-enero 9, 2016 a new estudiar reveals that the weedkiller Roundup causes liver disease in rats after being exposed to doses lower than allowed by the EPA to be present on American food and feed crops. The story was published by Claire Robinson of GMWatch:

 Cutting-edge molecular profiling analyses reveal that the popular weedkiller Roundup causes liver damage at doses permitted by regulators.

The weedkiller Roundup causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at very low doses permitted by regulators worldwide, a new peer-reviewed estudiar shows. The study is the first ever to show a causative link between consumption of Roundup at a real-world environmentally relevant dose and a serious disease.

The new peer-reviewed study, led by Dr. Michael Antoniou at King's College London, used cutting-edge profiling methods to describe the molecular composition of the livers of female rats fed an extremely low dose of Roundup weedkiller, which is based on the chemical glyphosate, over a 2-year period.

The dose of glyphosate from the Roundup administered was thousands of times below what is permitted by regulators worldwide.

Read the rest of the article AQUÍ.

The impact of this study could change the face of agriculture. Roundup and glyphosate based herbicides make up 80% of GMO crops in America. Hundreds of millions of pounds of glyphosate based herbicides are sold around the world each year. Many would say that big agriculture has become addicted to chemicals. Perhaps rock bottom is near. Hundreds of weeds have developed a resistance to glyphosate and the quality of soil is being impacted globally. Glyphosate residues have been found in breastmilk, urine, tap water, honey, cereal, snacks, bread, yogurt, milk, eggs, baby food, beer and wine. Since the introduction of GMOs and glyphosate in our food supply, health conditions have skyrocketed and numerous studies have shown a direct connection. This study showing liver disease is one of the strongest.

At Moms Across America, we are very grateful to the scientists who face criticism and adversity in order to conduct such important work. We are sure that the chemical companies, and university scientists funded by the chemical companies will find a way to attack the authors and the validity of the study.

*Update: Two new papers show thyroid disorder connection from glyphosate based herbicides: 

• Perinatal exposure to glyphosate based herbicides causes thyroid disorders: haga clic aquí.
• Are glyphosate based herbicides linked to autism? Paper links harm to thyroid and glyphosate based herbicides: haga clic aquí.

Hundreds of studies showing harm from glyphosate based herbicides. Countries like France have banned glyphosate and pesticides from public greens y  Sri Lanka has banned glyphosate based on scientific evidence of harm.

We at Moms America find it most prudent to advise our supporters to avoid Roundup and glyphosate based herbicides on food (eat organic), in your gardens, and in your communities whenever possible. You may find solutions listed on our website.  We have emailed and called the EPA to recall Roundup and ask you to do the same. In communicating with the EPA we ask you to always be respectful. Thank you.

EPA Pesticide Review Board Contacts

• Neil Andersen, Chief, Risk Management and Implementation Branch I, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division- Anderson.Neil@epa.gov 703-308-8187

• Thomas Moriarty, Team Leader Moriarty.Thomas@epa.gov 703-347-0248

• Khue Nguyen,  ‎Chemical Review Manager, Nguyen.Khue@epa.gov- 703-305-5035

Salvar

Sabemos que hay mucha información para clasificar. Esperamos que los enlaces a continuación lo ayuden a mantenerse actualizado con las últimas noticias sobre OGM y toxinas.

Se están desarrollando nuevos OMG todo el tiempo. La FDA está considerando un nuevo tomate que mata a la oruga que se lo come.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-killer-tomato_us_58656d4ae4b014e7c72ee012>

Sin embargo, más investigaciones muestran que los OMG no son lo que se dice que son.

La afirmación de que los OGM son "sustancialmente equivalentes" a los cultivos no OGM simplemente no es cierta.

Vea mi último artículo sobre un nuevo trabajo de un equipo de distinguidos científicos que muestra que una variedad de maíz transgénico mostró alteraciones metabólicas y la presencia de sustancias químicas que pueden ser tóxicas. Estos hallazgos prueban que la moratoria de los OGM está completamente justificada.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/zenhoneycutt-117

Los transgénicos tampoco funcionan de la forma en que se dice que funcionan.

Los cultivos transgénicos se están volviendo resistentes a las plagas a un ritmo alarmante.
Una nueva investigación se suma a la evidencia de que la eficacia de los rasgos genéticamente modificados utilizados para proteger el maíz y el algodón de los insectos está fallando, lo que pone en peligro el potencial de producción de maíz de EE. UU. y estimula la necesidad de un mayor uso de insecticidas.

