The makers of Roundup recently stopped adding the cancer-causing ingredient glyphosate (GLY-fa-sate) to their consumer-grade weed killers sold in the United States.
Pulling glyphosate off consumer shelves may sound like a step in the right direction...
But they are still selling it to the “Big Agra” corporations that own the vast majority of the farmland in the United States.
That means your produce will continue to be drenched in this hormone-disrupting, microbiome-killing, cancer-inducing chemical at the incredible rate of 280 million pounds of herbicide each year.
As you may realize by now, glyphosate is partly responsible for the growing rate of chronic disease in our country.
Have a look at the graph below.
The autism epidemic appears to correspond to the
stunning increase in glyphosate use.
Source: ResearchGate.net, provided courtesy Dr. Nancy Swanson
The red line shows the rise of production and use of glyphosate over the last 30 years. The blue lines show the rise in cases of autism. This is not hard evidence, but the correlation is shocking.
But, I have an arsenal of tools you can use to defend yourself from the glyphosate scourge.
In this Confidential Cures article, I’ll be laying out a special glyphosate-protection protocol you can use to keep you and your loved ones safe from this dangerous molecule.
I’ll show you how to reduce your exposure, how to use certain foods to counter its effects, and I’ll share advice on arming yourself with the nutraceuticals you need to win your battle over an increasingly toxic environment.
Let’s get started.
What’s Motivating This Sudden Desire to Keep Roundup Away from Consumers?
The home and garden market accounts for less than 2% of U.S. glyphosate sales. So keeping it out of your hands is a drop in the bucket to them.
But think about what this means: All your life they’ve told you, “Eat lots of fruits and veggies.”
They lectured you about this year after year...telling you what to eat.
And all along, they were allowing Big Agra to spray millions of acres of produce with a synthetic amino acid linked to lymphoma and other diseases.
And why is Bayer pulling gallon jugs of Roundup off home-improvement store shelves? Not because it’s killing people. Bayer still won’t admit that.
I’m going to tell you the real reason...
By cancelling sales to consumers like you, Bayer hopes to stop the bleeding. About 90% of the lawsuits come from residential customers.
As crops continue to grow resistant to glyphosate, more and more of the life-threatening poison has to be applied.
You see, Bayer acquired Roundup manufacturer Monsanto in 2018. Since then, it’s doled out a staggering $11 billion to settle over 100,000 lawsuits from homeowners who contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using Monsanto’s Roundup.1 Yet they still claim it’s perfectly safe.
Something had to change. If they really prioritized your health over profit, they’d pull all the glyphosate for both home and commercial use — immediately.
But they don’t have to because officials at the FDA and EPA continue to give them cover. The bureaucrats insist — against a mountain of evidence
that glyphosate poses “no risks of concern” to human health.2
How did they reach this stunning conclusion? Well, they reviewed dozens of highly dubious studies submitted to them by... Big Agra.3
OK, maybe they’re not concerned — but I am. And I’m blowing the whistle — NOW.
Meet The World’s Most “Terrifying Molecule”
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has designated glyphosate a “probable human carcinogen.”4
And several countries have banned it.
In fact, an expert at MIT, Dr. Stephanie Seneff, blames glyphosate for the current epidemic rise in autism. She calls it “a terrifying molecule.”
As crops continue to grow resistant to glyphosate, more and more of the life-threatening poison has to be applied.
Yet, the FDA and EPA keep insisting it’s perfectly safe, and their collusion on glyphosate is quite revealing.
Why do I say that?
Well, in my view it shows who they’re really working for.
They’re certainly not working for you, or they’d protect your health interests. Instead, they’re working for big industries that control the swamp in Washington, D.C. And that means there’s no end in sight to the dangers you face from glyphosate exposure.
Slam The Brakes on Weed Killer Contamination
The explosion in glyphosate use has been stunning. Concentrations have jumped over 15-fold since the mid-90s, when genetically modified “Roundup ready” crops — wheat, corn, soy, beets, cotton, and alfalfa — were first introduced.
I’ve been alerting regular readers to this danger from the beginning.
Roundup ready crops are genetically modified to withstand massive doses of glyphosate. But as the spraying escalates, weeds have naturally grown resistant to the herbicide.
This leads to even heavier applications, triggering greater resistance in a vicious cycle.
Unlike regular pesticides, you can’t wash glyphosate off your produce.5 Cells think it’s the natural protein building block L-glycine and drink it into their cells.
Some experts blame glyphosate for the skyrocketing rates of autism, and it’s also been detected in the breast milk of 90% of mothers.6
Glyphosate is an endocrine disrupter that throws off your normal hormone balance. That alone can lead to a cascade of health problems.
