How The Weedkiller Glyphosate Affects Your Body And How To Avoid It

Mar 11, 2022

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Zach Bush

In this enlightening discussion, Dr. Stephanie Seneff, a Senior Research Scientist at MIT, delves into glyphosate's detrimental effects on gut health and its interference with essential biological processes. Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group, raises concerns about agricultural practices and consumer safety. Dr. Zach Bush, an expert in the microbiome, discusses innovative ways to restore health impacted by glyphosate. Together, they highlight the urgent need for awareness and action against this pervasive herbicide's consequences on our health and environment.

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Glyphosate's Impact on Gut Health

Glyphosate exposure directly impacts the gut microbiome, hindering its protective functions.
This disruption leads to leaky gut, causing toxins to enter the bloodstream and trigger systemic inflammation.

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Glyphosate's Disruption of Microbes and Pathways

Glyphosate, a metal chelator, disrupts gut microbes by binding to minerals, making them unavailable.
It also disrupts the shikimate pathway, affecting aromatic amino acid production crucial for brain function and hormone regulation.

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Glyphosate's Disruption of Glutathione

Glyphosate disrupts the shikimate pathway, leading to abnormal gene expression and hindering bodily functions.
It depletes glutathione, a crucial molecule for regulating inflammation, detoxification, and antioxidant processes.

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Glyphosate is a popular pesticide that has a big downside—it’s destroying our health. It damages our good gut bacteria and may lead to leaky gut. Glyphosate also depletes glutathione, our master antioxidant and a cornerstone of our biology, and it dramatically impacts our sulfur, methylation, and detoxification pathways that have many essential roles for our health. And not only is glyphosate harming human health and the health of our future generations, it’s also destroying our ecosystems.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Ken Cook, and Dr. Zach Bush about why it’s important to be aware of the effects of glyphosate and make choices that reduce our exposure as much as possible.

Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has a bachelor's degree from MIT in Biology with a minor in Food and Nutrition Science, and a master’s degree, an engineer’s degree, and a PhD degree, all from MIT, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, glyphosate, and the mineral, sulfur. She is the author of Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment.

Ken Cook is president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. He is widely recognized as one of the environmental community’s most prominent and influential critics of industrial agriculture and the nation’s broken approach to protecting families and children from toxic substances.

Dr. Zach Bush is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr. Bush founded Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut-brain health.

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