Farm-to-Fork: citizens want a pesticide- herbicide-free environment

Fruits and Vegetables that have the most toxic chemicals sprayed on them.

You’ve probably heard about “Dirty Dozen”, the conventionally grown fruits and vegetables that have the most toxic chemicals sprayed on them.

Scientists have tied pesticides like glyphosate, atrazine, paraquat, chlorpyrifos, and permethrin to brain inflammation, loss of dopamine.

This ‘brain damage’ builds up over time. That means eating the non-organic versions of these foods can slowly and silently raise your risk of  dementia, Parkinson’s, and other types of cognitive decline.  

Scientists now link several common pesticides and herbicides directly to Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease:

Glyphosate: Triggers brain inflammation, fuels plaques and tangles seen in Alzheimer’s, and increases risk of several cancers.

Paraquat: One of the most toxic herbicides. Kills dopamine-producing neurons in the brain and is strongly tied to Parkinson’s disease.

Atrazine: Disrupts hormones that regulate memory and mood, raising dementia risk.

Chlorpyrifos: Interferes with nerve signaling, slows thinking, and is tied to long-term brain damage.

These chemicals don’t just wash off; they get into your food, your body, and your brain. Over time, they start to erode memory, focus, mood, and thinking until the damage becomes obvious and irreversible.

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Hidden pesticides in conventionally grown produce are linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other types of dementia. Here’s the information you need to see to save your brain… The Worst Foods for Brain Health (when grown conventionally)

Strawberries

Spinach

Kale/Collard Greens

Apples

Grapes & Wine

Corn

Soybeans

Oats

Potatoes

Bell Peppers

Blueberries

Peaches & Nectarines

Eating these foods regularly in their (non-organic) form means ingesting a steady stream of brain-damaging chemicals, raising your risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, brain aging, and even brain cancer.

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Understanding herbicides requires understanding the importance of weed control.

Weed control has been a necessary part of agriculture for a long time, even prior to the development of herbicides. When you grow crops, you might also find some unwanted plants called weeds growing alongside.

The presence of these unwanted plants can negatively impact the growth and yield of your desired crops, since they consume the same resources like water, nutrients, sunlight, and harbour insects and fungi.

Before herbicides gained widespread popularity, some of the methods used to control weeds included hand weeding, cover crops, modifying the soil pH, fertility levels, or salinity.

Sea salt, industrial by-products, and oils were used for chemical weed control. However, it was not until breakthrough research was conducted during World War II that herbicides for modern application were developed that could kill a wide range of weeds without affecting the crops.

Today, it can be said that herbicides form the foundation of modern weed management and control for commercial applications in different industries, including agriculture.

For agriculture, herbicides have been a boon and their widespread use was quickly adopted by farmers as herbicides proved to be a much more efficient form of weed control.

How Herbicides  and Pesticides Work

The chemicals in pesticides can prevent or inhibit the growth of weeds.

Herbicides can be incredibly effective even in small doses of concentration. There are many different types of herbicides, and each of them work differently but overall, their method of action can be classified into two: systemic or translocated herbicides and non-systemic or contact herbicides.

Systemic or translocated herbicides are those that are absorbed by the plant from the absorption site and move within the plant’s vascular system to sites of action where the chemicals then work to control the growth of the plant.

Non-systemic herbicides, or contact herbicides, kill the parts of the plant with which they come in contact with. While these are more fast-acting than contact herbicides, they require repeated application, especially to control undergrowth growth and are not as effective for perennial weeds.

Different Types of Herbicides

Herbicides can be classified in various ways. This can include classification based on the chemicals in herbicides, method of application, site of action, or timing of application.

Types of Herbicides Based on Specificity

Selective Herbicides

- Selective herbicides can prevent the growth of some specific species of plants without having an impact on crops. These are the types of herbicides that are most commonly used in agriculture as they can be used without affecting crops.

Non-Selective Herbicides

- These herbicides are broad-spectrum and will affect any plant it is applied to. Non-selective herbicides are mostly used in pre- and post-sowing burn-down, chemical felling, plantations, and also for industrial applications that require clearing a wide area of land of all plants.

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