Could Wine Be Contributing To Your Health Issues?

Glyphosate(Monsanto’s toxic chemical) has been found In 100% Of California wines tested, not surprising, however, seeing as how grapes are pesticide and herbicide-laden.

A supporter of Moms Across America went ahead and sent 10 different wine samples to a lab and what they found was shocking. The active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, glyphosate, tested positive in both conventional, and organic wines (although organic wines had significantly lower levels).

The test results showed that all 10 samples tested positive for glyphosate.

All wines were from the North Coast region of California, the premium wine growing region of California and includes wines from Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The wines were sent in Sept of 2015 and February of 2016 in two separate groups.

The wine brands tested included:

– Gallo – Beringer – Mondavi – Barefoot – Sutter Home

This is something not to be taken lightly.

Health Concerns

What is the big deal with Glyphosate you ask? It destroys beneficial gut bacteria, and can contribute to breast cancer, destroy nerve cells, and damage the kidneys and liver. It can also cause miscarriages, as it destroys the placenta in pregnant and fertile women.

Since 1974, America has used over 1.8 million tons of glyphosate, with over 9.4 million tons having been sprayed on crops worldwide.

The World Health Organization declared that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans” in their International Agency for Research on Cancer in March 2015.

A Google Scholar search on glyphosate reveals its effects on health:

– stimulates the growth of human breast cancer cells – chronic inflammation

– leaky gut

– endocrine-disrupting effects – cell death

– neurotoxic to brain cells – reproductive problems

– oxidative damage

– modifies sex hormone balance – birth defects – wipes out beneficial gut bacteria

How Does Glyphosate End Up In Wine?

As we all know, wine is made from grapes, and these grape plants are sprayed by Roundup. Roundup is used on every crop grown conventionally around the world. Contaminated soil can also retain these chemicals for over 20 years thereafter.

Back to the grape plants. Glyphosate enters the plant through its roots, which then are taken up into the plant and quite literally embedded in the DNA and cell-fluid of the grape. Sounds tasty, right?

It is important to understand that glyphosate is toxic, no matter what the companies (who directly support or work for Monsanto) have to say. It kills the crops it’s sprayed on, and so crops are genetically engineered to be able to survive exposure to the chemical. We should NOT be eating these crops!

It has also been found in beer, but if you look around, there are now advertised glyphosate free beer! And if you're not eating organically grown, local or home grown food, its in and on most conventional food.

Well worth changing your eating habits for glyphosate free food!

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