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a hyper-reactive inflammatory response in an DHA is also essential for the pineal gland to Sulfate
attempt to regenerate the supplies of sulfate that carry out sunlight-catalyzed sulfate synthesis.
neurons need, but this response is ultimately Morley and Seneff observe that DHA is “the depletion also
counterproductive. most neuroprotective component of the omega-3 impairs two
Sulfate depletion also impairs two impor- oils and makes up the most abundant fatty acid important
tant repair and clean-up mechanisms that are in neural membranes.” Although DHA normal-
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needed following brain injury, namely neuronal ly should be present in substantial amounts in repair and
repair and recycling of cellular debris. Sulfate the pineal gland, omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies, clean-up
supplies in the CSF become inadequate when as already mentioned, are at epidemic levels. A mechanisms
sulfate transporters are insufficient. Sulfate shortage of DHA, therefore, is problematic for
transporters include the monoamine neurotrans- sulfate synthesis as well as other protective and that are
mitters (melatonin, serotonin, dopamine and healing mechanisms. needed
norepinephrine), and sterols such as choles- following
terol, DHEA and vitamin D . The pineal gland THE ROLE OF GLYPHOSATE
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(an endocrine gland in the center of the brain) Some interesting parallel trends have brain injury.
plays a particularly important role in the sulfate occurred over the same time period that
transport process, synthesizing melatonin at sports-related concussions (and other forms of
night and delivering it to the CSF in the form neurological-related damage) have been on the
of melatonin sulfate. Adequate sunlight during rise. For Morley and Seneff, one of the most
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the day is essential to build up the supplies of relevant and disturbing trends is the dramatic
sulfate needed to accomplish this nighttime increase in use of glyphosate (the active in-
transport process. Sun exposure is also a gredient of Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer).
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necessary (though not sufficient) condition to Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in
produce functional vitamin D , another sulfate the world, with nearly a billion pounds of this
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transporter. Interestingly, the brain centers toxin applied annually. In the U.S., according
responsible for producing serotonin, dopamine to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
and norepinephrine are situated in close proxim- glyphosate accounted for roughly 50 percent of
ity to the pineal gland. total herbicide quantity as of 2008. 19
It is noteworthy that the omega-3 fatty acid The escalating use of glyphosate has ac-

Source: Fernandez-Cornejo et al., 2014. 19

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