35: GMOs & How to Test for Glyphosate

Published: May 29, 2015, 2:34 p.m.

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In this episode Leah Segedie of Mamavation.com and I talk about motherhood, problems in our food supply, GMOs and how to test for glyphosate.

GMOs & How to Test for Glyphosate

Leah Segedie is the founder of the Mamavation website, a highly passionate online community of moms. She started this community after she lost\\xa0100 pounds and learning the true meaning of health.

She now teaches \\u201cdigital moms\\u201d healthy living practices to combat disease in their home. Her Mamavation community members have lost over 3,500 lbs collectively. Leah is a very passionate food activist\\xa0and she regularly\\xa0organizes\\xa0petitions, twitter parties and blogging efforts to support her real food activism.

Leah was named as Mom of the Year by Shape Magazine and has received various other awards for her blogging and activism.

In this Episode, You\\u2019ll Learn

  • The true power of moms that many of us don\\u2019t even realize
  • How we (as moms) control trillions of dollars each year
  • The real way to affect long term change
  • About Leah\\u2019s 100 pound weight loss and how she accomplished it with baby steps
  • Her advice for anyone looking to lose weight
  • The real issue when it comes to GMO labeling
  • Why GMOs are such a problems
  • The difference between true GMOs and selective hybrids
  • The chemical that Columbia recently stopped using on its crops (including cocaine) that is still approved and used in the US
  • The most likely and dangerous GMO foods
  • How to test your urine, water or breastmilk for glyphosate

Resources We Mention

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Katie: Welcome to the \\u201cWellness Mama\\u201d podcast. I\\u2019m Katie from wellnessmama.com. A random fact for your day, did you know that the average fast-food patron consumes 12 pubic hairs per year? I don\\u2019t know or want to know how they got that statistic, but sadly that may not even be the most disgusting thing found in fast food. Today\\u2019s guest and I will be talking about food additives and so much more.

Leah Segedie is the founder of Mamavation community and ShiftCon Social Media Conference. She has highly passionate online community of moms, and she started this community after losing 100 pounds herself and learning the true meaning of health. Through her community, she teaches digital moms healthy living practices to combat disease in their home. Her Mamavation community members have lost over 3,500 pounds collectively. Leah is a very passionate food activist and she\\u2019s worked through organizing petitions and Twitter parties and blogging efforts to support this activism. And she was named as \\u201cMom of the Year\\u201d by \\u201cShape Magazine\\u201d and has received various other awards for her

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