11/05/2013
8/13/2013
Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do
Do what you love and the money will come. Love what you do and the money will come. It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it.
“If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons.”
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, between my ignorance and lack of self-esteem, I went through a long series of low-paying jobs. I worked in drugstores, dime stores, and in the stockrooms of several department stores. While my dream was to be a movie star or a dancer, I had no idea how to go about achieving that. Any job beyond where I was, became a far-off dream. I was so uneducated that even a secretary’s job was out of my league.
Then one day, Life took an interesting turn; I must have been ready. I had a job in Chicago that paid $28 a week. Why I walked into the Arthur Murray dance studios that day, I can’t remember. But I did. A slick salesperson sold me $500 worth of dance lessons, and when I returned home that night, I couldn’t believe what I’d done. I was terrified. The next day after work, I went back to the studio and confessed my poverty. They said, “Oh, but you signed a contract, and you must pay us the money. However, we have a position open for a receptionist. Do you think you could do that?”
The job paid $10 a week more than I was making. It was a large studio with 40 teachers. We worked 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and always ate our meals together. Within two days, I discovered that I was capable of handling the teachers’ appointments, collecting money, and making all of those introductions. I had a built-in social life and never had more fun at a job. It was a great turning point in my life.
After my job at Arthur Murray’s, I moved to New York and became a fashion model. But I never really possessed much self-worth or self-esteem until I began working on myself to release old negative beliefs from my childhood. In the early days, I had no idea how to change my situation. Now I know that the inner work must be done first. No matter how stuck we seem to be, it’s always possible to make positive changes.
If you were raised with the belief that you must “work hard” to earn a living, it’s time to let that belief go. Use the affirmation: Work is easy and fun for me or I enjoy all my work. Keep repeating these affirmations until your consciousness changes.
Do what you love and the money will come. Love what you do and the money will come. You have a right to enjoy earning money. Your responsibility to Life is to participate in enjoyable activities. As you find a way to do something that you enjoy, Life will show you the way to prosperity and abundance. Our inner guidance never gives us shoulds. The purpose of life is to play. When work becomes play, it’s fun and rewarding. Negative attitudes about work create toxins in the body.
If you’ve been fired, please get over the bitterness as quickly as you can, for bitterness won’t bring good into your life. Affirm often: I bless my former boss with love. Out of this, only good will come. I am now moving into my greater good. I am safe and all is well. Then use affirmations for creating a new job.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons.
Sometimes when we get very close to our dreams, we become so frightened of having what we really want that we begin to sabotage ourselves. As hard as it is to imagine, we’re doing this to protect ourselves. Making a big move, having the ideal job, earning really good money, can be a very scary undertaking. What if I fail? What if people won’t like me? What if I’m not happy?
These questions represent the part of you that’s very afraid of the fulfillment of your dreams. Often, your inner child is the key to your fears. It’s time to be very loving, patient, and gentle with yourself. Reassure your inner child, love it, and make it feel safe.
Don’t get stuck with the belief that it’s hard to find a job. This may be true for many, but it doesn’t have to be true for you. You only need one job. Your clear consciousness will open the pathway for you. Too many people put so much faith in fear. When there’s a shift in the economy, the masses immediately buy into all the negative aspects and constantly talk about it. What you dwell on and accept in your consciousness becomes true for you.
When I hear about negative trends in business or the economy, I immediately affirm:It may be true for some, but it’s not true for me. I always prosper no matter where I am or what is going on. As you think and speak, you’re creating your future experiences. Be very careful about how you talk about prosperity. You always have the option of choosing poverty thinking or prosperity thinking. For at least the next week, notice how you talk about money, work, career, the economy, savings, and retirement. Listen to yourself. Make sure that the words aren’t creating poverty now or in the future.
Are you in a job now where you feel stuck? Do you hate your job or find that you’re just putting in your time to bring home a paycheck? There are definitely things that you can do to make positive changes. These ideas may sound silly or simplistic, but I know they work. I’ve seen countless people change their working situations for the better. The most powerful tool you can use to transform a situation is the power ofblessing with love. No matter where you work or how you feel about the place: Bless it with love! I mean that literally. Affirm: I bless my job with love.
Don’t stop here. Bless with love the building, your desk (if you have one), the various machines that you may use, the products, the customers, the people you work with, and the people you work for, and anything else associated with your job. This will work wonders.
If there’s a person at work that you’re having difficulty with, then use your mind to change the situation. Use the affirmation: I have a wonderful working relationship with everyone at work, including (insert person’s name). Every time this person comes into your mind, repeat the affirmation. You’ll be amazed by how this situation will change for the better.
If you want to secure a new job, then in addition to blessing your current job with love, say this affirmation: I release my job with love to the next person, who will be so glad to be here. This job was ideal for you when you got it. It was the perfect reflection of your sense of self-worth at that time. Now you’ve grown and are moving on to better things. Now your affirmation is:
I know that there are people out there looking for exactly what I have to offer. I now accept a job that uses all my creative talents and abilities. This job is deeply fulfilling, and it is a joy for me to go to work each day. I work with and for people who appreciate me. The building is light, bright, and airy and filled with a feeling of enthusiasm. It is in the perfect location, and I earn good money, for which I am deeply grateful.
If you hate the job that you have now, you’ll take that feeling of hatred with you. Even if you get a good new job, in a short time you’ll find yourself hating the new one, too. Whatever feelings you have within you now, you’ll carry to the new place. If you live in a world of discontentment, you’ll find it everywhere you go. You must change your consciousness now before you can see positive results in your life. Then, when the new job comes, it will be good, and you’ll appreciate it and enjoy it.
So affirm: I always love where I work. I have the best jobs. I am always appreciated. By continually affirming this, you’re creating a new personal law for yourself. The Universe will have to respond in kind. Life will always pick the most appropriate channels to bring forth your good, if you allow it!
8/08/2013
Why Medicine Won’t Allow Cancer to Be Cured
Imagine a commercial plane crashed and there were some fatalities involved. You can be sure that would make the headline of every major newspaper. Well, we have the equivalent of 8-10 planes crashing EVERY DAY with everyone on board dying from cancer.
Nearly two million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year—one person out of three will be hit with a cancer diagnosis at some time in their lives, in spite of the massive technological advances over the past half-century.
Western medicine is no closer to finding a “cancer cure,” while cancer has grown into a worldwide epidemic of staggering proportions. The statistics speak for themselves:
- In the early 1900s, one in 20 people developed cancer
- In the 1940s, one in 16 people developed cancer
- In the 1970s, it was one in 10
- Today, it’s one in three!
According to the CDC, about 1,660,290 (1.66 million) new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 20131. If overall death rates are falling, why are incidence rates still on the rise? The answer is simple: the 40-year “war on cancer” has been a farce.
The cancer epidemic is a dream for Big Pharma, and their campaigns to silence cancer cures have been fierce, which is a tale well told in the documentary film featured below, Cancer: Forbidden Cures.
The Cancer Machine
Please understand that cancer is big business. The cancer industry is spending virtually nothing of its multi-billion dollar resources on effective prevention strategies, such as dietary guidelines, exercise and obesity education. Instead, it pours its money into treating cancer, not preventing or curing it.
Why would they shoot their cash cow? If they can keep the well-oiled Cancer Machine running, they will continue to make massive profits on chemotherapy drugs, radiotherapy, diagnostic procedures and surgeries.
The typical cancer patient spends $50,000 fighting the disease. Chemotherapy drugs are among the most expensive of all treatments, many ranging from $3,000 to $7,000 for a one-month supply.
If the cancer industry allows a cure, then their patient base goes away. It makes more sense to keep a steady stream of cancer patients alive, but sick and coming back for more. How did this societal monster come about?
