Editor’s Observe: This text is a reprint. It was initially printed June 23, 2019.
Zen Honeycutt, founding father of Mothers Throughout America, is nothing if not dedicated to motion. On this inspiring interview, we talk about her e-book, “Unstoppable: Transforming Sickness and Struggle Into Triumph, Empowerment and a Celebration of Community,” which delves into the state of the world’s meals provide, the best way to navigate by means of the various hazards of the usual American food regimen, and how one can turn into a robust change agent your self.
Like so many different dad and mom, Honeycutt struggled to establish the roots of her youngsters’s many well being points, which included allergy symptoms, autoimmune issues and signs of autism.
“I used to be utterly confused and baffled,” she says. “Why was this taking place? My children had 19, 20 and 22 meals allergy symptoms [respectively]. My husband and I had none of them. What was occurring with the meals provide? Because of Robyn O’Brien, Jeffrey Smith and all of the scientists who began exposing data, I discovered about genetically modified organisms (GMOs).”
She additionally found the disturbing reality about glyphosate, and the way this pernicious weed killer, used on all kinds of meals, whether or not they’re GMO or not, decimates your gut microbiome and contributes to a bunch of well being issues, a few of which plagued her personal youngsters.
“The issue is glyphosate’s so prevalent. That is the declared lively chemical ingredient in Roundup that 80% of GMOs are engineered to face up to. It is sprayed on all types of crops as a drying agent. It is in most of our meals.
And you then mix that with all the opposite toxins in our surroundings, in our vaccines, in our pajamas, in our sofas and child bottles and all of that — you have received all these chemical substances and toxins coming at our children. That is only a recipe for catastrophe.
Our children are sick. One out of two youngsters have a power sickness; 1 in 2 males and 1 in 3 females are anticipated to get most cancers in America at present. That is not OK with me. That was the impetus for me beginning Mothers Throughout America. It was to lift consciousness about GMOs and poisonous chemical substances in our meals provide.”
Standing As much as Monsanto
On January 30, 2015, Honeycutt was given the chance to talk at a Monsanto shareholders assembly1 as a proxy for the John Harrington Funding Group. You possibly can learn her presentation here. The referendum she introduced was handed, inflicting Monsanto’s inventory to considerably drop within the aftermath.
“I feel a whole lot of the shareholders in that room most likely had been uncomfortable with proudly owning Monsanto’s inventory after that assembly,” she says. “That was most likely one of the vital terrifying and vital moments of my life, as a result of I had the chance to talk on behalf of oldsters … with sick youngsters.
I received to face up in entrance of your entire shareholders assembly and principally maintain them to account, to say how their merchandise are harming our youngsters. I received to satisfy Hugh Grant … the previous chief government officer (CEO) of Monsanto.
I regarded him within the eye and mentioned, ‘You realize, Mr. Grant, it takes a giant man to make a giant and highly effective firm. Nevertheless it takes a fair larger man to acknowledge when one thing’s not working and to go in a brand new route … Mothers Throughout America is trying ahead to the day when Monsanto makes merchandise that not hurt our youngsters.’
He mentioned, ‘We’re at all times trying ahead to have progress. We have got science on our aspect.’ I mentioned, ‘Effectively, we even have science on our aspect too, [and it shows] that your merchandise hurt our youngsters … Simply think about, what when you’re unsuitable? What are the implications?’ … There’s … world consequence.’
He mentioned, ‘If you happen to’re unsuitable, you are worrying an terrible lot of individuals.’ I mentioned, ‘But when I am unsuitable, the consequence is just that individuals are consuming natural. There’s nothing unsuitable with natural’ …
So many people get involved about … ‘What if trolls come after me? What if I get attacked?’ Individuals are truly involved for his or her bodily security on this local weather proper now. However … we can’t be stopped … We have to be unstoppable … We can not let concern intervene with our dedication. We have to take motion … Chemical firms shouldn’t be concerned in our meals provide. That is all there may be to it.”
