Glyphosate “kills” weeds AND your brain?

I remember presiding over a medical conference where a speaker warned about the dangers of glyphosate. (This is the main chemical used in many residential and commercial weed killers, like Roundup®.)

That was well over a decade ago.

Yet, somehow, the mainstream remains reluctant to fully address these dangers.

Well, fast forward—and now the latest news suggests that chronic exposure to glyphosate could be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Frightening findings in mice

Glyphosate has been used since the late 1970s in both industrial farming and residential gardening. That’s over 50 years of exposure!

In fact, this chemical is the most heavily applied herbicide in the United States, with nearly 300 million pounds sprayed annually in agricultural communities.

This means that virtually anywhere you go in the U.S., you’ll likely come into contact with an area that have been sprayed with glyphosate: parks, gardens, golf courses, and more.

And that’s proving to be more dangerous than ever.

A recent mouse study revealed that even regulated levels of glyphosate exposure were linked to heightened inflammation in the brain. It also seemed to accelerate AD-like pathology in the mice.

Even worse, these effects lingered for six months after exposure stopped.

Furthermore, researchers found a significant increase in amyloid-beta plaque and tau. (These proteins are often found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and are believed to play a role in the disease.)

And finally, the mice showed heightened anxiety-like behaviors and experienced shorter lifespans.

The writing is on the wall

How do the “experts” react to these findings?

Well, in “to be expected” news, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined glyphosate poses no risks to human health when used as directed!

What does that even mean!? And how did they land on that conclusion?

Sure, we can’t do a study like this in humans. It would be unethical. But hear me when I say: Poison is poison. And nothing will convince me otherwise!

Fortunately, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer’s viewpoint more closely aligns with mine, as they declare that the herbicide is “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

After all, the findings from this mouse study are clear and frightening:

  • Glyphosate has the potential to cross the blood-brain barrier, leading to inflammation and other detrimental effects on the brain.
  • These forever chemicals are nearly impossible to escape.

Does the mainstream really need more convincing that these chemicals are dangerous? It’s incredulous to me that Big Pharma can sit there and act as if any of these findings are a surprise.

Look, they’re in the business of making money. But I’m in the business of making you well.

Hear me when I say that there isn’t one single chemical out there that is inherently healthy. So, pay attention to the foods you eat, the beverages you consume, and the products you use.

As I’ve mentioned before, it’s hard to avoid chemicals completely, but you absolutely can (and should) minimize your exposure.

P.S. To further protect your brain and fight dementia, check out my online learning tool—my Alzheimer’s Prevention and Treatment Plan. Click here now!

Source:

“Common Herbicide a Player in Neurodegeneration?” MDedge, 12/09/2024. (mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/271851/alzheimers-cognition/common-herbicide-player-neurodegeneration)