The featured documentary is enormously informative. It details how the pharmaceutical industry partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) in an ingenious plan to overtake the medical system in four swift, easy steps, back in the early 1900s. In a nutshell, it went something like this:
- International bankers that own the drug and chemical companies gained control over the medical education system over 100 years ago.
- They gave grants to the AMA and leading medical schools in exchange for seats on their board and the ability to control policy.
- Finally, they cleverly engineered their control of virtually every federal regulatory agency relating to the practice of medicine.
‘Don’t You DARE Cure Anyone!’
In spite of the enormous amounts of money funneled into cancer research today, two out of three cancer patients will be dead within five years after receiving all or part of the standard cancer treatment trinity—surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is not too surprising when you consider that two of the three are carcinogenic themselves! One study estimated that chemotherapy benefits about one of every 20 people receiving it.
Over the last hundred years, a number of natural cancer treatments have been developed and used successfully to treat patients in the US and other countries. All have been vehemently discounted, silenced, and pushed under the rug by the medical monopoly, with physicians and researchers attacked, smeared, sent to prison, and professionally ruined for daring to defy the medical establishment.
To this day, with respect to credibility in medicine, “quack” is synonymous with “competition.”
In order to protect the medical monopoly, any viable natural treatment is met with massive opposition by the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Drug companies have no interest in natural agents that they cannot patent, because they interfere with their revenue stream. They will go—and have gone—to extreme measures to prevent the truth about effective natural treatments (competitive threats) from reaching the public.
The FDA is now, thanks to PDUFA, primarily funded by the drug companies and is complicit in this process. They restrict competition in the guise of protecting the public, when the reality is they are protecting the profits of the drug companies.
My Top 12 Cancer Prevention Strategies
There is so much you can do to lower your risk for cancer. But please don’t wait until you get the diagnosis—you have to take preventative steps NOW. It’s much easier to prevent cancer than to treat it, once it takes hold. I believe you can virtually eliminate your risk of cancer and chronic disease, and radically improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it, by following these relatively simple strategies.
- Food Preparation: Eat at least one-third of your food raw. Avoid frying or charbroiling; boil, poach or steam your foods instead. Consider adding cancer-fighting whole foods, herbs, spices and supplements to your diet, such as broccoli,curcumin and resveratrol. To learn more about how these anti-angiogenetic foods fight cancer, please see our previous article: “Dramatically Effective New Natural Way to Starve Cancer and Obesity.”
- Carbohydrates and Sugar: Reduce or eliminate processed foods, sugar/fructose and grain-based foods from your diet. This applies to whole unprocessed organic grains as well, as they tend to rapidly break down and drive up your insulin level. The evidence is quite clear that if you want to avoid cancer, or you currently have cancer, you absolutely MUST avoid all forms of sugar, especially fructose, which feeds cancer cells and promotes their growth. Make sure your total fructose intake is around 25 grams daily, including fruit.
Protein and Fat: Consider reducing your protein levels to one gram per kilogram of lean body weight. It would be unusual for most adults to need more than 100 grams of protein and most likely close to half of that amount. Replace excess protein with high-quality fats, such as organic eggs from pastured hens, high-quality meats, avocados, and coconut oil.
- GMOs: Avoid genetically engineered foods as they are typically treated with herbicides such as Roundup (glyphosate), and likely to be carcinogenic. A French research team that has extensively studied Roundup concluded it’s toxic to human cells, and likely carcinogenic to humans. Choose fresh, organic, preferably locally grown foods.
- Animal-Based Omega-3 fats: Normalize your ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats by taking a high-quality krill oil and reducing your intake of processed vegetable oils.
- Natural Probiotics: Optimizing your gut flora will reduce inflammation and strengthen your immune response. Researchers have found a microbe-dependent mechanism through which some cancers mount an inflammatory response that fuels their development and growth. They suggest that inhibiting inflammatory cytokines might slow cancer progression and improve the response to chemotherapy. Adding naturally fermented food to your daily diet is an easy way to prevent cancer or speed recovery. You can always add a high-quality probiotic supplement as well, but naturally fermented foods are the best.
- Exercise: Exercise lowers insulin levels, which creates a low sugar environment that discourages the growth and spread of cancer cells. In a three-month study, exercise was found to alter immune cells into a more potent disease-fighting form in cancer survivors who had just completed chemotherapy. Researchers and cancer organizations increasingly recommend making regular exercise a priority in order to reduce your risk of cancer, and help improve cancer outcomes. Research has also found evidence suggesting exercise can help trigger apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cancer cells. Ideally, your exercise program should include balance, strength, flexibility, high intensity interval training (HIIT). For help getting started, refer to my Peak Fitness Program.
- Vitamin D: There is scientific evidence you can decrease your risk of cancer by more than half simply by optimizing your vitamin D levels with appropriate sun exposure. Your serum level should hold steady at 50-70 ng/ml, but if you are being treated for cancer, it should be closer to 80-90 ng/ml for optimal benefit. If you take oral vitamin D and have cancer, it would be very prudent to monitor your vitamin D blood levels regularly, as well as supplementing your vitamin K2, as K2 deficiency is actually what produces the symptoms of vitamin D toxicity. To learn more, please see my previous article: “What You Need to Know About Vitamin K2, D and Calcium“.
- Sleep: Make sure you are getting enough restorative sleep. Poor sleep can interfere with your melatonin production, which is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance and weight gain, both of which contribute to cancer’s virility.
- Exposure to Toxins: Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, herbicides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and toxic cosmetics.
- Exposure to Radiation: Limit your exposure and protect yourself from radiation produced by cell phones, towers, base stations, and Wi-Fi stations, as well as minimizing your exposure from radiation-based medical scans, including dental x-rays, CT scans, and mammograms.
- Stress Management: Stress from all causes is a major contributor to disease. Even the CDC states that 85 percent of disease is driven by emotional factors. It is likely that stress and unresolved emotional issues may be more important than the physical ones, so make sure this is addressed. My favorite tool for resolving emotional challenges is Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).
What to Do If You Already Have Cancer
Without a doubt the most powerful essential strategy I know of to treat cancer is to starve the cells by depriving them of their food source. Unlike your body cells, which can burn carbs or fat for fuel, cancer cells have lost that metabolic flexibility. Dr. Otto Warburg was actually given a Nobel Prize over 75 years ago for figuring this out but virtually no oncologist actually uses this information.
You can review my recent interview with Dr. D’Agostino below for more details but integrating a ketogenic diet with hyperbaric oxygen therapy which is deadly to cancer cells debilitated by starving them of their fuel source would be the strategy I would recommend to my family if they were diagnosed with cancer.
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Natural superfoods fight prostate cancer
NaturalNews) Three independent researches conducted between 2004 and 2009 identified green tea, turmeric, and tomato and broccoli combined as the top "superfoods" against prostate cancer. Wisconsin researchers, headed by Vagar Mustafa Adhami, offered substantial evidence that polyphenols from green tea are effective in the prevention and treatment of cancer of the prostate. Meanwhile, researchers from Kentucky, led by Damodaran Chendil, disclosed the efficacy of curcumin, the main component of turmeric, as a radiosensitizer. Likewise, Kristie Canene-Adams and her team of scientists from Illinois and Ohio documented the effectiveness of the tomato-broccoli combination against the disease dreaded by men.
