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Episode35:GMO’s&HowtoTestforGlyphosate


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Katie:Welcometothe"WellnessMama"podcast.I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.com.Arandomfactforyourday,didyouknowthattheaveragefast-foodpatronconsumes12pubichairsperyear?Idon'tknoworwanttoknowhowtheygotthatstatistic,butsadlythatmaynotevenbethemostdisgustingthingfoundinfastfood.Today'sguestandIwillbetalkingaboutfoodadditivesandsomuchmore.LeahSegedieisthefounderofMamavationcommunityandShiftConSocialMediaConference.Shehashighlypassionateonlinecommunityofmoms,andshestartedthiscommunityafterlosing100poundsherselfandlearningthetruemeaningofhealth.Throughhercommunity,sheteachesdigitalmomshealthylivingpracticestocombatdiseaseintheirhome.HerMamavationcommunitymembershavelostover3,500poundscollectively.Leahisaverypassionatefoodactivistandshe'sworkedthroughorganizingpetitionsandTwitterpartiesandbloggingeffortstosupportthisactivism.Andshewasnamedas"MomoftheYear"by"ShapeMagazine"andhasreceivedvariousotherawardsforherbloggingandactivism.Leah,welcome.Leah:Thankyou,Katie.Thankssomuchforhavingmeon.Howareyoudoing?Katie:I'mgreat.I'msoexcitedtofinallytalktoyou.Ifeellikewe'veknowneachotheronline,orknownofeachotheronlineforsolong,andit'snicetofinallyputafaceandvoicewiththename.Leah:I'mafangirl,totalfangirlofyou.You'reawesome.Katie:Oh,andditto,youaswell.AndonethingIknowthatwebothtalkedabout,webotharemomsandyouhavethreechildren,andwebothhavewritteninthepastaboutthepowerofmoms.AndIhaveahashtagcampaigncalled"justamom"thatreallyencourageswomenandmomstostepintotheirpowerandownitandrealizehowmuchofanimpactwehaveonsociety,andhowmuchpowerwehave.Andyoudidapostaboutthisrecently,aswell,talkingaboutwhybigcompaniesshouldlistentomoms.Socanyouelaborateonthis?Ilovethistopic,butlet'stalkaboutwhyaremomssoimportanttocreatechange?Leah:Well,youknow,Ireallythinkit'simportantforusasmomstoempowerourselvesandtounderstandexactlyhowpowerfullyweare.Andjusttogiveyouanexampleofthis,womenrepresent,andmomsrepresent,$2.4trillioninthemarketplace.Andjustsitbackandimaginehowhugethatis.Werepresent$2.4trillion,womenalonearerepresenting$7trillion,butwerepresent$2.4trillion.Thatmeanswe'remakingthevastmajorityofallthosepurchases,collectivelywe'repowerful.Wecouldstoptheindustry.Imean,wecouldstopeverythingifwewantedto.SoImean,justbringingitbackforasecond,we'reabout75%ofusaretheprimaryshoppersforourhomes.Youknow,wearedoing80%ofthehealthcaredecisions,we'retheonesthatarespendingthemoneyinthegrocerystore,we'retheonesthatareorganizingthecalendar.Everythingthathastodowithourfamily,andeverythinginourfamily,andthethingsthatwebuy,thethingsthatwedo,we'reincontrolofallofthat.Andthatrepresentsalotofmoney.Andthennotonlythat,ifyou'relookingathowwomenhavechangedinthepast,say,10yearswhichistheadventofsocialmedia,we'renowonlineandwe'resocialcreatures,we'rementioningbrands.It'saboutanaverageof73timesperweek,andthatmightsoundlikealot,butthat'sanaveragefortheaveragepersonofthingsthatyou'resharing,thingsthatyou'retalkingabout,thingsthatyou'redoing.That'salotofbrandengagement.Andwe'realsodoingthis28%morethanmen.Sowe'rereally,really,reallyactiveinsocialmedia,whichhasbecomethemediumforpeopletogetalloftheirinformation.Seventy-eightpercentofus


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areusingtheinternettomakeproductdecisions.Thatmeanswe'regoingtoourfriendsonlineandwe'resaying,"Hey,didyoulikethat?Ordidyounotlikethat?"We'renolongerownedbytheradioandthetelevisioninaone-waycommunicationform,noweverythingistwo-way.We'reengagingwitheachother,we'retalkingwitheachother,it'sprettymuchallwordofmouth.Andwomenaremaking58%ofallthoseonlinepurchases.Soifyoujustlookatthemarketingpotentialofwhoweare,howweareinthemarketplace,whatkindoftargetaudienceweare,whatkindofamonsterweare,youknow,justempoweringourselvestounderstandthat,thatiswherewegetourpower,it'sbecausewe'reincontrolofeverything.We'resocialbeings,we'reontheinternet,we'rechatting,we'reencouraging,we'refindingtheinformation.Soitcomesdowntothat.Andifwecouldonly…youknowwhatI'msaying?Ifweorganizedourselves,inaway,wecanimpacteverything.Imean,momshaveorganizedpetitions,onlineactivismtodothings,tocreateallkindofchange,andyouonlyhavetoturnontheinternetandlookinsocialmediajustforacoupleofminutesjusttoseewhatkindofimpactwe'vehadrecently.Imean,IthinkitwasjustacoupleofdaysagothatTacoBellandPizzaHutjustsaidthattheyweregonnatakeoutartificialadditivesandpreservativesandhigh-fructosesyrupand,youknow,thingslikethatfromtheirfood.Thesearefastfoodcompanieswe'retalkingabout.Youknow,likeyougotofastfood,youdon'tthinkyou'regettinghealthyfood,buteventhesecompaniesthataresellingunhealthyfoodaregoing,"Ohmygosh,whatarewegonnado?"Thisisalltheimpactandthepowerofmoms,andit'showweare.We'reliterallyapowerhousetocreatechangeinthemarketplace.Andit'ssoexcitingtobepartofthis,andit'ssoexcitingtobealeader,andahelper,andanorganizerinjustworkingwiththeseissues.IjustlovewhatIdoforaliving.Katie:Yeah,that'sawesomeandIabsolutelyagree.Ifeellikemomsareespeciallypowerful,too,becausewehavethemotivationofourchildren.Becauselikeforme,myownstorywasthatIreallypushedmyselftoohardinhighschoolandcollegeanddidn'tsleepandhadtoomuchstressandatehorrible,whichisliketheperfectwaytocreatehealthproblems.AndonceIhadachild,likeIalreadyknewIneededtofixthingsforme,butonceIhadachildandreadwhatthefuturewasgonnabeformemychild'sgeneration,itwaslikethemamalioninmecameout.AndIgotsuchapassiontohelpchangethatbecausereally,yeah,allofusasmoms,wedon'twantourchildrentofacethefuturethattheycouldhaveifallofthesecontinuedasitwasgoing.SoIagree,Ithinkwe'rejustavery,verypowerfulgroup,andespeciallyaswe,moreandmore,uniteonthesedifferenttopicstochangethem,Ithinkwehavesomuchpower.It'samazing.Leah:AndIthinkwhatyou'resayingtomeisyou'resayingthatyouchangedbasedonwantingtoprovidesomethingbetterforyourchildren,andwhatyou'resayingtomeisexactlywhatlike99.9%of,youknow,momsfeeloutthere.Oncewestarthavingchildrenandourliveschangeandourprioritieschange,allofasuddenwedothingdifferently.Youknow,weeathealthier,welivebetter,wedoallthesethingstoprotectthem,andtodothingsforthem.Andalittlebitaboutmyownstoryofmyweightloss.Istartedoffasasize22,andIwasabiggirlmyentirelife.Infact,Ithinkat,youknow,theageof9Iweighed120pounds,youknow,or125pounds,whichisareallybig9-year-old.Andso,spendingmywholelifeoverweighttothatextent,itwasreallyhardonmeemotionally.AndwhenIfinallyhadmyfirstsonandIthoughtaboutwhatitwasthatIwantedtodoformysonandwhatkindofamomIwantedtobe,theonlythingthatIcouldfeelinmyheartwasthatIdidn'twantthemtodealwiththesocietal,emotionalimpactthatIhad,youknow,thingstomyhealth,andmyemotionalwell-being,andhowpeopletreatedmyinschool,andallofthosethings.Andthatiswhatsparkedmyweightloss.It