And because it’s routinely sprayed on barley and in vineyards, you drink it in every sip of wine and beer.7
So, the reality is pretty obvious: While you can’t completely escape glyphosate exposure, you can limit your exposure and mitigate its effects.
Here’s how:
Step One — 4 Ways to Limit Your Exposure
Begin By Assessing The Threat. Ask landscapers, your homeowner’s association, and local schools to stop spraying it on playgrounds and in parks near your home.
And if you live near an agricultural area where fields are regularly being sprayed, move... Your health is too important.
You’ll find companies online that will test your blood levels of glyphosate. I also recommend you get your tap water tested... and install a good filtration system if necessary.Prioritize Organic. Buy organic fruits and vegetables as much as possible. One study showed buying organic led to a big drop in glyphosate levels in the blood in just six days.8
If your budget doesn’t allow you to go 100% organic, remember even limited organic purchases — grapes, strawberries, apples, cherries, peaches, spinach, kale — help to reduce your exposure.Beware Of Grains! In recent years, Big Agra has turned to using glyphosate as a desiccant. They douse fields in herbicide to instantly dry the crop for harvest. This increases yields — and boosts your exposure to this dangerous molecule.
Affected produce includes oatmeal, barley, wheat, and sugar. So trimming cereals, grains, and processed carbs from your diet makes a big difference.
Also, avoid genetically modified (GMO) products... They’re frequently inundated with herbicide.Toss Out Your Seed Oils. I’m talking about corn, rapeseed, sunflower, soybean, peanut, safflower, and canola. A lot of these oils are made from GMO crops that contain high levels of glyphosate.
Instead use coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, or lard.
Step Two — Add These Nutrients to Your Diet...
One of the most health-damaging impacts of glyphosate is its affinity for binding with essential minerals your body needs. Here’s how you can counteract it:
Get More Dietary Sulfur. You need sulfur for strong tendons and ligaments. It also plays an essential role in DNA defense and repair.
Glyphosate depletes sulfur, so you need to increase your intake of this mineral.9 The best way to do that is with animal sources — free-range poultry, grass-fed beef, eggs, and fish.
You can also get plenty of dietary sulfur from the allium family of vegetables garlic, leeks, onions, and scallions.Increase Your Manganese Intake. Glyphosate has been linked to “severe depletion of manganese.”10 This mineral is essential for mitochondrial function, brain and nerve health, bone development, blood clotting, and blood-sugar regulation.
It also helps form the powerful antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD).
Food sources include black tea, pineapple, hazelnuts, and mussels. You can also supplement. I recommend 10 mg daily.Eat Fermented Foods. Boosting your intake of fermented foods helps counteract the havoc wreaked by glyphosate on your gut microbiome. Plus, the bacteria in fermented foods are able to break down and metabolize glyphosate.
Healthy examples include sauerkraut, kefir, kimchi, kombucha, and miso soup.
Step Three — Boost Your Supplemental Defense...
Use these three supplements to plug any holes in your glyphosate protection:
Fulvic And Humic Acid. When plants decay, they naturally release fulvic and humic acids into the soil. Unfortunately, modern soil is devoid of nutrients — and the antibiotic nature of glyphosate depletes it even further. Fulvic and humic acid bind to glyphosate and remove it from your body.
Adding activated charcoal and bentonite clay is helpful as well. You’ll find supplements available online and at your local health food shop.Sulforaphane and DIM. Sulforaphane is a sulfur-rich compound that has powerful cancer-fighting properties and counteracts the effects of glyphosate. You can get its precursors, glucoraphanin and myrosinase, from cruciferous veggies like broccoli, kale, and brussels sprouts.
Broccoli sprouts are an especially rich source of both sulforaphane and another cancer-busting nutrient, 3,3'-Diindolylmethane (DIM).
But remember, you’ll have to buy organic to avoid further glyphosate exposure. Sulforaphane is rapidly metabolized into inactive compounds inside your body, so supplements that combine glucoraphanin and myrosinase actually do the best job of actually elevating levels of sulforaphane inside your body.Glutathione. Frequently called your body’s “master antioxidant,” glutathione is essential to your health. It defends the integrity of your DNA, protects mitochondria, and empowers the brain to evict free radicals before they can damage your neurons.11
But research indicates glyphosate triggers glutathione deficits — a dangerous situation. So I recommend taking 1-2 grams of glutathione daily.
When you shop for a supplement look for “reduced glutathione” or liposomal glutathione — they’re more active and readily absorbable.
To Your Good Health,
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