A Brief History of Monsanto Corporation

Dow Chemical and Monsanto were the two largest producers of Agent Orange for the U.S. military.

From 1961 to 1971, Agent Orange was by far the most widely used of the so-called "Rainbow Herbicides" employed in the Herbicidal Warfare program (Vietnam

War).

According to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children born with birth defects.

***Warning***These images are graphic and upsetting to some viewers***http://images.google.com/images?q=agent+orange+baby

Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, a chemist working for G.D. Searle & Company.

Monsanto developed and patented the glyphosate molecule in the 1970s, and marketed Roundup from 1973.

Donald Rumsfeld followed Searle as CEO, and then as President of Searle between 1977 and 1985.

Diet Coke was sweetened with aspartame after the sweetener became available in the United States in 1983.

In 1985, Monsanto bought G.D. Searle - and the aspartame business became a separate Monsanto subsidiary, the NutraSweet Company.

In January 2006, the South Korean Appeals Court ordered Dow Chemical and Monsanto to pay $62 million in compensation to about 6,800 people.

Demand for milk without using synthetic hormones has increased 500% in the US since Monsanto introduced their rBST product. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axU9ngbTxKw

Monsanto has responded to this trend by lobbying state governments to ban the practice of distinguishing between milk from farms pledged not to use rBST and those that do.

How Aspartame Became Legal: The Timeline

http://www.rense.com/general33/legal.htm

We are all victims of Monsanto's public relations campaign. This PR campaign is often propogated by organizations that are given large sums of money and "scientific" assistance by Monsanto (e.g., IFIC, ADA). Unfortunately some individuals on the Internet have begun to spread this PR even though they have absolutely no familiarity with the scientific literature.

Do your research. Know your food source. We become what we eat.

Knowledge is power.

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Poisoned for Profit: Artificial Sweeteners

Science has declared Splenda a chlorocarbon by virtue of it's processing and chemistry.  By definition, chlorocarbon is a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.  Carbon tetrachloride and related chemicals, such as chloroform, are linked to cirrhosis of the liver.

Splenda is not natural and does not taste like sugar. The sweetness of Splenda derives from a chlorocarbon chemical that contains three atoms of chlorine in every one of its molecules. The manufacturer of this chlorinated compound named it sucralose. The improper use of “ose” in the name creates the illusion that sucralose is natural like sucrose which is the precise name for table sugar.

Johnson & Johnson wants consumers to believe that the taste of Splenda is due solely to natural sugar, that is, due to sucrose. However, the manufacturer has patented several chemical processes for making the chlorinated chemical compound it calls sucralose. The patent literature illustrates that sucralose can be chemically manufactured from starting materials that do not require natural sugar.

In one patent, for example, the manufacturer constructs sucralose from raffinose by substituting atoms of chlorine for hydroxyl groups in raffinose. Raffinose is a molecule found naturally in beans, and onions and other plants, but unlike natural sucrose, it has very little taste.

In another patented process three atoms of chlorine are substituted for three hydroxyl groups in sucrose. The end product of both of these manufacturing processes is an entirely new chlorocarbon chemical called sucralose.

Each molecule of sucralose contains three atoms of chlorine which makes it 600 times sweeter than a natural molecule of sugar which contains no chlorine. Splenda has it’s own artificial taste which is due to this chlorinated compound.

Animal studies have revealed that sucralose can cause:

• Decreased red blood cells -- sign of anemia -- at levels above 1,500 mg/kg/day

• Increased male infertility by interfering with sperm production and vitality, as well as brain lesions at higher doses

• Enlarged and calcified kidneys 

• Spontaneous abortions in nearly half the rabbit population given sucralose, compared to zero aborted pregnancies in the control group

While we're on the subject of artificial sweeteners, we'd be remiss not to review Aspartame, the most highly studied food additive in the history of the FDA (which is of itself a red flag).  Here's the science:

Aspartame is made up of three chemicals: 

• aspartic acid, a non-essential amino acid

• phenylalanine, an essential amino acid

• methanol, a known toxin

What does this mean?  Amino acids are protein building blocks.  Non-essential amino acids are produced by the body.  Essential amino acids are not produced by the body and are acquired through food sources (meat, dairy, legumes).  For the purposes of this research, toxins create Human Health Hazards.  I've included a list of Human Health Hazards associated with Methanol and their sources:

Developmental Toxicant, CERHR JANK OEHHA-CREL

Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, RTECS

Kidney Toxicant, MERCK

Neurotoxicant, DAN EPA-HEN EPA-SARA HAZMAP KLAA OEHHA-AREL RTECS TANN

Respiratory Toxicant, RTECS

Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant, EPA-HEN RTECS

You may be interested to know that aspartame can:

• Stimulate your appetite

• Increase carbohydrate cravings

• Stimulate fat storage and weight gain 

We suggest raw, unheated honey (my personal favorite), agave and stevia as sweeteners.  They are truly natural sources.  Raw, unheated honey is unique because it can be consumed by diabetics.  Contact the LNH office for information.

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