As famous by Honeycutt, it is necessary to comprehend that the science Monsanto (now Bayer) claims is on their aspect was purchased and paid for by them. Some research have even been proven to have been ghostwritten by the corporate itself. Such information have come out throughout the discovery technique of a few of the lawsuits in opposition to Monsanto, which now quantity properly over 11,000.
In the meantime, many peer-reviewed, impartial research have discovered glyphosate-based herbicides to be carcinogenic.2 Glyphosate has additionally been proven to be a DNA mutagen, a chelator of necessary minerals,3 an antibiotic,4 an endocrine disruptor5,6 and extra.7,8,9,10,11
Analysis12 even discovered that amongst youngsters born of girls with excessive publicity to glyphosate throughout being pregnant the speed of autism spectrum dysfunction with mental incapacity was 30% greater than amongst these born of moms who lived farther from highly-sprayed areas. Kids who on high of that had been uncovered to pesticides throughout their first 12 months had been at 50% elevated danger.
As famous by Honeycutt, whereas the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s assessment13 discovered glyphosate was not a carcinogen, its conclusion was based mostly on industry-funded science, not impartial science. In truth, based on a few of the members on the scientific advisory panel convened to guage the energy of the EPA’s resolution, the company violated its personal tips by discounting and downplaying knowledge from research linking glyphosate to most cancers.14
Turning Devastation Into Triumph
Most of the time, individuals who stand as much as large {industry} find yourself paying a excessive worth. Many lose their careers within the course of. An analogous scenario, though unattainable to show, occurred to the Honeycutts. Two weeks after Honeycutt attended Monsanto’s shareholders assembly, an outdoor guide got here into and reorganized her husband’s firm.
“My husband was the one one fired,” Honeycutt says. “Now, I am unable to say that it was undoubtedly related to Monsanto, however Monsanto was certainly one of their purchasers. My husband was within the data expertise (IT) division. He had nothing to do with Monsanto. He had nothing to do with gross sales. I do not even assume he knew that they had been a shopper for a really very long time, not till I received into this.
He misplaced his job. At first we thought it was devastating … However … the whole lot that appears devastating can truly be the most effective factor that ever occurred to you … We made this into the most effective factor that ever occurred to us. My husband received search engine marketing coaching. He grew to become a guide. His firm is named Natural Outcomes.
He now does consulting for firms that we consider in, to enhance the visitors to their web sites. He is a guide for Mothers Throughout America. He runs our advertising and marketing. He … helps us with our Well being Options Retailer … He is been an integral a part of Mothers Throughout America, and a part of the rationale why we’re capable of nonetheless keep round.
The cool factor is we get to work collectively day-after-day. He will get to be with our sons who’re 16, 13 and 10 now. They get to have their dad round. It is simply phenomenal. I simply completely love that we get to do what we’re doing.”
Consuming Natural Can Make a World of Distinction
As talked about, all three of Honeycutt’s youngsters struggled with meals allergy symptoms. Her oldest son had a extreme allergic response at 18 months after consuming a nut. On the age of 5, he almost died on Thanksgiving as a consequence of a pecan within the stuffing.
“Someday, when he was about 8 years outdated, he had this rash round his mouth that had been occurring and off for about seven months. It could final for about two weeks at a time. We did not know what it was. He checked out me actually forlornly. He mentioned, ‘Mother, I want all my allergy symptoms would go away.’ I mentioned, ‘Me too, buddy.’ However in my head, I used to be pondering, ‘That is by no means going to occur.’
Then I noticed what I used to be saying in my head. I used to be like, ‘Wait a second. That is not what I am dedicated to. I am dedicated to empowerment. What if there was one thing we may do?’ I remembered my cousin, Sara, who had gone gluten-free for a very long time after which was capable of eat gluten a few 12 months later.
I mentioned, ‘Ben, would you want to have the ability to eat a slice of pizza or have a bit of birthday cake at a celebration like a 12 months from now?’ I painted that image; that future. He mentioned sure. I mentioned, ‘Effectively then, would you be my accomplice in your well being? Would you drink inexperienced drinks and go to different docs?’ He mentioned sure … We made a deal, and he did.
