Listen "Chemical Minds: How Pesticides Impact Brain Health"
Episode Synopsis
Join us in this important episode of the Well Nurtured Brain as Dr. Pamela Hutchison ND discusses the inescapable connection between the health of the environment AND human brain health. Discover the link between the chemicals we use in agriculture and industry, and the fastest growing neurological condition on the planet. Inspired by her experience at the World's Parkinson's Congress this July, Dr. Pam sheds light on this crucial relationship. In today's episode we'll discuss: How exposure to pesticides is associated with PD risk, progression and mortality. The increased use of pesticides and the correlation to increased PD diagnosis. The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen - fruits and vegetables edition. Connect with me: Pamela's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_pamela_hutchison_nd The Well Nurtured Brain's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_well_nurtured_brain/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089475401521&mibextid=LQQJ4d Website: www.TheWellNurturedBrain.com Email: [email protected] Episode References: Dorsey ER, Sherer T, Okun MS, Bloem BR (2020) Ending Parkinson's disease: A prescription for action, New York: Public Affairs. (Book - Highly Recommended Reading) Schneider Medeiros, M., P Reddy, S., P Socal, M., Schumacher-Schuh, A. F., & Mello Rieder, C. R. (2020). Occupational pesticide exposure and the risk of death in patients with Parkinson's disease: an observational study in southern Brazil. Environmental health : a global access science source, 19(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00624-8 Brouwer, M., Koeman, T., van den Brandt, P. A., Kromhout, H., Schouten, L. J., Peters, S., Huss, A., & Vermeulen, R. (2015). Occupational exposures and Parkinson's disease mortality in a prospective Dutch cohort. Occupational and environmental medicine, 72(6), 448–455. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2014-102209 Ritz, B., & Yu, F. (2000). Parkinson's disease mortality and pesticide exposure in California 1984-1994. International journal of epidemiology, 29(2), 323–329. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/29.2.323
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