Green tea is considered a "superfood" against this type of cancer, because its polyphenol content is capable of decreasing PSA levels in human prostate cancer cells in a culture medium. The effect of the moderately water-soluble polyphenols on PSA levels is dose-dependent. Additionally, its constituent, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), also contributes to its efficacy against prostate and other forms of cancer.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.dana-farber.org
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About the author:
Sandeep is an mountain climber, runner, and fitness coach. He shares his tips for staying in shape and eating healthy on betterhealthblog.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041524_superfoods_prostate_cancer_alternative_medicine.html#ixzz2bO6C6IU5
Check these top "superfoods" against prostate cancer:
Green Tea Polyphenols
The glyco-protein secreted by the prostate gland, called prostate-specific antigen (PSA), is the most clinically used marker in the detection of prostate cancer. The level of PSA serum is reduced by agents that lower the level of testosterone. Such agents include leutenizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists, antagonists and anti-androgens, as well as 5a-reductase inhibitors.Green tea is considered a "superfood" against this type of cancer, because its polyphenol content is capable of decreasing PSA levels in human prostate cancer cells in a culture medium. The effect of the moderately water-soluble polyphenols on PSA levels is dose-dependent. Additionally, its constituent, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), also contributes to its efficacy against prostate and other forms of cancer.
Curcumin in Turmeric
Curcumin is a natural carotenoid and polyphenol which may be isolated from Curcuma longa or turmeric, a rhizome. Owing to their structure, carotenoids are scavengers of free radicals, which make them great anti-oxidants and boosters of the immune system of vertebrates, humans included. Curcumin is also an effective anti-bacterial and anti-carcinogenic. Studies have demonstrated that curcumin inhibits the growth of a number of tumors when used in combination with radiation therapy. In prostate cancer, curcumin overcomes the effect of prosurvival gene expression induced by the exposure of cancer cells to radiation.Tomato and Broccoli: The Phytochemical-Polyphenol Tandem
Although the Canene-Adams, et al. study was performed in rats, the results are encouraging, because tomato alone and broccoli alone reduced the tumor growth by only 34% and 42%, respectively. However, when tomato and broccoli were combined in diet, proliferation of tumor decreased by 52%. This finding provided scaffold to earlier recommendations from public health authorities to increase their intake of nutrients from a variety of plant sources. In this respect, combining tomato and broccoli produced a synergistic effect in combating prostate cancer.Nature's Way Saves the Day
In conclusion, green tea, turmeric, tomatoes and broccoli are the top "superfoods" proven to fight prostate cancer. There are also other foods that work against prostate cancer including pomegranate and juice from the fruit; other cruciferous vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, bok choy or Chinese cabbage and cauliflower; and soybean. Research methods have been modernized, but today's scientists are going back to naturals, glamorized as "superfoods", for succor against disease. Indeed, the power of food plants over prostate cancer emphasizes the value of nature in man's fight for good health and long life.Sources for this article include:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.dana-farber.org
http://www.naturalnews.com
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About the author:
Sandeep is an mountain climber, runner, and fitness coach. He shares his tips for staying in shape and eating healthy on betterhealthblog.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041524_superfoods_prostate_cancer_alternative_medicine.html#ixzz2bO6C6IU5
Anti-GMO 'Santo' movie appears to have been the victim of an elaborate disinfo campaign involving social media operatives
(NaturalNews) A Natural News investigation has been conducted into the anti-Monsanto movie named "Santo," which has garnered an enormous amount of attention over the past few weeks. (Click here to see the movie preview.)
You may be aware that the movie and the filmmaker have been under fire for the past two weeks, with accusations flying around social media that the film was a bogus project run by a non-existent person. The Twitterverse and FB have exploded with these accusations, and there has been considerable debate within the movement over this film. Even here at Natural News, we inadvertently contributed to the suspicion with a couple of paragraphs I wrote in a story about "false gurus."
As part of the investigation to get to the bottom of this, I spoke with the filmmaker, the filmmaker's legal counsel, the founder of March Against Monsanto, a well-known anti-GMO activist who is contributing to the film (see below), and several other individuals with firsthand knowledge. I recorded an interview with the filmmaker (stage name "Robert Everest") that you can also hear below. Or go straight to the interview posted on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7dkBcj_axg
The filmmaker probably made the suspicions worse in three ways, according to my investigation and based on the interviews with multiple people who have firsthand knowledge of all this:
1) The filmmaker has a bit of a callous, confrontational communications style, which actually might make him the perfect filmmaker to tackle the subject of Monsanto. But it also rubbed some people the wrong way.
2) He used a new stage name in order to protect his identity, causing immediate suspicion about his identity and his background. He also refused to release his real name, which in my view is quite understandable given the very real threats that now accompany anyone who chooses to be a highly visible anti-GMO activist. Nevertheless, the anti-GMO community is rightly suspicious of "new faces" who start asking for big donation dollars.
3) He appeared to be somewhat aggressive in asking for donations for the film, a fact that I think is mostly due to his passion for the project being driven by the relatively recent cancer death of his own mother, a victim of the cancer establishment which operates in much the same way as the biotech industry. (He publicly disclosed this information in the interview, so I'm not violating his privacy by revealing this.)
For one reason or another, Robert Everest managed to ruffle a few feathers in the industry... or at least raise some red flags. This seems to have been seized on by pro-Monsanto opportunists (who may actually be hired negative P.R. trolls) to sow distrust and suspicion about the film.
The ultimate goal of this "paranoia campaign" was to halt donation funding for the film and hopefully see the film fail (thereby helping the biotech industry avoid taking another bullet in terms of public perception).
I was also able to acquire some documentation supporting the validity of the filmmaker and his fundraising efforts. The image below shows an email from the IndieGoGo fraud investigator who examined the identity of Robert Everest and concluded he was legit. This IndieGoGo fraud investigator, I learned, is a former Wells Fargo fraud investigator who joined IndieGoGo in May of this year and oversee's IndieGoGo's highest-complexity fraud cases. He has substantial knowledge and experience in detecting money laundering schemes. His name is Matt Canty.
The fact that Matt Canty gave the Santo film fundraising effort a thumbs up is significant. It means that the accusations that the Santo filmmaker was a "fake person" using a "fake company" to promote a "fake film" were almost certainly false, unless you believe that Matt Canty is a terrible fraud analyst (which is highly unlikely). In reality, the filmmaker was a real person using a stage name -- a common practice in the movie and film industry.
Here's an image of the confirmation statement from IndieGoGo:
I think that it's shocking how more people haven't yet gotten behind it in the GMO-free coalition, because I really feel Robert is on our side, and we have this forum to really reach the masses. I think more people should get on board with the film. I really support it. We all need to support it. Nobody else is coming forth with a plan to reach the masses in such a poetic way. This could be the thing that really catapults the cause... and this is a great thing to bring awareness. - Tami Canal, founder of March Against Monsanto
I also spoke with Pamm Larry, the originator of Prop 37 in California (the GMO labeling bill that narrowly failed last year). She confirmed her optimism for the film and also confirmed that she is contributing to the film and hopes to see it receive enough support to become a success.
I also spoke with Robert's attorneys in California who have promised to provide additional documentation that we may release to the public in the next day or so. Through an old journalism trick I learned from colleagues, I was also able to 100% confirm that the attorney I spoke to is not an actor but is legitimately a California-licensed practicing attorney for a legitimate law firm.
If Robert had been scamming me, I would have caught him in multiple lies through this due diligence process, but that never happened. My investigation revealed, time and time again, that Robert was telling the truth. Unless he is some sort of spooky NSA operative with a massive secret infrastructure backing him up in an effort to destroy Monsanto, there's no way he could have faked all the things I checked out. The only reasonable conclusion from all this is that the guy seems, by all accounts, to be legit. Therefore, the accusations against him were without basis.
Here's my summary of all this: The bottom line is that the Santo film appears to be quite real. The filmmaker is real and has a substantial, genuine history of filmmaking and other talents in the film industry. While I can't personally guarantee any film is going to get made, I can tell you that from my investigation on this, the accusations against the Santo filmmaker appear to be utterly false and fabricated.
That being said, yes, "Robert Everest" is a blunt speaker who may come off as callous to some. He has a kind of "bulldog" attitude and communications style, so he's not going to win any popularity awards across the industry. He may, however, turn out to be a highly effective filmmaker.
