Living microbes makes living food in living soil and Pesky Weeds Will Not Take Root and Grow
Biological not chemical.
So what is glyphosate’s impact on it all?
Recently I was reading about the connection of glyphosate and cognitive decline, as sadly
my father is on the long road with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy's Disease, and is care.
With all the knowledge I have gained over many years with Earthfood, it really got me
thinking how this could be and left me wondering what might be my destination in 20 years time – as that’s how old my dad to is me. Just 20 years – that goes so fast. I remember what I what I was doing 20 years ago as a mum of a young school son and all that went with that suburban lifestyle. (My dad had a baby Bron for his 21st birthday).
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide ROUNDUP. It is also found in hundreds of other agricultural products. It was Agent Orange in the Vietnam War where Monsanto took the rights of ownership and claimed the left-over post war bombing and fire chemicals that literally burnt off the skin of the recipients who unfortunately found themselves in its blast.
Now it has systemically taken over the world in every country with industrial agricultural
narrative and spin doctor marketing yet this disgusting product will sell 1 million tons
every year both in the past and now.
Some countries have completely banned Glyphosate but others like here in Australia are in Government Corporation partnerships and University blessings to continue. Why? There are natural options.
Is this safe? What does it do to our systems? Why? There are natural options to Glyphosate.
Bayer-Monsanto try to make us believe in their advertising there are no issues and the
marketing for the business model of return business ever-flows, despite the research for
glyphosate exposure and depression, cognitive decline, and nervous system health.
I have been in meetings where farmers have told me that Glyphosate is safe once it is in the ground - really? says who? OH! their product rep from Monsanto LOL!!
So, I decided to use myself as test case. And this is the framework for discovery:
1. The US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey aka NHANES is one of the
most comprehensive and widely used sources of health-related data in USA. Details
here.
They found:
a. Higher levels of glyphosate in the urine were linked to the worst performance
on memory tests.
b. Higher glyphosate levels were more likely to have severe depression
symptoms compared to those with lower levels.
2. Mental health issues are at an all-time high and that the levels of glyphosate are at
their all-time higher levels of use in Big Ag.
3. Over $1billion a year is spent on mental health care in Australia and more and more
people are affected by Alzheimer’s every year and Depression is on the rise with 1 in
7 people on anti-depressants, in Australia.
4. Brain function is decreasing due to the impact on the gut and gut microbes.
ROUNDUP is designed to kill microbes in the soil and that impacts hugely on us as
humans and consumers.
Association between glyphosate exposure and cognitive function, depression, and
neurological diseases in a representative sample of US adults: NHANES 2013-2014 analysis
- PubMed (nih.gov). One of the ways glyphosate impact on the gut and more specifically our gut microbes works is, glyphosate disrupts a biological pathway found in plants called the ‘shikimate pathway’. Plants rely on this pathway for many important functions and when it’s disrupted, the plants die.
Human cells do not contain this pathway - because of this we’re told glyphosate is harmless to humans! But that’s only half of the story. See while it’s true that we do not possess this pathway, our gut microbes do!
When the ‘shikimate pathway’ is disrupted in our microbes, they are damaged and unable
to do their important work that we rely on them for. They are the only makers of selenium
and trace minerals which we need for food to be your medicine. We have not had this for
over 80 years and now we are a sick and tired humanity.
Keeping our immune system healthy, producing important neurotransmitters like serotonin; regulating our mood is necessary. The crazy bit is that while the beneficial bacteria is vulnerable to glyphosate, certain bad bacteria are not!
This can lead to an imbalance of good and bad bacteria, also called dysbiosis. Because our
gut health is so intimately tied to our brain health, this imbalance can lead to depression
and other mental health issues.
While there are multiple factors when it comes to mental health, we can’t ignore glyphosate as one of them.
In my opinion, it’s a major one!
Bayer/Monsanto are holding fast to the lie that this poison is perfectly safe. There is an
Australian Government and Corporate connection to allow the bulk spraying here in
Australia when it is banned in so many other countries.
Meanwhile, more and more evidence is appearing saying the opposite.
At the same time a class action lawsuit recently began in Melbourne, where 800 people
diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma are claiming that their cancer is linked to
ROUNDUP exposure.
You may have heard of a similar case in the USA back in 2018, it was the first of its kind and Bayer/Monsanto lost the case and were ordered to pay hundreds of millions in damages!! So I have now started my MOSCAIC DIAGNOSITC TEST COLLECTION KIT from
australianbiologics.com.au This will test the glyphosate in my body. I grew up in the Lockyer and Brisbane Valleys in the Queensland food bowls and glyphosate was sprayed like Vietnam. I will let you know the results and what I will do to get my best health practice regime and share with you as the guinea pig.
Moya from Australian Biologics will be pleased to talk with any of you who wish to check
your levels. But all I know is the ‘long goodbye’ of Agent Orange in our bloods over time will make the ending we all do not deserve. So as I am in the afternoon of my life I want the best it can be and this is part of the direction and planning for that.
Stay close dear Earthfood friends we are on a journey together.
Remember true health starts in the soil, from the ground up.
If you’d like to read the study I mentioned, you can find it here.
From my heart and soil.
Bronwyn Holm X
Founder; Owner, Your Earthfood
PS What are your thoughts on all this? enquiries@yourearthfood.com I always love hearing
from you.
THE STUDY REFERENCE:
Association between glyphosate exposure and cognitive function, depression, and neurological diseases in a representative sample of US adults: NHANES 2013–2014 analysis.
Published on PubMed (NIH.gov)
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37419388
Summary of Key Findings from the Study:
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The researchers analysed data from US adults in the NHANES 2013–2014 survey.
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Individuals with higher levels of glyphosate in their urine showed significantly worse performance on cognitive function tests (particularly memory).
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There was a statistically significant association between glyphosate exposure and increased severity of depression symptoms.
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The data suggest a strong correlation between environmental glyphosate levels and neurological health, especially in adults exposed over long periods.
This study helped draw international attention to the neurotoxic and gut-disrupting potential of glyphosate—not just as an agricultural issue, but as a public health crisis.
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