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wasn'tanythingtodowithmethatIwantedtolookbetter,Iwantedtofeelbetter,ithadnothingtodowithme.Ithadeverythingtodowithrole-modelingbehaviorandwantingbetterformykids,anditcamefromaverydifferentpartofmysoulandmyheart.Anditreflectseverythingthatyousaidwhereyouchangedyourhealthandyourlifeandthingsaboutyoubecauseyouwantedthingsthatarebetterforyourkids.AndIthinkthat'sreallywherethepowermoms,thebasisofitcomes.Wearethatmotherlion,wearecollectively,wecareforourkids,andwewantabettercommunity,andthat'sallwewant.Andtohellwitheverybody,let'spushthemoverandgetridofthem,youknowwhatImean,becauseyou'renotgettinginthewayofourkids,andit'spowerful.Andyouknow,anymomwouldjustveryeasilytosstheirchildasideandstandinfrontofthattrainandtakethetrain,right,orliftacarandhavethisamazingstrength,andeverysingleoneofushasthatinsideofusandeverysingleoneofuscanimpactchangeonareallybiglevel.Katie:Yeah,absolutely.I'vealwayssaidthathavingyourfirstchild,it'slikeawakeningasleepinggiantinyou,likeapartofyou,youdidn'tevenknowexisted.AndIthinkifwejust,likeyousaid,unitethatpower,wereallycancreatechangealmostovernight.Canyoutalkalittlebitmoreaboutyourweightloss,likewhatwasthatjourneyforyouandwhatthingsdidyouchange?BecauseIknowalotofwomenstrugglewithweight.Leah:Yeah,Imean,whenIfirststarted,Ihadnoidea.Firstofall,Ididn'tsetouttolose100pounds.Ididn'teventhinkIcould.Ispentmywholelifeonfat-freedietsorwhatever,youknow,totryloseweightandwasneverableto,anditwasjustlikeanexerciseinfailure.Andso,Ithinkthatexerciseinfailureiswhatmademyself-esteemsobadwhenIwasyounger,youknow,Ididn'treallylikemyself,andIthinkitwas.ItwasjustlikeIwasconstantlyfailingatlosingweight,anditwasjustlike,"Whycan'tIgetthisright,"youknow?SowhenIsetout,Ididn'tsetouttolose100pounds,Isettojustlose5pounds.Imean,andIwasatasize22.Ihaveaconditioncalledhipdysplasia,andwhatitliterallymeansisthatmyhipbonespopoutofsocket,andit'snotafunthingwhenithappens,butwhenI'mthatheavy,it'sreallytoughtowalk.Andit'skindoflikebonegrindingonbone.Idon'thaveasmuchascartilageastheaverageperson.SotheonlythingthatIchangedwasIliterallysaid,"Okay,nomoredietsoda,"becauseIdrinkdietsodalikeitwasgoingoutofstyle.IhadlikesixDietCokesaday.I'mnotevenjokingaboutthat.Itwaslikewatertome.Idon'teventhinkIdrankwater.Itwasnothingbutdietsoda.AndIwouldgoto,youknow,afastfoodjointprobablydaily,mostlikelyforbreakfast.That'susuallyhowIwouldgetbreakfastbeforeIwenttowork.Andyouknow,Ijuststartedwalking.SoIdroppedsoda,Ididn'tdoanyfastfood,andIstartedwalking.AndwhenIsaywalking,itwasaroundmycondocomplex.Itwasn'tevenaroundtheblock,itwasn'teventhatfar.AndIdidthatforaweekandIlostfivepoundsjustlikethat.Imean,itjustcameoffsoquicklyandIthoughttomyself,I'mlike"Wow,thatwasquick,andthatwasalotofweight."AndIthoughttomyself,"Hmm."AllIdidwasfocusonasmallnumber.Ifocusedonasmallnumberbecauseitwassomethingthatwasdigestible.ItwassomethingIcouldhandleemotionally.Itwasn'tsomethingthatoverwhelmedme.IknewIwas,youknow,abiggirlandIknewfivepounds,inthegrandschemeofthings,wasn'tverybigtomostpeople,buttome,itwasahugedealbecauseIwasabletoactuallyaccomplishsomething.Andsoitreallyencouragedmetothinkaboutmyweightlossdifferently.Itwasn'taboutlosing100pounds,itwasaboutlosing5pounds,3pounds,2pounds.Itwasjustaboutgettingonethingdone,onelittletinythingdone,andIknewthatthoselittlethingswouldaddup.So,youknow,itwaswalkingforme.AndIdidmorewalkingandmorewalking,andyouknow,Iwaseating


