"Parkinson’s risk on the rise: One time brain injury increases risk, add exposure to a common pesticide even higher risk" ~ Cynthia G. Creel April 12, 2013

"Parkinson’s risk on the rise:

One time brain injury increases risk, 

add exposure to a common pesticide  

even higher risk" 

~ Cynthia G. Creel 

April 12, 2013

My story:

On a rainy day my youngest was playing basketball in the gym. As she ran for the ball she didn’t see the small puddle of water on the floor and in 2 seconds she was flat on her back not talking coherently. 4 hours later the doctors said she only had a concussion and to watch her closely. 


I could only think of some study I had read telling of an increase risk of  a something  like Parkinson’s disease that could affect her 50 years from then, from one concussion. Only time will tell for her and with time there is hope for new information to prevent the development of Parkinson's. 

The facts about Parkinson’s disease (PD):

The most famous person I know who is battling with PD is an actor, Michael J. Fox pushing for new discoveries to cure PD. From the Journal of Neuroepidemiology (6) a study concluded that Parkinson disease affecting Whites the most and is non randomly distributed in the Midwest and Northeastern US.


According to Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (5) most recent report Parkinson’s disease in increasing with an increase of deaths by 4.5% raking it 14th in the Untied States. The National Vital Statistics report (3) from 2012 with preliminary data for 2011 shows Parkinson’s disease is on the rise from 2010. 

Connecting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)  to Parkenson’s Disease (PD):

There are many threats in this world. Some we can easily see and some we just never see coming. They stay hidden just invisible to the  naked eye. Or a distant memory that may not even be considered as part of a cause. 


From the Journal of Neuroinflammation in 2012 (7) came new incite to TBI or brain injury  affecting 1.7 million people around the world. TBI of any form may disrupts the blood-brain barrier (BBB) which may cause long term ramifications affecting  reasoning,  social skills and immunity. Higher risk is presented in mild under diagnosed cases of TBI for PD. 

The Journal of Neurotrauma (4)  reports a new study linking TBI and exposure of pesticides  in adult rats increasing the risk of  Parkinson’s disease. With the TBI and exposure of a common pesticide worked together to increase the risk on set of PD.  PD many times is a  age-related  nerve disorder affects more than 1% over 65 years old.  1.4 million Americans being affected by a TBI causing over 200,000 hospitalizations.  

The model from the study showed for the first time  having only a mild  TBI can cause  PD in the long run.  Leaving a person with a TBI  and exposure to a common pesticide (paraquat) at higher risk of developing PD.  


Final words:

It seems the questions and answers are becoming more clear what is increasing PD. With  each new discover helps give us one more answer closer to a solution. 

There are many benefits to stepping on to the Path of True Health which may help avoid a TBI and possibly leaving less risk of developing PD.

Discover a new world. Help yourself, help the world, step on to the Path of True Health and vote with your dollars to create a world you will love to live in.


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Sources:


(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526406/


(2) http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/usa/parkinsons-disease

(3) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_06.pdf

(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172882/



(5) http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/news/cdc-lists-parkinsons-14th-leading-cause-death-america


(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865395/



(7) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526406/