Glyphosate: The CAUSE of Gluten Intolerance DR DAVID FRIEDMAN N.D., D.C. AUTHOR, SPEAKER, HEALTH EXPERT & RADIO/TV SHOW HOST
Dr. David Friedman N.D., D.C. is the author of the award-winning, #1 national best-selling book Food Sanity, How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction. He's a Doctor of Naturopathy, Chiropractic Neurologist, Clinical Nutritionist, Board Certified Alternative Medical Practitioner, and Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Friedman is a syndicated television health expert and host of To Your Good Health Radio, which has changed the face of talk radio by incorporating entertainment, shock value, and solutions to everyday health and wellness issues.
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Copyright Dr. David Friedman Many people are having trouble digesting
tion it deserves, losing a $2 Billion verdict and
gluten and some get severely sick after eating
being labeled as a carcinogen by the World
it! Why all of sudden in the last two decades
Health Organization and the state of Califor-
has gluten become so hard for humans to
nia, hopefully, there will be more focus on its
digest? People had no problem eating pizza in
causative relationship to the escalating epi-
the 1990s. Today, just one bite can cause se-
demic of gut dis-ease.
vere digestive distress for many. Our grandparents didn’t have issues with gluten, why do we? Blaming gluten is like focusing on the
HOW YOU CAN AVOID CONSUMING GLYPHOSATE:
smoke instead of the fire! As I share in my #1
Unfortunately, glyphosate is showing up in
best-selling book Food Sanity, forensic fossil
everything from fruits, veggies, wine, beer,
evidence of our caveman ancestors proves
drinking water, chips, honey, to infant formu-
we’ve been eating gluten for 3 1/2 million
la! In Food Sanity, I share several tips on how
years. According to research conducted by the
to avoid consuming this toxic chemical. Here
University of Utah, 40% of our ancestors' diet
are a few:
was gluten. 1. Shop for USDA certified organic food. A major reason so many have developed
Roundup is prohibited on organic crops. Blood
gluten intolerant is because they are consum-
tests on people that eat organic foods show
ing a chemical called glyphosate, the active
less glyphosate in their system.
ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup. This toxic chemical kills weeds but it also de-
2. Eat locally grown produce, like at a local co-
stroys the lining of our colon, creating a "leaky
op or Farmer’s Market. The farther your food
gut." This allows toxins, microbes, undigested
travels, the more processing it endures, and
food particles, and antibodies to escape from
the greater the risk of contamination.
our intestines and travel throughout the body via the bloodstream. We can't put the blame on gluten! In
a
be an elaborate garden. I have a tiny garden that is only 10 x 3 feet. I grow my own herbs,
study
published
in
the
jour-
organic
tomatoes,
cucumbers,
peppers,
nal Interdisciplinary Toxicology, researchers
lettuce, blueberries, squash, and strawberries.
found a profound link to people ingesting
You can see pictures of my garden with other
glyphosate and developing celiac disease and
healthful tidbits by following me Insta-
gluten intolerance. This herbicide also de-
gram: DrDFriedman.
stroys the intestinal walls of fish.
Now that glyphosate is getting the atten-
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3. Grow your own produce. It doesn’t have to
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4. Don’t use Roundup! You can make your own weed killer using vinegar and Epsom
