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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

The Gluten Intolerance Epidemic: Monsanto’s Hegelian Dialectic Dream

Come True

Melissa Melton

Activist Post

Just last month, researchers published a new research paper in the

Journal of Cereal Science (tagline: “Cereal Science for Food Security,

Nutrition and Sustainability”) all about how genetic engineering could

save the millions of people suffering daily from gluten intolerance.

Gluten-free foods have now become a $4 billion dollar industry. More

and more people are realizing every day that they aren’t as sick as

they thought they were — that a reaction to the gluten from wheat

found in thousands of products on their grocery store shelves is

actually damaging the lining of their intestine, rendering them unable

to absorb nutrients properly, which manifests all sorts of horrible

health issues. Gluten intolerance and celiac disease can actually

present as over 200 different symptoms. For example, did you know

that gluten sensitivities can show up as:

Abnormal Blurry Vision

Abdominal Pain and Distention

Abortion (Spontaneous)

Addison’s Disease

Adenocarcinoma of the Intestines

ADHD

Alopecia (hair loss)

Anemia (caused by nutrient deficiencies – Iron, Folate, B-12, B-6,

Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Copper)

Angina Pectoris (chest pain/ pressure)

Anorexia

Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Anxiety

Aortic Vasculitis

Apathy

Apthous Ulceers and Canker Sores

Arthritis – Juvenile Rheumatoid, Enteropathic, Psoriatic, Rheumatoid

Asthma

Ataxia

Atherosclerosis

Autism and other learning disorders

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Biliary Cirrhosis

Bitot’s Spots

Bleeding Gums

Blepharitis

Blood in the Stool

Bone Fractures

Bone Pain

Bronchiectasis

Bronchoalveolitis

Cachexia

Cataracts

Cardiomegaly

Cardiomyopathy

Cerebral Perfusion Abnormalities

CFS

Cheilosis

Cholangitis (gall bladder)

Chronic Constipation

Chorea

Coagulation Abnormalities

Coronary Artery Disease

Crohn’s Disease

Cutaneous Vasculitis

Cystic Fibrosis

Delayed Puberty

Dementia

Depression

Dermatitis

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Dermatomyositis

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Diarrhea

Down Syndrome

Dysmenorrhea

Epilepsy

Erythema Nodosum

Failure to Thrive

Gastric Bloating

Glossitis

Grave’s Disease

Growth Retardation

H. Pylori Infection

Heartburn

Hives

Hypoglycemia

Hypogonadism

Hypospenism

Infertility

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

Impotence

Insomnia

Keratomalacia

Lactose Intolerance

Loss of Smell

Lymphoma

Malnutrition and Nutritional Deficiencies

Melanoma

Mental Retardation

Menopaus (early)

Migraine Headaches

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscle Wasting

Myopathy

NAFL

Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

Nose Bleeds (Spontaneous)

Obesity

Osteomalacia

Osteoporosis

Osteopenia

Pancreatic Insufficiency

Parkinson’s Disease

Parathyroid Carcinoma

PMS

Polyglandular Syndrome

Polymyositis

Psoriasis

Scleroderma

Secondary Food Allergy Response

Short Stature

Sjogren’s Syndrome

SLE

Small Cell Esophageal Cancer

Spina Bifida

Steatorrhea

Thrombocytopenia

Thyroiditis (Hypothyroidism)

Tremors

Ulceractive Colitis

UTI

Vaginitis

Vomiting

Vitiligo

And no, that’s sadly not all. Due to gluten’s ability to render a sensitive

person unable to properly absorb their nutrients, it’s also been tagged

for a multitude of reproductive issues and cancer which is on the rise.

While organizations such as one in 133 have sprung up around this

issue, figures show that at least 18 million Americans are sensitive to

gluten (meaning they experience negative health symptoms when they

eat it) and another 3 million suffer from full-blown Celiac’s Disease,

which is an extreme form of gluten sensitivity that can be deadly

(although all of it can ultimately be deadly).

Those numbers are conservative at the very best; however,

considering a) they are from 2011 and b) it’s a fact that some people

don’t show any hardcore symptoms at all… totally leading them to

believe they suffer from something other than gluten intolerance and

the resultant nutrient deficiency that follows. Recently, research has

come forward to suggest that it’s the main ingredient glyphosate in Big

Agra giant Monsanto’s worldwide best-seller Roundup that is

potentially behind the gluten intolerance epidemic we’re seeing today:

Here, we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the

herbicide, Roundup®, is the most important causal factor in this

epidemic. “Fish exposed to glyphosate develop digestive problems that

are reminiscent of celiac disease. Celiac disease is associated with

imbalances in gut bacteria that can be fully explained by the known

effects of glyphosate on gut bacteria. “Characteristics of celiac disease

point to impairment in many cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are

involved with detoxifying environmental toxins, activating vitamin D3,

catabolizing vitamin A, and maintaining bile acid production and

sulfate supplies to the gut. “Glyphosate is known to inhibit cytochrome

P450 enzymes. Deficiencies in iron, cobalt, molybdenum, copper, and

other rare metals associated with celiac disease can be attributed to

glyphosate’s strong ability to chelate these elements… “Glyphosate

residues in wheat and other crops are likely increasing recently due to

the growing practice of crop desiccation [drying] just prior to the

harvest. We argue that the practice of “ripening” sugar cane with

glyphosate may explain the recent surge in kidney failure among

agricultural workers in Central America. We conclude with a plea to

governments to reconsider policies regarding the safety of glyphosate

residues in foods. (source)

Monsanto also began producing genetically modified glyphosate-

tolerant sorghum in the last decade, which is used in many of the

gluten-free foods that make up that $4 billion gluten-free food market

and which Monsanto mentions on its website “is an excellent substitute

for wheat for those who cannot tolerate gluten.” So what now? Gluten

sensitivities are spreading throughout modern society like cancer, and

glyphosate is everywhere these days. We’re using more glyphosate

now than at any other time since it was invented, and that figure is not

set to lessen any time soon with the continued proliferation of

Monsanto’s glyphosate-resistant crops all over the world. Well, the

“answer” the scientific community has come up with is…you guessed

it…more GMO. One of the key components of the research paper first

mentioned above is the creation of a transgenic approach:

Their report acknowledges that creating strains of wheat with reduced

gluten toxicity is difficult using conventional breeding methods, and

that genetic modification, in particular a technology called RNA

interference (RNAi), hold the greatest promise in reducing or ‘silencing’

the gluten proteins in wheat and other cereals. Such technology allows

researchers to develop gluten-free wheat strains by adjusting the

gluten fractions toxic to those with celiac disease. They acknowledge

that their efforts could face resistance fueled by global concerns

around genetically modified foods. They also note that current and

prior genetic modification efforts have not produced products with

tangible benefits to the consumer. Rather, the main beneficiaries of

such efforts have been large companies and/or farmers. (source)

So you see, we need genetic modification to save us from the

burgeoning gluten intolerance issue! Well, who better to save us than

global genetic modification giant Monsanto who is already in the

process of testing a genetically modified strain of wheat as we speak?

Indeed, Monsanto has actually spent the better part of a decade-and-a-

half researching GMO wheat. The company began field testing a

variety starting in 1998, but suspended operations in 2005 after

determining that a super-wheat strain wasn’t quite ready to be

launched.

See how that works? Problem: glyphosate proliferation. Reaction:

widespread gluten-intolerance. Solution: GMO wheat.

Diabolical, no?

Melissa Melton is a writer, researcher, and analyst for The Daily

Sheeple, where this first appeared, and a co-creator of Truthstream

Media. Wake the flock up!