(The Main Ingredient in Roundup) Mar. 05, 2018 :: by Dr. Frank Lipman Every time I see the ads, the ones with a man standing on his front lawn, proudly holding a gallon of Roundup and smiling triumphantly at his weed-free lawn, it makes my blood boil. Roundup, whose primary active ingredient is glyphosate, is a potent, broad-spectrum herbicide, an extremely dangerous toxin and of all things, an antibiotic, which, in the four decades since its invention, has left behind a global wake of illness and ecological destruction. Simply put, glyphosate use is sheer madness – and it has to stop! Here’s a topline on why I feel so strongly about getting glyphosate off your lawn, out of your life and out of what you eat right now. Your health depends on it! 1. Glyphosate Poisons the Earth, Air and Water Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate, is one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S. and extremely popular throughout the world. It’s used most frequently in agriculture, forestry and, of course, on your neighbor’s lawn, and possibly your own. Originally designed to remove mineral deposits from boiler pipes, in the 70s, Monsanto patented it and began marketing … Continue reading →