What Glyphosate Does to Your Body

You've probably worried that the glyphosate on your bread is slowly harming you. The evidence points somewhere far less obvious and far more fixable.

In this solo episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon discusses:

• Why the real concern isn't cancer risk from your toast, but glyphosate's effect on your gut, where it can act like a selective antibiotic, hitting beneficial bacteria while sparing the harmful ones
• Where the residue concentrates (grains and legumes like oats up to 1100 ppb) and why meat, milk, and eggs carry negligible amounts, so your organic dollars belong on oats and bread, not chicken
• The three NHANES analyses linking higher glyphosate to weaker grip strength and greater sarcopenia risk, and why protein and resistance training matter more than agonizing over parts per billion
• How switching to organic staples cuts urinary glyphosate by 71% in six days, and why "detox" products aren't the answer
• Why banning glyphosate isn't a clean win, the leading alternative, 2,4-D, was a component of Agent Orange

Understanding where glyphosate genuinely matters lets you stop worrying about the wrong foods, spend smarter at the grocery store, and protect the two things that move the needle: your gut and your muscle.

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Chapters

00:00 - Introduction: the glyphosate question

01:15 - Is my bread killing me?

03:15 - What glyphosate is and why we spray it

05:00 - Why 82% of us test positive

05:45 - Carcinogen or not: IARC vs EPA

06:45 - Hazard vs risk and the shark

08:15 - Pure glyphosate vs Roundup

09:45 - Your gut bacteria as the target

11:00 - The fecal transplant experiment

12:00 - Glyphosate and muscle loss

13:30 - Where the residue hides

15:30 - The GMO and Agent Orange problem

17:15 - The protocol: organic swaps, gut, muscle

18:24 - Key takeaways

19:10 - The answer for my patient

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