This reveiw article indicates glyphosate is ubiquitious and suggests it plays a role in Parkinsons, ALS and depression.
Is the Use of Glyphosate in Modern Agriculture Resulting in Increased Neuropsychiatric Conditions Through Modulation of the Gut-brain-microbiome Axis?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8959108/
But it is not all doom and gloom.
There are way to reduce your toxic load.
How to Reduce the Impact of Herbicide and Pesticide Exposure:
Limit the amount of soy, wheat and corn from processed foods in the diet.
Support gut health by adding foods that contribute to short-chain fatty acid production. This includes fiber-rich foods such as starchy vegetables (beets, sweet potato), beans, and legumes). Try this delicious roasted red pepper hummus recipe to support gut health.
Eat small amounts of fermented foods weekly (i.e., one tablespoon of fermented vegetables three times per week).
Use a water filtration system that removes herbicides and pesticides (I use a Berkey)
Avoid the extra expense of wheat products that use the marketing ploy “Non-GMO.” All wheat products are non-GMO but non-organic wheat is sprayed at time of harvest.
Understand that glyphosate is just one of many chemicals sprayed on crops. The best way to avoid herbicides and pesticides is to use the
www.ewg.org up-to-date guides on the dirty dozen and clean 15, and grow your food if possible.
Food is getting more expensive, which means that organic is out of the price range for more people. In that case, the healthier your body is, the better your detoxification pathways are working to remove herbicides and pesticides from your body.
Consume sulfur and glycine-rich foods
One way to not hold on to these toxins is to maintain a healthy weight. These chemicals can get stored in your extra fat.
Autoimmune Tip: Finding the proper diet that works for you can be challenging. Instead of removing many food groups at once, which leaves you with only a few foods left to eat, start by eliminating one for three weeks, then slowly reintroduce this food group over several days.
Then proceed to the next group. For instance, remove gluten/wheat first, then dairy, then high lectins, nighshades, and so forth. Odds are, only some foods will pose an issue for you.
What I Am Eating Right Now
Black Garlic-Delicious!!
Black garlic has been kept at a higher temperature for extended periods (i.e., In your slow cooker, on warm, for three weeks). By doing so, the garlic cloves will turn black and creamy with sweet undertones. Black garlic is anti-inflammatory, contains more antioxidants than raw garlic due to the fermentation, and is CVD protective.
Garlic is a natural blood thinner, so if using blood thinning medications it could amplify this.
You can purchase aged black garlic, but it is cheaper to grow and make your own in a slow cooker. I have not tried adding aged garlic to recipes, and I eat one clove with dinner.
Let me know how you incorporated aged garlic into recipes.
Mental Health Drug Prescriptions on the Rise
In 2016, 1 in 6 American adults were using psychiatric medication. As of 2021, it increased to 1 in 5 adults. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/04/22/610924.htm
While mental health issues are multi-factorial, many options outside the allopathic box only have drugs and therapy as solutions. Allopathic medicine doesn’t identify the problem; it only seeks to supply a pill to suppress the issue. Does a pill identify why you have anxiety or depression? Does a pill really eliminate these feelings?
When root causes are identified (often more than one), then steps to restore balance can begin.
Helpful options include identifying exogenous and endogenous root causes. Solutions may include dietary modifications and releasing trapped emotions.