We interviewed Stephanie Seneff PhD, a senior research scientist at MIT, about RoundUp, GMOs, autism, ADHD and other autoimmune disorders. Dr. Seneff is well known for her published, peer-reviewed research articles about the dangers of GMOs and the pesticide that is sprayed on them, RoundUp (glyphosate). You can watch the replay below. Please note that you will be asked to enter your email address at the 30-minute mark to finish viewing the video.
In This Expert Interview
Sometimes, it’s not necessarily the food that’s making our children sick, it’s what’s been done to it. Dr. Seneff’s research reviews how GMOs and RoundUp cause pathology in the body that can lead to:
- Neurodevelopmental damage
- Gut dysbiosis
- Chronic inflammation
- Enzyme suppression
- Toxicity
- Nutritional deficiencies
Her research indicates that sulfate deficiency throughout the body caused by toxic environmental chemicals is behind most modern diseases and conditions. Listen in as Dr. Seneff explained how these factors contribute to conditions as seemingly diverse as autism, allergies, celiac, Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Key Discussions
Glyphosate (Roundup) and Chronic Disease
Dr. Seneff argued that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is strongly correlated with a dramatic rise in multiple chronic diseases, including autism, ADHD, celiac disease, and Alzheimer’s. She linked the increased use of glyphosate on food crops including non-GMO crops such as wheat to act as a desiccant to these trends, asserting that the chemical is far from harmless to humans and operates partly by disrupting critical enzymes and mineral absorption. See her research about these subjects in Sources & References, below.
GMOs and Increased Exposure to Toxins
GMO crops, engineered to tolerate glyphosate, lead to higher residues of the chemical in the food supply. Dr. Seneff raised concerns about both the direct effects of GMOs and, even more, the chemical exposure facilitated by GMO technology. She asserted that regulation fails to keep pace with changes in glyphosate formulations, often ignoring new and potentially more harmful additives.
Sulfate Deficiency and Modern Illness
A central thesis of Dr. Seneff’s work is that sulfate deficiency underpins many modern diseases; see Sources & References, below. She suggested environmental toxins, especially glyphosate, disrupt the body’s ability to manage sulfur, interfering with key biochemical pathways (including cholesterol sulfate production) and leading to issues with heart health, brain development, and detoxification.
Environmental Toxins, Synergy, and Autoimmunity
Dr. Seneff highlighted that environmental toxins such as glyphosate, aluminum, mercury, glutamate, and synthetic folic acid can have synergistic toxic effects, amplifying each other’s harm. She pointed to the lack of research on their combined impact and connects these synergies to surges in autoimmune conditions and symptoms of neurological diseases such as autism.
Regulatory Failure and Public Misinformation
Dr. Seneff challenged the credibility of regulatory bodies and mainstream media, criticizing revolving doors between industry and government, the relaxation of safety testing, and aggressive misinformation campaigns. She emphasized the importance of independent inquiry, consumer action such as making organic food choices, and public awareness as necessary responses to systemic failure in protecting health.
Timestamped Overview
00:00 Research on GMOs and Roundup
10:24 Concerns about GMOs and safety
11:25 Changing Roundup formulas and patents
19:40 Discussing data range and sources
23:16 Predicting autism rates for 2032
29:06 Routine medical interventions and autism claims
34:55 Concerns about regulations
42:02 Glutamate discussion
47:02 Impact of glyphosate on autism
50:52 Folic acid and autism research
54:30 Submitting revised heart disease theory
01:01:14 Autism theory and genetic factors
01:06:43 Glyphosate’s widespread agricultural use
01:13:12 Media manipulation concerns
01:18:26 Considering sauerkraut juice benefits
01:21:16 Sulfate’s role in autism discussion
About Stephanie Seneff PhD
Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She received the BS degree in Biophysics in 1968, the MS and EE degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1980, and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1985, all from MIT.
For over three decades, her research interests have always been at the intersection of biology and computation: developing a computational model for the human auditory system, understanding human language so as to develop algorithms and systems for human computer interactions, as well as applying natural language processing (NLP) techniques to gene predictions.
She has published over 170 refereed articles on these subjects, and has been invited to give keynote speeches at several international conferences. In recent years, Dr. Seneff has focused her research interests back towards biology.
She is concentrating mainly on the relationship between nutrition and health. Since 2011, she has published over two dozen papers in various medical and health-related journals on topics such as modern day diseases (e.g., Alzheimer, autism, cardiovascular diseases), analysis and search of databases of drug side effects using NLP techniques, and the impact of nutritional deficiencies and environmental toxins on human health. You can find out more about her work at her website https://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/
Disclaimer
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Sources & References
Cohen, Patricia. Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits. The New York Times. 24 Jun 2020.
Gunatilake, S., et al. Glyphosate’s Synergistic Toxicity in Combination with Other Factors as a Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 31;16(15):2734.
Morley, W.A., et al. Diminished brain resilience syndrome: A modern day neurological pathology of increased susceptibility to mild brain trauma, concussion, and downstream neurodegeneration. Surg Neurol Int. 2014 Jun 18;5:97.
Samsel, A., et al. Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance. Interdiscip Toxicol. 2013 Dec;6(4):159-84.
Samsel, A., et al. Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases III: Manganese, neurological diseases, and associated pathologies. Surg Neurol Int. 2015 Mar 24;6:45.
Samsel, A, et al. Glyphosate’s suppression of cytochrome P450 enzymes and amino acid biosynthesis by the gut microbiome: Pathways to modern diseases. Entropy. 2013;15:1416–1463.