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betterandbetter.Andthen,thenextthingyouknowInoticedthatthewalkingbecamealittlebiteasierandIwantedsomethingmorechallenging,andsoIstarteddoingTaeBoandthatbecamemylove.Andthereasonisbecause…IlovedkickboxingandTaeBobecause,firstofall,itmakesmefeelreallypowerfulbecauseyou'relearningoffensiveanddefensivemovesthatyoucanalsousetoprotectyourselfifsomeonecomesatyouorhitsyouor,Godforbid,harmsmychildren,oryouknowwhatImean,anythinglikethat.Itwassousefultohave.Andnumbertwo,itjustfeltreallygoodanditfeltlikeIwasdoingsomething.AndIstartedtorealize,youknow,themoreactivityIwasgetting,thebetterIfelt.Wehavealotofdepressionthatrunsinmyfamily,andIactuallyhadanunclethatwasbipolar.Andhewassobad,heactuallyhadshocktreatmenteverysixmonthsjustto,youknow,liveanormallife.Andheendedupdyingofcomplicationstopharmaceuticaldrugs.That'swhatendeduphappeningtohim,thatthedrugshetookforhisdepressionendedupkillinguphisliverandhiskidneysandhedied.Hewasn'tonalivertransplantlistbecause,youknow,theydidn'tthinkthatthatwaspossiblebecausehewasgonnabetakingthosedrugsagain.Sohewasn'tviableandheendedupdying,andIthinkitwasabout…Jeez,wasitfiveyearsago?It'saboutfiveyearsago.SoImean,myuncle,Iwasthinkingofhim,andallofsuddenIwasfindingmyselfthat,youknow,asI'meatingbetterandgettingexercise,Iwasfeelingbetter,Iwaslikehappy,Iwasjustlikeenergetic,Iwasoptimistic,andthosewerequalitiesthatIlackedbackthen.Andso,itkindofmademeaddictivetothesweat,andIreallylikethesweat.Andtoday,ifIdon'tsweatonceeverythreedays,I'mnotaniceperson,youdon'twannabearoundme.SoImakeitpriority,andIjuststarteddoingthat.Andsoovertheperiodof2years,anditwas2longyears,ittookmetwoyearstolossover100pounds.Itwasabout60poundsthefirstyear,and40poundsthesecondyear.Andyouknow,whenIgotdowntotheselittletiny,itty-bittyjeans,whichwereasizeeight…butsomepeoplearelike,"OhmyGod,that'snotasmallsize."Buttome,comingfromasize22,asize8jean,youknow,atthatpointintime,that'sareallysmallsize.Soitdidtakemealotoftime.Itwasmorelikethemindsetoffivepoundsatatime.WhenIwouldlosefivepounds,I'dalwaysweighmyselfnakedonthescaleatthesametimeofday,itwaslike10:00a.m.,I'dweighmyselfnakedonthescale.AndifIhadlostfivepounds,Iwouldjumpupanddownnakedandlikedothiscrazylittledance,youknowwhatImean,andIwouldactlikeasillylittlefuddy-duddybecauselike,youknow,itwassoempoweringtome.Andyouknow,I'manintelligentperson,Ididwellinschool,Iaccomplishedalotbeforethen,butthatwastheonethingthatIcouldnotgetdown.Anditbecametheonethingthatempoweredthemost,youknow.SoIwasamomforthefirsttime,andIwasalsoabletolose100pounds.Andso,justanybodywho'souttherelisteningwhostruggleswiththeirweight,whatIwouldsayis,firstofall,dietadviceisadimeadozenbecauseeverybody'sbodyisdifferent.Andinfact,ifyougetyourDNAanalyzed,andthere'scompaniesouttherelikeGenesysthatcananalyzeyourDNA,theycantellyousomepeopleneedmorefat,somepeopleneedmorecarbohydrates,somepeopleneedmoreprotein,youknow,everybody'sdifferent.Youknow,sothere'snoonesizefitsall.AndIthinkit'samatterofdiscoveringhowyourbodyreactsandthenjustcontinuingtodothat,andthengivingyourselfpatienceandgivingyourselftheabilitytofall.Andyouknow,theotherthingthatIdidwaswhenIfellflatonmyface,andsayIwould…youknow,therewereweekswhereIwasjustlike,"Forgetthis,I'mdone."AndIwouldgooutandbingeforaweek,andI'dcomebackandIwouldgainweight.Insteadofmegivingupand,youknow,notgoingforward,whatIsaidinsteadwasIsaid,"Youknowwhat,I'mhuman,that'sokay.I'mjustgonnagetupandkeepwalking."Andyou


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know,didIthinkIwasperfect,likeamIJesuswalkingonthewater?No.SoIneedtojustbebettertomyself.AndIthinktheexercisethatIwasdoingallowedmetothinkmorepositively.SoIwouldrecommend,youknow,Iwouldsaynutritionandlosingweightisallinthekitchen.It'salwaysthethingsthatyou'reeating,buttheexercisereallyhelpedmewithmypositivityandithelpedmejustunderstandandbebetter.Andit'salsoreallyhealthyforyourheartandeverythingelse.SothosearethelittletipsIhave.Ididdoacoupleofprograms,likeIthinkIstartedoffwithWeightWatchers,butWeightWatcherspushessomuchcrappyfoodonyouthatIstoppedgoingintothosemeetings.ButIdidloseatonofweightbycountingpoints,butIneveratethestuffthattheygavemebecauseIstartedtoalsolookintoingredients.AndthatwastheotherthingthatIstarteddoingis,asIwaslosingweight,Iwasstartingtopayattentionmoretoingredients.AndthisgotmewhereIamtodaywhereIwouldjuststartreadingtheingredientslike,"Whatisinthis?"AndwhenIwouldreadthings,I'dbelike,"Whattheheckisthat?"AndIwouldgotoGoogleandIwouldGoogleitbecauseIwasjustlike,"Well,I'meatingthis,Ishouldknowwhatitis."AndIwasdumbfoundedby,youknow,howmanythingsthatIwaseatingthathadpetroleuminit.YouknowwhatImean,likecoaltar.That'sfromtheground,likewaydown,milesdownthere.Youknow,likeIwasjustflooredfindingouttheingredientsthatwasinthefoodsupplythatIwaseatingthatIthoughtwas"healthy"becausethefitnessandweightlossindustrywaspushingit.Youknow,andthatwasanotherthingwhereIdidn'tfitinwiththosefitnessweightlosspeoplebecauseitwaslike,"Butyou'repushingthis,andthishashigh-fructosecornsyrupinit,andit'slikeenrichedflour,andit'sgotallthisstuffinitthatthatcan'tbegoodforme."AndIdidn'tknowasmuchasIknownow,butIinstinctivelyunderstoodthatifIputstuffinmybodythatwasnotnatural,mybodyprobablydidn'tknowwhatitwasanditprobablywasn'treactingthewayIwanteditto.SothatalsohelpedmegettowhereIamtoday,whereIbecameafull-blownfoodactivistbecausebyfocusingonmynutrition,Istartedlearningaboutwhatitwas,andthedangersofwhatcouldhappenwhenyouspendyearsandyearsofyourlifeeatingthingsthatare,youknow,notgoodforyou.Butyouknow,again,ifIweretogiveanyoneadvice,I'massumingthatthepeoplethatarelisteningtothispodcastareprettymuchalreadyintohealthyfood,butifthey'renot,Iwouldreallyencourageyou,numberone,tobepatientwithyourselfandtokindoftakeitalittlebitatatimeandfivepoundsatatime.Butnumbertwo,startlookingintotheingredientsinwhatyou'reeatingandbecamelikeaninvestigativereporter.Youknow,Googletheseingredients,findoutwhattheyare,wheretheycomefrom,askyourself,whyareyoueatingthem?AndwhyaretheyinthefoodI'meating,andaretheyofanybenefittoyou?Andifyoucananswerthosequestionstoyouandsay,"Yes,they'reabenefittome,"theneatit,youknow.Butifyouhaveanytrepidationoranythingwhereyoufeellike,"Idon'tknow,"don'teatit,youknow,andit'sassimpleasthat.Katie:Ilovebothofthosetips.AndIthink,yeah,that'ssomethingI'vesaidalsointhepastisit'snotjustaboutthecalories.Imean,caloriesobviouslyareaunitofenergy,butalsoaboutthechemicalsandthosearen'tnecessarilymeasuredincalories.AndIlovethatyousaythataswell.Andthenthatyourpointaboutsmallsteps,Ithinkthat'shugebecausetostartfromthebeginningandthink,"I'vegottolose100pounds"issooverwhelming.Itwillbeeasyjusttogiveup.Whereas,fivepounds,okay,that'sdoable,andIlovethatideaforpeople.Butyoumentionedbeingafoodactivist,andyouhavebeenanoutspokenadvocateforGMOlabeling,andyouhavepubliclyledpetitionsandactivismsagainstcompaniesthatuseorpromoteGMOproducts.AndsoIknowthisisacontroversialtopic,andtherearemanypeopleactuallyinfavorofGMOsbecausealotofpeoplethinkthey'retheonlyhopewehaveoffeedingeverybodyontheplanet.Buttalkusthroughwhy


