Courtney Swan
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It's coming up in breast milk.
Yeah. Even those of us that are eating organic and we're doing really hard and we're doing saunas and we're detoxing, we are all finding it in our blood. And it is... So incredibly concerning. So glyphosate is an herbicide. It's also known as Roundup, which was created by Monsanto.
Yeah. Even those of us that are eating organic and we're doing really hard and we're doing saunas and we're detoxing, we are all finding it in our blood. And it is... So incredibly concerning. So glyphosate is an herbicide. It's also known as Roundup, which was created by Monsanto.
Yeah. Even those of us that are eating organic and we're doing really hard and we're doing saunas and we're detoxing, we are all finding it in our blood. And it is... So incredibly concerning. So glyphosate is an herbicide. It's also known as Roundup, which was created by Monsanto.
Now, in 2018, Bayer, which is a pharmaceutical company, bought Monsanto, and now they are also a agrochemical company, and they own a majority of our food system now because they have patented genetically modified seeds, which are corn, wheat, and, or sorry, sorry, we just started genetically modifying wheat recently, but corn and soy are the majority of those.
Now, in 2018, Bayer, which is a pharmaceutical company, bought Monsanto, and now they are also a agrochemical company, and they own a majority of our food system now because they have patented genetically modified seeds, which are corn, wheat, and, or sorry, sorry, we just started genetically modifying wheat recently, but corn and soy are the majority of those.
Now, in 2018, Bayer, which is a pharmaceutical company, bought Monsanto, and now they are also a agrochemical company, and they own a majority of our food system now because they have patented genetically modified seeds, which are corn, wheat, and, or sorry, sorry, we just started genetically modifying wheat recently, but corn and soy are the majority of those.
Now, during the war, what we did is we started paying subsidies to farmers. What are subsidies? These come from taxpayer dollars, and it's money that we give to farmers in order to incentivize them to grow specific crops. Now, some of the crops that we do with that are corn and soy.
Now, during the war, what we did is we started paying subsidies to farmers. What are subsidies? These come from taxpayer dollars, and it's money that we give to farmers in order to incentivize them to grow specific crops. Now, some of the crops that we do with that are corn and soy.
Now, during the war, what we did is we started paying subsidies to farmers. What are subsidies? These come from taxpayer dollars, and it's money that we give to farmers in order to incentivize them to grow specific crops. Now, some of the crops that we do with that are corn and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
Now, it's why I would encourage everybody listening, if you have any ultra-processed foods in your cabinet, I would go and I would read the label, and I would argue that almost every single one of them that you pick up, it's going to say, may contain corn, wheat, and soy.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
They're in everything because we are paying farmers to grow them. So we have them in surplus and it's cheaper. It's more accessible. It's more affordable. Again, we have it in excess. So we're using it in everything. And so not only is it being pushed into our ultra processed foods in the forms of, you know, vegetable oils, all of our processed grains, corn syrup is a really big one.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
Yeah, we're also using that to feed our livestock. So we're also getting it on the other end in our meat, our dairy, and our eggs. And glyphosate is incredibly concerning. It has very concerning backstories. So this is actually what I did my Senate speech on. I was so grateful to be a part of this roundtable, this nutrition roundtable.
It was hosted by Senator Ron Johnson back in September, and it was with Vani Hari and Michaela Peterson, Jordan Peterson, RFK Jr., Callie and Casey Means.