Dr. Mark Hyman

I don't have any affiliation with them.

So remember, if you wouldn't eat it, don't put it on your body.

Pesticides, herbicides, next big one.

Again, we can't control this completely.

If you travel, if you don't eat at home all the time, it's hard to control.

So do your best.

Pesticides and herbicides are real big deals, especially glyphosate, which is the most common herbicide.

It's used on 70% of all crops

It's one of the most common ways people are exposed to environmental toxins through food.

And glyphosate is used throughout conventional agriculture.

It shows up in non-organic produce and grains, processed foods, pretty much everything.

It's also used on lawns, landscaping, which means exposure doesn't come from what you eat only, but from the environment as well.

So one of the biggest concerns with glyphosate is how it affects the gut.

It damages the gut microbiome.

It interferes with detox enzymes, increases inflammation throughout the body.

And over time, it can cause digestive issues, immune problems, cancer.

There's billions of dollars of lawsuits against Monsanto who make glyphosate for cancer that have been settled.

I read a study recently where there were transgenerational effects, epigenetic effects.

So if the grandmother mouse had glyphosate exposure,

The grandbabies had all kinds of damage to fertility, to hormones, cancer risk, kidney issues.