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GMOsaresuchaproblemandwhywereallyneedtoworkforchangeinthisarea.Leah:Well,youknow,theproblemwithGMOsisthere'sreallynodirectbenefittotheconsumer,andthat'swhatitboilsdownto.We'rebeingforcedtoeatsomethingthatdoesnotdirectlybenefitusinanyway,shapeorform.Allofthebenefitsgotootherpeople.Theydon'tgotous.Butalloftheriskisus.Sowegettotakeonthevastmajorityoftheriskbyeatingthem,andthenwedon'tgetanybenefitoutofit,andthenthey'renotlabelingit.Soit'skindofyoulookatthatandyou'relike,waitaminute,youknow?It'sonethingtohavepharmainpharma,it'sanotherthingtohavepharmainfood.Andthat'skindofhowIlookatit.They'vetakenfoodandtheycreatedintoitlikeapharmaceuticaldrugorsomethingthatonlyhappensinalaborthatsomethingthatcan'thappeninnature,andthey'renotlabelingit,they'renottellingusaboutit.Andthenthey'relookingatuslike,"Waitaminute,you'rejustadumbmom."No,I'msorry,butIwantthisstufflabeledbecauseIwannaknow.Iwannaknowifit'sinmyfood.SoImean,partoftheproblemthatwehavehere,youknow,it'stheunknownrisks,butthere'salotofthingsthatwedon'tknowaboutgeneticallymodifiedingredients,andthat'spartoftheproblem,wedon'tknow.Wedon'tknow.There'snotenoughindependentresearch.Alotoftheresearchthatwehaveiscorporateresearch.AndI'mamom,Idon'tlikecorporateresearch.Iwantindependentstuff.Iwannaknowthat,youknow,ifascientistisdoingsomething,hedoesn'thaveanulteriormotive.Andrightnow,Idon'tfeellikewehavethatoutthere,andthat'sjustmyopinion.Butifyoulookatwhatwedoknow,thethingsthatwedoreallyknow,weknowthatGEcropshaveincreasedherbicideuse.Andwhatthatis,youknow,herbicideis,we'remostlytalkingaboutMonsanto'sRoundup,andsoRoundupisoneofthosethings,youknow,youcangetitinLowe's,youcangetitinHomeDepot,youbuyitanditkillsweeds,andweallknowwhatitis.Butsothisiswhere78%ofGMOcropshavebeenmanufacturedsothattheycanwithstandheavyusesandheavydosesofaningredientcalledglyphosate,andglyphosateistheactiveingredientinRoundup.SowhenIsayglyphosate,justthinkofMonsanto'sRoundup.Youknow,it'sthesamething.Sothey'vebeenengineeredtowithstandheavydosesofthisstuff,andit'sincreased.Sofromlike1996to2012,weknowthatit'sincreases527millionpoundsmore.That'showmuchithasincreasedinfarmlands,inourfoodsupply,527millionpounds.Glyphosateisfoundintheair,it'sfoundinthewater,it'sfoundinourfood.Infact,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey,theydidasurveyandtheyfoundthat60%to100%ofourrainwaterintheMidwestfarmingcommunitiescontainsglyphosate.It'sliterallyrainingtoxicherbicidesinthefarmcommunityintheMidwest,literallyrainingit.It'scomingdownonus.They'vealsofoundglyphosateinumbilicalcords,inbreastmilk,inurine.Theyfounditineverybody.Andso,thequestioniswell,okay,soyou'reforcingustoeatthisstuffbecauseyou'renotlabelingit,right,wedon'tgetachoice.Andnow,it'sineverything,it'sinumbilicalcords,thatmeansthey'reinsidebabiesbeforetheyareevenborn.Sobabiesarebecomingpre-pollutedwiththisstuff.Wedon'tknowalotaboutit,wedon'tknowwhat'sgoingon,andthey'renotlabelingit.Sothere'stheGMOcropsthatareherbicide-resistantandthenthere'stheothercrops.Andthose,that'sacorn,they'vetakencornandthisiscalledBTcorn.They'vetakenthistoxin,whichisnaturallyoccurringinthedirt,andit'scalledBT,andthey'veinserteditintocornsothatwhenbugseatthecorntheirstomachsbasicallyimplodeandtheydie.Andthentheotherbugsgo,"Hmm,maybeit'snotagoodideatoeatthatcorn,"andthentheyscatteraway.


