Back in 2000, a paper titled "Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans" was published in the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. The paper concluded glyphosate posed NO health risks to humans. A 2019 meta-analysis found high exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by 41% (PMID: 31342895). The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a "probable human carcinogen" back in 2015. Mechanistic literature reports genotoxic effects in human lymphocytes in vitro and in vivo models (PMID: 34052177). More than 60,000 active lawsuits are currently pending against Bayer (who bought Monsanto in 2018). AND they’ve already paid out more than $10 BILLION to settle cases from people who developed cancer. Now, I get it can feel overwhelming when you realize how embedded glyphosate is in the modern food system... But the good news is you can minimize exposure through a few measures: - Grass-fed AND grass-finished meat whenever possible. Ask your supplier if they ever feed hay or if the grass is sprayed. Yes, unfortunately some cattle are fed glyphosate-sprayed grass; the “grass-fed” label is not enough. Choose USDA organic, regenerative organic or certified naturally grown. - Filter your water. Reverse osmosis is the most reliable way to remove glyphosate from your tap water.​- Ditch the grains. Wheat, oats, corn - these are some of the most heavily glyphosate-contaminated foods on the planet. - Carefully source fruit and vegetables. Your local organic farmers' market is always going to be your best option here. Talk to the farmers. Ask what they spray. Build that relationship. (I don’t eat vegetables which cuts my exposure quite drastically.) If that’s not possible… A 15-minute soak in a baking soda solution (1 teaspoon per 2 cups of water, followed by a thorough rinse) has been shown to remove a significant portion of surface pesticide residues (PMID: 29067814)