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August 13, 2018

Yes, There’s a Glyphosate Cancer Connection, and Yes- We’re Injecting it into Our Kids

Information has been emerging for the last few years about the glyphosate cancer connection, but another scary secret coming to light is that childhood vaccines contain glyphosate! Yes- glyphosate causes cancer and YES- we’re injecting our children with it! Danielle tells us more below.

The recent case of Dewayne Johnson in San Francisco, California has brought Monsanto, glyphosate, and its link to cancer back into the spotlight. On August 11, 2018, a California judge ordered Monsanto to pay the total of $289 million dollars in damages to Johnson for RoundUp’s glyphosate as a substantial contributing factor to his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis in 2014.

Thousands of similar cases are awaiting trial, demonstrating that Johnson isn’t the only cancer victim who blames their disease on glyphosate and harsh herbicides. As expected, Monsanto will appeal the verdict.

A few years ago, glyphosate was in the news when the World Health Organization dubbed it “probably carcinogenic to humans,” meaning it likely causes cancer in humans. Before and since, a number of countries and regions have banned glyphosate from their lawns, fields, or food shelves.

Even WHO’s recommendation warning was attacked by U.S. lawmakers, showing clear signs of bias and questionable associations. WHO stands beside its warning that there is a glyphosate cancer connection.

In case you don’t know, glyphosate is the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready herbicide. This herbicide is used on lawns and in Roundup Ready farmer fields. It is used heavily on most GMO and non-GMO conventional produce and grains.

Is glyphosate harmful to humans?

That’s the big question. And although its maker, Monsanto (recently purchased by Bayer) says “no,” some studies are saying otherwise.

You see, glyphosate is patented as an antibiotic. We all know that multiple courses of antibiotics can destroy gut health, and with it, nearly all health. Can you imagine what can happen if you ingest it daily? Even worse than most antibiotics, animal studies have shown us that glyphosate can kill the good bacteria, while bad bacteria are resistant to its effects.

Glyphosate is also a chelator, meaning that it can effectively pull out substances from the body. Unfortunately, when eaten with food, that means it can pull out the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids from your stomach. Glyphosate, between destroying gut bacteria and limiting food absorption, can very well be leading us to malnutrition.

That’s not all. Glyphosate has been linked to ADHD, autism, Alzheimer’s, liver and kidney disease, respiratory problems, depression, IBS, Chron’s, hypothyroidism, Parkinson’s, infertility and birth defects, obesity, and cancer.

But is it really that prominent? A study done by professor Paul Mills of the University of California tracked the glyphosate levels in individuals from 1993 to 2016 and found that the levels increased by 500% during that time.

Glyphosate isn’t just washing off our food. Our food is saturated with it.

Glyphosate is being found in mothers’ breast milk. It is decimating our bee populations, for whom we are dependent on for food. It is unfortunately also showing up in our drinking water and groundwater supplies.

Is glyphosate a carcinogen? (The glyphosate cancer connection)

Numerous studies have found that yes – glyphosate can and does cause cancer, specifically blood cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer. WHO cancer scientists found that glyphosate and other herbicides and pesticides can be genotoxic – meaning it can harm the genetic material of a cell. This breaks down the cell, leading to cancer and other degenerative diseases.

Monsanto consistently claims that they’ve done numerous studies, and that there is no glyphosate cancer connection. However, their studies are historically self-funded, done in too short a time frame for cancer to appear, and seem to always come with rumors of study malpractice.

What is the half-life of glyphosate?

Let’s go back to science class. The half-life of a chemical is the time it takes for it to be essentially cut in half in whatever system it is introduced. The half-life of glyphosate, depending on if it’s in water, soil, or the body, is around 95 days, but can vary anywhere from 3 to 130 days, or even a year in some instances.

Since most fields are sprayed with glyphosate immediately before harvest, that means that the likelihood that glyphosate ends up on your dinner plate is high. Add to that the fact that multiple applications of glyphosate have been applied per season, and you have a chemical that isn’t going anywhere fast. But glyphosate is not just on our food and lawns.