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Sotwothingsarehappeningwiththat.Thisistheonlyfood,thisistheonlyplant,youknow,likeplantthat'sbeenregisteredattheEPAasapesticide,andthisisthevastmajorityofthecornthatwe'reeatingintheUnitedStates.It'sregisteredasapesticideattheEPA.Andso,that'ssomethingthatIthinkismaterial.Iwannaknowaboutthat.IwannaknowifthecornI'mservingmychildrenisregisteredasapesticideintheEPA.I'dliketochoosetopurchaseornotpurchaseit,butIatleastwannabeabletohavetheinformationtomakethatdecision.We'renotgiventhatinformationrightnow.Sotheotherthingwehave,andwhat'sreally,reallyimportanttoknowisthattheWorldHealthOrganizationjustcameout,Iwannasaytwothree,monthsago,andsaid,"Theglyphosateisaprobablecarcinogen."AndfromwhatIunderstand,itwasn'tamatterof,"Ooh,wedon'tknow,maybeitis."Itwasamatterof,"Ohmygosh,maybeweshouldjustbealittleconservativeandsayit'saprobableinsteadofahardcore."Sotheychoseprobablecarcinogen.Sowe'renowsprayingthisstuff.Thisstuffthat'saprobablecarcinogenisnowincreasedby527millionpounds.It'sfoundin60%to100%oftherainwaterintheMidwest.It'sshowingupinumbilicalcords,it'sshowingupinbreastmilk,it'sshowingupinurine,it'sshowingupineverything,andthey'retellinguswedon'thavearighttoknowaboutthis?Imean,it'skindofinsanetome.Youknow,Imean…AndwhatI'mdoingrightisI'mworkingwithJustLabelIt,andJustLabelItisanonprofitorganizationthatreally,reallyworksonthefederallevelandworksontheFDA,andlobbies,andtriestoreallytalkaboutlabelinginthefederal,it'safederalthing.SoI'mencouraginganybodywho'slisteningtosignthispetition,andI'mgonnatellyouwhatwe'redoing.They'vealreadyreceivedover1.5millionpeoplepetitioningtheFDAsaying,"Labelourfood,"andtheFDAjustkindoflike,"Eh,whatever"tous.Andsowhatthey'verealizedis,youknow,okay,sotheFDAisnotlistening,butcompaniesalwayslistenbecausewhathappensiswhenyoupressurecompaniesthingsstarthappeningbecausethecompaniesgo,"OhmyGod."Sowhatthey'redoinginstead,andI'mhelpingthem,iswe'repetitioningQuakerOats.Itsoundslikecrazy,butQuakerOatsisownedby…itsparentcompanyisPepsiCo.AndPepsiCoandalloftheirfriendshavespentover$100million,$100million,$100milliontostoplabeling.They'vespentitinCalifornia,they'vespentitinOregon,they'vespentitinColorado,they'vespentitinWashington,tostopthesestatelabelingefforts.Andthey'vebeenfunnelingallthismoney.Sowe'repetitioningQuakersaying,"Hey,QuakerOats,wehavearighttoknow.Wewantyoutoagreewithusandstandwithussayingthatyoualsobelievewehavearighttoknowwhat'sinourfood."Andwe'realsoaskingthemtostopfundinganti-labelingefforts.Sowewantthentostop.WewantPepsiCoandQuakerOatstostopdoingthis.Andso,it'sapetition,andanybodycansignthispetitionandputpressureonthembygoingtojustlabelit.org/quaker,justlabelit.org/quaker.HelpmepressureQuakerOats,andyoucanalsotweetatthem,youcouldFacebookthem.Ihighly,highly,highlysuggestyoupepperthemwithasmuchasyoupossiblycaninsocialmediabecauserememberwhatIsaidabouthowpowerfulmomsare,andQuakerOatsisoneofthosebrandsthattradesonthetrustofmoms.Iwouldactuallysaythatjustclosingmyeyes,asakidandasamom,IprobablylovedQuakerOatsbecauseIjustthinkofoatmeal.YouknowwhatImean,I'mjustthinkingit'saparty,andit'swonderful,andyouknow,I'mamom,andIjustlove.Butyouknow,QuakerOatsisfunneling,ortheyaredoingsomething,tome,inmyopinion,that'salittledirty.Sohowdoyoutradeontrusttoamomandmarketyourselfastrustworthy,andyet,spendthismuchmoneytotrytostopusfromknowingwhat'sinthefood?Sothat'swhatI'mencouragingpeopletodoforthat.


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Katie:Yeah,that'sawesome.AndIthinkweliveinsomewhatofafarmingareaalso,andespeciallyourhousewelivedinbeforethisone,therewas100acresofcorns,wheat,andsoybeansthatweregrownnearus.AndIwouldseethemcomethroughwiththehugetractorsandtheguysinhazmatsuitsandspraythismultipletimesthroughoutagrowingseasonandjustlikecloudsofRounduponthefood.AndIthinkit'seasyforustothinklike,"Oh,it'sjustpesticides,itwashesaway."Butreally,it'sactuallybuiltintotheDNAoftheseplants.AndIthinkalsotheimportantdistinctionthatweoftenforgetisbecauseyouhearpeoplesayweneedGMOsandweneedthislikemoreadvancedplantformstobeabletogrowmorefood,tofeedmorepeople.Andthere'sahugedifferencebetweenlikeselectivehybridingandlikeusingthenaturalprocessofaplanttobreedtwoversionstogetherandcreateabetterversion,whichpeopledoingardensallthetime,andlikeinjectingtheDNAofanherbicideintoaplantsothatitcanwithstandtheherbicide.Ithinkthere'sabigdifferencethere,andIthinkpeopleoftendon'tnecessarilyunderstandthat.AndsotheyheartheargumentthatweneedGMOstofeedpeople,andthey'retorn.AndalsoMonsantodoesagreatjobofmarketingfor,youknow,howtheysupportfarmersandallthisstuff,whichtheydon't.ButIalsowannagobacktothetesting.Soyoumentionedthatpeoplecangettested,andIhavedonethis.Ihaven'tgottenmyresultsyetbecauseItookawhiletosendinmytest,butthereisnowatestthatyoucantestvariousfluidsforglyphosates.Socanyoutalkaboutthatandhowitworksandhowpeoplecandoit?Leah:Yeah,sothere'sanorganizationcalledFeedTheWorld,andyoucangotofeedtheworld.org,andIhighlysuggesteverybodygoesthere,becauserightnowwhatthey'redoingisanybodyintheworldcantestthemselvesforglyphosate.Andit'sreallyeasy,youknow,yougetalittleurinecup,youpeeintheurinecup,youknow,youcloseit,youputinthemail,yousenditofftothem.AndIthink,Ibelieve,withinfourweeksyougetyourresultsback.Itgoestoalab,andIbelievethelabiscertifiedbytheEPAsoitdoesn'thavefalsepositives.It'sareallyawesomelabthatthey'reworkingwith.Andso,youknow,it'ssomethingwherethishasneverbeenavailabletotheaverageconsumerbefore.Soifyou'reconcernedaboutwhereyoulive,doyouliveinafarmingcommunity?Areyoujustamomthatjusteatsandwantstoknow,youknow,howyourkidsare,youknowwhatImean,likewhat'sinsideyourchildren?Areyoucuriousaboutthischemical?Andifyouare,gotofeedtheworld.organdgetatest,buyatestandsubmitit,andfindout.Becauseattheendoftheday,whatwereallyneedtoisempowerourselveswithinformation.Andifyouhaveinformation,thenwhatyoucandoistakethisinformationtoyourgrocerystore,andsay,"HeyItestedat,youknow,Idon'tknow,a2.5,youknow,onthescale,andI'mgettingallmyfoodfromyou.Whattheheckisgoingonhere?"Youknow,wecanstartpressuringpeoplewiththatinformation,andIthinkit'sreallyimportanttohavethatinformationbecause,numberone,youknow,youknowwhat'sgoingon,andnumbertwo,youcanshareitifyouwantto.Iwouldsayyou'reprobablymorelikelytosharewhatyougotthanwhatyourchildrenhave,andthat'sfine.Shareitwithgrocerystores,shareit,youknow,withthecitiesandthecounties,shareitwiththeparkdistrictsandtheschooldistrictsbecausethisisinformationthat'smaterialtothembecause,numberone,they'respraying.Youknow,they'resprayingatschools,they'resprayinginparkdistricts,they'resprayinginopenspaces,they'resprayingthisstuff.Butit'salsoinourfood,andhowmuchofitisinourfood?Andsupposedly,thiswasneversupposedtohappen,wewereneversupposedtobeabletofinditinourbodies.Andweare,andsoIthinkthemoreofusthatgettested,andthemoreofusthathavethisinformation,we'regonnabeabletopressurethepeoplethatneedtopressuredtostopmoreeffectively.Katie:Yeah,definitely.AndIthinkit'salsoimportanttonote,andmaybeyoucantalkaboutthisalittlebit,thatglyphosateisbannedinalotofcountriesbothforuseandinfood,andalotofthings.Canyoutalkabout


