Way to go US military!

[stevesmi]

here is my list of shit that needs to be banned from our foods.. however because we are a farm nation that makes way too much food vs. what we can export it ain't gonna happen

1. soybean oil
2. hydrogenated/fractionated oil
3. high fructose corn syrup

considering those things come from soy, corn, and veggies that farmers in the US produce by the billions if you were to ban those then farmers would go hungry and 12 farming states would lose billions in revenues.

it makes sense for a country like luxemburg to ban those things but the US is a farming nation and its just not economically possible to do it without screwing a lot of people and creating an economic domino affect. it would be like banning computers or the internet. it would crash the economy

 

[Jack steel]

I see your point. But GMO shouldn't exist. And civilians aren't creating them. That's all I mean. The govt. KNOWS they are harmful yet it's still not only an option, but soon to be the only one for all we know. I'm not really arguing, I think we just may have different beliefs about who really controls thigs in this country. I don't believe voting makes any difference unless its an issue that isn't important to the richest 1% / government.

 

[Jack steel]

here is my list of shit that needs to be banned from our foods.. however because we are a farm nation that makes way too much food vs. what we can export it ain't gonna happen

1. soybean oil
2. hydrogenated/fractionated oil
3. high fructose corn syrup

considering those things come from soy, corn, and veggies that farmers in the US produce by the billions if you were to ban those then farmers would go hungry and 12 farming states would lose billions in revenues.

it makes sense for a country like luxemburg to ban those things but the US is a farming nation and its just not economically possible to do it without screwing a lot of people and creating an economic domino affect. it would be like banning computers or the internet. it would crash the economy

Oh yeah, I totally agree. I'm not saying we can just stop GMO altogether, but it should start being phased out, while we attempt to increase the amount of REAL natural seeds. Just like we need to get off of oil, but we can't do that right away. The whole country depends on it. I do not believe those in control are thinking about What's best for us. It's money among other things. I know you're not a fan of milk, and even some milk is getting aspartame put in it now. No reason other than wanting to create illness or addiction to milk.

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ just imagine there was a time where companies didn't have to list ingredients. i believe it was Ralph Nader who worked to change that. a shame that people don't take the time to read the ingredients.

i think its awesome you are passionate about this stuff for a guy your age. keep it up bro. i see you writing and publishing a lot of things in the future in fitness mags and such down the line

hopefully one day we won't have GMO, corn syrup and all that other crap in our foods. maybe another 50-70 years. once the consumers stop buying that shit and stores realize they are losing money selling it and start pulling it off their shelves we will see a steady trend away from it and it will go away. same thing with smoking, i think you will see less than 5% smokers in another 50 years.

 

[Jack steel]

^^^ just imagine there was a time where companies didn't have to list ingredients. i believe it was Ralph Nader who worked to change that. a shame that people don't take the time to read the ingredients.

i think its awesome you are passionate about this stuff for a guy your age. keep it up bro. i see you writing and publishing a lot of things in the future in fitness mags and such down the line

hopefully one day we won't have GMO, corn syrup and all that other crap in our foods. maybe another 50-70 years. once the consumers stop buying that shit and stores realize they are losing money selling it and start pulling it off their shelves we will see a steady trend away from it and it will go away. same thing with smoking, i think you will see less than 5% smokers in another 50 years.

Lol thanks man I have a bit of a debating gene in me, as I enjoy trying to make people see my way... Not always a pleasant itch ha. I Use to write a little bit for a small online magazine. I'm 29 btw. If I could write full time about fitness and nutrition I'd die happy lol.

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ oh okay i always figured you were mid 20's. i didn't get fitness obsessed until i was around 25

 

[Jack steel]

Yeah I really didn't until 25-26 but I get more obsessed/paranoid about things as time goes on. I can hardly think about anything else anymore Lol. Every time I drink tap water I'm afraid my brain is turning to mush.

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ I invested in an ionizer.. i love it.. still works great after about 7 years. just need to change out the filter every couple years.

gets rid of 99% of the crap in the water

 

[BEAST420]

Great read guys... One question , what you mean when saying drinking tap water turns brain to mush??

 

[stevesmi]

Great read guys... One question , what you mean when saying drinking tap water turns brain to mush??

he was being facetious. tap water contains metals, pesticide, flouride, chlorine etc etc. you can actually analyze your tap water very easily or just call up your water company and ask them.

this is why i said i invested in an ionizer. it is a filtration system that will take tap water and turn it into mineral water through ionization. you will save a fortune on water like this.

I recommend Fiji water if you cannot get an ionizer. dasani and aquafina are just bottled tap water.

i have become a pro at testing bottled water and knowing if it is BS or not. its very easy to tell cause i have been drinking ionized water for so many years. you can also buy PH strips and test your water. if the PH is under 6 then it contains chlorine cause chlorine is acidic. Fiji water will come up a 7 when tested, meaning it contains no chlorine.. it is actual spring water.