Monsanto has argued that Glyphosate is harmless to humans but their claim is in stark contrast to the mounting evidence showing that indeed it is incredibly toxic to ALL life forms. The toxic burden of Glyphosate is a grave concern and not to be belittled.

“It is commonly believed that RoundUp is among the safest pesticides….. Despite it’s reputation, RoundUp was by far the most toxic among the herbicides and insecticides tested. This inconsistency between scientific fact and industrial claim may be attributed to huge economic interests, which have been found to falsify health risk assessments and delay health policy decisions.”

Dr Stephanie Seneff was the pioneer of glyphosate research. It is she and Rachel Carson with her book Silent Spring back in 1962 who sounded the alarm and gave spotlight to the widespread harm caused by chemical pesticide/herbicide use and specifically Glyphosate—to humans, livestock, pets, and wildlife alike.

Since entering the food supply in 1974, Glyphosate use has surged—especially from the late ’90s—mirroring a sharp rise in allergies, autism, and chronic illness. A slow kill toxin, its effects accumulate over time and are even trans-generational.

Glyphosate’s damage goes far beyond cancer. It:

1. Weakens gut lining and blood-brain barrier, promoting inflammation and allergies.
2. Disrupts gut microbiome by altering the Shikimate pathway, destroying beneficial bacteria like Bifidobacteria.
3. Depletes sulfur—vital for cell metabolism, detox, cardiovascular healthand vitamin D transport.
4. Reduces skin melanin due to microbial imbalance and thus enhances UV skin damage susceptibility.
5. Impairs liver detox enzymes (CYP450) leading to greater total body burden.
6. Binds and depletes trace minerals leading to chronic depletion.
7. Transports aluminium across gut and brain barriers, distributing it through the body.
8. Disrupts glycine pathways, causing deficiency.
9. Suppresses the immune system.
10. Reduces innate melatonin production.
11. Causes fatty liver disease in humans and animals.
12. Is linked to cancer, particularly Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
13. Acts as a major endocrine disruptor.
14. Increases autism risk in boys via sulfur depletion, enzyme disruption, and loss of key gut bacteria.
15. Causes persistent neuro-inflammation, anxiety-like behaviour and worsens Alzheimer’s-type pathology.

Monsanto (Bayer) have made the false allegations that because human/ mammal cells don’t have the Shikimate biological pathway which is the pathway glyphosate disrupts to kill plants – we are safe and there is no concern.

However, our gut bacteria do indeed have this pathway. We depend upon them to supply us with essential amino acids produced through that pathway, and with many other nutrients such as vitamins and short chain fatty acids.

“A conservative estimate from our results shows that 54% of species in the core human gut micro-biome are sensitive to glyphosate.” – Journal of Hazardous Materials

We have Bifidobacteria species disappearing on a massive scale in current generations of children, as luck would have it, Glyphosate preferentially wipes out Bifido species so critical to the health of the gut micro-biome.

The insidious effects of glyphosate accumulate over time –

• Low exposure levels are more toxic than higher levels.
• It accumulates in the body with symptoms developing over a period of time.
• Many studies highlight the diverse adverse consequences of low-dose exposures, even trans-generational.

In much the same way that vaccine manufacturers ultize adjuvants to elicit an immune response, pesticide/herbicides utilise them to make them more effective (toxic) weedkillers.

“Adjuvants in pesticides are generally declared as inerts and for this reason they are not tested in long term regulatory experiments. It is thus very surprising that they amplify up to 1000 X the toxicity of their Active Principle ingredients in 100% of cases where they are indicated to be present by the manufacturer.”

Glyphosate is not only used for weed control, it is also used as a desiccant to dry out crops quicker and it is this desiccant use that is responsible for 50% of food contamination. Crops with the highest levels of reported contamination include Wheat, oats, barley, rue, sugar cane, legumes, lentils, flaxseed, sunflower seed, corn (don’t forget grain fed beef is likely high and if your dog eats a grain based kibble this will also be very high), soy – even your Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid and sadly Infant Formulas.

The Moms Across America initiative conducted glyphosate testing of breast milk, urine and water with findings that alarmed. Breast milk levels ranged from 76ug/L to 166ug/L which is 760 to 1600 X higher than the European Drinking Water Directive allows. This issue highlights the problem of bio-magnification in large species, mammals and us humans.

It is this level of pervasiveness from infancy which may be partly driving the surge in allergies and chronic disease. In the late 90’s there was a massive surge in glyphosate production and use in agriculture, a trend that mirrors this surge is that of food allergies and chronic disease. Glyphosate sets the scene for food allergies and autoimmune conditions to occur via a weakened immune system, inflamed intestinal epithelial cells and a very weakened gut.

Once the intestinal wall becomes ‘leaky’ and weak, this allows for food antigens to cross over into the bloodstream where they do not belong. Dr Stephanie Seneff is convinced this is a driving force behind the explosion of gluten intolerance and other allergies.

