Since my last post on the most commonly used pesticide in the world - glyphosate - there have been a number of important developments. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the weed-killer or herbicide Roundup, which is manufactured by the chemical giant Monsanto. There have been more questions raised about the safety of glyphosate, and also what went ...continue reading "Further Concerns About the Most Commonly Used Pesticide In the World"
Why is the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) dropping plans to test for glyphosate residues in food? It was supposed to start soon (April 1, 2017), in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but now all plans to test have been dropped. Why is this worrisome? The issue is ...continue reading "Why Is No U.S. Government Agency Testing For This Pesticide In Food?"
This post continues the discussion of antibiotics and their overuse. Antibiotic resistance is increasing due to misuse of antibiotics (or antimicrobials), and this is occurring throughout the world (post with video of how superbugs evolve). This is because bacteria are constantly evolving against the antibiotics they're exposed to. We may reach a point where simple cuts or infections ...continue reading "Are Antibiotics Used In Agriculture Causing Harm?"
An article points out what we should all be concerned with, but is being ignored - pesticide residues of glyphosate (found in Monsanto's Roundup) and 2,4-D in foods. Glyphosate is the most used pesticide in the world, and both glyphosate and 2,4-D pesticide residues in food are set to really increase with the introduction of ...continue reading "The FDA Has Already Stopped Testing For These Pesticides In Foods"
I've been thinking a lot about pesticides in foods and pesticides in honey since the recent post about untreated lawns and bees. Research finds that untreated lawns (no pesticides of any kind) with their diversity of flowering weeds or "spontaneous flowering plants" (such as clover and dandelions) are actually great pollen and nectar sources for bees. In other words, ...continue reading "Pesticide Residues In Honey and Other Foods"
New research shows that the most applied pesticide in the world - glyphosate - is being detected in more and more foods (such as honey, wheat). Glyphosate is a herbicide (weed killer) found in the product Roundup. Its use is increasing annually due to its use on crops genetically engineered to tolerate applications of the herbicide ...continue reading "FDA Finds Weed Killer Residues in Oatmeal"
A very popular herbicide – currently the most widely applied pesticide in the world – is glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup. Global use was 1.65 billion pounds in 2014 , while overall use in the US was 276.4 million pounds in 2014. Glyphosate is a human carcinogen and linked to various health effects, and even though ...continue reading "What Are the Herbicide Levels In Your Food?"
An interesting small study of one family shows how quickly one can eliminate many pesticides from the body by switching to an all organic diet. One Swedish family of 2 adults (aged 40 and 39) and 3 children (aged 12, 10, and 3) who had been eating mainly conventional food were studied. For the study ...continue reading "Eat Organic Foods to Quickly Lower the Pesticide Levels In Your Body"
Our microbiome or microbiota - are the trillions of microbes living in communities within and on a person (gut, nasal cavities, mouth, sinuses, etc.). They are incredibly important to our health in many ways. Our intestines (gut microbiome) are densely packed with microbes, with between 500 to more than 1000 species of bacteria. These microbes play ...continue reading "Feeding Your Gut Microbes"
