Do you demand answers as to why certain people want to stamp a label on a poison product, but not demand the poisoning of our children and planet be stopped!!??!! We demand those answers. SIMPLE QUESTIONS REQUIRES SIMPLE ANSWERS. YES or NO. Do YOU want a clean and toxic-free planet? Do you want clean food, clean water and clean air? (back to these questions at the end of this note) Many of you have asked, “ What led you on your organic crusades and mission out-reach?” Many of you think I just came from out of nowhere. Some think that I have “my own agenda”. Others can’t believe I stay grounded in this world of confusion and madness. I appreciate each and every one of you for your questions and continued support. I appreciate all of the companies which continue to support each of my (OUR) missions. The answers are very simple. I began my studies, research and quest for truth, honesty and a cure for our son’s “incurable” disease, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. (Our son, Coty encountered 28 surgeries and 2 near death experiences with 7 different surgeons with this deadly disease). I began this quest 22 years ago, but with no avail or light at the end of the tunnel. Back then, I had only known to rely on the doctors of the western medicine to treat and keep our son alive. The years went on and the disease progressed further and further, UNTIL his 2nd near death experience. (more on our son’s illness and cure on my blog under, Not All Wheezers Are Asthmatic). This last terrifying experience led my family to a total shift in gears in which WE demanded answers and truths and direction from the doctors. Once we found the doctor who was able to treat and CURE our son just 10 years ago, I began my awakening and understanding of the truth of how the systematic pharmaceutical and medicine world works along with the greedy politics who slip their fingers in every move that is made. This awakening led me to shout out from the roof tops to the world that WE FOUND A CURE for this deadly disease that takes more lives of children than HIV or heart related diseases do. Our family was on to something, on to curing and SAVING children and saving a ton of money for the families of children suffering this deadly disease. Wow, we can now help children all over the country suffering. Woo hoo, "We found the cure and lives will be saved," so we thought. We started a foundation on our son’s behalf, The Coty Pate Foundation for Respiratory Papillomatosis. We set this up as a 501c3 with the IRS for raising money SOLELY for the purpose of handing every dime of that money back to the families who needed travel to the only doctor in America able to cure this disease. We held seminars, press conferences with VP’s of the children’s hospitals, otolaryngologist and scientist. We made our message loud and clear, so loud that we were SILENCED and shoved under a deep tunnel of confusion and deception. We were crushed to find that the powers that be were the ‘powers that deceive’. We lost 4 children in one year due to neglect, dishonesty and greed. We were insulted and accused of bringing ‘quackery’ to the public. Due to the fact that we lived in Memphis, TN (the WRONG place to even think about mentioning a cure or bringing a promising truth foundation) we had many big players and politics to contend with. This led us to heart break and financial ruin, for you cannot successfully operate a charitable foundation without a million dollars in the bank. We competed with St. Jude, LeBonnheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee for funding. Needless to say, we were vetoed before we even requested. None the less, we funded the organization our from our own family’s income until we could DO NO MORE. Then we just decided to at least get the message out and at least get the kids to Denver to be treated. We did get the help of Angel Flight life line to serve these precious souls. After a long stretch of continued slaps in the face and being told our information will NEVER be accepted, we became prey to the powers that be and we just gave up and decided we have a family to feed with our 2 other children. Therefore, we stopped all that we had begun in 2005. (We started this foundation in 2003). http://www.wysk.com/index/tennessee/cordova/7xk88mv/coty-pate-foundation-for-respiratory-papillomatosis/profile http://www.rrpf.org/rrpf/resources/CotyPateFoundation_mission.htm Give up you ask? No, just stayed silent for all these years due to disheartenment and due to the fact that the USA wreaked havoc upon the curing doctor. Therefore, he left to go back to Switzerland. I saw this, and decided that if they run a doctor who practices medicine in a western medical hospital in Presbyterian St. Luke in Denver, CO then who am I to stand the test of time? Years of silent I became. During those years of silence, I silently researched, studied, worked at holistic doctor’s offices and took classes, direct education from amazing doctors. I studied the greed of the government and all the tangled webs they so beautifully weave. I studied all the many legs and strings to each web. I watched my dad work his way through the tightly woven