GMO Soy

NeoLife is committed to avoiding all GMO raw source materials in any products they produce. Soy is the number one genetically modified food. Non-GMO sells for a premium price because it is not resistant to herbicides and involves more work to grow.

GMO soybeans are modified so the herbicide glyphosate can be applied to the plants without killing them. Unfortunately, this substance is patented as an antibiotic. It kills beneficial organisms in the soil and in the gut of humans when consumed. Many pathogens or disease causing bacteria are resistant to glyphosate, while many beneficial organisms are readily killed by exposure to the herbicide.

Monika Kruger and associates suggest that consumption of GMO cattle food has increased the incidence of botulism in cattle. Other studies have shown changes in the beneficial and harmful bacteria in chickens. What is true for cattle and chickens may be true for humans as well.

Don't overlook the NeoLife Acidophilus Complex supplement which is designed to provide 5 of the most beneficial bacteria to promote a healthy digestive tract. These organisms are normal to the human digestive tract. They are also protected with gel-guard technology to assure that they can arrive at the proper places in the digestive tract for optimal promotion of health.

Article of brain and microbiome effects of glyphosate.

Environmental impact of glyphosate

Kruger article on botulism in cattle

Review article (Interesting discussion of botulism)

Soy and Cancer

     In spite of the fact that numerous studies have shown that those with high soy consumption appear to have lower incidence of cancer than those with a low intake the web is filled with suggestions that consumption of soy causes cancer.
     A recent study has identified a powerful new anti-cancer substance in soy called lunasin, a protein in the soybean. Lunasin selectively kills cells being transformed or newly transformed into cancer cell. Lunasin appears to prevent the development of cancer cells, but does not affect established cancer cells.
     Lunasin has an epigenetic effect upon cells. It alters the way the DNA expresses itself. Research on lunasin explains why soy appears to prevent cancer, but is not very effective in treating cancer once it develops.

Reference:
de Lumen, Ben o., Lunasin: A cancer-preventative soy peptide, Nutrition Reviews, January 2005, 63(1):16-21.

Six Common Allergens

     An individual can have an allergic response to almost any food, inhalant, or physical substance coming in contact with the skin. One can even become sensitized to invisible electromagnetic fields.      The Big Six allergens are gluten, corn, dairy, soybeans, peanuts and eggs.
Gluten can cause serious damage including migraines, neuropathy, erosion of the digestive tract, and increased risk of dementia. Dairy products are more likely to result in congestion, breathing difficulty, and diarrhea.
     Physicians will often ask patients to avoid these six foods for a period of time. This is called an elimination diet. It may not result in avoidance of all allergens, but it can lighten the load on the immune system if one is sensitive to one or more of these foods.
     The barrel illustration has been used to portray the nature of allergy. Symptoms are not evident until the barrel overflows. In other words, the body is tolerant to exposure to allergens until we carry a load which is too heavy to handle. We then become ill. The severity of the response depends upon how great the total load exceeds coping capacity.
     The value of good nutrition and supplementation is that it increases the size of the barrel allowing us to have a greater tolerance for toxins and allergens we experience on a daily basis.