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Glyphosate Ingestion and Your Health

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Glyphosate is the world’s most widely produced herbicide and is the primary toxic chemical in Roundup weed killer, as well as in many other herbicides.  It is a broad-spectrum herbicide used in more than 700 different products from agriculture and forestry to home use. Glyphosate was introduced in the 1970s to kill weeds by targeting the enzymes that produce the amino acids tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine. The enzymes of many bacteria are also susceptible to inhibition by this chemical, thus altering the intestinal flora of many humans and animals. Genetically modified (GMO) glyphosate-resistant crops can grow well in the presence of this chemical in soil. In addition, toxicity of the surfactant commonly mixed with glyphosate, polyoxyethyleneamine (POEA), is more toxic than glyphosate alone.  Recent studies have discovered glyphosate exposure to be a cause of many chronic health problems. It can commonly enter the body by eating foods treated with glyphosate, or by drinking water contaminated with glyphosate. The World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer published a summary in March 2015 that classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen in humans. Possible cancers linked to glyphosate exposure include non-Hodgkin lymphoma, renal tubule carcinoma, pancreatic islet-cell adenoma, and skin tumors. Studies have also indicated that glyphosate disrupts the microbiome in the intestine, causing a decrease in the ratio of beneficial to harmful bacteria The relationship between the microbiome of the intestine and overall human health should be a most concerning health issue for all of us.  Current research indicates that disruption of the microbiome could cause or contribute to digestive disorders, metabolic disorder, diabetes, depression, autism, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmune disease. 

The Problems with Glyphosate

Glyphosate is shown to drive disease processes through a number of mechanisms. It is well-known to destroy the shikimate pathway in plants, which is also a key enzyme pathway in beneficial bacteria. Because of this action, glyphosate exposure can lead to dysbiosis and leaky gut because it reduces healthy microbe populations while favoring pathogenic gut microbes (1,2).

Glyphosate interferes with essential mineral balance, reducing nutrient absorption and increasing toxic body burden. It also induces glutamate toxicity in neurological synapses, leading to functional impairment, while harming mitochondria and acting as an endocrine disruptor (3).

Glyphosate is now linked to numerous conditions, including cancer, chronic kidney disease (CKD), infertility, neurological diseases, and other conditions. With cancer, there is a particular link between glyphosate and blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia (4,5).

Broad-spectrum Binders Target Glyphosate + Other Toxins

Research and a growing body of clinical observation show that certain natural binders such as kelp, humic acids, and others can help bind and remove glyphosate and support key areas of the body that are most vulnerable, such as the neurological and digestive systems. GlyphoDetox Professional incorporates these and other superior natural binders to deliver broad-spectrum defense against glyphosate and other pesticides and environmental toxins

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The key notes are avoiding future exposure as well as removing it from the body. Eating non-GMO (genetically modified organism) foods and organic or Italian wheat and drinking reverse osmosis water are some of the best ways to avoid glyphosate.  Eating organic food may help to lower concentrations of glyphosate in the urine. More than 90% of corn and soy used are now of the GMO type. In addition, GMO corn, tomatoes and soy are grown in soil that is treated with roundup (glyphosate). Non-organic wheat is commonly treated with glyphosate as a drying anti-mold process. A high percentage of rain samples can contain glyphosate. Glyphosate-heavy metal chelates can enter the kidney where the toxic metals can do damage. These chelates can persist in water for years. Another study found that glyphosate accumulated in bones. There are powerful chelating (removing) properties of glyphosate for calcium in bones. 

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