While I can't tell you what to do with your money, I've decided to personally donate to Robert's film project at the IdieGoGo.com page:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/santo-7-13-15-gmo-movie
I've also informed Robert that there will be a LOT of scrutiny surrounding him and his film, and that we want to see regular updates and video teasers as production gets under way.
Also see the March Against Monsanto FB page at:
http://www.facebook.com/MarchAgainstMonstanto
BTW, the anti-GMO community really needs to come together in unity if we hope to achieve victory against GMOs.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041529_Santo_movie_filmmaker_Robert_Everest.html#ixzz2bO5DtFYj
You may be aware that the movie and the filmmaker have been under fire for the past two weeks, with accusations flying around social media that the film was a bogus project run by a non-existent person. The Twitterverse and FB have exploded with these accusations, and there has been considerable debate within the movement over this film. Even here at Natural News, we inadvertently contributed to the suspicion with a couple of paragraphs I wrote in a story about "false gurus."
As part of the investigation to get to the bottom of this, I spoke with the filmmaker, the filmmaker's legal counsel, the founder of March Against Monsanto, a well-known anti-GMO activist who is contributing to the film (see below), and several other individuals with firsthand knowledge. I recorded an interview with the filmmaker (stage name "Robert Everest") that you can also hear below. Or go straight to the interview posted on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7dkBcj_axg
Victimized by an elaborate social media smear campaign
While I can't be 100% certain of anything these days, based on our investigation I can say with a high degree of certainty that Santo appears to have been the victim of a highly organized, elaborate disinfo scheme that sought to destroy the film's credibility and thereby deny it grassroots funding.The filmmaker probably made the suspicions worse in three ways, according to my investigation and based on the interviews with multiple people who have firsthand knowledge of all this:
1) The filmmaker has a bit of a callous, confrontational communications style, which actually might make him the perfect filmmaker to tackle the subject of Monsanto. But it also rubbed some people the wrong way.
2) He used a new stage name in order to protect his identity, causing immediate suspicion about his identity and his background. He also refused to release his real name, which in my view is quite understandable given the very real threats that now accompany anyone who chooses to be a highly visible anti-GMO activist. Nevertheless, the anti-GMO community is rightly suspicious of "new faces" who start asking for big donation dollars.
3) He appeared to be somewhat aggressive in asking for donations for the film, a fact that I think is mostly due to his passion for the project being driven by the relatively recent cancer death of his own mother, a victim of the cancer establishment which operates in much the same way as the biotech industry. (He publicly disclosed this information in the interview, so I'm not violating his privacy by revealing this.)
For one reason or another, Robert Everest managed to ruffle a few feathers in the industry... or at least raise some red flags. This seems to have been seized on by pro-Monsanto opportunists (who may actually be hired negative P.R. trolls) to sow distrust and suspicion about the film.
The ultimate goal of this "paranoia campaign" was to halt donation funding for the film and hopefully see the film fail (thereby helping the biotech industry avoid taking another bullet in terms of public perception).
Substantiating documentation
The campaign very nearly succeeded. But today I decided I needed to talk with the filmmaker directly, so I acquired his phone number through a well-connected colleague and contacted him for a conversation. From there, the real story started to unfold -- a story that has now been largely substantiated as you can see here.I was also able to acquire some documentation supporting the validity of the filmmaker and his fundraising efforts. The image below shows an email from the IndieGoGo fraud investigator who examined the identity of Robert Everest and concluded he was legit. This IndieGoGo fraud investigator, I learned, is a former Wells Fargo fraud investigator who joined IndieGoGo in May of this year and oversee's IndieGoGo's highest-complexity fraud cases. He has substantial knowledge and experience in detecting money laundering schemes. His name is Matt Canty.
The fact that Matt Canty gave the Santo film fundraising effort a thumbs up is significant. It means that the accusations that the Santo filmmaker was a "fake person" using a "fake company" to promote a "fake film" were almost certainly false, unless you believe that Matt Canty is a terrible fraud analyst (which is highly unlikely). In reality, the filmmaker was a real person using a stage name -- a common practice in the movie and film industry.
Here's an image of the confirmation statement from IndieGoGo:
March Against Monsanto supports the film
As part of my investigation, I also spoke with Tami Canal, founder of the March Against Monsanto. On the recording, she told me the following:I think that it's shocking how more people haven't yet gotten behind it in the GMO-free coalition, because I really feel Robert is on our side, and we have this forum to really reach the masses. I think more people should get on board with the film. I really support it. We all need to support it. Nobody else is coming forth with a plan to reach the masses in such a poetic way. This could be the thing that really catapults the cause... and this is a great thing to bring awareness. - Tami Canal, founder of March Against Monsanto
I also spoke with Pamm Larry, the originator of Prop 37 in California (the GMO labeling bill that narrowly failed last year). She confirmed her optimism for the film and also confirmed that she is contributing to the film and hopes to see it receive enough support to become a success.
I also spoke with Robert's attorneys in California who have promised to provide additional documentation that we may release to the public in the next day or so. Through an old journalism trick I learned from colleagues, I was also able to 100% confirm that the attorney I spoke to is not an actor but is legitimately a California-licensed practicing attorney for a legitimate law firm.
If Robert had been scamming me, I would have caught him in multiple lies through this due diligence process, but that never happened. My investigation revealed, time and time again, that Robert was telling the truth. Unless he is some sort of spooky NSA operative with a massive secret infrastructure backing him up in an effort to destroy Monsanto, there's no way he could have faked all the things I checked out. The only reasonable conclusion from all this is that the guy seems, by all accounts, to be legit. Therefore, the accusations against him were without basis.
I've decided to donate to the film
Here's my summary of all this: The bottom line is that the Santo film appears to be quite real. The filmmaker is real and has a substantial, genuine history of filmmaking and other talents in the film industry. While I can't personally guarantee any film is going to get made, I can tell you that from my investigation on this, the accusations against the Santo filmmaker appear to be utterly false and fabricated.
That being said, yes, "Robert Everest" is a blunt speaker who may come off as callous to some. He has a kind of "bulldog" attitude and communications style, so he's not going to win any popularity awards across the industry. He may, however, turn out to be a highly effective filmmaker.
While I can't tell you what to do with your money, I've decided to personally donate to Robert's film project at the IdieGoGo.com page:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/santo-7-13-15-gmo-movie
I've also informed Robert that there will be a LOT of scrutiny surrounding him and his film, and that we want to see regular updates and video teasers as production gets under way.
Also see the March Against Monsanto FB page at:
http://www.facebook.com/MarchAgainstMonstanto
BTW, the anti-GMO community really needs to come together in unity if we hope to achieve victory against GMOs.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041529_Santo_movie_filmmaker_Robert_Everest.html#ixzz2bO5DtFYj
French nurse rents out her breasts to gay parents who need to breastfeed adopted baby
(NaturalNews) It may seem odd to some and it's certainly not an ideal solution to everyone, but a French nurse has come up with a rather novel scheme to help gay couples provide their adopted infant children with a healthy start in life.
According to International Business Times, the nurse has placed an advertisement in local venues offering to rent out her breasts to gay couples who cannot feed their babies. Her breast service can be had for €100 (about $133) a day.
The ad, posted online, says she is a "young mother who is in good health."
The 29-year-old mother's ad has "caused a stir in France following the proposal as the European nation is divided over the gay marriage bill, which was passed earlier this year amid protests," the paper reported.
'Don't bother if you're not serious'
More from IBT:
The advertisement has been posted under the username "cecelia232" on the e-loue.com website. The post titled "Breast rental - breast-feeding - Boulogne", offers services in one of the neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris.
"I am a young mother in full health, a trained nurse, 29 years old, and I'm renting out my breasts to feed young babies. In one day I can offer you up to a dozen feeds for your baby. Gay men in couples are not able to breastfeed their babies.... Breastfeeding allows babies to be in good health. Basically, breast milk gives them complete nutrition," says her post.