There’s glyphosate in vaccines; here’s what you need to know

This grassroots group, known for whistleblowing the harm and truth about GMOs and their herbicides, tested five childhood vaccines and found glyphosate present in all five of them, including the flu, DTaP, and MMR vaccines. Dr. Stephanie Seneff has also found glyphosate in the MMR vaccine.

Glyphosate may be present in vaccines through the animal tissues used during production, particularly the bones and marrow used to culture the vaccines.

The problem with vaccines is that they circumvent the normal detoxification pathways – the skin, nose, mouth, and eyes. Each of these points of entry has extensive immune reactions to keep invaders out. When a substance is injected, it bypasses all of the immune system’s processes, and the immune system is left to decide if the object is friend or foe.

Johnson’s attorney argued that it isn’t just the glyphosate that is the problem, it’s the synergistic effects of all of the inert ingredients in RoundUp that caused his cancer. Studies are showing that he is right.

What happens when glyphosate mixes with the heavy metals in vaccines? With the aborted fetal and animal DNA? With the Polysorbate 80? The truth is scientists and doctors do not know, and until then, vaccines, like glyphosate, are just one big science experiment. One where we are the guinea pigs.

One has to wonder: if studies and juries agree that glyphosate causes cancer, and we are not only eating, drinking, and bathing, but also injecting it into our kids, what does this mean for our children? Could vaccines be a contributing factor in the uptick in childhood cancer cases?

Glyphosate, cancer, and autism

Unfortunately, the glyphosate cancer connection isn’t the only bad news. Many leading researchers, including Dr. Seneff, have noticed that glyphosate’s ability to mimic a glycine molecule may lead to an increasingly allergenic immune response on the nerve fibers in the brain, creating the perfect storm for an inflammatory, neurological disorder like MS or autism to occur.

(Autism is also heavily linked to leaky gut, and glyphosate is clearly implicated in that.)

So, how do you stay clear of glyphosate?

Though glyphosate is found in many air and water samples, you can still take steps to limit exposure to your family, such as:

Drink and bathe in filtered water. (We talk about how to choose good filters in this post on fluoride dangers.)
Limit swimming in waters near conventional farms, in case of runoff.
If you can, live far away from conventional farms.
Look for the “Glyphosate Residue Free” label, a new certification for packaged foods.
Buy organic and non-GMO foods, ideally from a farmer you know.
Ask your neighbors to not spray their lawns, or educate them about organic herbicides. Start a community effort to ban herbicides and pesticides from your neighborhood and town.
Detox four times a year, at each changing of the season, with a product like Bioray Primary Detox.

It is nearly unbelievable that glyphosate has been allowed to taint our air, water, food, and vaccines. Cases like Dewayne Johnson’s remind us to keep standing up in our communities for a healthier world.

Take steps to limit your family’s exposure to glyphosate, and share this information with your friends and family.

As Monsanto appeals, the opposing lawyers will be able to further show the glyphosate cancer connection, and numerous lawsuits and subsequent trials may be able to proceed. Through a horrible story such as this, at least the true dangers of glyphosate come out into the open.

Did you know about the glyphosate cancer connection? How about that glyphosate is in vaccines?

November 27, 2016

The Easy Way to Get Good Bacteria into Your Child’s Gut

I’ve sung the praises of BIORAY Kids formulas for a while now. Their products have really helped my kids. I most recently shared about how Focus helps kids, well, focus, and today I’m going to share about how their Belly Balance formula makes it easy to get good bacteria into your kiddos.

This post is sponsored by BIORAY Kids. Make sure to enter to win a free bottle of their amazing product, Belly Balance at the bottom of this post.

Why good bacteria is so important

Our bodies and guts contain millions of bacteria- some good, some bad. Ideally, the good bacteria outnumber the bad and keep them in check. However, today’s modern lifestyle: junk food, poor quality water and air, and the general chemical soup we all swim in daily, make the ideal gut bacteria balance difficult.

It is more necessary than ever for our kids to take a probiotic regularly. In fact, in my experience, a good probiotic will always be an essential supplement for most people, as it is unlikely to completely reverse gut flora damage once and be done with it.

What is a probiotic?

Most of us are familiar with probiotics: supplements with various good bacteria that help to correct imbalanced gut flora.