I did the analysis. He took the actions. He drank the inexperienced drinks. We took care of his intestine micro organism. Inside 4 months of going GMO-free, the rash was dramatically higher. You would barely see it. It was a faint pink line beneath his lip if he was uncovered to the allergen, which we found out was carrageenan, by going to another physician.
After which inside a few 12 months or two of going natural … his allergy symptoms to walnuts and pecans went from a 19 right down to 0.2. He not has a life-threatening meals allergy. The peace of thoughts that I’ve as a mom that my son will not die from meals is priceless. It is monumental. Our docs’ payments, by the best way, are dramatically decrease.
We used to spend $12,000 to $15,000 with good medical health insurance. Now it is possibly a pair hundred. It is nothing. That is only for checkups or no matter. We have not needed to go for a sick physician go to in three and a half years. He is dramatically higher.”
Autism Signs Linked to Glyphosate Publicity
Honeycutt’s second youngster developed a sudden onset of autism signs. “He was principally like an 8-year-old who was performing like a 3- or 4-year outdated. He was having tantrums. His grades went from As to Ds in math … His habits was very erratic. He was making an attempt to hit us … He was not being himself.” Honeycutt says.
A medical checkup revealed he had intestine dysbiosis attributable to C. difficile. In response to the physician, who specialised in autism, the irritation in his intestine was additionally inflicting irritation in his mind. Glyphosate is thought to do that, which prompted the Honeycutt’s to have him examined for glyphosate publicity.
“My son was the primary one to be examined in America for glyphosate in his urine. We had lastly initiated that. Mothers Throughout America had put out the phrase to everyone. You may get your urine, your faucet water and your breast milk examined for glyphosate.
His ranges had been eight instances greater than was ever present in Europe, when Mates of the Earth did testing in Europe. I used to be livid that Roundup was in my son. We went 100% natural. Inside six weeks, we retested him. His glyphosate ranges had been not detectable, and his autism signs had been gone.
All we did was care for his intestine. We did give him an antifungal. We did not should do a probiotic in there, however we gave him plenty of sauerkraut, natural meals. He ate no sugar from Thanksgiving to New Yr’s, so he did not feed the unhealthy intestine micro organism. He recovered. He has not had a single autism symptom [in] 5 years now.”
Glyphosate Present in Vaccines
Now, meals isn’t the one supply of glyphosate publicity. Years in the past, Honeycutt got here throughout a Fb publish itemizing vaccine substances. Amongst them: polysorbate 80 — which like glyphosate can break down the blood-brain barrier and let toxins in — aluminum, bovine serum (blood) and egg.
Honeycutt realized a few of these substances are possible GMO, or have been fed GMOs, and if that’s the case, they’re possible contaminated with glyphosate since glyphosate can’t be washed off. When an animal eats glyphosate-contaminated feed, their physique components turn into contaminated as properly. Mothers Throughout America despatched 5 childhood vaccines to be examined for glyphosate, and each single certainly one of them got here again optimistic.
“The measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine got here again 25 instances greater than the opposite vaccines. One other scientist independently examined 14 extra vaccines, and so they additionally got here again and confirmed our outcomes,” Honeycutt says.
“His MMR vaccine got here again 35 instances greater. Everyone knows that the issue across the MMR vaccine is that … it causes intestine dysbiosis. [Andrew Wakefield] did not say it causes autism. He mentioned it causes intestine dysbiosis. By the way, virtually each youngster who has autism has intestine dysbiosis.
This, to me, was large, as a result of what I am pondering is, ‘What if glyphosate in vaccines is without doubt one of the main contributing elements to vaccine injury?’ If you consider it, mercury was in vaccines again in 1929, but it surely wasn’t till the late ’90s when GMOs and glyphosate got here on the scene that there was an enormous spike in autism.
