ROUND UP WEED KILLER IS KILLING US AND ANIMALS

Home » Home Improvement » Green Living Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Louise Hodges Platinum Quality Author Platinum Author | 206 Articles Joined: January 15, 2011 United States Is Your Food Killing You? By Louise Hodges | Submitted On January 21, 2018 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Louise Hodges Approximately 300 million pounds of glyphosate are used on U.S. crops each year. Glyphosate is sold as RoundUp. This bears repeating. The food grown in our country - that we eat - receives 300 million pounds of a deadly weed killer every year. This equates to about a pound of plant killer for every one of us in the United States each and every year. Next time you are at a hardware store or garden center, look at the gallon jug of RoundUp. Now imagine that you have consumed that amount of the toxic weed killer throughout the last year... A weed killer is designed to destroy. Extinguish life. So, receiving a pound of glyphosate per person each year means that we are eating poison. You wouldn't dream of chugging a gallon of RoundUp so why would you want to eat it via your food? Putting a weed killer on plant crops doesn't make sense. Wouldn't a weed killer kill the crops? How can this be? That is the extra crazy, straight out of science fiction reality of this situation. Glyphosate has actually been inserted into the DNA of crops. Yes, that is right. Scientists have figured out how to alter chromosomes of corn, soy, and many other crops by taking out the natural chromosomes and replacing them with chromosomes of a weed killer. The practice of putting RoundUp DNA inside the DNA of crops meant for us to eat is known as Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs. Most industrialized countries outlaw GMOs. But not the United States. And why on earth, would anyone want a weed killer in the DNA of food crops? Cue up the creepy background music because this is truly out of a horror movie... Let's use corn since corn is a HUGE crop in the United States. If a crop of corn is GMO and has glyphosate in the DNA, then all other weeds that grow within the crop can be sprayed with RoundUp - and not affect the corn. That is the source of the 300 million pounds of glyphosate each year. Once the glyphosate is sprayed on the corn, it leaches into the soil. It is then taken up through the roots of the plant and becomes even more concentrated inside the corn kernels that we eat. And not just corn on the cob - it is in all corn chips, tortillas, cereals and just about everything that is sweet because much is flavored with high fructose corn syrup. Are you beginning to see how you are drinking that jug of weed killer each year? Options are to grow your own food, only buy organic, and to speak up often and loudly so that the food industry stops this madness. Louise Hodges is the owner of Greenbug which offers effective, safe and green pest control solutions as an alternative to synthetic chemical pesticides. Greenbug products for People, Pets, Indoors & Outdoors kill and repel pests you don't want such as Mosquitoes, Ants, Bed Bugs, Fleas, Ticks, Roaches, Mites, etc. but cause no harm whatsoever to beneficial creatures. They also offer the Greenbug System distributes Greenbug through an irrigation system for automatic pest control. For more information, go to http://www.greenbugallnatural.com or watch safe pest control solutions at http://www.youtube.com/greenbugallnatural Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Louise_Hodges/901659 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 6 times Word count: 458 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Home Improvement: Green-Living Louise Hodges Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Green Living Article Feed Green Living Article Feed Find More Articles Search Similar Articles Are You Unknowingly Eating GMOs Every Day? Recent Articles The Many Reasons Log Cabins Are The Best Disposable Palm Leaf Tableware Why Are Specialty Surfactants So Special? Choosing Green Cookware? Pure-Clay Cookware Is the Best Option, Here's Why? Eco-Friendly Ways to Brighten Your Home How to Properly Prepare Your Log Cabin for Winter Tips For Living In a Wooden House In Winter Can You Live Green In Prefab Log Cabins? The Top 7 Reasons to Do Aquaponics Gardening LEED Building: What Is It? EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2018 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide