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(22,216 posts)Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, may be "the most biologically disruptive chemical in our environment," - Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide may be "the most biologically disruptive chemical in our environment," being responsible for a litany of health disorders and diseases including Parkinsons, cancer and autism, according to a new study.
Looking at the impacts of glyphosate on gut bacteria, Samsel and Seneff found that the herbicide "enhances the damaging effects of other food borne chemical residues and environmental toxins," and is a textbook example of "the disruption of homeostasis by environmental toxins."
The researchers point to a potential long list of disorders that glyphosate, in combination with other environmental toxins, could contribute to, including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, depression, ADHD, autism, Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, cancer, cachexia, infertility, and developmental malformations.
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/04/26-3
After reading this, I have no doubt that the Roundup Ready farm is indeed messed up!!