Episode 4: Atrazine, botulinum toxin, BPA, fluoride, glyphosate (RoundUp tm), heavy metals, parabens, PFAS, and vegetable seed oils.
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My personal SimpleLab results for my home drinking water were clean. The water sample I sent was 50% from the EpicWater Filter and 50% from the ice machine that has a PFAS filter.
LifeStraw water bottle with filter (you can pour in from a plastic water bottle when necessary).
1 Gallon stainless steel water jug (for carrying your daily water).
LifeStraws for emergencies (keep them in your car, bug-out gear, and gun cases).
The Neuro 9
I conducted a qualitative meta-analysis of systematic reviews of neurotoxins using PubMed, Google Scholar, documentaries, headlines and Brave AI Browser. The results are published below.
#9 ATRAZINE
Decreases sperm count, alters testosterone, estrogen and progesterone.
Das S, Sakr H, Al-Huseini I, Jetti R, Al-Qasmi S, Sugavasi R, Sirasanagandla SR. Atrazine Toxicity: The Possible Role of Natural Products for Effective Treatment. Plants (Basel). 2023 Jun 12;12(12):2278. doi: 10.3390/plants12122278. PMID: 37375903; PMCID: PMC10301673.
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2017/08/atrazine-harmful-weedkiller-taints-tap-water-millions-us
"Developmental neurotoxicity with studies reporting disruption of the hypothalamus, neurotransmission, neuronal development, and behavioral processes."
Atrazine causes sex change in frogs.
Top Sources: 80 million pounds of herbicide are sprayed on crops every spring in the US.
Documentary: Save the Frogs
Janiel Ahkin Chin Tai, Jennifer L. Freeman, Chapter 19 - Developmental neurotoxicity of the herbicide atrazine:Diagnosis, Management and Modeling of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Academic Press, 2021, Pages 219-228, ISBN 9780128179888, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817988-8.00019-1. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128179888000191)
#8 BOTULINUM TOXIN
Difficulty breathing, paralysis.
"The cellular mechanism of action of the large majority of bacterial protein exotoxins with intracellular targets, including the BoNTs, can be conveniently divided into four subsequent steps: a) cell binding, b) internalization/endocytosis; c) membrane translocation of the enzymatic moiety into the cytosol and d) intracellular target modification of a selected target (Montecucco et al., 1994)."
Top Sources: Root canals, injections, rotten anaerobic food
Documentary: Root Cause, Government Film: Botulism in Rhesus Monkeys
Rossetto O, Megighian A, Scorzeto M, Montecucco C. Botulinum neurotoxins. Toxicon. 2013 Jun 1;67:31-6. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.01.017. Epub 2013 Feb 19. PMID: 23435262. (Accessed 11/20/2024)
#7 BPA (Bisphenol-A)
BPA is a threat to male fertility.
Cariati, F., D’Uonno, N., Borrillo, F. et al. “Bisphenol a: an emerging threat to male fertility”. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 17, 6 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-018-0447-6
"...the brain has consistently emerged as one of the most sensitive organs disrupted by BPA, even at doses below those considered safe by regulatory agencies such as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)."
Top Sources: Water bottles, packaged food, thermal paper receipts, canned goods, waterproof lining
Documentary: River of Power (1987), The Story of Plastic (2019), and Human Experiment (2015).
Mustieles, V., Fernández, M.F. Bisphenol A shapes children’s brain and behavior: towards an integrated neurotoxicity assessment including human data. Environ Health 19, 66 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00620-y
Apoptosis (programmed cell death)
Cell damage
Hippocampal targeting
Pang Q, Li Y, Meng L, Li G, Luo Z, Fan R.