09/08/2024
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As an organic gardener growing food and teaching others how to do the same, I want to talk about a subject that is so close to my heart and incredibly important as it affects us all. ๐ฑ๐
, while they help boost crop yields and ensure food security, come with serious health risks. Studies link them to cancers like colorectal, lung, and pancreatic. ๐ซ๐ฆ Glyphosate, a common herbicide, is also linked to lymphoma and is considered a probable carcinogen. โ ๏ธ๐พ
Recent research demonstrated an association between pesticide use and an increased incidence of ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ; ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ด๐ธ๐ถ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ; ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป, ๐น๐๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ; and all cancers combined. The impact is comparable to smoking for some cancer types. ๐ฌ๐ฉบ
This recent study, dated 25th July 2024, emphasizes ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ use for communities, which may inform future policies.
Let's be mindful of the hidden dangers in our food and strive for healthier farming practices. Link to the study is in the comments. ๐พโจ
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, activating our health and making informed choices for a healthier future. Join me in this journey to healthier living! ๐ฟ๐ช
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