Glyphosate Exposure: Attacking your Gut Health

Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide (mainly known through Monsanto’s Roundup), is silently contaminating our soil, food, and water — and is linked to a wide range of chronic health issues, from cancer to reproductive dysfunction, liver disease, and gut microbiome destruction.

What Is Glyphosate?

• A herbicide (ever used Round Up?) used globally on crops like wheat, corn, soy, canola, grapes, citrus, and almonds.
• It accumulates in soil, water, food, and human tissues, making it nearly impossible to avoid entirely.
• Over 80% of Americans have detectable glyphosate in their bodies.

Health Risks Linked to Glyphosate

1. Neurotoxicity – Damages the brain via oxidative stress and neurotransmitter disruption.
2. Reproductive Dysfunction – Reduces sperm quality and structure, especially in animal studies.
3. Microbiome Disruption – Destroys beneficial gut bacteria (e.g., Firmicutes and Lactobacillus), altering digestion, immunity, and mood.
4. Liver & Kidney Damage – Increases risk of fatty liver disease and lesions over time.
5. Nutrient Deficiencies – Harms gut microbes that produce amino acids (like tryptophan) and vitamins (like B1, B2, B3), potentially triggering conditions like depression, poor sleep, and weakened immunity.

Why It’s So Harmful

Glyphosate was thought to be safe because humans don’t have the "shikimate pathway" it targets.

But over 50% of our gut microbes DO — and those microbes are essential for making:

• Amino acids (for hormones, sleep, mood, and protein synthesis)
• B vitamins (for immunity and metabolism)

Legal & Regulatory Landscape

• Monsanto has paid over $10.9 billion in cancer-related lawsuits.
• The U.S. allows 5x more glyphosate in food compared to Europe.
• Despite overwhelming evidence of harm, glyphosate use continues to grow globally.

How to Protect Yourself

1. Ensure your Supplements are tested for Glyphosate

Wonder Foods products are independently test0ed for Glyphosate (it's one reason we are often more expensive than our competitors. 

2. Avoid High-Residue Foods

Even organic isn’t fully protective due to water and soil contamination.
High-risk crops include:

• Wheat
• Corn
• Soy
• Canola
• Citrus fruits
• Grapes
• Almonds
• Sunflowers
• Figs

3. Nutritional Protection

• Glycine – May block glyphosate from binding where it mimics this amino acid.
• Zinc, Turmeric, Quercetin, Ginger, Ginkgo Biloba – Offer cellular and antioxidant protection.
• Adaptogens – Help protect hormone balance.
• Milk Thistle & Dandelion Root – Support liver detox.

4. Detox Strategies

• Binders like Mulitplex Minerals (humic/fulvic acids), citrus pectin, alginates (from kelp) can help bind glyphosate in the gut.
• Apple cider vinegar, cilantro, magnesium malate, and citric acid may assist with detoxing aluminum, which glyphosate binds to.

Key Takeaway

Glyphosate is a widespread environmental toxin that damages the gut, impairs the brain, and affects long-term health — even at so-called "safe" levels.

Avoiding exposure and supporting detox is no longer optional — it’s essential.