LIVING NUTZ SHEDS LIGHT ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEIRLOOM AND GMO FOODS

What image occurs to you when you hear the term,  GMO, in regards to your food?
 Genetically modified organisms(GMOs) and mass production hybridization are terms and concepts that health conscious consumers are generally becoming more aware of.  With that awareness comes the realization that what these terms and concepts represent is the ethical and physical decay of nature at a core foundational level.           

                       GMOs are created when gene blueprints that naturally exist within one species of plant or animal are inserted into another with the intent to achieve a result that is based on a human made decision. In other words, people are manipulating nature for their corporate desires. The urge to genetically modify an organism from a philosophical perspective is definitely intriguing! But there is a huge key component that is left out of the GMO concept. That component is called “evolution”! The traits and characteristics that are displayed by any species have been inherently adapted into their behavior over extended periods of time, thousands or millions of years, not within a decade. Sure, while theoretically taking the genes from an arctic fish with the capacity to withstand frigid conditions and placing them into a tomato so that it may become frost resistant seems like a great idea, it is not grounded in the predominant evolutionary reality that all of life is subjected to. Questionable intent combined with chemical manipulation that is far outside the spectrum of nature will inevitably lead to disaster. 

      The same is true when looking at the reasoning behind mass production crop hybridization. When a corporation decides it wants to produce an agricultural crop that provides larger overall production capacities with disease or pest resilient properties it will automatically bypass the natural selection or “survival of the fittest” traits that ensure evolutionary perfection . This can cause the degradation or destruction of the gene pool and risk cross pollination of commercially bred GMO crops to wild or earth born species. The far reaching implications of that scenario are literally unknown by scientists at this time. For example: a heightened topic of concern is the “escape” of man made transgenes from GMO crops into surrounding heirloom crops and wild plants. The obvious widespread genetic “pollution” and the specter of “super weeds”(super weeds are plants that take on ultra aggressive thriving capabilities due to a few generations of chemical exposure, essentially wiping out natural and heirloom species of plants) proliferated by the transgenes flowing into the natural environment is clearly exemplified by the incessant complaints of heirloom farmers and scientists who observe the extent of natural species mutation. The end result is clearly the accelerated demise or extinction of natural, organic and heirloom species.

      Let’s forget for a moment that common sense isn’t so common anymore. Would it not be far more logical to take a common sense approach to the way in which we as organic beings, conduct our food production methods? Actually, we could apply it to every aspect of our lives as well!  ’Common sense’ means  to do things upon the premise of an obvious and generally recognized methodology that is aligned within the confines of reality. What is reality?  Isn’t it the knowingness that everything in our lives from the most simple understanding to the most complex details are  unified in an ebb and flow field of quantum energy that is limitless?   Ultimately we need to choose to align our perception within that flow. That is the miraculous natural force that guides our lives with honesty, integrity and compassion for life in all of its expressions. It is simply a choice.

                                                     As the owner of a raw food snack company(www.livingnutz.com) with green based philosophies, we have been confronted with many challenging customer health and political related issues.     Due to the mandatory pasteurization of almonds as mandated by the ABC in conjunction with the FDA and USDA last year, Living Nutz was forced into importing organic unpasteurized almonds from Europe so that we could maintain the status of providing a “truly raw” almond. In contrast to the USA, Europe opposes commercial cultivation of GMO crops and their importation. Thanks to successful highly regarded non-government environmentalist groups.  The obvious potential of environmental damage,has the public consistently opposing GMO crop cultivation.

        Morocco is the birthplace of almonds.  Our almond growers have assured us that the varieties which we now sell are heirloom varieties. They are the closest thing to the original old world almond trees! American or Californian almonds are down bred hybridized versions of these original European/African genetics. Since we made this switch we have also made some amazing discoveries! People began to tell us that our Living Nutz brand of almonds are the only kind of almonds that have not triggered their allergies, that they felt a more nutritive effect and noticed a richer almond flavor as well! Hmmm, pretty interesting.  American almonds are bigger, have less taste and less nutrition which are all clearly the traits of many years of hybridization.  Heirloom almonds are smaller, have a much stronger almond flavor and are more nutritionally dense. In fact they contain the highest concentrations of Laetrile (B-17) an anti-cancer compound next to the bitter almond(an inedible species). Another reason that people are able to assimilate Living Nutz with ease in comparison to other almonds is due in part to our processing. We germinate(sprout), marinate and dehydrate(low temp, 110f) our nutz for optimal digestibility and nutritive assimilation. Everything is certified organic and it takes seven days to complete!

         Running a company that has a strong green mentality we have also had our fair share of complaints about our newly augmented carbon footprint that is the result of being forced into importation. Obviously importing almonds from a foreign country creates more dependency on fossil fuels, labor and packaging and that means more demands on the environmental. However, the political statement we are making is of far greater importance . In my opinion it is of the utmost importance that people pay close attention to what is truly going on with their diminishing constitutional rights and become motivated to help preserve the rights we have and renew the rights we have lost in regards to our own personal health choices. Right now our government is making our health freedom choices for us and we have little or no say!

                                  People need to know where their food is coming from.  Become self empowered. It is simple. The further we stray from nature, the more diminished our life force becomes. There is still time to learn to align ourselves with the earth and create harmony.

      

For people who would love to try our amazing products, go to www.livingnutz.com or call 207-780-1101

Written by Seth Leaf, CEO and Co-founder of Living Nutz