Read Carey Gillam's artículo on GMO failures.

Cientos de súper malas hierbas han desarrollado una resistencia al herbicida más utilizado, el glifosato, y los productos químicos que se utilizan para reemplazar los herbicidas a base de glifosato están causando daños masivos por deriva.

Un agricultor de duraznos demanda por daños a la cosecha:

 http://www.ecowatch.com/missouri-peach-farm-sues-monsanto-dicamba-drift-2133507960.html

Las demandas están creciendo por vínculos de muerte por negligencia y cáncer con Roundup también.

https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/Monsanto-Roundup/monsanto-roundup-lawsuits-causes-21956.html#.WGw5bFmIbqA

¡Hágale saber a la FDA que los OGM y las toxinas NO son lo que consideramos "saludable"!

¡La FDA está "redefiniendo lo saludable" y se está preparando para dejar que los fabricantes de alimentos salgan del apuro nuevamente! 
Enlace a los comentarios de la FDA:

http://www.momsacrossamerica.com/fda_means_to_let_food_companies_off_the_hook_again

Que sepa entonces que Se ha demostrado que los alimentos orgánicos son más nutritivos.: 
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-organic-foods-20140715-story.html

BUENAS NOTICIAS: El Reino Unido ahora tiene una conferencia orgánica/biodinámica/permacultura que es el DOBLE de grande que la conferencia de agricultura convencional. ¡Fantástico! ¡No podemos esperar a que eso suceda aquí en los EE. UU.!

¡Y Francia ha PROHIBIDO el glifosato en los greens públicos! ¡Tampoco permitirán el uso de glifosato en jardines traseros para 2019!

Enlace: http://sustainablepulse.com/2016/12/31/france-bans-pesticides-in-public-green-spaces/ 

Esperamos que haya tenido una gran temporada de vacaciones y si hace algún propósito este año, incluya comer alimentos orgánicos saludables, salir a la naturaleza y pasar tiempo riendo con sus seres queridos. ¡Tu salud es lo más importante, sin ella no puedes comprometerte con nada más!
¡Mucho amor y gratitud para ti!

¡¡¡¡Feliz año nuevo!!!!

Esperamos que tenga unas vacaciones maravillosas y tenga la oportunidad de descansar. Desafortunadamente, la FDA nunca cesa sus travesuras.

PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA

Contacto: Blair Fitzgibbon, 202-503-6141 , blair@soundspeedpr.com

Las pruebas revelan que no se encontró glifosato en los vinos de dos viñedos orgánicos de California

Hoy, Moms Across America anunció que los vinos de dos viñedos de California dieron negativo para glifosato. Phil Larocca, de LaRocca Vineyards, y Athan y Denise Poulos, de Lolonis Family Vineyards & Winery, tuvieron pruebas separadas de glifosato en sus propias muestras de vino e informaron que los resultados volvieron como indetectables. Esta es una buena noticia en un paisaje de uso generalizado y contaminación de herbicidas a base de glifosato.

"Estamos encantados de celebrar los resultados de estas pruebas y la valentía de estos propietarios de viñedos que corrieron el riesgo de probar y descubrir información inconveniente y aterradora", dijo Zen Honeycutt de Moms Across America. "Como dice Maya Angelou, 'Una vez que conocemos mejor, lo hacemos mejor', y reconocemos que estos viñedos querían saber, para que pudieran hacerlo mejor si fuera necesario".

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Media Availability
Contacto: Blair Fitzgibbon, 202-503-614

Moms Across America and Virginians for Medical Freedom mothers will attend The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) which will meet diciembre 13-16, 2016. The panel will consider and review a set of scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding EPA's evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of the herbicide glyphosate.  Glyphosate is the declared active chemical ingredient in Roundup and 700 other glyphosate based herbicides, the most widely used herbicide in the world.

All three mothers are speaking at the public comment portion Thursday morning and available all week for interview.

A todos nuestros amigos que donaron para apoyar a Standing Rock,

Consulte la página de acción actualizada en nuestro sitio web con la VÍDEO informe sobre nuestro viaje a Dakota del Norte. También puede ver la lista completa de suministros de lo que se ha donado con su apoyo. 

https://yesmaam.nationbuilder.com/protect_our_water

Estamos muy agradecidos de conocer gente tan generosa y cariñosa. ¡¡¡Gracias por ser como eres!!!

Si estás pensando en ir a Standing Rock, por favor lea esto primero, y, por favor, ve si puedes, ¡necesitan apoyo!


Los voluntarios clasifican las donaciones.