web. (This later led to his murder in August of 2013) I worked in the world quietly and studiously. We then opened our first organic retail shop and oxygen bar in Florida in 2009. This led me to study closely the purity of organic companies. We ONLY sold the best and the purest of products in our shop with the health of the planet and families in mind. As I sat in our shop, I began unraveling the twisted, knotted highway to deception. I began to become non-fearful and once again introduce the message about our son’s deadly disease. I began writing and documenting all I researched. This led me to write my first book: ‘Lose Weight…The Pate Weigh’. Then on to my next book: ‘Fuel for the Body’. As I sat in my shop, I realized that I am only reaching a small public in one town in Florida. I saw the need to get OUT and educate the masses with great organic and eye opening information. Therefore, I decided to QUIETLY prepare and organize a 3 person bicycle T.O.U.R. (Total Organic Understanding Ride). This T.O.U.R. would last for 30 days and travel from Cincinnati, OH to West Palm Beach, FL. This T.O.U.R. was to educate and empower the public about organic and sustainable living as well as help them to heal/cure and restore their health just as OUR family did. This T.O.U.R. was completely SELF FUNDED by my husband and myself with the sales of my book. I did have the support of some amazing sponsors to help offset the food costs. These sponsors were Navita’s Naturals, Celtic Sea Salt, Guayaki Yerba Mate, Manitoba Harvest and Garden of Life. We had a great 3 person T.O.U.R. for the 30 days. We empowered the east coast, educated the colleges, high schools and elementary schools. We even made splashes at random events along the way. The rest is history, as noted on my web pages with the continued success of the T.O.U.R.s I tell you all of this to make points that as I sought out quietly and persistently to get the solid message out and that I did NOT compromise my food and my family’s health. Hey, I was guilty of participating in the ‘Right to Know’ march, the ‘Just Label It’ campaigns, the ‘Just Say No to GMO’. Yes, I did all of that. THEN, as I remembered my past experiences with my son and his disease and my kidney surgery and my dad’s stories and the deception from the western medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies, I looked very deeply at what message I, myself was putting out to the public. I remembered that the very message I was putting out was MISLEADING. What, you ask? How could I think this? As I looked deep within and glazed at the public, I started to see the REPEATS of what deception I had already experienced years ago. THIS simply gave me another awakening. I will be damned if I am fooled again and deceived by the ‘green washing’ that appears to be going on. I mean as I turned my entire world around to come to RESTORE the health of my child, my kidney and my family, to find that the ‘safe haven’ I sought is also misleading the people! NO, I will not sit fearful by anymore and let this happen. By this, I mean, it is ALL or NOTHING. Why on earth would I accept or expect the public to accept anything LESS than pure, clean and toxic-free foods? Why would I compromise my health only to choose the “better of the evils”? Why on earth would I slip back into a maze of mirrors? Why would I jeopardize my family’s health, the health of the planet? Why would I compromise MY integrity or health? I realized that the old saying stands true to the test of all times. “Watch where the crowd runs, then run the opposite direction, as they are usually wrong”. My dad was so true to this. He ALWAYS looked and WALKED the opposite direction of the crowd. I found myself doing exactly what I was taught NOT to do. "Snap out of it," I told myself. Thus, my researching the research began again. This long story serves to make my point and moral to these questions: So our team of 6 and I have been accused of having 'an agenda of our own Pure Integrity label'. Hmmm. Well, your honor, the jury is back and we have been FOUND GUILTY! GUILTY of wanting TRUTH, INTEGRITY, PURITY AND A TOXIC-FREE PLANET. GUILTY of spreading the TRUTH to a misled society. GUILTY as charged! But let us make ONE correction. You mentioned a 'label'. The Pure Integrity Verified Seal is NOT a label (sticker) it is a SEAL. SEAL of INTEGRITY. ;-) Let me ask again the questions from the beginning of the blog.