Probiotics:

replenish good bacteria
keep bad bacteria in check
improve digestion
heal intestinal abnormalities
support immune health
balance the gut

When all of these things occur, thanks to a good probiotic, any number of ailments can begin to heal as well. My son had a complete reversal of eczema simply by using a good probiotic!

How gut flora imbalance affects children’s health

When a child’s gut flora becomes imbalanced, not only is their gut affected, their entire body is vulnerable to sickness and disease. Because a majority of the immune system resides in the gut, when the gut flora is imbalanced, the immune system is compromised.

Not only is the immune system dependent on healthy gut flora, but gut flora imbalance is also responsible for:

chronic and acute illness
digestive disorders, ranging from constipation and diarrhea, to more serious conditions like Chron’s and IBS
skin conditions like eczema
behavioral and developmental disorders
delayed speech
and more.

Because of the constant assault on our children’s bodies via food, water, air, cleaning products, fragrances, heavy metals, and other toxins, the above conditions are rather common, unfortunately.

When our children’s bodies have so much to contend with in today’s world, it’s imperative to make sure we’re making every effort to restore and maintain healthy gut flora.

How Belly Balance helps to restore and protect children’s gut flora

Belly Balance, one of the fabulous products formulated just for children by BIORAY Kids, is a probiotic lysate, as well as toxin remover. It gives kids’ bodies what they need to thrive despite the toxins they’re exposed to.

Belly Balance features a powerful combination of probiotic strains, which bolster the immune system, promote micro flora balance within the intestines, aid digestion, assist in removal of bad bugs, relieve constipation, and alleviate food allergies. The hardy probiotic strains are formulated to bypass the acidic conditions of the stomach so that they are able to move through the digestive tract.

In addition to probiotics, Belly Balance also includes BIORAY’s signature NDF formula (natural detox factors), made up of micronized chlorella, which sticks to heavy metals, chemicals, and pesticides to carry them safely out of the body.

Because BIORAY knows it’s important to easily get these important nutrients into children’s bodies, their supplements are specially formulated with kids in mind: the liquid formula is super simple to squirt in a little juice or water, plus each kids formula has a unique, kid-friendly flavor, like berry (Belly Balance’s flavor), vanilla, citrus, and peach.

My kids enjoy the flavor of Belly Balance, and I’ve found it so convenient to give it to them along with their other BIORAY supplements.

BIORAY Kids formulas are also:

What makes Belly Balance different: Belly Balance is a probiotic lysate, which means the probiotic strains are dead, and as such, do not colonize. Instead, they actively work to rid the gut of unwanted toxins and organisms. Not only that, but they are specially formulated to support healthy immune function. “Lysing the cell wall of beneficial bacteriocin, a substance produced by the bacteria that is toxic to similar bacterial strains, releases vital immune enhancing nutrients from the cell wall and cytoplasm, and drives pathogenic bacteria out of the GI and colon.” (source)

These probiotic lysates work synergistically with chlorella to promote healthy immune function, because probiotic lysates clear the gut of unhealthy gut flora and decrease leaky gut while chlorella helps lactobacillus to multiply in the gut.

Probiotic lysates are different because, although they don’t colonize like live probiotics, they are very effective at changing the gut flora terrain. They sweep the gut clear or unwanted organisms so that live probiotics can colonize later. I’ve been fascinated to learn more about lysates and how they can be an amazing tool for healing the gut.

One study found that children taking lysates had tremendously improved speech and demeanor. According to Dr. Elin Ritchie of Taos, N.M., who has used lysates to effectively treat cases of cold and flu, and even cancer, using an immune-boosting probiotic lysate, “Comparing a live probiotic and a lysed one, in terms of immune system support, is like comparing a match to a blowtorch.” (source)

Bellow Balance:

Pushes bad bugs out of the gastrointestinal tract and bowel
Has trace minerals, vitamins, RNA/DNA
Is the first probiotic lysate liquid
Supports immunity (IgA)
Restores gut integrity (IgM)
Safely removes heavy metals and chemicals.

Want to increase your child’s good bacteria? Supplementing probiotics while helping to eliminate toxins is key to promoting good flora, and it’s precisely what Belly Balance does. You can get Belly Balance here, then be sure to enter below to win a bottle of Belly Balance!