---

Ayuda a Defund DAPL


Si cientos de miles de personas sacan su dinero de los bancos que están financiando el Dakota Access Pipeline (póngalo en una cooperativa de crédito local), ¡quizás también retiren su dinero! El Banco de Noruega ya ha retirado 120 millones de dólares. Ahora es el momento. Energy TRansfers Partners tiene una fecha límite de enero 1 para que el petróleo esté en los oleoductos.

http://www.defunddapl.org/

Vea un video de Lakota Law sobre Standing Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMs39DxtStQ

---

Confirmada contaminación generalizada con glifosato



Después de iniciar las pruebas de glifosato en la orina, el agua del grifo y la leche materna hace tres años, al ver los niveles bajos en el agua y los niveles altos en algunas pruebas alimentarias posteriores, pudimos determinar que el glifosato está en prácticamente todo lo que comemos. Sabemos que la EPA permite altos niveles de glifosato en 158 cultivos de alimentos y piensos, y sabemos que los herbicidas a base de glifosato se utilizan como agente secante antes de la cosecha en muchos cultivos como azúcar, trigo, maíz, soja, cebada y lúpulo. , guisantes secos, frijoles y legumbres. La contaminación generalizada de glifosato en nuestros alimentos fue confirmada recientemente por pruebas independientes y los resultados son alarmantes. Ver el articulo aquí.

---

¡Celebre GRANDES GANANCIAS!



¡La Junta Nacional de Normas Orgánicas ha negado que el carragenano se encuentre en los alimentos orgánicos!

¡También han prohibido que la nueva tecnología de OGM como Gene Drives / CRISPR esté en alimentos orgánicos!

Esta es una gran victoria para nuestro movimiento y agradecemos a todos los que firmaron las peticiones que hicimos circular, que hicieron comentarios y especialmente Cuerno de la abundancia y el Asociación de consumidores orgánicos por trabajar tan duro en esto!

GRACIAS a todos por su donaciones para apoyar a Moms Across America y por colaborar con nosotros en la creación de comunidades saludables.

¡Con amor y mejores deseos para unas vacaciones tranquilas!

Equipo Zen y MAA

Standing Rock Etiquette

The Dakota Access Pipeline, which if completed, would carry about 500,000 gallons of crude oil per day from North Dakota's Bakken oil field to Illinois.  The pipeline will be crossing the Missouri River just above the Standing Rock Reservation, threatening the water supply to over 18 million people who rely on this water for their very survival downstream. Reports say that the oil will not be used to reduce our dependency on foreign oil, but much of it will be exported. It will likely be used for fuel, made into cheap plastic products, or become an ingredient in herbicides which are sprayed on our food. Either way, the result is poisoning our planet and our people.

diciembre 5, 2016, will likely be the largest event in recorded history of native and non-natives standing side by side to protect water. 1000 Veterans arrive diciembre 4 and the Army Corps of Engineers has stated that anyone on the Oceti Sakowin main camp diciembre 5 will be considered trespassing. Reports of the National Guard coming in on diciembre 2, before the Veterans arrive, are also circulating. Concerns of violence on behalf of the Morton County Police and National Guard are high. The Water Protectors will not be swayed. They continue to call for thousands to stand in support with them. If you are so moved to go to Standing Rock, keep in mind that the short term visits have an impact on long-term resources. Be prepared. Please go to www.ocetisakowincamp.org and read their protocols.

The following is my perspective from personal experience. This is by no means all-inclusive. Please go to the orientation upon arrival. The orientation volunteers are doing an extraordinary job.

1. This is a peaceful demonstration.  Absolutely no weapons are allowed.
   
   
2. This is not Coachella. The Chiefs are not wearing headdresses. This means: treat all the Elders as if they are Chiefs, because they might be.
   
   
3. This is a ceremonial prayer camp. Please, leave your ideas about making Molotov cocktails at home or don't come. Get up early and go to the prayer ceremonies. Prayer sets the tone for your actions and your day.
   
   
4. This is an Indigenous-led camp. This means follow, do not attempt to lead, assert your plans, or impose your schedule upon the community. Go to the 9 am orientation at the Dome, it's imperative. 
   
   
5. This is not Burning Man. This means do not bring your guitars, drums, and hula hoops. No face painting, no drugs or alcohol at all. Don't take pictures unless you ask. The Native Americans are also not there for your entertainment or training on how to start a fire. And this is not a social event, festival or vacation. Come to be of service.

6. 

