb-09-10 01:47 AM |
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lol, someone saw 'food inc' eh? |
upi402 |
Feb-09-10 01:55 AM |
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more than obvious after all these years |
Jax |
Feb-09-10 01:57 AM |
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Irritation, inflamation - the body sees wheat as an irritant, an invader |
upi402 |
Feb-09-10 01:54 AM |
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It is quite annoying that the truly decent breads are all so very |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 02:00 AM |
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In the years ahead, occult genetically mutant food will be a MASSIVE story |
SpiralHawk |
Feb-09-10 04:30 AM |
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Yep. There are TWO separate points here regarding GMOs |
greenbird |
Feb-09-10 05:05 AM |
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There's a third question here that is also a cause for concern. |
surrealAmerican |
Feb-09-10 07:30 AM |
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Yes, excellent point. |
greenbird |
Feb-09-10 12:42 PM |
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Third: who gets to decide whether consumers should take this risk or not... |
Romulox |
Feb-09-10 07:41 AM |
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Absolutely. |
greenbird |
Feb-09-10 12:43 PM |
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Is Alistair Crowley modifying plants with arcane magicks? |
PVnRT |
Feb-09-10 12:49 PM |
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Great question. Huge K & R! |
earth mom |
Feb-09-10 05:13 AM |
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Uh, I know facts have no place in discussions like these... |
trotsky |
Feb-09-10 07:43 AM |
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shhhhhh! |
BakedAtAMileHigh |
Feb-09-10 09:10 AM |
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there is an offensive odor from bread products these days |
xiamiam |
Feb-09-10 08:48 AM |
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I haven't noticed that - but one thing that is happening with food is |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:38 PM |
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GMOs have nothing to do with Celiac Disease As Far As I Know |
BakedAtAMileHigh |
Feb-09-10 09:09 AM |
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Have you ever been tested for Celiac Disease?... |
SidDithers |
Feb-09-10 12:39 PM |
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Read post 30. And |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 01:33 PM |
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Anemia was how my daughters Celiac Disease was initially identified... |
SidDithers |
Feb-09-10 01:42 PM |
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Has your daughter's health turned around? |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 06:48 PM |
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Yup, the GF diet turned her into a normal kid... |
SidDithers |
Feb-09-10 08:19 PM |
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I think most people probably have a problem with wheat. Perhaps the GMO's is the reason. |
cbdo2007 |
Feb-09-10 01:39 PM |
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Great tip about Amazon. n/t |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 04:04 PM |
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Do you have any statistics demonstrating that more people |
MineralMan |
Feb-09-10 01:39 PM |
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I probably connect on a face to face basis with far fewer people than at any |
truedelphi |
Feb-09-10 04:09 PM |
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This may be one of those things that is on the rise not because... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-09-10 07:11 PM |
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Have read several articles speculating that increased allergies due to not enough good ol dirt |
havocmom |
Feb-09-10 06:51 PM |
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Oh boy that really makes sense to me. |
truedelphi |
Feb-10-10 01:23 PM |
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Gluten Sensitivity, Gluten Allergy, Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Disease.... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Feb-09-10 07:00 PM |
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In my younger years, I did not believe in allergies at all. |
Jamastiene |
Feb-10-10 05:09 PM |
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Because they don't drink enough hefeweizen in their youth. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Feb-10-10 05:19 PM |
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