Let’s skip ahead to the dire relationship between Aluminium and Glyphosate. These two compounds express synergistic toxicity. They are both toxic and neuro-toxic in their own right but combine them and they become positively heinous inducing pineal gland pathology.  Dr Seneff’s work shows that glyphosate is a strong chelating agent and when present in food it binds all the trace minerals rendering them no longer available for absorption. It depletes us of trace minerals immensely. However, there is one exception and that’s aluminium.

Glyphosate works like a shuttle agent for aluminium, it binds it up and carries it across the gut wall into the blood stream for distribution into tissues system wide. What may the implications of this be do you think?

Well the early childhood contamination of little bodies with glyphosate coupled with early childhood vaccination spells disaster. That aluminium is given a free ticket to ride wherever it wishes to go in the body and the brain features strongly causing brain inflammation and related symptoms. Things get even more questionable upon receiving the knowledge that vaccines themselves actually contain glyphosate.

Below are the common Nutrients, Hormones and Neurotransmitters disrupted or displaced by Glyphosate-

• Folate, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin D, cobalamin (B12)
• Amino acids, methionine, glycine.
• Iron, manganese, cobalt, selenium, zinc, sulfur.
• Serotonin, melatonin, dopamine, epinephrine.
• Melanin (skin tanning agent), thyroid hormone.
• NAD, glutathione.

Let’s chat Sulfur dysregulation for a hot minute before wrapping this up. Glyphosate disrupts the body’s ability to synthesize and utilise sulfur. Sulfate is ordinarily synthesised from sulfide in the skin and bloodstream using sunlight. Remember that glyphosate disrupts and impedes melanin production which enables us to stay out in the sun for longer duration.

Homocystine also goes haywire in a sulfur deficient state and becomes elevated because it itself becomes a source of sulfate when skin synthesis isn’t working. Elevated homocysteine is a risk marker for cardiovascular disease and other inflammatory conditions……

Sulfate supports our ability to detoxifies xenobiotics, xenoestrogens and it is essential for excreting Aluminium and Mercury. Sulfation pathways are biochemical processes that involve the addition of sulfate groups to various molecules, which can significantly alter their function and activity. These pathways play crucial roles in detoxification, hormone regulation, and cell signaling in biological systems. Without sufficient Sulfur being produced or consumed, all of these pathways are compromised. It is interesting to note that Sufate is severely deficient in autistic children.

Neurological illness in children has been linked to low sulfur levels.  If children are exposed to high levels of pesticides, the body may use up all available sulfur nutrients in trying to eliminate the pesticide-toxin, leaving none available to nourish the developing brain. Clinical practitioners note that ASD children typically have one third the normal level of sulfate in the bloodstream. 

dLastly Glycine. Glyphosate is a glycine based chemical. What this means is that wherever glycine is in the body – we have a chemically produced analog that competes with the natural form and embeds itself in our (many) glycine pathways and protein synthesis. Glyphosate insertion by mistake in place of glycine during protein synthesis could easily explain the alarming correlations between glyphosate usage on core crops and the long list of debilitating chronic diseases occurring in our world.

Dr Dietrich Klinghardt advises that one of the best defenses against Glyphosate is to flood the body with Glycine. Klinghardt recommends taking 1 tsp (4 grams) twice a day for a few weeks and then lower the dose to 1/4 tsp (1 gram) twice a day. One may wish to cycle this process on a quarterly basis for maintenance.

With all that said……

The Best Ways to protect your family from Glyphosate Harm are- 

• Avoid the use of Glyphosate around and on your property. This may require you to contact your local council.
• Choose organic. Although organic doesn’t guarantee glyphosate won’t be present it is likely to be at much lower amounts.
• Eat a diet rich in sulfur compounds eg, onion, garlic and cruciferous vegetables.Supplemental forms of sulfur include MSM, NAC, DMSO and Epsom Salt baths for the kids or those sensitive to sulfur. Dogs do very well with supplemental organic sulfur in MSM form and benefit from the additional anti inflammatory benefits.
• Eat plenty of glycine rich foods eg, slow cooked meats and bone broth made from grass fed and finished beef. Supplemental forms of Glycine include GlyNAC which affords both glycine and sulfur.
• Fulvic Humic Minerals are a triple whammy focusing on restoring lost minerals, gut permeability and increasing urinary excretion of glyphosate. Your whole family including your dog can take Fulvic Minerals.
• Getting plenty of Vitamin B12 and active folate via beef organ meats or our Premier Research B Complex.
• Probiotic diversity to restore balance to the microbiome is essential. This is best done with spore based probiotics, fermented foods, kefir and a variety of prebiotics to nourish their stronghold.

Now if you suspect that Glyphosate exposure may be behind a family members neurological disease such as Parkinsons, ALS, MND, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – I urge you to consider running a Tox Panel via Mosaic Diagnostics that will provide a clear picture. Especially if you are a farming individual or family.

I hope this has been insightful and useful for you and if you have any questions I’d love to hear from you.