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Medical Genetic Engineering and Our Children’s Safety
As a pediatrician and advocate for children's health, I recognize that gene therapies for rare conditions like spinal muscular atrophy or Duchenne muscular dystrophy are often held up as evidence of the promise of genetic engineering. While some of these therapies have shown potential in some rare clinical conditions, they do not justify the uncontrolled expansion of genetic manipulation across medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. These technologies remain largely experimental, with...
Synthetic Milk and Our Children: A Pediatrician’s Cautionary Tale
Article 7 in the Got REAL Milk Series Why Synthetic Milks May Be a Bad Idea for Children:A Pediatrician’s Perspective A summary for busy parents: Synthetic milks lack key bioavailable nutrients found in organic dairy, including healthy fats, essential amino acids, and fat-soluble vitamins which are necessary for brain development and immune function. These products are new to the market and have no long-term safety data in children whose developing systems may be more vulnerable to novel...
Transforming the Food System
Many Factors Fuel Demand for Transformation of Our Food System by Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance A convergence of factors is fueling increasing demand for regenerative change in our food system. There is recognition and acceptance that we have a problem with...
Many Factors Fuel Demand for Transformation of Our Food System
Originally published on GMOScience By Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance •A convergence of factors is fueling increasing demand for regenerative change in our food system. •There is recognition and acceptance that we have a problem with poor soil health. •Improving soil...
What’s Making our Children Sick?
Regenerating Our Health and Food So many ill children reveal the ways we have outgrown our medical model and our predominant food production systems. The problems our kids suffer from most persistently today are complex, arising from a multisystem dysfunctional...
Can we talk about Regenerative Agriculture?
As an organisation, we’ve always had a complicated relationship with regenerative agriculture; this is probably no surprise to anyone who has followed our work for any length of time. But in some ways, we’ve shied away from really diving into the conversation, partly...
Big Farms, Empty Food, Chronic Disease
Modern agriculture has made food plentiful and abundant—but not healthy. Half of the American population have chronic diseases, utilizing 86 percent of health care dollars. Oftentimes the blame is placed on those who are ill for their lifestyle choices. But the...
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
By Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance •Unlike industrial agriculture, regenerative agriculture improves the land rather than depletes it. •Regenerative agriculture uses practices that regenerate and revitalize the soil and the environment. •Regenerative agriculture...