Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases III

[rowingmom]

Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases III: Manganese, neurological diseases, and associated pathologies

Anthony Samsel¹, Stephanie Seneff²

 

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Manganese (Mn) is an often overlooked but important nutrient, required in small amounts for multiple essential functions in the body. A recent study on cows fed genetically modified Roundup ^® -Ready feed revealed a severe depletion of serum Mn. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup ^® , has also been shown to severely deplete Mn levels in plants.

 

Here, we investigate the impact of Mn on physiology, and its association with gut dysbiosis as well as neuropathologies such as autism, Alzheimer's disease (AD), depression, anxiety syndrome, Parkinson's disease (PD), and prion diseases. Glutamate overexpression in the brain in association with autism, AD, and other neurological diseases can be explained by Mn deficiency.

 

Mn superoxide dismutase protects mitochondria from oxidative damage, and mitochondrial dysfunction is a key feature of autism and Alzheimer's. Chondroitin sulfate synthesis depends on Mn, and its deficiency leads to osteoporosis and osteomalacia.

 

Lactobacillus, depleted in autism, depend critically on Mn for antioxidant protection. Lactobacillus probiotics can treat anxiety, which is a comorbidity of autism and chronic fatigue syndrome. Reduced gut Lactobacillus leads to overgrowth of the pathogen, Salmonella, which is resistant to glyphosate toxicity, and Mn plays a role here as well.

 

Sperm motility depends on Mn, and this may partially explain increased rates of infertility and birth defects. We further reason that, under conditions of adequate Mn in the diet, glyphosate, through its disruption of bile acid homeostasis, ironically promotes toxic accumulation of Mn in the brainstem, leading to conditions such as PD and prion diseases.

 

Keywords: Autism, cholestasis, glyphosate, manganese, Parkinson′s disease

 

From:

 

Troubling Revelations: Roundup Herbicide Worsens Antibiotic-Resistance Already Fueled by Factory Farming

 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/04/07/cafos-gmos-antibiotics.aspx

 

“The way Roundup causes this effect is likely by causing the bacteria to turn on a set of genes that are normally off, [study author] Heinemann says. ‘These genes are for 'pumps' or 'porins,' proteins that pump out toxic compounds or reduce the rate at which they get inside of the bacteria...

Once these genes are turned on by the herbicide, then the bacteria can also resist antibiotics. If bacteria were to encounter only the antibiotic, they would instead have been killed.

 

In a sense, the herbicide is 'immunizing' the bacteria to the antibiotic:...This change occurs at levels commonly used on farm field crops, lawns, gardens, and parks.’” [Emphasis mine]

 

Other herbicides scrutinized in the study include dicamba and 2,4-D, which is particularly relevant in light of the recent approval of a new generation of GE crops resistant not only to glyphosate, but also to dicamba and/or 2,4-D (an ingredient in the devastating defoliant Agent Orange).

This important research implies that combating the weed and pest resistance caused by Roundup Ready GE crops by introducing dicamba- and 2,4-D-resistant varieties is probably only going to speed up the process of creating multi-drug resistant pathogens.

Edited April 7, 2015 by rowingmom

[fuelforall]

http://www.naturalblaze.com/2015/04/glyphosate-one-of-3-herbicides-causing.html

 

Antibiotic resistance caused by glyphosate.

[kim]

just had to share (video)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-27/im-not-stupid-monsanto-lobbyist-refuses-drink-weedkiller-after-proclaiming-it-wont-h

 

 

But Moore claims that Roundup is so safe that “people try to commit suicide” by drinking it, and they “fail regularly."

 

 

fail regularly???

[dasu]

Well they failed here - http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-05/chinese-taxi-drivers-attempt-mass-suicide-weed-killer-no-one-dies .

 

We live in a rural area a mix between pasture farms and the now standard corn/soybean rotation farms. The farm across the road sprayed what I am guessing was glyphosate for the johnson grass infiltrating the corn from a helicopter last year. The kids walked over to look at the helicopter flying so low (atypical as most farms around here clearance tractors) and got a nice dose from an inattentive pilot. They have had PANDAS for years now, but I do wonder what change in the environment triggers this as there is no family history.

Edited April 8, 2015 by dasu

[kim]

dasu,

 

Ahhh, now I understand why that fella initially said he would be happy to drink the glyphosate. It doesn't look like it hardly affected those protesters at all (what a way to protest)! He probably just thought better of getting any of that "froathing at the mouth," on his suit.