V.A. – GMO Mini-Summit 2013

You’re probably already well aware that Monsanto and the biotech industry are spending billions of dollars to cover their tracks, mislead the public, and hijack political offices so they can continue to feed the world genetically engineered foods. Their bottom line is the almighty dollar, regardless of the cost to you and me.

They want to keep you uninformed and confused.

And they won’t be happy about what you’re about to read because it contains 5 powerful truths they don’t want you to know. You’re about to discover the biggest reasons you should be concerned about GMOs in our food supply.

More importantly, you’re going to find out what you can do to get the most recent and most crucial information to protect yourself and your family from a dangerous attack on your health. And you’re going to find out how you can take an even greater stand against industries that are focused on generating profits even if they have to leave a path of destruction in their wake.

Dangerous changes have taken place in our food supply in just the last 25 years. Most people aren’t even aware of what’s happened, and for those who are aware – most are not sufficiently informed to make a credible difference.

I don’t want that to be you.

What you don’t know could have serious consequences, so please keep reading to get informed about how you can protect yourself and your loved ones.

John & Ocean Robbins

My name is Ocean Robbins. My father, best-selling author, John Robbins and I are the founders of The Food Revolution Network.

My dad and I are working together, but most people know of our family story starting a generation earlier still. You see my grandfather, Irvine Robbins, founded Baskin-Robbins ice cream company, or 31 flavors.

Ice cream cone shaped swimming pool

My dad grew up with an ice cream cone shaped swimming pool. He was groomed from childhood to take over and run the family company. But when he was in his early 20s, my dad was offered that chance, and he said “no”. He walked away from the company and from any access to the family wealth to, as we jokingly say in my family, follow his own “rocky road”.

John and Ocean, 1973

My mom and dad moved to a little island off the coast of Canada where they built a one room log cabin. I was born in that cabin, to parents who were living very simply, growing most of their own food, practicing yoga and meditation for several hours per day, and who named their kid “Ocean.”

As I grew up, our family moved down to California, and my dad wound up becoming a bestselling author on food and health issues.

The media had a lot of fun with my dad’s story, and they called him the rebel without a cone. His books sold more than 3 million copies.

Baskin-Robbins co-founder Irvine Robbins

One of his readers ended up being his own father, my grandfather, Irvine Robbins. In 1990, Grandpa Irv, who had always eaten a standard American diet, was suffering from serious heart disease, diabetes, and many other health problems.

His doctors gave him only a few years to live.

But then my grandpa decided to follow my dad’s advice. He started eating a lot less processed foods, and a lot more vegetables. He even gave up ice cream.

And before long he’d gotten off all his blood pressure and diabetes medications, he’d lost 30 pounds, his golf game had improved by 7 strokes, and he wound up living another 15 healthy years.

Around that same time, my dad and I were running marathons together.

So we’ve seen in our own family, the powerful impact that food can have on your life and on your health. I got started pretty early myself, and in 1990, at the age of 16, I founded a non-profit organization called YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity), which I directed for 20 years. We led workshops and seminars for more than 650,000 young leaders from 65 nations.

One of the things I learned as I worked with diverse people all over the planet is that everybody eats. And what we eat has enormous impact on our own health, on the health of our communities, and even on the health of our world.

So a few years ago, I moved on from directing YES! to join forces with my dad directly, and we launched The Food Revolution Network.

Today we have more than 450,000 members, and we’re organizing leaders all over the world to stand up for food that’s healthy for people and for our planet.

We’ve extensively studied the impact of GMOs and we’ve consulted with the world’s leading experts on the topic. We’ve determined that this is one of the critical food issues of our times, and we’re passionate about giving you the knowledge you need to be informed, and to protect yourself and those you love.

Before we get into the 5 critical facts that you need to know about GMOs it’s helpful for you to understand how this technology differs from traditional plant alterations.