Impact of the use of glyphosate on human health

Bev Buckley Simon Michaux Oct 2013

Summary
How prevalent are GMO crops in the food supply? Glyphosate is now detected throughout the food chain and the environment Correlations between the increase in glyphosate use on crops and organ disease The data for corn and soy crops have also been plotted against % of U.S. population who suffer from various medical conditions Corn and soy data are plotted against the incidence and prevalence of diabetes and end stage renal disease (ESRD kidney failure) Correlations between increase in neurological diseases and the use of glyphosate Intestinal disease, immune disease and glyphosate

Roundup is an industrial herbicide manufactured by Monsanto

Used widely as standard practice in conventional industrial agriculture

Industrial herbicides have been linked to bee population die offs in Europe

YouTube Documentary: Vanishing of the Bees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9755v261uhQ

Greenpeace International: Honey Bee Collapse: A Lesson in Ecology

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/honey-bee-collapse-a-lesson-in-ecology/blog/45357/

The Frankenfood marriage

Roundup meets GMO, gets married, and starts to produce an unprecedented set of problems, at a scale never seen before

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Plants and seeds that have been genetically engineered according to perform artificially well in a given set of circumstances

True long term consequences to antes food chain and environment are unknown

GMO and animal health

Pigs fed a diet of genetically engineered soy and corn showed a 267% increase in severe stomach inflammation compared to those fed non-GMO diets

In male pigs, the difference was even more pronounced: a 400% increase
For the record, most autistic children are males, and nearly all of them have severe intestinal inflammation

The study was conducted on 168 young pigs on an authentic farm environment and was carried out over a 23-week period by eight researchers across Australia and the USA.
The lead researcher, Dr. Judy Carman, is from the Institute of Health and Environmental Research in Kensington Park, Australia. The study has now been published in the Journal of Organic Systems
Source: Dr Judy Carman http://gmojudycarman.org/

A picture is worth a 1000 words

Journal of Organic Systems

Yet more evidence that GMOs damage mammals

Scientific evidence from others studies which show that rats fed a diet of GMOs grow horrifying cancer tumors and suffer premature death Up to 50% of males and 70% of females suffered premature death. Rats fed GM corn and traces of Roundup suffered severe organ damage including liver damage and kidney damage. The study fed these rats NK603, the Monsanto variety of GM corn that's grown across North America and widely fed to animals and humans. This is the same corn that's in your corn-based breakfast cereal, corn tortillas and corn snack chips.
Source: Dr Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen The Food & Chemical Toxicology Journal A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health http://www.ijbs.com/v05p0706.htm

"We can expect that the consumption of GM maize and the herbicide Roundup, impacts seriously on human health." - Dr Antoniou.

Industrial herbicides require considerable safety measures

What does this picture tell you about the health benefits of this method of growing food

Dr Stephanie Seneff - Summary

How prevalent are GMO crops in the food supply? Glyphosate is now detected throughout the food chain and the environment Correlations between the increase in glyphosate use on crops and organ disease The data for corn and soy crops have also been plotted against % of U.S. population who suffer from various medical conditions Corn and soy data are plotted against the incidence and prevalence of diabetes and end stage renal disease (ESRD kidney failure) Correlations between increase in neurological diseases and the use of glyphosate Intestinal disease, immune disease and glyphosate
http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/

Glyphosate
According to USDA, glyphosate use increased 6,504% between 1991 to 2010 in the United States Glyphosate residues of up to 4.4mg/kg have been detected in stems, leaves and beans of glyphosate-resistant soy
Indicating metabolism of the herbicide

This means that Roundup ReadyTM plants are absorbing the herbicide and you cannot simply wash it off

How prevalent are GMO crops in the food supply?

USDA estimates that in 2012, 93% of all soy, 88% of corn and 94% of cotton grown in the US was genetically engineered

Use of glyphosate has been steadily increasing

Glyphosate is showing up everywhere

Glyphosate was frequently detected in water, rain and air in the Mississippi River basin
U.S. Geological Survey 2011

Reported concentrations of glyphosate in air and rain as high as 2.5 g/L in agricultural areas in Mississippi and Iowa
Chang et al

The presence of two insecticides and 27 herbicides detected in reservoir water in Northern Great Plains in 2007
Donald et al

Correlations between the increase in glyphosate use on crops and organ disease

The data for corn and soy crops have also been plotted against % of U.S. population who suffer from various medical conditions

(data trends are not available before 1995)

Corn and soy data are plotted against the incidence and prevalence (the number of people who have the disease) of diabetes and end stage renal disease (ESRD kidney failure)

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Data show correlations between increase in neurological diseases and the use of glyphosate

Neurological diseases and GMO

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Intestinal disease, immune disease and glyphosate

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 Correlation is not the same as causality There are multiple causes which could explain these outcomes That being stated, this should be investigated further as there are clear correlations between measurable health problems and incidence of the use of glyphosate products All of which should have been researched and publically documented before being rolled out at an industrial scale

who watches the watchmen?