   Bring more than you take. This means bring your own food, only go to the kitchens if you absolutely need to, and the donation center is not an opportunity for you to pick out a new wardrobe. Also, if there are not 40 people around a campfire, there should be no wood burning. Resources are sorely needed for the long haul.  Take a look at the supply list on the camp website and bring as much as you can to help out. 
   
   
7. Be of Use. This means: get to work volunteering by 9 am and, if possible, don't stop until dark. Winter in North Dakota is a life or death situation. They need serious help to winterize. Go to the Volunteer and Resource center by the Sacred Fire near the main entrance road for opportunities to help. There is also a white RV being used as a whiteboard for the days projects in the center of the South side of the main camp, by three Tarpees with silver stove pipes.
   
   
8. Be honest. If you have stuff from your childhood that gets triggered when you are on the front line and you feel like lashing out, be honest and step back. The front lines are not a place to unleash your anger at authority or your Dad.
   
   
9. Be safe. There have been multiple rapes at camp. Buddy up, bring whistles and walkie-talkies and be aware of your surroundings.
   
   
10. Be smart. There are infiltrators at camp. Some have staged unsanctioned direct actions and led others to be arrested. Don't join in unless it is well organized and you see leaders you recognize from the morning meetings. Also, go to the legal tent at the top of Media Hill right after orientation. Without those forms filled out you will get lost in the cracks if arrested. Go to the Direct Action Training at 2 pm.
    
    
11. Come with a clean heart. We are all angry, sad, or hurt. Allow prayer to have you be open. Come with a clean heart and be peaceful. Prayer is powerful.

Last week Illana from Detroit called me to tell me about her successful GMO OMG movie night evening. She had 7 of her mom friends to her house, MAA flyers about GMOs and organic nibbles on her table. It was a warm, intimate group and she is inspired to continue to have monthly movie nights.

Before everyone left they all vowed to go organic. It can be challenging however, to switch, so they formed an email group and are now encouraging each-other with names of brands, cooking solutions and budgeting ideas.

My heart warmed with joy to here her describe how happy she was with the result. This is a busy mom of two young kids, one which had severe health issues (which got better), and she herself also has Hashimoto’s (down to almost no symptoms by eating organic) and yet she made the time to host a group of women to her home. How inspiring and lovely!

If all of us did this, even once, let’s just say 2000 of the people reading this email had 7 friends over for a movie night...if each of those 7 friends shared about GMOs, the movie, or about pesticides and the importance of eating organic with their 500 friends through social media, we could reach 7,000,000 people in a weekend.

If those 7 million people then bought 100 dollars a week of organic food, that would mean an increase of organic sales of $36,400,000,000 per year. That’s BILLION.

We don’t have to wait for for our government to approve bills that will become laws. We don't have time to wait for our President. We don’t have to wait for EPA policy.  We are busy moms.

What we do have is the power to transform the food industry, reverse the health crisis, and create Healthy Communities Today.

All we need is to be generous, have a Movie Night, Organic Potluck, or Holiday Party and we can fight corporate control, corruption in politics, pollution of our soil and waterways, climate change and create healthy communities too. I would say you would also be on Santa’s “Nice List” too!

Simply go to www.momsacrossamerica.org click on EVENT, scroll down and click “Host Your Own”. Create a Holiday party, movie night or potluck. If you do not want to post your home address, post a nearby school or post office and after people RVSP and you check them out, then you can contact them with the updated address. We encourage you to be open to having new people however, and invite your community. It’s so fulfilling to make a difference in someone’s life! Thank you for being generous and creating healthy communities with us!

Amor,

Zen, Anne, and MAA Team

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

On Thursday, noviembre 17, 2016, the National Organics Standard Board (NOSB) declared that carrageenan would no longer be allowed in food products labeled "USDA Organic".  The board voted 10-3 with one abstention after a 3 day meeting in their headquarters in St. Louis.

There may be many of thinking, "Great!  But what IS carrageenan?".  It seems to be one of those ubiquitous ingredients that shows up in many foods, even those found at your local health food store, making you believe that it was a "health food' and therefore okay to eat.

Carrageenan, also known as Irish Moss, has been derived through red algae since the 1930s.  It is used as a thickener and stabilizer, and therefore helps lengthen a products shelf life.  It is used in many products, including ice cream, yogurts, non-dairy milks, dressings, tofu, toothpaste and many others.

Some of the side effects of carrageenan include inflammation, which can lead to a host of ailments like intestinal distress, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and many others.  Remember, all disease stems from inflammation.  Interesting enough, in the medical field it is actually used as a laxative!