Needless to say, the ad has caught more than just a few peoples' attention. IBT reported that moderators of the site were initially uncomfortable with the nurse's ad, apparently contacting her to ensure that her offer was genuine.
"Contact me through the site. Don't bother if you're not serious," she said.
The next question is whether or not renting out breast milk somehow runs afoul of French law. The paper reported that French legal experts are divided over whether or not it's allowable, as it has raised questions about the potential for infection from the woman to children.
But apparently, the nurse's offer isn't the first of its kind. In 2011, when an attempt was made to source breast milk via Facebook, Professor Jean-Charles Picaud, president of the French Association of Human Milk Banks, and Professor Pierre-Henri Jarreau, president of the French Society of Neonatalogy, said in a joint statement, "These risks are mainly infectious, because the milk can be contaminated by bacteria or viruses."
'I don't want to waste my milk'
The notion of other mothers providing children with breast milk has really taken off in China, where it has become a booming online business, CNN reports:
Like many mothers, Yan breastfeeds her child. But she's also found a way of making it pay. After noticing she produces more than she needs, Yan -- who lives with her five-month-old baby in Shenyang, the capital of China's northern Liaoning Province -- decided to sell it.
"I don't want to waste my milk," she said. "I heard that others sell breast milk online, and I thought 'Why not sell mine?' I created a Web page and started my business."
CNN performed a search for "breast milk" on 58.com, a Chinese online shopping site, and it revealed "no shortage of mothers offering to sell their breast milk." In many of the country's urban centers, scores of mothers are selling.
"I just need to wait for calls," said Yan. "I provide fresh and frozen breast milk. But you have to pick it up yourself."
She says the market price for breast milk is about 5,000 RMB, or about $814, per month. So, though pricey, it's a much better option for children.
Maybe the French nurse will start a similar trend in her country.
Sources:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.scientificamerican.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041544_breastfeeding_adopted_babies_gay_parents.html#ixzz2bO4V4OUP
According to International Business Times, the nurse has placed an advertisement in local venues offering to rent out her breasts to gay couples who cannot feed their babies. Her breast service can be had for €100 (about $133) a day.
The ad, posted online, says she is a "young mother who is in good health."
The 29-year-old mother's ad has "caused a stir in France following the proposal as the European nation is divided over the gay marriage bill, which was passed earlier this year amid protests," the paper reported.
'Don't bother if you're not serious'
More from IBT:
The advertisement has been posted under the username "cecelia232" on the e-loue.com website. The post titled "Breast rental - breast-feeding - Boulogne", offers services in one of the neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris.
"I am a young mother in full health, a trained nurse, 29 years old, and I'm renting out my breasts to feed young babies. In one day I can offer you up to a dozen feeds for your baby. Gay men in couples are not able to breastfeed their babies.... Breastfeeding allows babies to be in good health. Basically, breast milk gives them complete nutrition," says her post.
Needless to say, the ad has caught more than just a few peoples' attention. IBT reported that moderators of the site were initially uncomfortable with the nurse's ad, apparently contacting her to ensure that her offer was genuine.
"Contact me through the site. Don't bother if you're not serious," she said.
The next question is whether or not renting out breast milk somehow runs afoul of French law. The paper reported that French legal experts are divided over whether or not it's allowable, as it has raised questions about the potential for infection from the woman to children.
But apparently, the nurse's offer isn't the first of its kind. In 2011, when an attempt was made to source breast milk via Facebook, Professor Jean-Charles Picaud, president of the French Association of Human Milk Banks, and Professor Pierre-Henri Jarreau, president of the French Society of Neonatalogy, said in a joint statement, "These risks are mainly infectious, because the milk can be contaminated by bacteria or viruses."
'I don't want to waste my milk'
The notion of other mothers providing children with breast milk has really taken off in China, where it has become a booming online business, CNN reports:
Like many mothers, Yan breastfeeds her child. But she's also found a way of making it pay. After noticing she produces more than she needs, Yan -- who lives with her five-month-old baby in Shenyang, the capital of China's northern Liaoning Province -- decided to sell it.
"I don't want to waste my milk," she said. "I heard that others sell breast milk online, and I thought 'Why not sell mine?' I created a Web page and started my business."
CNN performed a search for "breast milk" on 58.com, a Chinese online shopping site, and it revealed "no shortage of mothers offering to sell their breast milk." In many of the country's urban centers, scores of mothers are selling.
"I just need to wait for calls," said Yan. "I provide fresh and frozen breast milk. But you have to pick it up yourself."
She says the market price for breast milk is about 5,000 RMB, or about $814, per month. So, though pricey, it's a much better option for children.
Maybe the French nurse will start a similar trend in her country.
Sources:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.scientificamerican.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041544_breastfeeding_adopted_babies_gay_parents.html#ixzz2bO4V4OUP
8/06/2013
Young woman's ovaries destroyed by Gardasil: Merck 'forgot to research' effects of vaccine on female reproduction
(NaturalNews) A newly-published study has revealed that Merck & Co., the corporate mastermind behind the infamous Gardasil vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), conveniently forgot to research the effects of this deadly vaccine on women's reproductive systems. And at least one young woman, in this case from Australia, bore the brunt of this inexcusable failure after discovering that her own ovaries had been completely destroyed as a result of getting the vaccine.
Published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ), the harrowing recount of this young 16-year-old girl's experience should give pause to all parents currently being pressured by their doctors into having their young daughters jabbed with Gardasil. Robbed of her natural ability to experience full womanhood, this young woman experienced early menopause, in which her ovaries completely shut down before they were even able to fully develop.
Entitled Premature ovarian failure 3 years after menarche in a 16-year-old girl following human papillomavirus vaccination, this latest case study provides solid evidence that Gardasil is, at the very least, a serious threat to normal ovarian function. Not only was the damaged girl examined and verified to have had healthy ovaries prior to the shots, but there were no other identified factors besides Gardasil that could have possibly been involved in her sudden ill-fate.
Worse is the fact that information later obtained from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the case -- TGA is Australia's equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. -- revealed that Merck had never even conducted safety testing on Gardasil in relation to its effects on women's ovaries. According to the report, Merck had only tested Gardasil's effects on male testes.
"Although the TGA's Australian Public Assessment Report for Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent Vaccine, February 2011, does report on the histology of vaccinated rat testes and epididymides, no histological report has been available for vaccinated rat ovaries," explains the report. "[A] histological report of the ovaries of vaccinated rats remained unavailable beyond a numbering of the corpora lutea present at postweaning euthanasia following the first litter."
In other words, Merck either intentionally or accidentally -- either option is completely unacceptable, by the way -- failed to check whether or not Gardasil has the potential to damage young women's reproductive systems, even though young women have always been the primary target market for the vaccine. Only recently have young boys been pulled into the Gardasil fray, despite the fact that the long-term side effects of the vaccine in males is still largely unknown.
As it turns out, polysorbate 80, which also goes by the names Tween 80, Alkest, and Canarcel, has been shown in studies to damage female reproduction. Not only does this chemical additive greatly accelerate sexual maturation in women, but it also tends to reduce the weight and function of both the ovaries and the uterus. Similarly, L-histidine, when injected into muscle tissue, can cause the body to develop an autoimmune response to the natural substance, which can lead to many of the serious side effects being observed in many young girls who have been jabbed with Gardasil.
Be sure to read the following two reports by Heidi Stevenson to learn more about how Gardasil appears to damage female reproduction:
http://www.thelibertybeacon.com
http://gaia-health.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041512_Gardasil_ovary_destruction_HPV_vaccine.html#ixzz2bDudlA7a
Published in the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ), the harrowing recount of this young 16-year-old girl's experience should give pause to all parents currently being pressured by their doctors into having their young daughters jabbed with Gardasil. Robbed of her natural ability to experience full womanhood, this young woman experienced early menopause, in which her ovaries completely shut down before they were even able to fully develop.
