4 Quotes by Joseph Mercola

Glyphosate also interferes with ATP production by affecting your mitochondrial membranes. When coupled with the so-called inert solvents included in Roundup, the toxicity of glyphosate is magnified as much as 2,000-fold. This makes the membrane more permeable, allowing the glyphosate to go straight to the heart of the mitochondria.

Epigenetic research reveals that our lifestyle choices – the foods we eat, the supplements we take, the exercise we pursue, and even the emotional content of our daily experiences – are all involved in orchestrating chemical reactions that activate or deactivate parts of our genome that will either code for outcomes that threaten health and pave the way for disease or create an internal environment conducive to longevity and disease resistance.

Ironically, the very advances that represent all that is modern in the world – hand sanitizers, treated water, factory farming – have created their own set of diseases. For example, triclosan – an antibacterial chemical used in many soaps and hand sanitizers – has been shown to kill human cells,26 and even the FDA admits it acts as an endocrine disruptor in animals.27 When combined with chlorinated water, it produces chloroform28 – a probable carcinogen according to the EPA.29.

Making sure you drink enough pure water is one of the most important and powerful steps you can take for good health.