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thatandhowthere'skindofadoublestandard?Leah:Yeah,well,wehave64countriesaroundtheworldthatareeitherbanningorlabelingGMOs.Soit'sthevastmajorityof,youknow,industrializednationsarealreadylabelingthisstuff,theyalreadyknowwhat'sgoingon.Butjustrecently,I'lltellyouwhatjustrecentlyhappened.SriLankajustcameout,Ibelievethisweekorlastweek,andcompletelybannedit.Bermudaisanotheronethat'scompletelybanneditjustrecently,andthisissincetheWorldHealthOrganizationsaidthatglyphosatewasprobablycarcinogenic.Thisistheoutfall.Soit'sSriLankaalready,Bermuda.Andthisistheonethatkindofmakesmegigglealittlebitnotbecauseit'sfunny,butjustbecauseit'ssoironic.ButinColombia,youknow,thatiswheretheyhavethevastmajorityofthecocaineplants,right,thecocaplants.Andyouknow,theU.S.andColombiahasalwayshadthisagreementwheretheyweregonnalikedeforestthecocaplants,andsotheysprayedglyphosateinColombialikeprettymuchanywherethattheyhaveit.Andtheygooverwiththeseairplanesand…glyphosatebombeverything,kindofliketheydidwithAgentOrangeduringVietnam.Bytheway,samecompany,Monsanto.Butso,Colombiajustsaidthatthey'regonnastopdoingthis,andsopeoplewerekindoflikeonline…IwannaexplainthatthereasonColombiastoppedsprayingthisisbecausethere'sobvioushealtheffects.There'sobvioushealtheffectsofpeoplethataregonnabearoundglyphosate,thataregonnabeinhalingit,thataregonnabe,youknow,touchingitorit'sintheirfoodorintheiranything.SoColombiahasstopped,andyouknow,I'mhearingpeopleonline,they'resaying,"Oh,nowyoucangetglyphosate-freecocaine,butyoucan'tgetglyphosate-freefood,oryoucan'tgetitlabeled,"youknow.Andeventhoughthat'skindoffunny,youknow,itisalsoveryironicwhenyouthinkaboutitthatevenColombiathemselvesunderstandthatthisisbadfortheirpeople,andsotheystoppeddoingit.Andthey'vesaidtoUnitedStates,"Youknowwhat,youjustneedtositthereandjustdealwithitbecausewe'redone.We'redonewithMonsanto,we'redonewithglyphosate,we'renotgonnakillourpeopleforyou."Andthat'swhatthey'vesaid.Youknow,it'soneofthosethingswhere,youknow,countriesthatban,countriesthat,youknow,dothis,they'rebeingverywisebecauseattheendoftheday,youdon'twantpeopletogetsick.Thesearethingsthathavelong-termimplications.Sothesearethingsthat,youknow,peoplearegettingcancerfrom,thesearethingsthat,youknow,peopleare,youknow,havinginfertilityissuesfrom.Ifyoureallywannagointowhattheproblemsarewithglyphosate,youknow,whatdoweknowaboutRoundup?Whatdoweknowaboutglyphosate?Well,rightnowweknowit'sanendocrinedisruptor.Weknowthatitdisrupts,youknow,yourendocrine,andyouknow,thoseareyourhormones.Andsoanythingthatyoucanthinkofthat'srelatedtoyourhormones,liketheabilitytohavechildren,youknow,orhowbigyourbuttis.Whattheyknownowisthatthingsthatareendocrinedisruptorsarealsoverylikelytoimpactyourweightandhowmuchweightyougain.Sotherefore,glyphosatecouldverywellbeclassifiedasanobesogeninthenearfuturejustbecauseit'sanendocrinedisruptor.Theotherthingweknowisthatitcausesbirthdefectsanditcausestumors.Wealreadyknowthisaboutglyphosate.Wealsoknowthatit'ssomethingcalledachelator.Soforpeoplethatdon'tknowwhatachelatoris,thatbindsneededmetalsinyourbody,itbindsthemtogetherandremovesthem.Sothesearemetalsthatweneed,likeironandmagnesiumandzinc.Sohavingsomethinginsideyouthat'sachelator,it'snotalittlething,it'sabigdeal.Theotherthingweknowisit'sanantibiotic.Whenglyphosatewasfirstregistered,itwasregisteredasanantibiotic.It'ssomethingthatkillsbacteria.Andnowweknowhowimportanthavinggood