Entitled Premature ovarian failure 3 years after menarche in a 16-year-old girl following human papillomavirus vaccination, this latest case study provides solid evidence that Gardasil is, at the very least, a serious threat to normal ovarian function. Not only was the damaged girl examined and verified to have had healthy ovaries prior to the shots, but there were no other identified factors besides Gardasil that could have possibly been involved in her sudden ill-fate.
Worse is the fact that information later obtained from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the case -- TGA is Australia's equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. -- revealed that Merck had never even conducted safety testing on Gardasil in relation to its effects on women's ovaries. According to the report, Merck had only tested Gardasil's effects on male testes.
"Although the TGA's Australian Public Assessment Report for Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent Vaccine, February 2011, does report on the histology of vaccinated rat testes and epididymides, no histological report has been available for vaccinated rat ovaries," explains the report. "[A] histological report of the ovaries of vaccinated rats remained unavailable beyond a numbering of the corpora lutea present at postweaning euthanasia following the first litter."
In other words, Merck either intentionally or accidentally -- either option is completely unacceptable, by the way -- failed to check whether or not Gardasil has the potential to damage young women's reproductive systems, even though young women have always been the primary target market for the vaccine. Only recently have young boys been pulled into the Gardasil fray, despite the fact that the long-term side effects of the vaccine in males is still largely unknown.
Gardasil loaded with additives known to damage female reproduction
As reported by investigative journalist Heidi Stevenson, there are at least two additive ingredients in Gardasil that may be responsible for damaging women's ovaries. These ingredients are polysorbate 80, an emulsifying preservative, and L-histidine, a natural amino acid. Both of these ingredients are, of course, used in processed foods, which millions of people consume every day. But injecting them into the body has a much different biological effect than simply consuming them.As it turns out, polysorbate 80, which also goes by the names Tween 80, Alkest, and Canarcel, has been shown in studies to damage female reproduction. Not only does this chemical additive greatly accelerate sexual maturation in women, but it also tends to reduce the weight and function of both the ovaries and the uterus. Similarly, L-histidine, when injected into muscle tissue, can cause the body to develop an autoimmune response to the natural substance, which can lead to many of the serious side effects being observed in many young girls who have been jabbed with Gardasil.
Be sure to read the following two reports by Heidi Stevenson to learn more about how Gardasil appears to damage female reproduction:
http://www.thelibertybeacon.com
http://gaia-health.com
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041512_Gardasil_ovary_destruction_HPV_vaccine.html#ixzz2bDudlA7a
Scientists discover exact mechanism for how broccoli and crucifers fight deadly cancers
(NaturalNews) Scientists have been mounting evidence to support the cancer-fighting abilities associated with consuming broccoli and other members of the crucifer family for more than a decade. Past studies have shown that this super-food family directly influences the expression of more than 400 genes immediately after eating the tasty vegetables. Further research bodies have also shown that broccoli consumption can play an important role in lowering the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, and yet to date, the precise metabolic pathway for disease prevention has largely been unknown.
A team of research scientists from Britain's Institute of Food Research have published the results of their work in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition to explain how metabolic modifications brought about by consumption of high-glucoraphanin broccoli may be behind the suggested health benefits and cancer-fighting ability of the cruciferous vegetable family. Scientists noted that this study provides the first evidence from human studies for a possible mechanism behind the suggested ability of glucosinolates, including glucoraphanin found in broccoli, to reduce the risks of chronic diseases and cancers.
The scientists determined that a compound commonly found in crucifers, known as sulforaphane, improved the chemical reactions inside mitochondria, the power source for our cellular machinery. The study found that glucoraphanin helped 'retune' metabolic processes in the cells that get disrupted as we age. Lead author, Dr. Richard Mithen commented, "We think this provides some evidence as to why people who eat diets rich in broccoli may keep in good health... mitochondria are really, really important, and when they start to go wrong it leads to many of the diseases of aging."
The nutritionists performing the study recommend eating broccoli two to three times a week. Other health-promoting members of the cruciferous vegetable family include Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower. Dr. Mithen concluded "We think it is significant because it shows in humans a measurable effect on our metabolism, which is central to our overall health and could explain the diverse range of beneficial effects many observational dietary studies have shown previously." It is important to note that while this study used a specially concentrated type of broccoli to produce the stated results, consumption of commercially available broccoli and crucifers have been shown to exhibit similar anti-cancer properties when eaten over a longer period of time.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041505_broccoli_cancer_prevention_crucifer_compounds.html#ixzz2bDtUY9iy
A team of research scientists from Britain's Institute of Food Research have published the results of their work in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition to explain how metabolic modifications brought about by consumption of high-glucoraphanin broccoli may be behind the suggested health benefits and cancer-fighting ability of the cruciferous vegetable family. Scientists noted that this study provides the first evidence from human studies for a possible mechanism behind the suggested ability of glucosinolates, including glucoraphanin found in broccoli, to reduce the risks of chronic diseases and cancers.
Broccoli and crucifer compounds rejuvenate critical mitochondrial function to prevent chronic illnesses
Researchers fed a special cultivar of broccoli, a combination of wild and commercially available broccoli that contains high levels of glucoraphanin, to nineteen volunteers each week for three months. They compared the first group to two other groups eating the same diet, except one consumed commercially availablebroccoli and the third ate none of the crucifer. The team observed that those eating the glucoraphanin-rich vegetable showed signs of an improved metabolism.The scientists determined that a compound commonly found in crucifers, known as sulforaphane, improved the chemical reactions inside mitochondria, the power source for our cellular machinery. The study found that glucoraphanin helped 'retune' metabolic processes in the cells that get disrupted as we age. Lead author, Dr. Richard Mithen commented, "We think this provides some evidence as to why people who eat diets rich in broccoli may keep in good health... mitochondria are really, really important, and when they start to go wrong it leads to many of the diseases of aging."
The nutritionists performing the study recommend eating broccoli two to three times a week. Other health-promoting members of the cruciferous vegetable family include Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower. Dr. Mithen concluded "We think it is significant because it shows in humans a measurable effect on our metabolism, which is central to our overall health and could explain the diverse range of beneficial effects many observational dietary studies have shown previously." It is important to note that while this study used a specially concentrated type of broccoli to produce the stated results, consumption of commercially available broccoli and crucifers have been shown to exhibit similar anti-cancer properties when eaten over a longer period of time.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041505_broccoli_cancer_prevention_crucifer_compounds.html#ixzz2bDtUY9iy
BREAKING: European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds and plants not registered with government
(NaturalNews) A new law proposed by the European Commission would make it illegal to "grow, reproduce or trade" any vegetable seeds that have not been "tested, approved and accepted" by a new EU bureaucracy named the "EU Plant Variety Agency."
It's called the Plant Reproductive Material Law, and it attempts to put the government in charge of virtually all plants and seeds. Home gardeners who grow their own plants from non-regulated seeds would be considered criminals under this law.
The draft text of the law, which has already been amended several times due to a huge backlash from gardeners, is viewable here.
"This law will immediately stop the professional development of vegetable varieties for home gardeners, organic growers, and small-scale market farmers," said Ben Gabel, vegetable breeder and director of The Real Seed Catalogue. "Home gardeners have really different needs - for example they grow by hand, not machine, and can't or don't want to use such powerful chemical sprays. There's no way to register the varieties suitable for home use as they don't meet the strict criteria of the Plant Variety Agency, which is only concerned about approving the sort of seed used by industrial farmers."
Title IV Registration of varieties in national and Union registers
The varieties, in order to be made available on the market throughout the Union, shall be included in a national register or in the Union register via direct application procedure to the CVPO.