Cells

Liver function

Digestive Gut

Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Glyphosates effect on detoxification

Raw materials missing

Low Energy Levels

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing) Chemical residues in food Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways

Overburdened Detoxification

Less than optimal pathways adopted

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

Low Energy Levels Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods

Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing)

Chemical residues in food

Low Energy Levels Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods

Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing)

Chemical residues in food

Body functions impaired

Cholesterol-sulphate metabolism impaired Muscle cells unable to absorb glucose

Low Energy Levels

Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods

Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing)

Chemical residues in food

Poor absorption of nutrients

Body functions impaired

No tryptophan produced No serotonin produced

Person over eats

Person becomes depressed, angry and irrational Weight gain

Low Energy Levels Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods

Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing)

Chemical residues in food

Person over eats

Cychrome P450 enzymes not produced

Weight gain

Body fat stores toxins

Poor fat digestion

Low Energy Levels Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods

Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing)

Chemical residues in food

Macrophages needed to get rid of poisons (glyphosate)

Body defense systems work overtime

Cychrome P450 enzymes not produced

Toxicity Ammonia Body unable to absorb glucose Cells not cleaned

Glyphosates effect on detoxification Cells Liver function Digestive Gut

Glyphosates effect on detoxification Cells Liver function Digestive Gut Missing: Molybdenum Zinc Cobalt Selenium Manganese

Essential nutrients and amino acids missing

Micro-organism population becomes unbalanced Taurine missing Bile acid not produced

Chelation

Sulphate missing Phenols created Birth defects

Tryptophan missing Serotonin missing Mental illness

Too many bad guys or bacteria that are harmful to system Viruses attack system

Too few good guys or symbiotic bacteria that are useful to system Breakdown of food compromised

Glyphosates effect on detoxification Cells Liver function Digestive Gut

Essential nutrients and amino acids missing

Micro-organism population becomes unbalanced

Chelation

Detoxification functions missing

No vitamin D activation Fat digestion compromised

Cytochrome P450 enzymes not created Formaldehyde manufactured

Consequences due to chelation of mineral elements

Missing: Molybdenum Zinc Cobalt Selenium Manganese

Pre-cursor to Cancer

Glyphosates effect on detoxification Cells Liver function Digestive Gut

Bile production compromised

No cysteine? Bile production low Toxins are not eliminated

Cells die

Glyphosates effect on detoxification Cells Liver function Digestive Gut

Cholesterol sulphate missing No protein clean-up Cells full of debris

Cysteine missing

No oxidation reduction reaction

Cells die

Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

Sulphur missing
Vitamins missing Amino acids missing Obesity

Sulphate missing Shrinking cell size

eNOS production of cholesterol sulphate impaired

Heart failure Inflammation of myelin sheath of brain axons Alzheimer's disease

Leaky gut syndrome Chronic fatigue

Cells cant absorb glucose

Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

Sulphur missing
Vitamins missing Amino acids missing Obesity

Serotonin Depression Tryptophan Methiommie Glutathione Dopamine Parkinson's disease Obesity

Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

The preferential capture of minerals in a fashion that makes them inaccessible by body system

Autism
Multiple Sclerosis Allergies

Missing: Molybdenum Zinc Cobalt Selenium Manganese

Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

High blood pressure

Stress levels on body increase Autism Allergies

Toxins levels increased Neurological messages to brain from the digestive tract gut Food digestion impaired

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways Less than optimal pathways adopted

Raw materials missing

Overburdened Detoxification

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways Less than optimal pathways adopted eNOS production of cholesterol-sulphate reduced Cholesterol immobilised because no sulphate (in arteries) Brain cells cant use glucose

Raw materials missing

Overburdened Detoxification

Ammonia accumulates Toxins stored in fat

Formate accumulates
Formaldehyde accumulates

Cell membranes leak

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways Less than optimal pathways adopted eNOS production of cholesterol-sulphate reduced Protein building compromised Collagen levels reduced No message transfer in neuron pathways

Raw materials missing

Overburdened Detoxification

All body systems work at less than optimal level

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways Less than optimal pathways adopted

Raw materials missing

Overburdened Detoxification

Macrophages

Ammonia accumulates

Cells

Liver function

Digestive Gut

Inadequate nutrients, amino acids, vitamins in foods Unbalanced proportions of gut bacteria

Glyphosates effect on detoxification

Raw materials missing

Low Energy Levels

Malnutrition (Important nutrients missing) Chemical residues in food Glyphosate causes Nutritional Deficiencies

Glyphosate effect on Metabolic Pathways

Overburdened Detoxification

Less than optimal pathways adopted

Inadequate nutrients in foods

Chelation

Compromised gut bacteria

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How does our political administration regulate this?

What starts in the US often becomes standard practice here in Australia

Response by Big Government

How did this happen?

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What do we do?

Government has already demonstrated its stance on this issue Big business is there to make money of us, not help us!