New proposed changes to the definition of genetically modified foods by the Food Standards Australia are inbound. Only novel DNA would need to be labelled as GMO, and plants that have been gene edited but not contain new DNA would be exempt from labeling. This threatens the integrity of the organic certification and removes the consumers right to know what is in their food. These changes are good for industry, big industrial agricultural producers, the biotechnology firms and have nothing to do with optimal human health. They are a direct assault on consumer choice. Paola Crofts, regenerative organic farmer and owner of Tall Poppy Farm in Mt Macedon, Victoria and I discussed this in the recent Fire Pit Chat (recording below). What you can do 1. INFORM YOURSELF - read this summary by the organic cooperative and register on the blog link above to be kept up to date. Watch the video recording below. Read the Webinar details from the FSANZ (tiles below). 2. COMPLETE THE SURVEY - available here and on the above link. 3. MAKE A SUBMISSION To FSANZ - via this website or via email submissions@foodstandards.gov.au emphasising your concern about new proposals. 4. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEMBER - start with your state food minister expressing your concerns about this decision. 5. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL REGENERATIVE FARMER - spend your money with people who are raising chemical free, GMO free food and not with the centralized, industrialized food system. Check the farmers directory on the thread to find one near you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can copy paste this letter template in a email submission:

I will be facilitating a discussion tonight at 7pm to talk all things regenerative health. This is not a health Q&A (if you want your health questions answered I can in my private group), but an opportunity to connect over shared interests. Addendum - We will have @Paola Crofts , regenerative & organic farmer from Mt Macedon, VIC joining to discuss some very concerning proposed changes to food standards which are setting up trojan horsing of GMO foods into the food supply. Join us! Zoom link in the calendar.

Hey guys I am very pleased to release this episode with Andrew LaTour. He is a wealth of knowledge on photobiomodulation and light:health interactions. We discuss how to choose best lighting for health and circadian rhythms including role of flicker, luminosity, colour temperature, spectral emission and EMF on health. And the engineering challenges of putting near infrared (NIR) light back into indoor environments, in order to more closely emulate our solar light needs. Enjoy this episode!

Hi all this Wednesday evening I am doing a presentation and Q&A for a group called the Australian Medical Network. Its open to all and free to attend - I will be talking about sunlight & circadian rhythms. Check out the website link & flyer for more info, zoom link here. See you there! Zoom link here - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89044723476?pwd=FCjzETuKyNbs5He9dm0fb2AitBmZFt.1 Meeting ID: 890 4472 3476 Passcode: 619315 TIME - 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, Tasmania, Canberra - 06:30 PM SA & NT - 04:00 PM WA Full description here - https://www.australianmedicalnetwork.com/masterclass/dr-max-gulhane.aspx

*DATE CHANGE DUE TO SYDNEY MARATHON* Date Sunday 22nd Sept, 11am. Location Pirrama Park, Pyrmont. Friends and Family Welcome. Byo food and drink, there are BBQs at the park. Accessibility: bus/light rail/ferry stops at park or nearby (5mins walk), street parking and parking station nearby. Join like-minded community with interests in circadian health, regenerative farming, bioindividual ancestral eating principles. We can't build community without U and I. 😆