Glyphosate in grains and sugars....Today's post:  Tuesday, 9-25-2018

1.  High intake of glyphosate and the unlisted poisons applied with it to kill weeds tends to cause cancers and other health problems.

2.  Sugars and other sweeteners made from corn and hybrid wheat and other grains are addictive enough and harmful enough if eaten much at all, the only safe intake for most people is zero.

Foods made with wheat, particularly refined grain hybrid wheat and many other grains are addictive enough and harmful enough if eaten much at all, the only safe intake for most people is zero.

3.  Sugar beets and corn and wheat and oats and other grains are spayed with glyphosate and the unlisted poisons applied with it a few days before harvesting because killing them dries out the crops.

This does increase shelf life and reduce molds;

but drying the grain and beets in this way instead of using a dryer of some kind in the field makes it even more undesirable to eat them!

Steve Holman sent out an email recently that linked to a Mike Geary article.

Mike’s article is dated:  August 29, 2018

It’s so well done and clearly written I quote from it here. 

[As I often do, I add comments in brackets like these. The bolding is also mine.]

http://thenutritionwatchdog.com/glyphosate-in-your-cheerios/

“Cheerios levels of glyphosate at 470-530 parts per billion (ppb) are some of the highest levels present in any of the tested foods.

Doss states that “General Mills failed to disclose or actively concealed information reasonable consumers need to know before purchasing [Cheerios], and knew or should have known that Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios contained glyphosate, but withheld this information from consumers and the general public.”

This means that General Mills may be in violation of several state consumer protection laws.

Says Steve Gardner, legal consultant at Gardner Consulting, and former head of the food law practice at the Stanley Law Group, “In the wake of the $289m Monsanto damages award, we expect to see plaintiffs’ attorneys target products containing glyphosate, even in trace amounts…”

Independent laboratory testing ordered by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), shows heavy doses of glyphosate in almost all of 45 samples of cereal and snack products made with conventionally-grown oats (non-organic). 

What’s even scarier is that 75% of those samples had higher levels of glyphosate that what is considered acceptable and safe.

And, if you think you are safe from glyphosate because you are only buying organic, consider that 30% of cereals and snacks tested from organically-grown grains also had glyphosate.

Another lab, Anresco, a U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) registered lab, using one of the most reliable tests for glyphosate residues, tested thirty foods commonly found in grocery stores. Their findings were also consistent with EWG’s findings.

Some of the highest glyphosate residue was found in General Mills Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Stacy’s Pita crackers, Ritz crackers, Lucy’s oatmeal cookies, Kashi dark chocolate soft baked cookies, Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies, and Oreos, and dozens of other so-called ‘healthy’ cereals and snacks

“Frankly, such a high level of glyphosate contamination found in Cheerios, Doritos, Oreos…is alarming and should be a wake-up call for any parent trying to feed their children safe, healthy and non-toxic food,” Dave Murphy, executive director of Food Democracy Now!,” said.

Farmers often have trouble getting their grain crops like corn, wheat and barley to dry out quickly for harvest, especially in wetter climates. 

So, the Big Ag chemical companies came up with the idea to douse the crops with glyphosate one to two weeks before harvest to kill the plants and accelerate the grain dry-out. 

This pre-harvest use of glyphosate allows farmers to harvest crops as much as two weeks earlier than they normally would.

Crop desiccation with glyphosate is a very common practice, and farmers use massive amounts of glyphosate on non-GMO crops such as wheat, oats, soybeans, corn and other crops right before harvest.

Along with wheat and oats, glyphosate is used to desiccate a variety of other crops including 

peanuts, lentils, peas, soybeans, flax, rye, triticale, buckwheat, millet, 

canola, sugar beets and potatoes. 

These food products are essentially drenched with glyphosate just a couple weeks prior to harvest, meaning even higher levels of glyphosate once these crops are harvested.

According to the EPA, glyphosate in used in the U.S. on at least 70 different food crops, including:

 grains, spinach, avocados, almonds, walnuts, figs, plums, grapes, kiwi, lemons, grapefruit, pistachios, and pomegranates. 

The widespread usage of glyphosate makes it nearly impossible to avoid, and sample testing shows 93% of us test positive for glyphosate in our bodies.

Additionally, 

glyphosate interferes with the activation of vitamin D in the liver by inhibiting the cytochrome P450 enzymes, creating a host of other problems related to vitamin D deficiency.

Thyroid Problems–

Glyphosate also depletes the body of tyrosine, an essential nutrient needed proper thyroid hormone. As a consequence, thyroid issues are increasing as well—often manifesting as hypothyroid problems, or autoimmune Hashimoto thyroid conditions.

{Mercifully, you can take 500 mg capsules of tyrosine to help reverse this problem directly in addition to not eating these foods.]

No matter how healthy and ‘clean’ your family’s diet may be, this pervasive chemical is extremely difficult to avoid! 

It is used on most all conventional crops, and its residues are in water run-off, streams, lakes, and rain. 

[Filtering water then can reduce glyphosate intake with a good enough filter.  <<<<< ]

It is also carried through the air, so that even 100% organic foods now show traces of glyphosate.

 If you choose to eat grains and legumes at all (which many people avoid if they follow a Paleo style diet), make sure to choose [only] organic grains and legumes. 

Eating an organic diet for 1 week reduces pesticide exposure in the diet by 90%.

• Avoid eating conventional grains and processed foods.

• Eat meat, poultry, eggs, butter and dairy products only from 100% grass fed or organically fed animals.

• Eat sulfur rich foods like eggs, organic cheese [from cows fed only grass], onions and garlic. Glyphosate exposure in the body depletes sulfur and also effects sulfate pathways.

[Taking deodorized garlic supplements and taking glucosamine sulfate does this and has other health benefits.]

• Eat fermented foods and probiotics. Especially important are fermented foods with a live culture of acetobacter. 

This includes organic apple cider vinegar, sauerkraut, kimchi…. cheeses and yogurt.

Supplement with glutathione and manganese—two nutrients glyphosate depletes.

[I take manganese but just 10 mg twice a week as more can be toxic.

I also take NAC, n-acetyl-cysteine, that boosts glutathione in part because its cysteine is a sulfur containing amino acid.])

[ Get plenty of sun so your body can make vitamin D, or supplement with D3.       

Assuming that minimizing glyphosate and taking plenty of D3 will avoid this hazard, the combination of eating no sugars or grains and taking at least 10,000 iu a day of vitamin D3 may work.  It’s also safest and most health beneficial to take at least 90 mcg a day of vitamin K2 with   that much vitamin D3.]

[In addition, for this and many other reasons, it makes sense to filter the water you drink and cook with and wash dishes with.

https://fixtwater.com/products/ & https://fixtwater.com/ has an at home system that looks as if it does this well. ]