If your answer is YES. Then the only SOLUTION to combat the toxic world we live in is to help the public choose the TRUE companies who are already making their products with NO toxic chemicals, additives or hormones, period. We DEMAND complete transparency and trust in the foods we purchase for our families. We simply can NOT pretend to solve the problem and ONLY require just a FEW ingredients to be pure. I mean, like taking the 'yoga mat' out of the bread from Sub Way was a great move. BUT WHY did it stop there? Why take ONE ingredient out, when the rest of the ingredients are cancer causing and toxic combustion ingredients. Just the same as demanding the cereal companies to remove the BHT from their cereals, only addressing ONE TINY aspect of the toxicity. Why compromise? Why not clean it all up? This is why it does NO good to go after the big food industry companies. They are going to do what they are going to do. HOWEVER, IF we approach the "Organic" companies to bring their foods clean and toxic free, then we keep the INTEGRITY ALIVE in the organic world and therefore the organic companies will see NO need to sell out to the big food giants. Because the food giants are NOT buying companies, THEY ARE BUYING YOU, the CONSUMER! What will YOUR choice be? If you do NOT believe that YOU can make THIS vital difference, then please read this below short statement from one of our team members: "I have to let you know, in the last 48 hours, a group of us went on a challenge spree. We created so much of a stir, we literally upset all 50 states, plus many many cities and towns across the US. We uncovered and challenged lies. Just 6 of us did this. Nothing we did was illegal. Everything was an exposure to help this planet. Many of these group's explicitly demanded their teams and leaders not engage with us or read any of our remarks.....(yes, we saw the emails)..... Not because were mean or bullying mind you, but because they were afraid people would wake up to the truth behind the Labeling measures being pushed. Our group of 6. Imagine what would happen if the people being fooled all joined together to ask the very simple questions we asked.....we didnt make statements......all we did was ask questions. Do you want to help our movement grow? Do you demand answers as to why certain people want to stamp a label on a poison product, but not demand the poisoning of our children and planet be stopped!!!!!?????!!!!!!! Do you? Do you want to know? So do I. Stay tuned and I'll explain how you can help us, to help you." by Rudy TwoMoon. You can find his awesome articles and more insight HERE So as you can see from the above statement, WE DO have the power to end this madness. DEMAND NO COMPROMISES. ONLY a small group of six of us stirred some pots. HOW can YOU help US to help YOU RESTORE the health of the planet? Come say YES with US. YES to clean food, water and air. Join us on our world wide YES T.O.U.R. and see where we will be SOWING SEEDS in our group mission worldwide out reach to truly BLOOM WHERE WE ARE PLANTED! Stay tuned for how YOU can join us in our Planet Saving grassroots, food-growing, seed-throwing style project...official press release is just around the bend! From US to YOU. LIVE HAPPY. BE PURE! Always What the social media news says happened in the Monsanto Shareholder meeting, and what ACTUALLY happened in the meeting. THE FOLLOWING TRUTH REPORT WAS PUBLISHED ON A MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET AND WAS CENSORED BY BLACKMAIL IN LESS THAN A WEEK. MONSANTO SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ON 01/30/2015 **(Everything high lighted in blue & gray is directly taken from Monsanto's pages and their quotes. Everything in red high light is taken from social media quotes directly. Everything in purple is OUR direct information and decoding). What social media says "happened" at the Monsanto shareholders meeting: "Proxy passed 53%!!!!! Amazing! I did what I set out to do!!! Every person in that room is questioning Monsanto's business!" What ACTUALLY happened in the Monsanto Shareholder's meeting January 30, 2015: Listen to YouTube audio below. PLEASE EVERYONE, EDUCATE YOURSELVES on what the different proxies are. Was the proxy passed? If it does pass, is it for YOU, the consumer? Was it in YOUR interest? "Though that proposal was NONBINDING, it got 53% of shares voted (This in no way implies that it PASSED) and Mr. Grant said that Monsanto directors would likely alter its policy in response". (Of course they will...it is in their best interest to alter...they always alter their policies. Remember, share holders money is at stake here. Profitability is bottom line). ;-) *Because Harrington’s proposal was advisory, the “yes” vote does not mean Monsanto’s Board or management is required to implement it. Grant was less than committal about possibly implementing it. (*quote taken from: http://napavalleyregister.com/business/napa-s-harrington-wins-vote-at-monsanto/article_9c0dd122-c805-58ee-be40-8ce70d1ee037.html ) Therefore, when we see an actual iron clad voting of YES, let's change Monsanto's policies, THEN we will consider this a VICTORY. “The ink is still wet on this vote,” Grant said. He said since Monsanto has its annual meeting earlier in the year than most companies, he intends to watch how others companies respond to similar proposals. “We will continue outreach,” he said, adding it is likely “when we are back next year we will have modified our approach.” Was everyone in the room questioning Monsanto's business? Really? Did Hugh Grant really cringe? Keep in mind, also, that ANYONE can be a shareholder and Monsanto welcomes those who just want to "Buy" shares to be able to get in to their meetings. How long would it be before US as shareholders to actually get enough of US to buy shares to be able to even vote? Stay tuned for more details coming to you next week in regard to interviews with FFTB Team and Monsanto. Please just know the facts and understand what the REAL SOLUTION can be! Here are the "proxies" that were up for vote: http://www.monsanto.com/investors/documents/annual%20report/2014/monsanto-2014-proxy-statement.pdf http://finance.gcnewsgazette.com/filing/defa14a/0001193125-14-438448/cik-1110783/ *All excerpts taken directly from Monsanto's web links above. "Here we present an overview of information that you will find throughout this proxy statement. As this is only a summary, we encourage you to read the entire proxy statement for more information about these topics prior to voting". PROXY ITEM NO. