Named a "Best Book of the Year" by Kirkus Reviews
"Urgent and eye-opening, the book serves as a loud-and-clear alarm."―The Boston Globe
Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice
From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is contributing to skyrocketing rates of chronic disease.
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Over 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms―and food―every year.
Agrochemical companies claim that glyphosate is safe for humans, animals, and the environment. But emerging scientific research on glyphosate's deadly disruption of the gut microbiome, its crippling effect on protein synthesis, and its impact on the body's ability to use and transport sulfur―not to mention several landmark legal cases―tells a very different story.
In Toxic Legacy, senior research scientist Stephanie Seneff, PhD, delivers compelling evidence based on countless published, peer-reviewed studies―all in frank, illuminating, and always accessible language.
As Rachel Carson did with DDT in the 1960's with Silent Spring, Seneff sounds the alarm on glyphosate, giving you guidance on simple changes you can make right now and essential information you need to protect your health, your family's health, and the planet on which we all depend.
"A game-changer that we would be foolish to ignore."―Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"Toxic Legacy will stand shoulder to shoulder with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. [This is] unquestionably, one of the most important books of our time."―David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain
"Dr. Seneff's work will change the way we all think about food."―Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times bestselling author "Toxic Legacy is a bold and heroic work that reveals how today's most well-respected science confirms the existential threat posed by the herbicide glyphosate. Dr. Seneff courageously defends her position in the face of seemingly insurmountable opposition from industry at every turn. And for this we owe her incalculable gratitude. Toxic Legacy will stand shoulder to shoulder with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, not just defining the pervasive threat to us and future generations, but more importantly, articulating what we can do right now to change our destiny. Unquestionably, one of the most important books of our time."-David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash
"A highly readable, fascinating look at how man-made chemicals invade the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Toxic Legacy is both a scientific exposé and an inspiring call to action. In revealing the diabolical mechanisms by which glyphosate damages human health, Dr. Seneff's work will change the way we all think about food."-Mark Hyman, MD, founder and director, The UltraWellness Center; Head of Strategy and Innovation, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine; and a thirteen-time New York Times bestselling author
"Anyone who wants to understand a root cause of the massive epidemics of chronic diseases we are experiencing-from autism to non-alcoholic fatty liver and 30+ other devastating diseases rampant in today's society-can find the answers in Toxic Legacy. Dr. Seneff is to be complimented in her comprehensive, in-depth connection of the dots from glyphosate through the myriad biochemical and physiological processes altered, to the tragic consequences from the indiscriminate application of the Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides. The complex chemical perturbations are presented in an easily-understood manner, and the systems are well documented. Her 'relaxed' writing style makes for easy reading and ready comprehension of this important information."-Don M. Hu
