The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson.

And is narrated by Tina Lehman.

Seven reasons to love wheat.

Wheat gets a bad rap in the alternative health sphere, receiving blame from all sides.

Today I'm here to provide the other side.

Today, I'm going to give you seven solid reasons to love wheat,

ranging from its effects on the environment, its role in the foundation of the American Republic, its effect

on gut bacteria and your health, its ability to stamp out hatred, its protective role in the

lives of Bronze Age Chinese women, and its status as an enduring symbol of human rights

and prosperity. Let's get right to it. Number one, wheat is a great source of glyphosate.

Just before harvest, many wheat farmers apply glyphosate, the primary ingredient in

Monsanto's blockbuster pesticide Roundup. It kills weeds and most importantly, acts as a harvest

aid. If you eat conventional wheat, you're eating Roundup

too. Some people call Roundup the safest pesticide around. I'll go one further and say it's the

most beneficial pesticide. It targets so-called good bacteria, which really only cocoon your gut

from the harsh realities of the food we eat

and render our immune systems completely reliant on their microbial machinations.

It's probably carcinogenic, which really means it's exposing the weakened cells in your body

beginning to revolt against the host. A steady intake of Roundup-laden wheat is taking the red pill for your

health. It reveals and amplifies the sorry state of your physiological state, and in doing so,

ultimately strengthens it. Number two, wheat saved Bronze Age Chinese women from cancer and heart

disease.

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