Now, to be truthful, there was additionally an enormous spike within the numbers of vaccines given. Our kids at the moment are getting 49 doses by age 12 and 69 doses by age 18. The numbers of vaccines our youngsters are getting are additionally extraordinarily excessive. However there are kids who get one vaccine and so they’re broken after that. You must have a look at what modified within the substances.”
One other variable that occurred within the late ’90s was the dramatic enhance in publicity to wi-fi radiation, and this too could also be a major contributor. There might even be a poisonous synergy between the 2 that’s contributing to the well being deterioration we now see in so many youngsters. The excellent news is that you’ve the flexibility to make a distinction.
Extra Info
Apart from studying Honeycutt’s e-book, “Unstoppable: Transforming Sickness and Struggle Into Triumph, Empowerment and a Celebration of Community,” you can too study extra by visiting MomsAcrossAmerica.org and signing up for his or her e-newsletter. If you join, you will obtain a free mini e-book of “Unstoppable.” Underneath the Motion tab, you can too signal as much as volunteer and publish occasions.
“When you’ve gotten that occasion, we all know you are severe about getting the phrase out, so we ship you free supplies,” Honeycutt says. “You solely should pay for transport … We now have some nice flyers, ‘Why Eat Natural?’ ‘What’s Occurring With Toxins in Our Meals Provide?’ … We do not make it a scary scenario. It is simply informative. We at all times deliver options …
You give them a stack of 100 flyers and also you say, ‘Might you permit this at your faculty? Or your library? Or your group middle?’ … Simply get the phrase out about what’s taking place in our meals provide … That is an effective way to become involved … You too can be a part of within the 4th of July parades. It prices wherever from nothing to possibly 30 to 50 {dollars}, if you wish to purchase a banner and likewise cross out flyers.
You possibly can have film nights. There are some nice motion pictures you may present over an natural potluck. That is my favourite factor to do. We’ll additionally join you with different mothers on our Monday Mothers Join Calls at 5 p.m., Pacific time. If you happen to signal as much as our e-newsletter, you will get an invite to that.
We have expanded our mission to ‘We educate and encourage moms and others to remodel the meals {industry} and atmosphere, creating wholesome communities collectively.’ By atmosphere, we embody something that is coming at our children. If that is a vaccine, if it is medication, if it is air pollution, if it is EMFs — it doesn’t matter what it’s that is coming at our children that is going to overwhelm them [or] enhance the poisonous burden — we’ll deal with that …
To decide out of this poisonous system, we have to not solely eat natural meals or develop our personal natural meals. We have to additionally discover ways to care for ourselves by means of herbs and crops and decide out of that complete Massive Pharma system.”
Mothers Throughout America can be in search of extra advisers, together with mothers who need to assist educate others on these subjects. If you happen to’re , please contact them.
Get Concerned!
As famous by Honeycutt, everybody has a second after they determine to take motion. For her, the belief that she had the facility to make a distinction got here early. Her father was an incredible supporter from an early age and when, on the age of 12, Honeycutt got here residence saying class president elections had been developing, he advised she ought to run.
“I mentioned, ‘Me? Why me?’ He mentioned, ‘Why not?’ I used to be like, ‘Oh. OK. Why not?’ I ran and received,” she says. “If there’s one thing you need to do otherwise you’re fascinated by doing, one thing you need to tackle, [ask yourself] why not you? That quote from Lilly Tomlin: ‘I at all times thought somebody ought to do one thing about that, after which I noticed I’m any person’ — that is it.
I need everyone to consider that they’re any person; that they’re, the truth is … wonderful … My private dedication now’s to empower group leaders to be world recreation changers, as a result of that is what it may take …
Mothers who’re watching us proper now … say, ‘You realize what? I am the one who’s going to get Roundup out of my city. I am the one who’s going to cease this vaccine mandate in my metropolis. I am the one who’s going to get my faculty to have GMO-free meals.’
If you do this, you — us, all of us collectively — we modify the sport all over the world … So, signal as much as Mothers Throughout America and see the place you can begin taking motion. As a result of if you do, it is extremely fulfilling.”