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bacteriaisinourbody,howimportantitistohavehealthygutflora,youknow,howimportantbacteriaistooursurvival,nowthatweknowthis.Butglyphosatekillsbacteria.Soweshouldn'tbeeatingifwejustwannabehealthyingeneral.Wealsoknowit'slinkedtocancersandotherillnessesandfertility,stufflikethat,anditdamagescellsatthecellularlevel.ItdamagescellularDNA.Sowealreadyknowallofthisaboutglyphosate,andnowweknowthatit'saprobablecarcinogen,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Socountryaftercountryaftercountryisreallylookingatthisgoing,"OhmyGod.OhmyGod."It'salsothemostpopularherbicideintheworld.SotheworldrightnowislookingatMonsantoandsaying,"Really,dude?Likereally,whathaveyoubeendoingtous?Andwhatdidyoulietousabout?"AndImean,ifyouknowthehistoryofMonsanto,theyhaveareputationofnottellingthetruthabouttheirproducts.Imean,AgentOrange,primeexample,youknow,DDT,perfectexample.Imean,alotofthese,alotofthesechemicalcompoundsthatthey'vecreated,theyhaveswornupanddown,swornupanddown,"Willdonodamagetohumans.Willdonodamagetotheenvironment."Andthenwefindoutthatyearsandyearsandyearslater,thattheywerelying.Andsowhatmakesusthinkthatthey'retellingthetruthnowwhen,youknow,theyrelysoheavilyonthisonechemical?Thereisnoupsideforthemtotellusthetruehealthimpacts.So,youknow,it'sanotherreasonwhymomsjustreallyneedtobecautiousandreallystartthinkingabouttheseissues.Youknow,gogetyourfamilytested.Andthenafteryougogetthemtested,whatwe'rerecommendingiseatanall-organicdietfortwoweeks,andgettestedagainandseeifthere'sanydifference,becauseIpromiseyoutherewillbe.Andifyou'veseenthatvideoonline,there'sthisreallyawesomevideoonlineaboutaSwedishfamilythatdidnoteatorganicandthenateallorganicforabouttwoweeks,andthenyouseethelevelsofpesticidetheirbodyandhowdramaticallyitchanged.Youcanmakesuchanimpactinjusttwoweeksofeatingcleanandeatingorganicfoodorfoodthatyou'veproducedinyourbackgroundthatyouknowhasnotoxicsyntheticpesticidesonit.Katie:Yeah,I'mreallycurioustoseewhatourresultis.Andanotherthingthatwenowknowthatglyphosatesimpact,andthatwe'veactuallyknownforalongtime,istheinsectpopulation,andespeciallybees,whichofcourse,they'reourmainpollinator.Honeybeespollinatethemajorityofthefoodthatweeat.Andwe'reseeingadeclineinthehoneybeepopulation,whichlong-termisahugeecologicalproblem.AndIactually,incollege,workedinanentomologylab,justasapart-timejob,andbacktheneventheyknewwhatanimpactthiswashavingandtheywereconcernedaboutit.Andsoit'sjustamazingandscarytoseehowmanyaspectsofourlifethatthisisreaching.Butlikeyousaid,Iwannamaybegobacktoapointofhopeonthisbecauseitcanseemlike,"Ohmygosh,everythingistoxicandwe'reallgonnadie."Butwhataresomethingsthatmomsespeciallycandothatarepracticalandtangibletostartavoidingthesechemicals?Obviously,anorganicdietisthefirstone.Isthereanythingelsethatwecandooravoidorbecautiousof?Leah:Yeah,Imean,eatingorganicfoodisthenumberonethingthatIwouldrecommendtopeopleiftheywanttoavoidtoxic,persistentpesticidesintheirfood.Andthat'sjustbecause,youknow,ifyou'renotputtingintoyourbodyconsistently,it'snotgonnabeinyourbody.We'reluckythatthesethingsdodrain,likeyoupeethemoutbasically,yougetridofthem,yourbodygetsridofthem.Butifyou'reconstantlyputtingtheminyourbody,yourbodydoesn'thavetheabilitytogetridofthem.Sothat'swhat,youknow,Iwouldreally,reallyrecommend.Youdon'tneedtogoonajuicediet,youdon'tneedtodothosekindofthings.Youjustneedtoeatorganicfor,youknow,justtwoweeks,andthatwouldmakeahugeimprovementinwhat'sactuallyinyourbody.


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Andthentheotherthing,youknow,there'salotofthingsthatweknowaboutnaturalproductsandpersonalcare.YouknowwhatImean,there'sotherpartsofyourlifethat,ifyou'rereadyforit…becauserememberwhatIsaidinthebeginningabout,youknow,dothingsalittleatatime.It'slikeifyouwannaeatanelephant,youeatonebiteatime.Youcan'tstuffthewholedamnthinginyourmouthandjust,youknow,expectittowork.Itdoesn'tworklikethat,andIbelievethatjustlikewithweightloss,thisisthesame.It'slike,youwannabiteoffonlysomuchasyoucanchew.Andyoualsowannamakesurethatyougetyourfamily's,youknowbuy-inonthis.Andyouknow,yourfamilymightnotbesokeentothisrightaway,whichiswhyIthinkit'sprobablyprudentandwiseforyoutodojustalittlebitofitatatime.Andifyou'reabletoswapoutthingsfororganicbrandsthattheylikeandthere'saneasyswapinorganic,awesome.Ifthereisn't,thenyougottostarttogoingdowntothewholefoodlevel.Youknow,startgoingdowntothingsthatyou'remakingyourselfinyourkitchenwithingredientsthatyouknowandtrust.Andthat'sthebestwaytoensure,youknow,thatyou'reabletodothis.Butthen,whenwe'retalkingaboutotherthingsinyourhome,likeIwouldsaypersonalcareproducts,youknow,there'sotherchemicalsthatwehaveinourshampooandconditionersandourlotionsandour,youknow,bodywashes,inour,youknow,airfresheners,andthesethingsarejustastoxicandsometimesmoresothanthefoodthatwe'reeating.Andso,youknow,thingslikeparabens.Parabensarefoundinshampooandconditioners.Parabensarealsofoundinbreastcancertumors.Youknow,thesearethingsthatwewouldstartavoiding.Andso,asyou'redoingfood,takealookat,youknow,yourpersonalcareproductsandjustsay,"Hmm,I'mwondering,what'sinthatshampoo?AndmaybeIcouldjustbuyonedifferentshampoo,"ormaybegotoyourcosmeticsorsomethinglikethat.Andjusttogiveyouanideaof…youknow,it'snotlike,youknow,we'redoingthiswithfoodinAmerica,we'redoingitwithallproducts.SoinEurope,there's1,328ingredientsthatarebannedinpersonalcareproductsalone.AndintheU.S.we'veonlybanned11.SothatgivesyoukindofanideaofwhatitisthatAmericaisnotdoingthattherestoftheworldisdoing,youknow.Andattheendoftheday,itboilsdowntomoney,anditboilsdowntoindustryandcommercialism,andwe'veputthatoverhealthandsafety.Buttomomswhoareshoppinginthegrocerystore,ifyoureallywantchange,yourbestvoteiswithyourpocketbook.Yourpocketbookrepresentsmorevotesthanyouevercouldattheballotbox.YouknowwhatI'msaying?There'smorechangethere.SoIwouldsay,youknow,eatorganic,startsupportingthosebrandsthatyouknowaredoingtherightthing,andgivethosebrandsmoney.AndthereasonIsaythatisbecauseinorderforthingstobepossible,theyhavetobesustainable.Andinorderforthingstobesustainable,theyhavetobeprofitable.Andifwecangiveprofittothecompaniesthataredoingtherightthing,thatsendsahugemessagetothecompaniesthatarenotdoingtherightthing.Andtheywillstartchanging,andwe'reseeingthatalready.Justwithinthelasttwoyears,howmanycompanieshavesaid,"Okay,fine,we'retakingitout?"Imean,likeeverysingleweekIfeellikethere'ssomebrandthat'stakingsomethingout,likeevenWalmart.Walmart,likethisweekoritwaslastweek,theysaid,"Hey,we'regettingintoanimalrights.Andsowe'regonnadothis,this,thisandthis,"improvingonchickensandalltheanimalproductsthattheyhaveinWalmart.That'shuge.Tysonisgonnabetalkingouthumanantibiotics.McDonald'sisgonnabetakingouthumanantibiotics.Theseareallthingsthatarehappeningjustbecauseusasmomshavedecidedtomakeonepurchaseovertheother.Sothat'swhatI'msaying,votewithyourdollar,eatorganic,startlookingatyourotherpersonalcareproducts,startaskingquestions,andjuststartbeingalittlebitmoreofadetectivebecauseyouhavetheabilityto.Katie:Absolutely,andI'llmakesuretoincludelinkstoallthestuffthatyou'vetalkedabout,andespeciallyto


