Parkinson's, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Infertility, Fatty Liver Disease all linked to glyphosate

Keeping weeds at bay is not rocket science. Use this instead.

I have had no shortage of people giggle about what they are spraying on their lawn or say things like “Don’t tell Matt what we use.”

This makes me so sad and mildly mad.

If I was to tell them I will be spraying agent orange on my fields, these people would likely be up in arms, but glyphosate-based herbicides are no big deal.

After all, if you can buy it off the shelf at Home Depot or on Amazon, it must not really be that bad.

It’s true, people are not becoming acutely ill by walking around on glyphosate-lined lawns and consuming glyphosate-laden grains, but chronic, low-level exposure is destructive to the body. As the lymphoma patient I am currently working with unfortunately demonstrates, with urinary glyphosate levels through the ceiling from chronic exposure.

“Unless we get the glyphosate cleared and the source removed; the lymphoma is going to come back.” - Her Oncologist

Glyphosate and its formulations generate oxidative stress, disrupt mitochondrial function, and impair the gut microbiome—factors that contribute to the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.

Consistent exposure, especially among agricultural workers, is associated with significantly higher Parkinson’s risk.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified glyphosate as a “probable human carcinogen,” citing strong evidence that it causes DNA damage and immune dysfunction, both of which are central mechanisms driving lymphoma development.

Large epidemiological studies have found elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among individuals exposed to glyphosate.

This combination of neurotoxicity and carcinogenic (create cancer) potential, make glyphosate not just a concern for farm workers, but a pressing matter of public “health and safety,” given its pervasive use in food systems and the environment.

“Oh, it’s just a little on my lawn.” No, it’s millions of “just a little” on lawns all across America and enormous amounts on farmlands.

This toxic element is being propagated on virtually every “natural” public and private piece of property, with most people being completely unaware of its capacity to bring extreme health demise. This is not being done with your “health and safety” in mind.

What is even more frustrating is that it is completely unnecessary.

We have countless natural mixtures (for a very simple one see below) that will support greenery without compromising human health or reproduction.

Homemade weed killing formula

• 30% vinegar: 1 gallon (128 oz)

• Salt (cheaper the better): 1 cup

• Dish soap: 1 tablespoon (acts as a surfactant)

• Pour it all into a pump sprayer and mix.

• Seek out those weeds and spray.

Recognize that this concoction will kill grass and flowers as well, so be sure to aim directly at the weeds.

If you want to kill weeds, but then grow something else in their place, then don’t use the salt.

Using salt will lead to that ground no longer being inhabitable. So, hold the salt if you are going to be spraying in the middle of your lawn or in areas where you want to grow something later on.

Before Vinegar + Salt + Soap

After Vinegar + Salt + Soap

I sprayed one time at the beginning of summer and didn’t have to concern myself with cutting or weed whacking along the perimeter of my buildings all summer.

I spray it along the creases in my asphalt and cement and I don’t have to pull any weeds.

Getting away from the perils of glyphosate starts by not using it around your own home and office spaces.

Then buying organic foods and talking to your city officials about removing it from the road and park sprays.

Nobody wants Parkinson’s or lymphoma or a child born with facial or neural tube defects.

No guy wants to make defective sperm. No woman wants to have follicle development abnormalities, a reduced capacity to make progesterone or reproductive shut down.

Eating meat, fruit, vegetables or taking herbs, will not offset the effects of consistent low dose exposure to glyphosate.

Talk to your neighbors, talk to your public officials, talk to the farmers near you…the benefit to risk ratio is not in any of our favor.