A common chemical that is used in correction fluid, paint removers, gun cleaners, aerosol cleaning products, and dry cleaning may be the key culprit behind the dramatic increase in Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers say.
An international team of researchers reviewed previous research and cited data that suggest the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Lead investigator Ray Dorsey, MD, professor of neurology, University of Rochester, New York, called PD “the world’s fastest-growing brain disease,” and told Medscape Medical News that it “may be largely preventable.”
“Countless people have died over generations from cancer and other disease linked to TCE [and] Parkinson’s may be the latest,” he said. “Banning these chemicals, containing contaminated sites, and protecting homes, schools, and buildings at risk may all create a world where Parkinson’s is increasingly rare, not common.”
Invisible, Ubiquitous
TCE was first synthesized in a lab in 1864, with commercial production beginning in 1920, the researchers note.
“Because of its unique properties, TCE has had countless industrial, commercial, military, and medical applications,” including producing refrigerants, cleaning electronics, […]
It’s not just the additives; the mismatch between our genetic heritage and our domesticated environment has bequeathed us a massive number of challenges. High starch diets lead to cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Many of the diseases that plague us initially jumped from newly domesticated sheep and goats to people. Monocultures and factory farming destroy soil and deplete ecologies. Genetic adaptation takes far longer than our alteration of the environment. We may never catch up. This is species suicide.
I have allergies and do not let anyone into my house for any reason! Even “normal” things like anti-perspirants and deoderants are some of the things I am allergic to. My neighbor uses smelly things in their dryer which keeps me from being able to work in my garden when they do laundry, even though I gave them a container of non-smelly dryer papers to use in their dryer, but they would not keep using them. That’s neighbors with no respect at all. I hate living in a city, but am stuck here.
I highly recommend reading the scientific article upon which this was based. The biological effects demonstrated are both sobering and stunning. “Better living through Chemistry”, very profitable for the chemical industry, convenience in the short term, but debilitating to the population overall.