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theJustLabelItandFeedTheWorldforpeople.ButcanweshiftgearsandtalkaboutShiftConbecausethat'syourotherbrainchild,andIwannahearyouexplainittoallofusandtellpeoplehowtheycancomeiftheywant.Leah:Yeah,asI'mdoingallmyactivismand,youknow,Idoalotoforganizingbloggersonline.Andso,ifthere'ssomethinggoing,I'mprobablyreachingouttoyou,likeKatie,Ireachedouttoyouandsaid,"Supportuswiththis,"youknow.AndI'vebeendoingthatforyears,andwhatIrealizedwasinournicheofblogging,whichishealth,wellness,food,sustainability,thereisnocentrallocation.There'snoplacethatwehadtogotosupportourselves,toencourageourselvestokindofmeetup,tohangout,andhaveitjustbeaboutsocialmediaandhaveitjustbeaboutenactingchange.Andthat'swhatIcreated.Icreatedasocialmediaconferenceforbloggersthatareintofood,thatareintowellness,thatareinto,youknow,healthyproducts,youknow,naturalproducts,activismandsustainability.Icallthesebloggers"eco-wellnessbloggers"because,tome,thatdescribeswhatwe'redoing.We'reecoandwe'realsowellnessatthesametime.Andeverythingthatwedokindofhasthatinit.Andeverythingthatwelivehasthatinit.Andso,thisisasocialmediaconferencewherewehaveabout24workshopsandpanelsfromexpertsandotherbloggerstalkingabout,youknow,bettertipsinsocialmedia,gettinginformationabout,youknow,allofthestuffouttherefromgeneticallymodifiedingredientsandwhat'shappeninginthattopersonalcareproductsto,youknow,thenewestproductsthatarecomingoutfromthebrandsthatyoulove.Andwealsohaveanexpowithjustover50brandsintheexpo.Sobloggerscaninteractwiththebrandsthattheylovethatmirrortheirvalues.Andwehavereally,really,reallystrictstandardsonwhocanbeinherewithusandwhocannot,andit'sbasedonwhataretheingredients,whatdoyouhaveinyourproduct?Soit'sreallyaplacewhere,youknow,theecowellnessnichecancomeonceayear,sing"Kumbaya,"learnfromeachother,learnfromexperts,drinkkombuchacocktails,whichareawesomebytheway,GMO-freefood,weprovideallGMO-freefood,whichisreallynoteasytodobutIdoitwiththemostloveandcarepossible,andhangoutaswellwithbrandsandnonprofits.We'realsobringingwithusabout12NGOsthatworkreallyhardinallofthesefieldsthatwe'retalkingabout,inallthesethemes,likefromFriendsoftheEarthtoGMOInsidetothePesticideActionNetworktoJustLabelItwillbethere,HealthyChild,HealthyWorld,andnumerousotherswillbethere,youknow,givingus,youknow,themostrecentorthemostup-to-dateinformationonallthethingsthatwecareabout.Andso,comehangoutwithus.It'sgonnabefromSeptember24thtoSeptember26th.It'sinManhattanBeach,California,rightbythebeach.Actually,it'sa10Kfromthebeachandifyouwantedtorundownthere,it'dbeawesome.ThehotelistheMarriott,andit'sabsolutelybeautiful.SocomeouttoCaliforniainSeptemberand,youknow,justhangoutwithus.Ithinkyouguyswouldhaveagreat,great,greattime.Andit'smostlyforcontentcreators.Soit'salloftheinformationthatisgoingtobetoskewedforsomeonewhoiscreatingcontentonline.Andsomostofthepeopletherearegonnabebloggers,butthere'salsobusinessesthataregonnabethereaswell,youknow,otherpeople.Sometimeswejusthavesomepeople,butIrecommendyouhavesomesocialmediapresencetocome.Katie:Awesome,yeah,andI'llmakesuretoincludethatlinkaswell.Whereelsecanpeoplefindyouonline?Leah:Well,youcanfindmeonTwitterasBookieboo,B-O-O-K-I-E-B-O-O.Youcouldalsofindmeatmamavation.com.Mamavation.comismywebsitewherewedodiseasepreventionformoms,andyouknow,alltheinformationthatweputoutthereis,youknow,thelatestandthegreatestoneverything.Andit'sfood,


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it'spersonalcareproducts,it'snatural,youknow,it'sgivingyouandarmingyouwithinformationthatyouneedtoliveinyourhomeadiseasepreventiontypeoflifestyle,awellnesslifestyle.AndyoucanalsofindusonFacebook.OnFacebook,youknow,Mamavation.Then,IalsodoShiftCon.IfyouwannareachShiftCon,it'sshiftconmedia.com.AndthentheotherthingIhaveisIalsohaveabloggingnetwork,andweworkwithaboutjustover10,000bloggersandwepairbloggerswithabout120ofmyclientsthatareallnatural,organicbrandsthatIhavescrubbedmyselftomakesurethattheingredientsarejustthewayIlikethem.Andsowedothataswell.Soifyou'reabloggerandyouwantsomeopportunities,paidopportunitiesandstufflikethat,signupatbookieboo.com.Andthereisthat.Andwell,Imean,I'meverywhere,actually.NowI'monyourpodcastaswell.Katie:Awesome,andI'llputlinkstoallofthatandtoallofyoursocialmediasothateverybodycanconnectwithyou.Thankyousomuchfortakingthetimetobehereandforyourpassionandyouractivism.Leah:Thanksforhavingme,Katie.Ireallyappreciateit.Katie:Thankyousomuchforlisteningtothisepisodeofthe"WellnessMama"podcastwhereIprovidesimpleanswersforhealthierfamilies.Ifyouwouldliketogetmy"7SimpleStepsforHealthierFamilies"guideforfree,headonovertowellnessmama.comandenteryouremailandI'llsenditovertoyourightaway.

Youcanalsostayintouchonsocialmedia,facebook.com/endlesswellnessoronTwitterandInstagram@wellnessmama.AndIwouldalsoreallyappreciateitifyouwouldtakeasecondandsubscribetothispodcastsothatyou'llbenotifiedoffutureepisodes.Andifyou'veeverbenefitedfromsomethingI'vetalkedaboutonthispodcast,Iwouldbereallyappreciativeifyouleavearatingorreviewsincethat'showothersareabletofindthispodcastandsowecanhelpspreadthemessage.

Thanksasalwaysforlisteningandforreading,andforbeingonboardwithcreatingafutureforourchildrenthat'shealthierandhappier.Anduntilnexttime,haveahealthyyou.

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