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Hi Kids! Biotechnology Is Helping Improve the Health of the Earth By Injecting Poisons Into Our Food!

Reblogged from anticapitalist

Monsanto, Dow, Dupont and friends may have reached a new low by bringing their genetically engineered lies into the classroom via their new Look Closer at Biotechnology, an activity book/fairy tale that tells kids about “all the wonderful ways” that biotechnology grows more food, helps the environment and improves our health, none of which is true, but anyway….Brought to you by the Council for Biotechnology Information (sic), a corporate mouthpiece whose sole aim is to make more money for these guys.

“Hi Kids! This is an activity book for young people like you about biotechnology - a really neat topic. Why is it such a neat topic? Because biotechnology is helping to improve the health of the Earth and the people who call it home.”

Take a look at the activity book here.  And shit, I’ll throw in a quote from the introduction page:

You will see that biotechnology is being used to figure out how to (1) grow more food; (2) help the environment; and (3) grow more nutritious food that improves our health.

The rest of the booklet is even worse.  The publisher, the Council for Biotechnology Information, is a non-profit organization designed to promote the business interests of the biotech industry.  In fact, they contributed $375,000 to the Coalition Against the Costly Labeling Law, a front group trying to defeat the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act of 2012.  If passed, this bill would ban food manufacturers and retailers from labeling genetically-engineered foods as “natural” or “all-natural”, as well as  requiring them to label foods containing genetically-engineered ingredients.  Clearly, CBI has no regard for any science-based information, and is very much brainwashing children with these booklets.

Again, genetically-engineered foods are becoming harder and harder to avoid.  Growing your own fruits and vegetables from heirloom/organic seeds is one of the best way to be completely sure the vegetation you eat is healthy.

(Source: anticapitalist)

Medical Expert Recommends Ditching Pills for Gardening to Treat Depression

Reblogged from eastofthebay

indiancountry:

A medical expert in the United Kingdom recommends doctors prescribe gardening to help patients beat depression, reported the Fraser Coast Chronicle.

Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians in the UK, states gardening can be more powerful drugs.  That’s why he supports the government’s health reforms - the reforms will give general physicians more options than before when treating patients, including prescribing gardening, a very cheap, yet effective option to taking expensive prescription drugs.  Other alternatives include dance classes for obesity and camping trips for those with depression.

Sir Richard added:  ”I always wonder why people go to the gym when there is a ‘green gym’ outdoors for us all - and, what’s more, it’s free.  Gardening burns off calories, makes joints supple, and is fantastic exercise.  It is a physical activity that has been shown to be helpful in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and dementia.”

Gardening can burn up to 400 calories for a man, and 300 calories for a woman per hour.  Turning compost is like lifting weights, trimming trees and shrubs is like walking at a moderate pace, and in general, gardening can reduce high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and more.  Studies show that just being in the presence of plants reduces stress, especially in the workplace, a sense of biophilia (Link is a PDF download from the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - click at your own discretion).  In fact, other studies have shown that gardening can help cure depression, reduce stress in those undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, and help dementia patients interact more with others.