This newsletter article is longer than I usually write, however I believe that the content is important enough that it warrants this consideration.
This week I listened to a riveting podcast on Evan Brand’s website. Evan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and he hosts some great podcasts.
The topic was glyphosate, which as I am sure most will know is a key ingredient in the Monsanto weed killer product Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world.
One of the themes of this newsletter is compounds (medicinal herbs, vitamins, minerals etc.) which provide many health benefits and for which deficiencies can create health issues.
Taking Calcium Supplements Can Cause Brain Lesions
Taking calcium supplements — even at low doses — linked to brain lesions in the first study of its kind.
For the last several years, there has been ongoing controversy as to whether calcium supplementation is beneficial or harmful: probably the two areas where this gets the most focus would be related to osteopaenia/osteoporosis as well as the cardiovascular system.