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Glyphosate is linked to higher rates of cancer, but getting it out of the food supply is no easy task.

Glyphosate Is In Our Food Supply

The Detox Project recently published their latest results from the most comprehensive glyphosate testing of food products ever conducted in the U.S., showing that contamination of the U.S. food supply with the cancer-causing herbicide glyphosate is becoming significantly worse. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup. Even foods labeled as “USDA Organic” or free from GMO contamination test positive for the presence of glyphosate. Currently, we do not know the full effects on our health of glyphosate exposure at very low levels and we must follow the precautionary principle.

Regenerative Farming Practices

A new study published in the journal PeerJ looks at how regenerative farming practices — soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops — affect the nutritional content of food. Results from 10 farms across the U.S. show that crops from farms following soil-friendly practices for at least five years had a healthier nutritional profile than the same crops grown on neighboring, conventional farms.

Emma Bragdon, PhD, the Executive Director of IMHU.org, collected this information to benefit your food choices.