Organic Cotton in Summer's Practice
I use only organic cotton in my practice, because I am committed to choosing products that are the highest quality, most sustainably produced, and least likely to cause adverse reactions in my patients. When you lay down on my treatment table, you can rest assured that the sheets you are laying on are made of organic cotton. When I put a dab of essential oil on a cotton ball for you to inhale or apply to your skin, you can be sure that you are receiving only the beneficial essential oil, because the cotton ball itself is produced with organic cotton, free of contamination by chemical pesticides or fertilizers. And the beauty of organic products is that to be recognized as organic, they must also be free of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This means that in addition to being the best choice for you, these organic cotton products are also the best choice for our planet, our soil, and our farmland. From the producer of the cotton balls I use:
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Say NO to GMO, Part 2
In my last article, I explored what GMO or Genetically Engineered (GE) foods actually are. This past year both Jackson pased a GMO ban. This coming election, Josephine countiy in Oregon is seeking to pass a similar measures making their farms GMO free. These measures protect Rogue Valley family farmers from the GE pollen that is spread for miles by wind from neighboring farms, contaminating other non-GM crops. This contamination by GM pollen affects both conventional and organic farm crops and in turn is a great concern for you and your families’ health.
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has asked physicians to advise patients to avoid GM foods. I have been letting my patients know about the dangers of consuming GM foods for many years now and will continue to do so, especially since the evidence of detrimental health concerns continues to mount. The AAEM reported that “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks...
Say NO to GMO
Many of you reading this are already well informed on the issue of GMO’s. For those of you who are new to this issue, here is a nice summary from GMO Free Jackson County:
"Genetically modified organisms are created through manipulation of an organism's genes using recombinant DNA techniques. Genes from unrelated species are combined, such as a fish gene inserted into a tomato. This can't happen naturally or through traditional breeding. Most GMO crops rely on increasingly toxic pesticides made by the same companies that produce the seeds. The terms genetically engineered, GE, and transgenic also refer to GMOs."
The issues involved with Genetically Modified (GM) crops are far reaching, to put it mildly. I would encourage you to visit the Our Family Farms Coalition and the GMO Free Josephine County websites to learn more, and check back here frequently for other articles in this series.
Here is a summary of what I’ll...
