The Glyphosate Girl's Story

03/09/21 • 28 min

Kelly Ryerson is an environmental health writer, filmmaker, and ardent public health advocate. After alleviating her own chronic illness by eating a gluten-free and organic diet, she realized that toxins and chemicals were at the core of the explosion in chronic disease in the United States. Determined to make the issue of glyphosate’s impact on the microbiome more well-known, she began the blog Glyphosate Girl. She continues to focus on the ways in which our food system, soil, and microbiome have been corrupted by both the rampant use of toxic herbicides and the regulators who support the agricultural chemical industry. Tune in to learn more about:

Her own story of battling chronic/autoimmune disease and depression

Her A-ha moment when she found out that Roundup is being sprayed on wheat

Why she started the blog Glyphosate Girl, which covers the Monsanto cancer trials, glyphosate science, and glyphosate’s contribution to intestinal permeability.

The leaky gut and how glyphosate kills the "good bacteria" in the gut leading to so many health issues

Her reaction when she found out that glyphosate was detected in her daughter's baby tooth

To learn more about Kelly visit her blog: https://glyphosategirl.com/.

Her own story of battling chronic/autoimmune disease and depression

Her A-ha moment when she found out that Roundup is being sprayed on wheat

Why she started the blog Glyphosate Girl, which covers the Monsanto cancer trials, glyphosate science, and glyphosate’s contribution to intestinal permeability.

The leaky gut and how glyphosate kills the "good bacteria" in the gut leading to so many health issues

Her reaction when she found out that glyphosate was detected in her daughter's baby tooth

To learn more about Kelly visit her blog: https://glyphosategirl.com/.

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The Monsanto Papers

Carey Gillam is an American investigative journalist and author with more than 30 years of experience covering food and agricultural policies and practices, including 17 years as a senior correspondent for Reuters international news service. She has specialty knowledge regarding the rise of biotech crop technology and the associated rise in pervasive pesticide use in our farming and food production system. Carey's second book, a legal thriller titled "The Monsanto Papers - Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice", is due for release March 2, 2021 (Island Press). Tune in to learn more about:

"The Monsanto Papers", Carey's second book which is the inside story of Lee Johnson’s landmark lawsuit against Monsanto

What she has learned from the process of litigation and the internal documents from Monsanto that were trying to discredit her work and destroy her career

The levels of deceptions by Monsanto

How she transcribes the stories of farmers, scientists and academics in a way that is meaningful

Why she thinks farmers are essential and critical

To quote Carey " Our food is where it all began, and we need to respect that and do everything we can to protect our food production system, our environment and the health of our children."

To learn more about Carey's work go to https://careygillam.com/ and https://usrtk.org/.

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“Sicker, Fatter, Poorer”: Understanding endocrine disruptors

Dr. Leonardo Trasande, Jim G. Hendrick MD Professor, is the Director of the Division of Environmental Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Trasande is also the author of the 2019 published book “Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It.” Tune in to learn more about:

Endocrine disruptors, the chemicals that interfere with the body’s hormones
The five categories of chemicals we all need to be aware of and avoid: Bisphenol, Phthalates, Pesticides, Flame retardants, Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Obesogens (a category of endocrine disruptors)
The problem with fertility and low sperm count
How to avoid and reduce your exposure to flame retardants

Dr. Trasande is recommending that it is never too late to completely avoid and limit your exposure to any toxic chemical, and there are always short, medium and long term benefits for your health. There are simple steps that anyone can take, by simply choosing food, packaging, furniture, cosmetics that are free of these chemicals. To learn more about Dr. Trasande’s work, go to: https://www.leotrasande.com/about.