By Bob McCauley, ND
The main reason I cannot stand attending the Natural Products Expo 
(www.expowest.com), which was the first of its kind when it started more than 30 years ago, is that this expo has become nothing more than a party for giant corporations that decided they could make a buck selling crap that has the word “natural” on the box. Not only are these corporations fakes and frauds, they are actually harmful to be industry they supposedly represent.
The truth is that these giant food conglomerates could care less about anything other than their bottom line, which is why most of them spent millions of dollars collective to defeat food labeling laws (proposition 37)in California in 2012. These labeling laws would have compelled food producers to identify foods that had been genetically modified, and this is something that the MegaFood Mafia simply will not tolerate. Therefore, the food conglomerates bandied together their vast resources to defeat proposition 37 in California that would have protected and informed consumers of what they were buying.
If you want to go and party with the MegaFood Mafia each year in Anaheim and then in Baltimore for their Natural Products Expo East show, let me know how it goes because it’s it’s doubtful I’ll be there. If I do attend in the future, I certainly don’t want to be seen anywhere near such despicable fakes that are anything but what they try to appear to be; they put money over product integrity and work diligently, quietly, secretly to undermine the very notion of what they are suppose to be about: A Natural Product. Boycott them all.
Natural News www.naturalnews.com compiled a list below of the MegaFood Mafia culprits who poured millions of dollars into a campaign to defeat proposition 37.
• Kashi (owned by Kellogg, which has contributed $612,000 to defeat Proposition 37) – Kashi cereals contain GMOs!
• Silk soymilk (owned by the nation’s largest dairy, Dean Foods, which has contributed $253,000 to the effort to kill Proposition 37)
• Larabar (owned by General Mills, which has contributed $520,000 to defeat proposition 37)
• R.W. Knudsen (owned by Smucker, which has contributed $387,000 to defeat proposition 37)
• Santa Cruz Organic (also owned by Smucker, which has contributed $387,000 to defeat proposition 37)
• Cascadian Farm (owned by General Mills, which has contributed $520,000 to defeat proposition 37)
• Muir Glen (also owned by General Mills, which has contributed $520,000 to defeat proposition 37)
Shame on every one of them.
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About Bob McCauley
Bob McCauley, ND (Robert F., Jr.) was raised in Lansing, Michigan and attended Michigan State University (BA, 1980 in Journalism). He is a naturopathic doctor, Master Herbalist and a Certified Nutritional Consultant. He has traveled extensively, both domestically and abroad, visiting over 32 countries. He published Confessions of a Body Builder: Rejuvenating the Body with Spirulina, Chlorella, Raw Foods and Ionized Water (2000), Achieving Great Health (2005), The Miraculous Properties of Ionized Water, (2006) which is the only book on the market that exclusively addresses Ionized Water, Twelve (Fiction, 2007) and Honoring the Temple of God (2008). He considers himself a Naturalist, meaning he pursues health in the most natural way possible. He studies and promotes nature as the only way to true health.
From 2002-2004 he hosted the radio program Achieving Great Health, which was heard by thousands of people each day. His guests included some of the most well-known and respected names in the natural health world.
With the help of his father, Dr. Robert F. McCauley, Sr. (Doctorate in Environmental Engineering, MIT, 1953) they started Spartan Water Company in 1992, which sold vended water machines in supermarkets. Robert Jr. founded Spartan Enterprises, Inc. in 1993. He is a Certified Water Technician with the State of Michigan. He is also a Type II Public Water Supply Specialist and has the certifications of S-5 and D-5. The McCauley family has a long history in the water industry. Bob's father pioneered environmental issues regarding ground water and drinking water quality. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1953 for his thesis on removing radioactive strontium from water. He earned his doctorate in Environmental Engineering in less than 2 years, one of the shortest doctoral studies in the history of MIT. He taught civil, sanitary and environmental engineering at Michigan State University for 18 years before retiring to run Wolverine Engineers & Surveyors of Mason, Michigan, for 17 years. His reputation throughout Michigan as a water quality expert was legendary. Bob worked for his father's company for 12 years learning the water business, which dealt primarily with municipalities, including water quality and sanitary sewer issues.
After apprenticing with his father, Bob moved on to the bottled water business. He established greater Michigan's biggest selling bottled water: Michigan Mineral – Premium Natural Water. He was introduced to Ionized Water in 1995 and has done more to promote Ionized Water than anyone else in the industry. Bob often lectures and offers seminars on his Seven Component Natural Health Protocol .
Bob is a Certified Nutritional Consultant and a Certified Master Herbalist. He is also a 3rd Degree Black Belt and Certified Instructor of Songahm Taekwondo (American Taekwondo Association).
The truth is that these giant food conglomerates could care less about anything other than their bottom line, which is why most of them spent millions of dollars collective to defeat food labeling laws (proposition 37)in California in 2012. These labeling laws would have compelled food producers to identify foods that had been genetically modified, and this is something that the MegaFood Mafia simply will not tolerate. Therefore, the food conglomerates bandied together their vast resources to defeat proposition 37 in California that would have protected and informed consumers of what they were buying.
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