133: The dangers of glyphosate

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Many people use Roundup without questioning its safety. It's advertised on TV, and sold at hardware/garden stores all over the country. The herbicide is viewed as a miracle spray that gets rid of those dreaded weeds within hours. It's become a staple garden product in many homes. And it's used by many agricultural companies during food production. But how safe is it really? What is it doing to our health?

In today's conversation, Kiran Krishnan, a research microbiologist and an expert on the human microbiome, explains how dangerous glyphosate is. He discusses the science behind the damage it causes to the body's microbiome. He also explains how the presence of glyphosate directly correlates with the rise of many chronic health conditions, including obesity, autism, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and gut infections. Kiran goes in depth about the dangers of this ubiquitous herbicide and explains why it's still in use today, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that it is a probable carcinogenic.

Most importantly, he tells us what we can do (and eat) to protect ourselves from this toxin that acts like the worst kind of antibiotic on a mass scale.

For more from Kiran, check out episodes #84 "Ground zero of most health disorders" and #169 "Improve your microbiome".

Check out today's sponsors: Chelsea Green Publishing and Just Thrive Probiotic.

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0:00.0	It's a contaminant that exists virtually everywhere.
0:03.6	You know, not to mention there are people that are using it in their front yards.
0:07.8	Consumers are buying round-up and spraying all over their front yards, their garden beds, their flowers,
0:15.0	all of that causes runoff during the rain that contaminates the water system.
0:19.0	So it's in everything. And everything. Welcome to the Wies Traditions podcast sponsored by the Westin A Price Foundation for
0:34.9	Wise Traditions and Food Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for
0:39.5	scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.
0:44.0	I'm your host Hilda Labrata Gore.
0:49.0	This is episode 133 and my guest is Kiran Kishnan.
0:53.2	Kiran has been on the show a bunch of times and there is a reason he's a favorite of ours.
0:58.2	Kiran is a research microbiologist whose focus is the human microbiome and our wellness. He studied
1:05.2	molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa and he continues to be
1:10.2	a leader in the field of gut health. Today we talk to him about the herbicide glyphosate.
1:15.9	Kiran explains the history of its usage, the science behind it, and why it's found practically everywhere, and how it acts like the worst kind of antibiotic when it enters our bodies.
1:27.0	But he doesn't leave us there. We also discuss specific steps we can take to protect ourselves from its damaging effects.
1:34.3	Before we begin the conversation, we want to recognize our sponsors.
1:37.9	This episode of the Wise Traditions Podcast is supported in part by Just Thrive Probiotic and Antioxidant.
1:44.0	The Probiotic Everyone's Talking About, go to Thrive Probiotic.com
1:49.0	and Chelsea Green publishing.
1:51.0	Chelsea Green has been cultivating change since 1984, now an employee-owned company.
1:57.8	Learn more at Chelseagreen.com.
2:00.4	Hey, and a quick note to let you know that the Wise Traditions Conference is coming up in Baltimore this November.
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