Gardeners must also pay fees to the EU bureaucracy for the registration of their seeds. From the proposed law text:
The competent authorities and the CPVO should charge fees for the processing of
applications, the formal and technical examinations including audits, variety denomination, and the maintenance of the varieties for each year for the duration of
the registration.
While this law may initially only be targeted at commercial gardeners, it sets a precedent to sooner or later go after home gardeners and require them to abide by the same insane regulations.
As a hint of the level of insane bureaucracy that gardeners and vegetable growers will be subject to under this EU law, check out this language from the proposed EU law:
Specific provisions are set out on the registration in the Union variety register and with regard to the possibility for the applicant to launch an appeal against a CPVO decision. Such provisions are not laid down for the registration in the national variety
registers, because they are subject to national administrative procedures. A new obligation for each national variety examination centre to be audited by the CPVO will be introduced with the aim to ensure the quality and harmonisation of the variety registration process in the Union. The examination centre of the professional operators will be audited and approved by the national competent authorities. In case of direct application to the CPVO it will audit and approve the examination centres it uses for variety examination.
Such language is, of course, Orwellian bureaucraticspeak that means only one thing: All gardeners should prepare to be subjected to total government insanity over seeds, vegetables and home gardens.
RealSeeds.co.uk warns about any attempt to actually try to understand the law by reading it:
You cannot just read the first 5 pages or so that are an 'executive summary', and think you know what this law is about. The executive summary is NOT what will become the law. It is the actual Articles themselves that become law, the Summary has no legal standing and is just tacked on as an aid to the public and legislators, it is supposed to give background information and set the proposed legislation in context so people know what is going on and why.
The problem with this law has always been that the Summary says lots of nice fluffy things about preserving biodiversity, simplifying legislation, making things easier etc - things we all would love - but the Articles of the law actually do completely the opposite. And the Summary is not what becomes the law.
For example, the Summary of drafts 1, 2 & 3 talked about making things easier for 'Amateur' varieties. But the entire class of Amateur vegetables - which we have spent 5 years working with DEFRA to register - was actually abolished entirely in the Articles right from the start. Yet the Summary , and press releases based on it, still talked about how it will help preserve Amateur varieties! The Summary is completely bogus. Do not base your views of the law on it!
So, be warned. By all means, read it yourself. But you have the ignore the Summary as that is not the Law, and does not reflect what is in the Law.
As you might suspect, this move is the "final solution" of Monsanto, DuPont and other seed-domination corporations who have long admitted their goal is the complete domination of all seeds and crops grown on the planet. By criminalizing the private growing of vegetables -- thereby turning gardeners into criminals -- EU bureaucrats can finally hand over full control of the food supply to powerful corporations like Monsanto.
In addition, as Gabel explains, this law "...effectively kills off development of home-garden seeds in the EU."
This is the ultimate wish of all governments, of course: To criminalize any act of self-reliance and make the population completely dependent on monopolistic corporations for their very survival. This is true both in the USA and the EU. This is what governments do: They seize control, one sector at a time, year after year, until you are living as nothing more than a total slave under a globalist dictatorial regime.
An online petition has already been started on this issue and has garnered nearly 25,000 signatures so far.
NOAH'S ARK and 240 other organizations from 40 European countries have also initiated an "open letter" appealing to Brussels bureaucrats to stop the insanity. Click here for a translated version of their petition.
In my book, a woman uses a specially-crafted breast prosthesis to smuggle seeds to "underground gardeners" in full defiance of laws crafted by Monsanto. A vast underground network of grassroots gardeners and scientists manage to put together a "seed weapon" to destroy GMOs and take back the food supply from evil corporations.
Mark my words: Seeds are about to become contraband. Anyone who grows their own food is about to be targeted as a criminal. The governments of the world, conspiring with corporations like Monsanto, do not want any individual to be able to grow their own food.
This is about total domination of the food supply and the criminalizing of gardeners. And this is what big government always does after centralizing sufficient power. All governments inherently seek total control over the lives of everyone, and if you don't set boundaries and limits for government (i.e. the Bill of Rights), it eventually runs roughshod over all freedoms and liberties, including the freedom to grow your own food.
Additional sources:
http://open-seeds.org/bad-seed-law/
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040214_seeds_European_Commission_registration.html#ixzz2bB93aeHg
It's called the Plant Reproductive Material Law, and it attempts to put the government in charge of virtually all plants and seeds. Home gardeners who grow their own plants from non-regulated seeds would be considered criminals under this law.
The draft text of the law, which has already been amended several times due to a huge backlash from gardeners, is viewable here.
"This law will immediately stop the professional development of vegetable varieties for home gardeners, organic growers, and small-scale market farmers," said Ben Gabel, vegetable breeder and director of The Real Seed Catalogue. "Home gardeners have really different needs - for example they grow by hand, not machine, and can't or don't want to use such powerful chemical sprays. There's no way to register the varieties suitable for home use as they don't meet the strict criteria of the Plant Variety Agency, which is only concerned about approving the sort of seed used by industrial farmers."
Virtually all plants, vegetable seeds and gardeners to eventually be registered by government
All governments are, of course, infatuated with the idea of registering everybody and everything. Under Title IV of the proposed EU law:Title IV Registration of varieties in national and Union registers
The varieties, in order to be made available on the market throughout the Union, shall be included in a national register or in the Union register via direct application procedure to the CVPO.
Gardeners must also pay fees to the EU bureaucracy for the registration of their seeds. From the proposed law text:
The competent authorities and the CPVO should charge fees for the processing of
applications, the formal and technical examinations including audits, variety denomination, and the maintenance of the varieties for each year for the duration of
the registration.
While this law may initially only be targeted at commercial gardeners, it sets a precedent to sooner or later go after home gardeners and require them to abide by the same insane regulations.
Government bureaucracy gone insane
"This is an instance of bureaucracy out of control," says Ben Gabel. "All this new law does is create a whole new raft of EU civil servants being paid to move mountains of papers round all day, while killing off the seed supply to home gardeners and interfering with the right of farmers to grow what they want. It also very worrying that they have given themselves the power to regulate and licence any plant species of any sort at all in the future - not just agricultural plants, but grasses, mosses, flowers, anything at all - without having to bring it back to the Council for a vote."As a hint of the level of insane bureaucracy that gardeners and vegetable growers will be subject to under this EU law, check out this language from the proposed EU law:
Specific provisions are set out on the registration in the Union variety register and with regard to the possibility for the applicant to launch an appeal against a CPVO decision. Such provisions are not laid down for the registration in the national variety
registers, because they are subject to national administrative procedures. A new obligation for each national variety examination centre to be audited by the CPVO will be introduced with the aim to ensure the quality and harmonisation of the variety registration process in the Union. The examination centre of the professional operators will be audited and approved by the national competent authorities. In case of direct application to the CPVO it will audit and approve the examination centres it uses for variety examination.
Such language is, of course, Orwellian bureaucraticspeak that means only one thing: All gardeners should prepare to be subjected to total government insanity over seeds, vegetables and home gardens.
RealSeeds.co.uk warns about any attempt to actually try to understand the law by reading it:
You cannot just read the first 5 pages or so that are an 'executive summary', and think you know what this law is about. The executive summary is NOT what will become the law. It is the actual Articles themselves that become law, the Summary has no legal standing and is just tacked on as an aid to the public and legislators, it is supposed to give background information and set the proposed legislation in context so people know what is going on and why.
The problem with this law has always been that the Summary says lots of nice fluffy things about preserving biodiversity, simplifying legislation, making things easier etc - things we all would love - but the Articles of the law actually do completely the opposite. And the Summary is not what becomes the law.
For example, the Summary of drafts 1, 2 & 3 talked about making things easier for 'Amateur' varieties. But the entire class of Amateur vegetables - which we have spent 5 years working with DEFRA to register - was actually abolished entirely in the Articles right from the start. Yet the Summary , and press releases based on it, still talked about how it will help preserve Amateur varieties! The Summary is completely bogus. Do not base your views of the law on it!
