Roundup And Other Pesticides Directly Linked To Parkinson’s, Neurodegenerative Disorders

Natural News | November 1 2012

The dangers associated with pesticide exposure are much more far-reaching than previously thought, as illustrated by a shocking study recently published in the journal Neurotoxicology and Teratology. It turns out that chronic exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup formula, the active ingredient of which is glyphosate, as well as too many other common pesticides and herbicides is one of the primary environmental factors responsible for causing neurodegenerative disorders in humans.

As originally reported by Sayer Ji over at GreenMedInfo.com, the study brings to light the intricacies of how pesticide and herbicide chemicals induce cell death, which can eventually cascade into a host of chronic neurological illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. Even at levels significantly lower than the government-established safety thresholds, these persistent chemicals, which are routinely sprayed on conventional food crops and produce throughout the U.S., can cause permanent brain damage.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Parkinson’s disease alone is the 14th leading cause of death in America. Figures from 2010, which are the latest available, illustrate a 4.6 percent increase in the number of deaths from Parkinson’s compared to the year prior. And a 2007 report put out by the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation(PDF) estimates that by 2030, the number of people worldwide with Parkinson’s will more than double

In this latest study, Monsanto’s Roundup was determined to be a primary factor in causing neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, which is particularly interesting in light of another recent study which found that, even when diluted by a factor of 99.8 percent, Roundup chemicals are still fully capable of destroying both human cells and DNA. Together, these findings speak volumes in regards to rising disease rates, and lend solid credence to the notion that crop chemicals are a primary cause of chronic disease in today’s world.

“A previously healthy 44-year-old woman presented with rigidity, slowness and resting tremor in all four limbs with no impairment of short-term memory, after sustaining long term chemical exposure to glyphosate for three years as a worker in a chemical factory,” cites a 2011 case study published in the journal Parkinsonism Related Disorders about glyphosate’s toxicity.

“The chemical plant produced a range of herbicides including: glyphosate, gibberellins, and dimethyl hydrogen phosphite; however, the patient worked exclusively in the glyphosate production division. She only wore basic protection such as gloves or a face mask for 50 hours each week in the plant where glyphosate vapor was generated.”

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5 thoughts on “Roundup And Other Pesticides Directly Linked To Parkinson’s, Neurodegenerative Disorders

  1. It is true. Man thinks he is God and decides no other being should live -plant or animal. But he has signed his own death warrant. Nature takes time, but does act and shows man is inly its creation who should obey its laws. !!

  2. How long would it take for people to smarten up in both North America and Europe? How long would it take for those who think that pesticides are God’s gift to the Creation to wake up? Money talks and ignorance is bliss. Money and profit is the king, the health of the human populations doesn’t matter. It is Monsanto et al that dictates how we live and what we think. Where is democracy?

    1. Hi K! Unfortunately, the eugenics agenda is so insidious it has insured its continuity by intentionally dumbing down populations via public education systems and fluoride in the water. When you add in radiation poisoning, wireless telecommunications, and the idiot box it is a testament to the human spirit that ANY have managed to withstand this onslaught. As for democracy – well, it’s fair to say it’s gone – usurped by a banking cartel whose intentional misdeeds are bad enough to make a Mafia Don blush. Thanks for commenting. Blessings G

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