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 30 How We Select Our Director Nominees 30 Nominees and Current Board of Directors 33 REPORT OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE 40 PROXY ITEM NO. 2: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 42 PROXY ITEM NO. 3: ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE APPROVING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 44 REPORT OF THE PEOPLE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE 45 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION (see detailed table of contents for this section on page 46) Executive Compensation Tables 70 PROXY ITEM NO. 4: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: Lobbying Report 87 PROXY ITEM NO. 5: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: Shareowner Proxy Access 89 PROXY ITEM NO. 6: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: Independent Board Chairman It is important to take note of what actually passed and what is NON-BINDING. Share owners approved a non-binding proposal requesting adoption of proxy access. “The board will take into consideration the shareowner vote and the thoughtful shareowner discussion we’ve had regarding the evolving role of proxy access,” said Robert Stevens, Monsanto Lead Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. “The company will seek additional shareowner input through the company’s long-standing share owner outreach program in connection with its consideration of its corporate governance policies and practices.” "Additional voting results will be included in the company’s Form 8-K. An audio replay of the annual share owners meeting will be available by visiting the investor section of Monsanto’s website". St. Louis, Mo. - "The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and Moms across America (MAA) confronted Monsanto (NYSE: MON ) executives today at the St. Louis-based corporation’s annual shareholders meeting". We're sorry, but NO ONE confronted anyone. It was an OPEN meeting for ALL discussions for any share holder. It was a nice meeting and discussions. Sure enough, some of the share holders whom bought shares "ONLY" to get in meetings did indeed bring up the discussions about the safety of the Roundup/Glyphosate and Monsanto's use of toxic chemicals. Any of US can buy shares to get into their meetings. Monsanto knows this and they welcome any of us to do so. Furthermore, EVERYONE in that meeting got to meet Mr. Hugh Grant himself. It is not a secret thing to do or a hush meeting. So please, we urge you to do your homework on exactly what happens in meetings and know what articles, items and proxies actually mean. Please listen to our founder, Lynnette Marie, and her story of growing up on Monsanto farming in the 1970s and 80s in the video blog on her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuTMVrQkOpE Here are a few words from our founder: "Growing up on Monsanto farming with my grand parents, I am very sensitive to the fact that these farmers really DO care and really do trust in Monsanto. My grand parents thought they were doing the right thing when they incorporated all the poisons on their farm lands.They loved human kind and never left a child unfed. These farmers are not mean people by any means nor do they want to inflict harm on the public. They truly believe they are feeding the masses with their farming methods. In this day and time, after 40 years have passed, it is more and more difficult for the pesticide infested crops to survive change. It is difficult for the Monsanto family farmer to rely on anything but their pesticides and herbicides. It is our responsibility to encourage and educate the actual farmers. It is within our power to tell the farmers that their systems are destroying the planet, one crop at a time. We simply can not expect to go into a shareholders' meeting and convince that farmer they are poisoning the people. We for sure can not expect to march right in to a meeting and expect for all to bow down to us and change their mind just like that. It is on their turf, it is their decisions and their futures at stake. Therefore, for us to believe that the simple 'introduction of the new proxy" of possibly allowing the shareholders to elect board members to the board in our favor, would be to believe that we can take ownership of the Monsanto corporation. So getting the shareholders to elect board members will only allow them to pick from the candidates already on board and nominated by the corporate officials them selves. The