So, be warned. By all means, read it yourself. But you have the ignore the Summary as that is not the Law, and does not reflect what is in the Law.
As you might suspect, this move is the "final solution" of Monsanto, DuPont and other seed-domination corporations who have long admitted their goal is the complete domination of all seeds and crops grown on the planet. By criminalizing the private growing of vegetables -- thereby turning gardeners into criminals -- EU bureaucrats can finally hand over full control of the food supply to powerful corporations like Monsanto.
Most heirloom seeds to be criminalized
Nearly all varieties of heirloom vegetable seeds will be criminalized under this proposed EU law. This means the act of saving seeds from one generation to the next -- a cornerstone of sustainable living -- will become a criminal act.In addition, as Gabel explains, this law "...effectively kills off development of home-garden seeds in the EU."
This is the ultimate wish of all governments, of course: To criminalize any act of self-reliance and make the population completely dependent on monopolistic corporations for their very survival. This is true both in the USA and the EU. This is what governments do: They seize control, one sector at a time, year after year, until you are living as nothing more than a total slave under a globalist dictatorial regime.
An online petition has already been started on this issue and has garnered nearly 25,000 signatures so far.
NOAH'S ARK and 240 other organizations from 40 European countries have also initiated an "open letter" appealing to Brussels bureaucrats to stop the insanity. Click here for a translated version of their petition.
I saw this coming
By the way, I am on the record predicting this exact scenario. Read Chapter Three of my fiction book, "Freedom Chronicles 2026." (Read it FREE, online.) It depicts a seed smuggler living in a time when seeds are criminalized and people earn a living as professional seed smugglers.In my book, a woman uses a specially-crafted breast prosthesis to smuggle seeds to "underground gardeners" in full defiance of laws crafted by Monsanto. A vast underground network of grassroots gardeners and scientists manage to put together a "seed weapon" to destroy GMOs and take back the food supply from evil corporations.
Mark my words: Seeds are about to become contraband. Anyone who grows their own food is about to be targeted as a criminal. The governments of the world, conspiring with corporations like Monsanto, do not want any individual to be able to grow their own food.
This is about total domination of the food supply and the criminalizing of gardeners. And this is what big government always does after centralizing sufficient power. All governments inherently seek total control over the lives of everyone, and if you don't set boundaries and limits for government (i.e. the Bill of Rights), it eventually runs roughshod over all freedoms and liberties, including the freedom to grow your own food.
Additional sources:
http://open-seeds.org/bad-seed-law/
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040214_seeds_European_Commission_registration.html#ixzz2bB93aeHg
Monsanto now overriding natural law by attempting to patent multiple common vegetables, fruits
(NaturalNews) Global biotechnology megalith Monsanto is no longer content with simply manipulating and patenting its own genetically-modified (GM) counterfeits of nature. According to a new petition created by the human rights advocacy group Avaaz, Monsanto is right now attempting to exploit little-known loopholes in European law for the ultimate purpose of patenting common fruits and vegetables that exist naturally in nature - and the president of the European Patent Office (PAO) has apparently given his blessing to this malicious endeavor.
Just when we all thought that corporate agriculture could not get any more predatory and deranged in its pursuit of power over the food supply, fresh news emerges about Monsanto's attempts to play the role of God by claiming ownership of natural fruits and vegetables. According to Avaaz, Monsanto is using PAO's application process to file for patents on things like natural cucumbers and tomatoes, and unless a cohort of proactive European nations takes action now to stop this effort, the multinational corporation could soon assume control over the conventional food supply.
"Companies like Monsanto have found loopholes in European law to have exclusive rights over conventional seeds, so we just need to close them shut before they set a dangerous global precedent," explains the petition. "And to do that, we need key countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands - where opposition is already growing - to call for a vote to stop Monsanto's greedy plans."
You can read and sign the Azaaz petition here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_nm/?bigwYcb&v=26065
The petition, which has already been signed by more than 2.1 million people as of this writing, is simple: It calls on the leaders of these three important countries, and the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organization, to amend European patent law to block these egregious loopholes. With enough signatures and a groundswell of grassroots opposition, the hope is that these countries will take swift action to protect the God-given right of people everywhere to access nature freely without having to get permission from a corporation with an extensive track record of deception and fraud.
"Since the year 2000, there have been more and more patents granted on plants and animals derived from conventional breeding" in the EU, explains a recent report put forth by the group No Patents on Seeds entitled President of the European Patent Office gives green light for patents on plants and animals: Patent office ignores the position of the European Parliament. "Presently, there are around 100 such patents on plants, and around 1,000 applications have been filed."
You can read the full No Patents on Seeds report here:
http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org
But you can help stop these evil corporations from achieving global domination of the food supply by signing the Azaaz petition and raising awareness about Monsanto's covert control agenda:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_nm/?bigwYcb&v=26065
No Patents on Seeds has also come up with a short list of political instruments that it hopes can be used to reign in the EPO and stop this madness. These instruments include having EU member states order a diplomatic conference on the European Patent Convention (EPC) to exclude natural plants and animals from being patented.
Be sure to check out the entire No Patents on Seeds report here: http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041485_Monsanto_patents_GMOs.html#ixzz2bB8bENIL
Just when we all thought that corporate agriculture could not get any more predatory and deranged in its pursuit of power over the food supply, fresh news emerges about Monsanto's attempts to play the role of God by claiming ownership of natural fruits and vegetables. According to Avaaz, Monsanto is using PAO's application process to file for patents on things like natural cucumbers and tomatoes, and unless a cohort of proactive European nations takes action now to stop this effort, the multinational corporation could soon assume control over the conventional food supply.
"Companies like Monsanto have found loopholes in European law to have exclusive rights over conventional seeds, so we just need to close them shut before they set a dangerous global precedent," explains the petition. "And to do that, we need key countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands - where opposition is already growing - to call for a vote to stop Monsanto's greedy plans."
You can read and sign the Azaaz petition here:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_nm/?bigwYcb&v=26065
The petition, which has already been signed by more than 2.1 million people as of this writing, is simple: It calls on the leaders of these three important countries, and the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organization, to amend European patent law to block these egregious loopholes. With enough signatures and a groundswell of grassroots opposition, the hope is that these countries will take swift action to protect the God-given right of people everywhere to access nature freely without having to get permission from a corporation with an extensive track record of deception and fraud.
"Since the year 2000, there have been more and more patents granted on plants and animals derived from conventional breeding" in the EU, explains a recent report put forth by the group No Patents on Seeds entitled President of the European Patent Office gives green light for patents on plants and animals: Patent office ignores the position of the European Parliament. "Presently, there are around 100 such patents on plants, and around 1,000 applications have been filed."
You can read the full No Patents on Seeds report here:
http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org
Your help needed to stop the approval of Monsanto patents on dozens more plants
This is heinous news, but it gets worse. According to the same report, Monsanto, Syngenta, and various other biotechnology companies are in the process of filing for many more patents in 2013, and have no intention of stopping until they own every plant in existence. No Patents on Seeds says dozens of new patents covering species like broccoli, onions, melons, lettuce and cucumber are set to be approved in the coming weeks and months.But you can help stop these evil corporations from achieving global domination of the food supply by signing the Azaaz petition and raising awareness about Monsanto's covert control agenda:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_nm/?bigwYcb&v=26065
No Patents on Seeds has also come up with a short list of political instruments that it hopes can be used to reign in the EPO and stop this madness. These instruments include having EU member states order a diplomatic conference on the European Patent Convention (EPC) to exclude natural plants and animals from being patented.
Be sure to check out the entire No Patents on Seeds report here: http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041485_Monsanto_patents_GMOs.html#ixzz2bB8bENIL
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