some news as of late: i've discovered that i have an allergy to corn. well, not actually corn, since monsanto has genetically modified that vegetable so much, it is no longer recognizable as "corn" (each kernel of corn has been altered to the point that contains mostly carbohydrates and only about 10% protein). i have subsequentially cut out all corn and corn byproducts from my diet for the past 3 1/2 months. that also includes "high fructous corn syrup" which is presently located in ALL sweets made in the US: candy, soda, pastries, juice. since then i have lost 8 pounds (yippee!) and i don't spontaneously vomit after consuming some buttered "corn on the cob". i've been reading up about studies over the past few months about "HFCS" which, appropriately enough, are saying some not so nice things about said syrup. which in turned prompted the corn industry to launch an anti-smear ad campaign you may or may not have seen or heard about.
this leads me to the main point of this blog....."crystalline fructous". haven't heard of it? click here personally, i had only just recently started to see this corn by-product in some of the supposed "natural" beverages available on the market that proudly proclaim they don't contain HFCS. but do not be deceived, this crap is possiblly worse than HFCS since it is in an even more concentrated form! this shit is straight poison for the human body. the corn industry has now found another way to sneak this garbage into what we consume and keep us subsidizing their farms with our tax dollars to grow copious amounts of high carb trash plants.
don't get me wrong here, i have nothing against farmers or the farm industry. some of my closest friends are farmers and ranchers, and i understand that in hard times, those federal subsidies help farmers stay afloat and feed their families. what irks me is the corn industry and its strength and pull it has to allow over production of its "plant" and how it stifles off any other alternatives (cane sugar, hemp fiber) and keep its grip on what we put into our bodies.
which brings me back to "crystalline fructous". this shit will slowly find its way into more than just "natural" drinks, since it is stronger and sweeter than HFCS. and that only bodes even more poorly for the health of humans. as americans, however, we have the memory of a goldfish and awareness of a parkbench, so it is safe for me to say that it is inevitable.