solution lies in other entities to RESTORE our planet. The SOLUTION to this madness is our ability to be self sufficient as well as having a way to see company transparency in the organic world itself ". The audio recorded in this blog was recorded directly from Monsanto's actual meeting. HOWEVER, you can go your self directly to this website for a couple more days and hear the exact same recording. This way you can see, that absolutely NOTHING was altered or taken away from the recording. Even after it is removed, you can look at the image at the end of this post and verify that our video is the same duration of Monsanto's, with a few extra seconds due to recording. Absolutely nothing is missing. Please go here>>>>> http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/mojmtw5m Namaste~ ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!! ALL CONSUMERS! MUST READ. BE IN THE KNOW AND KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE!!
THIS SADDENS US! Really, all our pages on here are meant for uplifting, encouragement, peacefulness and love. We also empower, enlighten and educate the consumer. Therefore, when something is just NOT right and confuses the heck out of the public, then as my duty as a Minister for the Environment and Certified Medicine Woman, then I must call this one out and tell the TRUTH. The above photo is just ONE more reason why we need the Pure Integrity Verified Seal more now than ever! (Please be patient while the site is being built) Companies continue to hide behind the mask of a NON GMO seal to shade the eyes of the consumer. This simply is not OK. We demand PURE foods, TOXIC FREE foods and TRANSPARENT companies. Sure, a company can source from NON GMO seeds. However, did any of you read the ingredients on this Manischewitz company? Most have MSG (Mono Sodium Glutamate), written in plain sight on the label such as the Matzo Ball & Soup Mix. just to name one. They are also full of HYDROGENATED oils, and not even of any organic nature except for the Organic Spelt Crackers Look at their website and click products then click nutrition information. Just look at their website and pick a product, any product. You will find all sorts of toxins lurking right on the label. Such as cornstarch, canola oil (this oil is a rapeseed that is highly hydrogenated), even the bean soup mixes have cornstarch, sodium bisulfite as a preservative. The only product this company has that is remotely "safe", are their pasta noodles, apple sauce and almond butter and even those are not of an organic nature. We do not know where they were grown. The word KOSHER is supposed to make everything better, right? NO. Do you even know what the word KOSHER means? KOSHER was in the beginning meant for the humane practices of eating MEATS and harvesting meats. Furthermore, it was based on Jewish law (in which I personally believe there is much logic and health in the Jewish law of what meats to eat) of animals that were to be eaten because they were considered "clean" such as animals with cloven hooves, animals that also chew their cud, eating fish with both scales and fins and the only poultry that should be eaten is duck, chicken, goose and turkey. You will note all of this mention and why in Chapter 10 of Fuel for the Body to have better understanding of the meats to eat. So you see, the word KOSHER was intended for good and most Jewish still abide by this KOSHER term for their meats and dairy. However, just like all the other terms out there, kosher has been diluted and misused. Now the word KOSHER simply means that it has been 'prayed' over. Furthermore, KOSHER certification means that the products and ingredients are indeed traceable and they see exactly where each ingredient comes from to better keep track of the foot print you are putting on the planet. Also KOSHER certification has the same rules that the infamous Food & Drug Administrations (FDA) has. Making sure the facilities are kept within FDA regulations. With all this being said, what do you think about Mono Sodium Glutamate, Cotton Seed Oil, Sodium Bisulfite, This is WHY we continually battle the TRUTHS> this sickens me. We have this BIG BOLD NON GMO label on products to make the public think the product with this label is SAFE. Oh how the smoke and mirrors continue to taint the visions of the consumer. You simply can not have this non-sense of world confusion. Sure, GMO's are dangerous, However, just because you do not eat a GMO contamination, the toxic poisons are going to get you! It's the poisons that are really killing the planet! If it were ONLY GMO SEEDS, and NO use of toxic pesticides, herbicides or weed sprays, then the GMO crops would die OUT completely and the ORGANIC ones would PREVAIL by reproducing, something that a GMO crop simply can not do. You can harvest the seeds for the next year, but that's about as far as a GMO life span goes. Hence the big seed companies trying to make all GMO, so that farmers will be dependent on coming back to THEM year after year. Bingo, cash register, bulls eye! Ahh, welcome to my parlor said the spider to the fly! Please take note of this brief information so that you can make healthy decisions