Make sure to follow BioRay Kids on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up to date with sales.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. I am not a healthcare professional and the products I promote are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

September 15, 2016

Want To Help Your Child Focus On Learning? Try This! + A Giveaway from BioRay Kids

School has been back in full swing for a little while now, just long enough for parents to begin pinpointing any difficulties their children may be having at school. By a month or two in, many parents are pressured to put their fidgety, rambunctious child on medication just so they can make it through the school day. However, if you want to help your child focus on learning, I have a natural solution for you.

This post is sponsored by BioRay Kids. Make sure to enter the contest at the bottom to win a free bottle of their amazing product, Focus.

The natural solution to help your child focus on learning

I wrote recently about how much a product called “Happy” has helped our son with angry outbursts and helped him to be happier overall.

I also told you about all of the wonderful products the maker of Happy has to offer children, including ones that help with anxiety, delayed speech, difficulty sleeping, constipation, and, you guessed it, trouble focusing.

Although we’ve come a long ways in helping our boys to sit still long enough to get some school lessons under their belts (we homeschool), and emphasize the importance of play and outside time, our oldest still struggles with restlessness, trouble completing tasks, and problems with sitting still when need be.

When the folks at BioRay offered to send us a bottle of Focus, we were thrilled to give it a try. After all, we’ve been so impressed with all of the other BioRay products we’ve tried, so adding in another beneficial product was a no-brainer, which is kind of funny to say, because it does, in fact, nourish the brain.

Your child’s focus solution

The BioRay Kid’s line addresses one thing, above all else: helping kids’ bodies clear the toxins they’re exposed to on a daily basis. Even when we eat well, filter our water, and use safe products in our homes, there is so much we can’t control, including the air we breathe.

“Toxins block our children’s ability to absorb nutrients and affect their behavior, health and ability to learn. The organs that these toxins impact the most are the liver, the gastrointestinal tract, the adrenals, the brain (mind) and colon.

Many moms and dads – and teachers – report unexplained angry outbursts, frustration, anxiety, moodiness, brain fog and poor performance even while kids are doing simple tasks.” (Source: BioRay Kids)

The BioRay Kids line addresses this toxicity by putting their signature NDF® (Natural Detox Factors) formula in each bottle. This special chlorella sticks to heavy metals, chemicals, and pesticides and carries them safely out of the body.

Focus specifically supports the adrenal glands and the brain as well. Here are the ingredients:

NDF® (Natural Detox Factors)- supports the healthy function of kids’ organs through detoxification.

Solomon Seal- restorative to mental vitality, solomon seal is an herb often used as a tonic to nourish the brain and support the mind.

Eleuthro Root- an adaptogenic herb, eleuthero helps to ease stress and fatigue. It helps to build blood and improves the ability of the body to absorb and efficiently use oxygen, including in the brain. It improves memory and concentration and increases mental stamina.

Schizandra Berry- a major adaptogenic herb that helps with relaxation and staying alert. Schizandra berry supports the nervous system and is beneficial for concentration and memory.

Other ingredients include mushrooms, which reduce stress and strengthen the immune system, adaptogenic herbs like polygonatum and licorice root, milk thistle, which supports the liver, cilantro, which combats heavy metals, and probiotics, which promote healthy gut flora and combat pathogenic overgrowth.

(All of BioRay Kid’s products are gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, alcohol-free, and non-GMO.)

Do these ingredients sound like they would address the needs of a child finding it difficult to focus on learning?

Why supporting the whole body helps your child focus on learning

I recently made the astounding discovery that my child with behavioral difficulties needs adrenal support. I don’t know why it took me so long to make that connection, considering I’ve suffered from severe adrenal fatigue myself (read how I recovered here).

Some of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue include difficulty concentrating and mood swings, which are also some of the problems children with hyperactivity disorders deal with. When I considered how my own symptom might be manifesting in my child, it all made sense. The adrenal supporting herbs in Focus are crucial.

Not only that, but keeping a child’s body free from toxins, as well as keeping his gut flora happy, contribute to a happier, clearer-thinking, more focused child.

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: when we address the underlying conditions, children’s behavior improves!

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If you think your child would benefit from trying Focus, you can get it here.

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