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Ray Dorsey: Environmental Toxins and Parkinson's Disease – Evidence and What to Avoid
Manage episode 519093513 series 3558288
There is considerable evidence that exposure to certain chemicals in the environment cause Parkinson's disease in many people. In this episode neurologist Ray Dorsey talks about some of the chemicals that may cause Parkinson's disease including the pesticides paraquat and rotenone, and trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene which are chemicals used for degreasing and dry-cleaning.
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Relevant journal articles:
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1474-4422%2825%2900287-X
file:///Users/markmattson/Downloads/Annals%20of%20Neurology%20-%202008%20-%20Gash%20-%20Trichloroethylene%20%20Parkinsonism%20and%20complex%201%20mitochondrial%20neurotoxicity%20(1).pdf
Book on how to reduce one's risk for Parkinson's disease:
186 episodes
Manage episode 519093513 series 3558288
There is considerable evidence that exposure to certain chemicals in the environment cause Parkinson's disease in many people. In this episode neurologist Ray Dorsey talks about some of the chemicals that may cause Parkinson's disease including the pesticides paraquat and rotenone, and trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene which are chemicals used for degreasing and dry-cleaning.
LINKS
Relevant journal articles:
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1474-4422%2825%2900287-X
file:///Users/markmattson/Downloads/Annals%20of%20Neurology%20-%202008%20-%20Gash%20-%20Trichloroethylene%20%20Parkinsonism%20and%20complex%201%20mitochondrial%20neurotoxicity%20(1).pdf
Book on how to reduce one's risk for Parkinson's disease:
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