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Glyphosate herbicide disrupts the development of the uterus, affects female fertility

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Glyphosate has already been labeled as “probably carcinogenic” by the World Health Organization. While many would consider this title alone to be damning enough, the evidence indicating the dangers of glyphosate continues to pile up.

A recent study conducted by researchers from Argentina found that glyphosate disrupted uterine development in female rats. What is most alarming is that these changes in development occurred with just seven days of exposure.

In just a week’s time, glyphosate elicited structural changes to the baby rats’ uteri, and also altered cellular proliferation. The expression of proteins involved in uterine development was also affected by exposure to the herbicide. In spite of these changes in development, no signs of chronic or acute toxicity were evident.

The findings of this study led the researchers to conclude that glyphosate exposure has the potential to negatively affect female fertility, and may also increase the risk of uterine cancer. The researchers also note that theirs is the first study to showcase glyphosate’s potential to disrupt endocrine function in newborn and adolescent rats.

It is important to also note that the researchers used amounts of glyphosate that were equivalent to the current United States reference dose, scaled to the individual weights of the rats. This means that the dose used on the rats was equivalent to what is currently permitted by our government, and even deemed safe for daily consumption.

Clearly, even when the dose of glyphosate is not causing toxicity, it can still cause other issues. This raises the question, “Is any amount of glyphosate actually safe?”

The answer is, probably not.

These are not the first hazardous effects of glyphosate to be seen and documented by science, and they surely will not be the last. Eco Watch has even gone so far as to create a list of some of the most pervasive diseases and conditions that have been attributed to glyphosate exposure.

Glyphosate’s capacity to disrupt thyroid hormones has been associated with an increased prevalence of ADHD in farming communities, for instance. Breast cancer, brain cancer and neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, autism, ALS, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease can all be caused by glyphosate exposure. Liver disease, kidney disease, respiratory problems, reproductive issues and birth defects have also been associated with exposure to this toxic herbicide. Digestive issues such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease and leaky gut syndrome have also been linked to glyphosate.

Eco Watch reports that Monsanto has falsified data on the safety of their product to protect their profit margins, and between the years of 1996 and 2011, managed to increase the use of herbicides by 527 million pounds – and that’s just in the United States.

Scientists continue to study and document the ill effects of glyphosate on both humans and the environment, and yet nothing is actually being done to stop its prevalence in our lives. Even as people protest and scientific data reveals its hazardous nature, Monsanto manages to remain unscathed and without scrutiny here in the USA.  Glyphosate contaminates not just the food we eat, but the water we drink and the air we breathe, and it needs to be stopped.

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GMWatch.org

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EPA protected Monsanto’s corporate profits by hiding the truth about glyphosate and cancer for decades

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Is it really possible that the EPA – which is supposed to stand for Environmental Protection Agency, by the way – actually hid the truth about the toxicity of one of Monsanto’s top-selling herbicides?

According to researcher and consultant, Dr. Anthony Samsel, the answer would be an unequivocal yes. Dr. Samsel claims to have gained possession of EPA documents that reveal the cancer-causing effects of glyphosate. In fact, Samsel states that these documents contain information tying glyphosate to cancer beginning in the 1970s.

Glyphosate is the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide known as Roundup, which is an extremely popular product that is used across the world in the cultivation of GM crops. Dr. Samsel has been researching the effects of glyphosate for many years, though he notes that much of his work has not been taken seriously and often dismissed.

Along with fellow researcher, Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Dr. Samsel has authored several studies on the potentially negative effects of glyphosate use. Though their work was previously unrecognized, many who initially dismissed their research are now beginning to pay more attention.

The World Health Organization has recently declared glyphosate a “probable carcinogen,” but Samsel maintains that there is no doubt about the product’s ability to cause cancer. Dr. Samsel states that studies conducted by Biodynamics, located in New Jersey, between the years of 1978 and 1980, clearly showed that even low doses of glyphosate could induce tumor growth in internal organs. These same studies were submitted to the EPA in 1981.

Despite the fact that these studies provided substantial evidence of glyphosate’s toxicity, the agency merely labeled the studies as “not significant.”

The evidence suggesting that the EPA has known about the dangers of glyphosate has only continued to grow. Just last year, it was reported that the agency knew about the product’s carcinogenic capacity a whopping 35 years ago. According to Sustainable Pulse, several archived and accessible memos from the EPA during the early 1980s indicate that glyphosate causes harm, especially to the kidneys. Though these studies on rats were conducted before the adoption of international test guidelines and GLP standards, the results are still quite disturbing. Every test group in a three-generation study that was treated with glyphosate had a higher incidence of tubular dilation  than control subjects. Interstitial fibrosis was present in all of the treated groups of rats, as well. In 1981, the EPA refused to issue a NOEL (No observable adverse effect level) for glyphosate, and asked for more research. Naturally, Monsanto obliged their request and presented new evidence that minimized the harms associated with glyphosate in 1982 – at which point the EPA accepted the product as being unlikely to cause harm.

It is obvious that the EPA has known for a very long time that glyphosate is a cancer-causing toxin, and the mountain of evidence indicating the EPA’s corruption and lies will just continue to grow.

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NaturalNews.com

SustainablePulse.com

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NYC parks and playgrounds covered in glyphosate, known to cause brain cancer in children

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Getting kids to play outside is a concern virtually every modern parent has. After all, who wants to watch their children spend their lives glued to a TV set and a smart phone? A sedentary lifestyle is associated with many health risks, but unfortunately your favorite local park may not be a healthy choice either.

Many cities choose to keep their parks weed-free by applying hefty doses of herbicides like glyphosate. Thousands of gallons of these harmful poisons are sprayed onto the grass that children and pets love to play on. Many of these chemicals are linked to a variety of detrimental effects such as cancer, birth defects and neurological damage.

In New York City alone, local governments apply 100,000 pounds of herbicides to their green spaces each year. Natural News noted recently that a parks report revealed that workers applied herbicides 162,584 times in the year 2014. Doesn’t that seem like overkill?

The World Health Organization has already deemed glyphosate to be a potential carcinogen. Of course, Monsanto insists that this verdict is based on data that is “biased and inaccurate” – though this author is certain those words are more applicable to their own self-conducted studies. Regardless, scientists from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSSDR) have conducted their own research, and the results are irrefutable.

The ATSDR data confirms that glyphosate is toxic and causes cancer. Specifically, the researchers found that parental exposure to the herbicide resulted in an increased risk of brain cancer forming in future offspring. Parents that were exposed to the chemical up to two years prior to the birth of their children had kids that were twice as likely to develop brain cancer.

The ATSDR is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that specifically deals with illnesses caused by toxic substances. In other words, this was a study conducted by the government, and even they managed to figure out that glyphosate is indeed toxic.

The researchers also found that it didn’t matter which parent was exposed to the glyphosate. Exposure in either parent in the two years prior to conception still resulted in the same fate: an increased likelihood of their child developing cancer.

Due to the widespread use of glyphosate-based herbicides, remaining unexposed to this toxin can be extremely difficult. However, keeping to an organic diet and keeping products that contain this toxin out of your home can greatly reduce the amount of glyphosate you are exposed to. Taking supplements to support your health and immune system can also help maintain your well being.

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NaturalNews.com