Unfortunately, it is not always listed on the label.  If the food producer is using carrageenan as a "processing aid" it is not required to be listed.  It is also used in beer making to clarify beer, but is not required to be on the label.

So, learn to read your labels and educate yourself on which products might hiding this ingredient if you are concerned or are having issues and think that this might be the culprit.  Cornucopia.com has a wonderful page explaining carrageenan in more detail.  Check it out AQUÍ. 

Here's to your health.

Anne Temple, MAA

Last night at Standing Rock, North Dakota nearly two hundred people were hurt by Morton County Police at a peaceful action which involved women, elders and young people in peaceful prayer. An attempt by Sioux nation leaders to clear two burned out vehicles which have been blocking a public road outside of Oceti Sakowin Camp suddenly became dangerous when the Morton County Police began shooting tear gas grenades, rubber bullets from close range, using water cannons and fire hoses to drench the water protectors in sub zero weather.

Moms Across America's director Zen Honeycutt, who has been at the camp for 4 days, reported that,"We were are asked to support the prayer on the bridge and did not expect to be a part of a massive onslaught of intentional police brutality by the Morton County Police. As I stood on the south side of the bridge, which was not considered trespassing, holding blankets for the Water Protectors who were getting soaked by tanks shooting water, several tear gas grenades exploded in front of me, burning my eyes, throat and causing me to go into convulsions. The grenades were also intentionally shot into grassy areas setting fire to the hills around me, provoking brave Native men to rush to the fires and extinguish them with their bodies. Objects that looked like large fireworks (or small bombs) exploded in the crowd. Rubber bullets caused elders, women and youth to collapse and scream for medics all around me. I saw women who were shot in the head and elders who were drenched with water in sub zero temperatures. Percussion grenades were going off and they were using the LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) to try and control the crowd.   Planes with Stingers circled overhead with their lights off, redirecting our cell phone signals and shutting down our Facebook Live video service.

It was nothing less than an intentional act of violence and warfare by the Morton County Police. It is a tragic time in our history, one that deserves the immediate attention and intervention of our President."

The legal team reported that 167 people were injured by the water cannons, 7 sent to the ER for wounds from the rubber bullets, many of which were head wounds, countless others injured from mace, tear gas, and one elder is still in critical condition from cardiac arrest. The incident was not sparked by a willful act of protest. In fact, the Morton County police had stated that they would clear the cars which block the road for emergency vehicles and the general public two weeks ago. When they did not, the Native American local men attempted to clear them for emergency vehicles. Youth and women prayed with them that their work would be successful. When the spraying with water and rubber bullets began, a call for support went out to the nearby Oceti Sakowin Camp and over 1000 supporters stood in prayer and supported their efforts for over 12 hours, from around  5 pm until well past 5 in the morning.

The coordination, generosity and willingness of the supporters was awe inspiring. Women carried huge logs for a bonfire built on the bank of the Missouri River to keep warm. Men shoved logs across the river like a giant game of shuffleboard to get logs to the fire. Supporters brought tarps to protect the young adults who were being violently sprayed with a firehouse as they formed a human wall with their bodies to protect their fire. Non natives and natives alike brought coats, hand warmers, ponchos, soup and fry bread to sustain the supporters throughout the night. A camp fire was built on the south side of the bridge to warm the people who were soaking wet in the sub zero temperatures to prevent hypothermia. Many of the youth simply changed out of their wet clothes and went back to the front lines.

"What I witnessed were extraordinary acts of dedication and constraint by the water protectors. Over and over again, they were sprayed with freezing water and they continued to pray. They were shot with rubber bullets and yet they did not attack their attackers. They stood for 12 hours in the cold chanting to protect water, and did not retaliate with violence. Elders well into their eighties drummed past midnight to sustain the prayers. These young people, women and elders did this on behalf of 18 million people who stand to lose their primary drinking source if the Dakota Access Pipeline is installed under the Missouri River by permission of the Army Corps of Engineers. We call upon the Army Corps of Engineers to deny the permit for the drilling of this pipeline. We also request anyone who has bank accounts with Bank of America, Chase or Wells Fargo, to close your account and to tell them you are doing so because they have funded DAPL. The Norwegian Bank has pulled out and we expect these three banks to do so as well. It is not a matter of if the pipeline will break, but when, and we can no longer stand for or be a part of supporting the pollution of our planet.”

Moms Across America supporters is raising funds to Support Standing Rock. To find out how you can support go to www.momsacrossamerica.org and ACTION or www.ocetisakowincamp.org.

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar

Salvar