Neither Sally, John or Mary see anyone but themselves. None of them noticed other even when they had an opportunity. Surprisingly none of us is center of attention expect perhaps at your own wedding, and sometimes not even then. Therefore, stop being so self-centered and get yourself out doing what you want to do. Sure there are always people who will make a rude remark, but hey, they do not know you. They don't know your situation. They don't know anything about you and probably never will, and guess what? They don't really care, which is why they have fun being rude to strangers, so why should you?

Show care where you can make a difference. Show care when you are able to help someone without expecting something in return. Life is short. The days go by in an endless stream from one moment to next and what you do with this life is entirely up to you. It's not always about food.

Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner, author of the free e-book: Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent Weight Loss, and owner of http://www.OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com

Beyond approval, FDA also allowed GM foods to not be labeled as such, thus customers won't be able to tell and avoid them in supermarket. "No labeling" has always been a major strategy for GM industry to gain markets for their products by depriving customers their rights of choice. Its endorsement from FDA has directly resulted in Americans’ ignorance of this issue and tacit acceptance of GM food. Many people in US never became aware of term "genetic modified food" or "rBGH milk" where growth hormones linked to cancer are contained. However, these "no test" and "no labeling" policies met fierce resistance overseas. The EU has banned American beef products due to unlabeled growth hormones being detected. While Americans spend 90% of their food expenditure on such GM foods, 80% of Europeans and Asians are decidedly opposed to foods with GM ingredients. Fewer and fewer countries are willing to risk their people's health and future by cultivating or importing GM goods.

American consumers need to put pressure on our government and raise awareness of this issue, by purchasing only products clearly labeled as not containing GM elements, asking for clearer marking from manufacturers and demanding more rigorous research to be conducted by government. Before they have been thoroughly tested and proved to be safe, we as customers, have right to protect our health by rejecting those foods, and government has obligation to assist that effort by keeping them under tight control.

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