{"id":22563,"date":"2012-11-05T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=22563"},"modified":"2012-11-01T06:36:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T06:36:53","slug":"monsantos-roundup-glyphosate-linked-to-parkinsons-and-similar-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2012\/11\/monsantos-roundup-glyphosate-linked-to-parkinsons-and-similar-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsanto\u2019s Roundup, Glyphosate Linked to Parkinson\u2019s and Similar Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

We already know the links between herbicides and sterility in men, birth defects, mental illness<\/a>, obesity and possibly cancer\u2014but now we have something new to add to the nasty effects of pesticides<\/a> list \u2014 Parkinson\u2019s disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions.<\/p>\n

New research, published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology<\/em>, indicates a connection between a component in Monsanto\u2019s Roundup and Parkinson\u2019s disease. Glyphosate<\/a> is said to induce cell death<\/a>, with frightening repercussions.<\/p>\n

GreenMedInfo.com reports the study was investigating the links between herbicides (weed killers) and brain damage. These chemicals, the study\u2019s authors say, \u201chave been recognized as the main environmental factor associated with neurodegenerative disorders,\u201d like Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s disease is a degenerative nervous system disease. It slowly progresses as time goes on with common symptoms like tremors, rigidity, difficulty walking, poor posture, lack of movement, and slowness of movement, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

The CDC reports<\/a> Parkinson\u2019s as the 14th<\/sup> leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2010 (the last year for which data is available), there was 4.6% increase in the number of deaths attributed to this disease. One has to wonder if there is a connection between this jump and the ever-growing prevalence of herbicides like Roundup in our air, food, and water.<\/p>\n

Studies indicate that glyphosate is toxic to human DNA \u201cat concentrations diluted 450-fold lower than used in agricultural applications.\u201d Worded differently\u2014the levels considered safe by our government are 450 times the levels at which glyphosate has been found to damage and destroy human DNA. Yes, it\u2019s that serious.<\/p>\n

One case study found a woman who was exposed to glyphosate in the workplace for 3 years at a chemical factory. She wore gloves and a face mask. She was initially a healthy, middle-aged women. But, she developed \u201crigidity, slowness, and resting tremor in all four limbs.\u201d She was also experiencing severe dizziness, weakness, and blurred vision. And hers isn\u2019t the only such case.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s so scary about the growing body of research on Monsanto\u2019s Roundup, its components, and their presence in nearly everything around us, is that the federal government refuses to recognize the risk. Despite a growing concern on an international level, the powers-that-be are seemingly content to turn their eyes while the people demand accountability and safe food.<\/p>\n

Until pesticides and herbicides are no longer used on a mass scale, the growth of these diseases will likely continue. Eat 100% organic produce whenever possible to bypass exposure to destructive pesticides and herbicides.<\/p>\n

Additional Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

GreenMedInfo<\/a><\/p>\n

The Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 naturalsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We already know the links between herbicides and sterility in men, birth defects, mental illness, obesity and possibly cancer\u2014but now we have something new to add to the nasty effects of pesticides list \u2014 Parkinson\u2019s disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions. New research, published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology, indicates a connection between a component in Monsanto\u2019s Roundup and Parkinson\u2019s disease. Glyphosate is said to induce cell death, with frightening repercussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-organic-gmo-genetic-engineering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}