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Why Wheat is Toxic by Cherie Calbom http://www.juiceladycherie.com/Juice/why-wheat-istoxic/?utm_source=The+Juice+Lady&utm_campaign=d7234b213fWhy+Wheat+is+Toxic&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a860739912-d7234b213f-56579797 Common wheat harvest protocol in the United States is to drench the wheat fields with Roundup several days before the combine harvesters work through the fields as the practice allows for an earlier, easier and bigger harvest. Pre-harvest application of the herbicide Roundup or other herbicides containing the deadly active ingredient glyphosate to wheat and barley as a desiccant was suggested as early as 1980. It has since become routine over the past 15 years and is used as a drying agent 7-10 days before harvest within the conventional farming community. According to Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT who has studied the issue in depth, desiccating nonorganic wheat crops with glyphosate just before harvest came into vogue late in the 1990′s with the result that most of the non-organic wheat in the United States is now contaminated with it. Seneff explains that when you expose wheat to a toxic chemical like glyphosate, it actually releases more seeds resulting in a slightly greater yield: “It ‘goes to seed’ as it dies. At its last gasp, it releases the seed” says Dr. Seneff. According to the US Department of Agriculture, as of 2012, 99% of durum wheat, 97% of spring wheat, and 61% of winter wheat has been treated with herbicides. This is an increase from 88% for durum wheat, 91% for spring wheat and 47% for winter wheat since 1998. Consumers eating products made from wheat flour are undoubtedly consuming Roundup. An interesting aside, malt barley which is made into beer is not acceptable in the marketplace if it has been sprayed with pre-harvest Roundup. Lentils and peas are not accepted in the market place if sprayed with Roundup….. but wheat is ok.. Glyphosate is now the #1 herbicide used in the U.S. and is increasingly used around the world Developed and patented by Monsanto in the 1970’s, it inhibits an enzyme in the shikimate pathway involved in synthesis of tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine (the three aromatic amino acids). Huge expansion of GMO corn, soy, cotton, sugar beet and canola crops has led to sharp increases in glyphosate usage in the last decade. Glyphosate has been linked to the autism epidemic, gut microbes and digestive disorders, endocrine disruption, cancer, and kidney failure. Currently, one in fifty children are diagnosed with autism; by 2025 it is predicted that one in every two will receive this diagnosis. We are facing an epic global crisis. Monsanto has argued that glyphosate is harmless to humans because we don’t have the shikimate pathway. However, our gut bacteria DO have this pathway. We depend upon them to supply us with essential amino acids (among many other things). Other ingredients in Roundup greatly increase glyphosate’s toxic effects. Insidious effects of glyphosate accumulate over time. Some of the biological effects include: • Depletes aromatic amino acids and methionine • Tryptophan — serotonin — melatonin • Serotonin deficiency is linked to obesity, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and violent behavior • Melatonin controls sleep/wake cycle • Tyrosine — dopamine— adrenaline— and melanin • Dopamine deficiency leads to Parkinson’s disease • Melanin in skin protects from UV exposure • Methionine is an essential sulfur-containing amino acid • Disrupts gut bacteria • Studies with chickens, cows and pigs show overgrowth of pathogens in gut • Disrupts cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes which are involved in many biological functions • Regulation of sterols like vitamin D, cholesterol, and sex hormones • Bile acid production • Detoxifying environmental toxins • Stabilizing blood (hemorrhaging vs blood clots) • Depletes important minerals • Calcium, manganese, zinc, cobalt, iron • Likely impairs sulfate synthesis and sulfate transport My recommendation is that you avoid all bread and wheat products, unless it is 100% organic and non-GMO. http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/real-reason-for-toxic-wheat-its-notgluten/#sthash.waGqNyNh.dpuf http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=21&ved=0CB 0QFjAAOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.csail.mit.edu%2Fseneff%2Fglyphosate%2 Fglyphosate_wellesley.pptx&ei=hllmVMuFDujtiQK51YCADg&usg=AFQjCNG93hN64iTf 5-bQF8vuSUac7289Kw&sig2=CRGxlyOOLtGry2w7uaAfzw
