Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Migraines and Chronic Shoulder Pain...GM Corn?

When I went away to college at 17, I began experiencing pain in my right shoulder that has been with me mostly ever since.  A few times it's gone away when I was eating healthier, especially when I did my first  liver detox (Fat Flush).  Recently I've had major improvement in this area again as I've begun eating non-processed simple organic foods.  But every once in a while I have another flare up, usually after eating something   highly processed (such as fast food, I know why do I do it!) or popcorn at the movies.  Usually I get migraines that last 2 or 3 days when my shoulder is really acting up, which used to be as often as once a week!  

Today my shoulder is bothering me and I don't have a migraine (at least yet) but I do have a headache.  And guess what?  Last night Aaron and I went to see a movie and I had popcorn.  Methinks I'm seeing a pattern!   And do you know what I found out after a little online research?  Most fast food is made up primarily of corn, along with  many other yucky things of course, which I'm pretty sure will be of the cheapest non-organic GM variety.  I don't think this is a coincidence! 

I don't know a whole lot about genetically modified foods, but I do not it's neither safe or natural.  I plan on studying it more and I'll share whatever I learn.  Meanwhile I think I should always pass on theatre popcorn and fast food!   I think I already knew that....

Anyway, here are a couple of more links if you're interested in reading more:

Genetically Modified Foods: The Latest Findings


How to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods