According to scientist Stephanie Seneff, the herbicide glyphosate can have a devastating effect on the body’s microbiome. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself from this pervasive pollutant
Glyphosate (which goes by the brand name Roundup) is considered so safe that no US governmental agency tests for it in food. Many homeowners use it without a second thought to control weeds in their yards. It’s in the rain, the water supply and the cotton in clothing, dish cloths, tampons and baby diapers. It aerosolizes, becoming dispersed into the air, which means we breathe it into our lungs. And it’s present in much of what we eat. Even if you eat an organic diet, it’s likely you’re still being exposed to glyphosate.
The powerful companies that manufacture and sell glyphosate have convinced government authorities and many research scientists that glyphosate is so safe they don’t even bother to investigate whether it could be partly to blame when bees and butterflies start dying in alarming numbers. At the same time, we all know pollution is harming the plants and animals we humans rely on.
