Glutathione vs Glyphosate

 

Me with my son

 For my birthday this year, I received a 7-hour surgery to remove a tumor in my colon that had slowly, silently grown without any pain or  symptom. How was the tumor discovered? Literally by accident.

 At the same time, 44 swollen lymph nodes were removed and examined for cancer cells. 

 The best birthday present this year was waking up to the nurse saying, "Good news - no colostomy!" That was the one thing I begged the surgeon to do her best to avoid. She was amazing. Thank you, Dr. Allison Aka and Loma Linda Medical Center. 

 Today's blog is about glyphosate - the most common weed killer. Glyphosate residue is in much of the food most of us eat, unless you make an effort to minimize your consumption of it by choosing non-GMO and organically grown foods. On top of this measure to reduce exposure to this carcinogen, a doctor shared with me his son's lymphoma turnaround story, which they attribute to taking glutathione, a dietary supplement. He explained that glutathione helps our bodies get rid of glyphosate. I do not claim to understand scientific research, but it is available for those who want credible information about glutathione and glyphosate. 

I started taking glutathione supplements immediately. 

A pathologist examined all 44 lymph nodes that were removed. The good news was that the colon cancer was NOT metastasized (i.e. it had not traveled outside the colon, there were no colon cancer cells in the lymph nodes). It also was not sarcoidosis granulomas (it would have been better if it was, as sarcoidosis is merely an inflammatory disease, easier to manage). The bad news was (and is) that another kind of cancer was in the lymph nodes: 

Sections show complete effacement of the nodal architecture by sheets of small atypical lymphoid cells. No aggregates of large cells are seen. The atypical lymphoid cells are positive for CD20 (weak), CD5 (weak), CD23, BCL-2, and negative for CD3, cyclinD1, CD10, BCL-6. The Ki67 proliferation index ranges from 5% to focally up to 20%. The findings are consistent with SLL/CLL.

I was diagnosed with Non-Hodkin Lymphoma, SLL/CLL subtype, stage 2. 

For now, we only monitor it with blood tests (quarterly) and CT scans (twice a year), since my symptoms are only swollen lymph nodes above and below the diaphragm, and none so serious as to cause pain or disrupt breathing. My immune system is compromised. And I have developed anemia.

I did not have anemia six weeks after surgery. Anemia showed up in August and was worse in November blood test results. I did not understand a few things that would have helped turn it around faster:

1. Take vitamin C with iron - it's necessary to help the body absorb the iron, otherwise, iron in foods and supplements mostly goes to waste. 
2. Reduce caffeine - that too interferes with iron absorption. 
3. Other nutrients contribute to blood health: Folate, B12 (Cobalamin), Calcium and Vitamin K. 

 About 3 weeks ago, I discovered a nutrition tracking app that has proven very helpful. Cronometer. This screenshot is my average for the past 7 days. Without this app and my diligence in using it, I would be "flying blind" with regard to nutritional intake. These averages include the supplements I take as needed. More importantly, this app teaches which foods are rich in nutrients needed and I choose meals and snacks based on that. For example, sometimes I eat more celery because I see that I am low in Vitamin K - 100 grams of celery (about 3-4 medium stalks) provides 29 mg of Vitamin K. It depends. Some days I have already eaten more foods rich in this vitamin, then my snack or meal will focus on a different deficiency. 

That is a snapshot of vitamins in 100 grams of raw celery. Helpful information. But what if the celery you're eating has glyphosate - inside the cells - that cannot be washed off!?

The only things I can do to improve my chances of slowing down the progression of SLL/CLL cancer spread to bone marrow, lungs, liver or spleen (their usual transition), is to reduce the toxins in my food and take supplements that counteract such toxins. Glutathione binds to glyphosate and helps the body to get rid of it. Eating organic and non-GMO reduces the amount of glyphosate that I consume today. 

How much is enough glutathione? I don't know. I have not found sufficient research data to indicate how much is enough, or if there is such a thing as too much (glutathion toxicity?) That is a topic I continue to research. Here is one page I found about it, but I don't know enough yet to be able to say that I trust this website - is it objective? Are they scientific method-based? Still studying that. 

Please do tell me if you know more about glutathione vs glyphosate! 

Tell me anything you have learned about slowing or reversing the spread of SLL/CLL cancer cells - share the links, please! 

Glyphosate (weed killer) is used on most soy and corn crops in America. I avoid consuming more of this toxin, which I believe caused sarcoidosis and kidney failure (2014) and I also believe that is when both cancers started. Both are very slow cancers that can take 10+ years to manifest. There is no way that the colon cancer removed this year (April 2025) recently started growing. I think glyphosate was the beginning of the end for me. 

Now, my life is a series of habits developed to minimize glyphosate consumption and reverse its impact. Glutathione helped my optometrist's son. He is a physician, he has studied this connection for years, and he recommended the supplement. Time will tell. It's only been six months for me. Maybe by this time next year I will not have anemia, my blood health will be restored, and the swollen lymph nodes in my neck and clavicle area will decrease in size. There's hope! 

Thank you for sharing my health journey. ❤