for you and your family. We want the best for our planet, the most trusted products for our families and the highest integrity ever. Stay tuned on here as the Pure Integrity Verified seal begins to surface more to bring you food security for safe consuming. Information taken directly from the insights and research of: Author Lynnette Marie. Websites are high lighted through out this note. Feed back and comments always welcome. #pureintegrity #organicfoods #realfoods #nongmodoesnotmeansafe As mentioned in Chapter 3 - The Sweetest Deception - of Fuel for the Body. Due to many factors, mainly the heating processing of the nectar, the chemical make up changes and makes it no better than High Fructose Corn Syrup.Article is compliments of Sarah Barendse Agave is quickly making a rise in popularity among sweetener choices as more and more people realize just how dangerous artificial sweeteners are to our health. But is agave actually better for you? At approximately 60 calories per tablespoon (compared to 40 for sugar) it is also nearly twice as sweet so most people will not use as much. Most agave sweeteners are produced from the blue agave plant. But what part of the plant are we consuming? The core of the plant contains sweet “honey water,” the substance used to make syrup (and, when fermented, to make tequila). Miel de Agave (traditional agave syrup) is made by boiling honey water sap from the core of the plant for a couple hours reducing the water content. This is the same way Maple Syrup is made. This still retains the nutrition found in the plant itself; unfortunately this is not how Agave Nectar is made. Although agave starts out as pure, the form you can buy in stores has been processed. Agave “Nectar” is what is widely marketed. It is made from the giant root bulb, not the core. The principal component of the root is starch – it’s a complex carbohydrate called inulin, which is technically a highly indigestible fiber. It does not have a sweet taste. The process by which agave glucose and inulin are converted into “nectar” is similar to the process in which cornstarch is converted into HFCS. The agave starch is subject to an enzymatic and chemical process that converts the starch into fructose-rich syrup —anywhere from 70 percent fructose and higher according to the agave nectar chemical profiles posted on agave nectar websites. Nutritionally agave once processed isn’t any healthier than high fructose corn syrup or sucrose (Karo syrup). They offer no health benefits and eating them puts you at a higher likely hood of developing visceral fat, metabolic syndrome, heart disease and diabetes. Agave is slightly lower on the glycemic index than the other sweeteners, which has caused it to be marketed to diabetics as “friendly” sugar, but the American Diabetes Association lists agave right along with all other sweeteners and states clearly that it should be very limited in diabetic diets. Well known doctors such as Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Mercola, and Dr. Oz who once were proponents of using agave have retracted their support and now recommend alternatives. According to Russ Bianchi, managing director and CEO of Adept Solutions, Inc., a globally recognized food and beverage development company, on the similarities between agave nectar and high fructose corn syrup: “They are indeed made the same way, using a highly chemical process with genetically modified enzymes. They are also using caustic acids, clarifiers, filtration chemicals and so forth in the conversion of agave starches into highly refined fructose inulin that is even higher in fructose content than high fructose corn syrup.” Other Reasons to avoid Agave Poor Quality Control Pesticides residue and multiple reported incidences of cutting with corn syrup Saponins – Agave is high in saponins, which are a toxic steroid derivative, capable of disrupting red blood cells and producing diarrhea and vomiting. There is also a possible link between saponins and miscarriage by stimulating blood flow to the uterus. Pregnant women should not use agave. Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) – Some agave syrups contain a contaminant called hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF, also called 5-hydroxymethyl furfural), an organic heat-formed compound that arises in the processing of fructose — in both agave syrup and HFCS. HMF has potential toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. HMF is EXTREMELY toxic to honey bees, which is a problem since commercial beekeepers feed HFCS to the bees to stimulate honey production when field-gathered nectar sources are scarce. Agave may start out as natural – but what you are buying in that bottle is a broken down, over processed and unhealthy choice. Better choices would be: Raw organic honey, Coconut Palm Sugar, Maple Syrup, Stevia and Maple Sugar. Sources: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-truth-about-agave http://blog.doctoroz.com/dr-oz-blog/agave-why-we-were-wrong http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/ http://www.sarahbarendse.com Article by: Sarah Barendse
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