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Serious Neurological Diseases Rising Faster Among Americans Than Expected

Just as the undersold epidemic of obesity continues to grow in America, so are the incidents of serious neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

Even worse, researchers aren't sure if these diseases are happening more often or they are being diagnosed far more accurately. Either way, a look at the numbers ought to alarm you.

  • The incidence of Alzheimer's among patients above age 65 has grown substantially to 67 out of every 1,000 Americans.
  • Almost 10 out of 1,000 older Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease.
  • The number of patients suffering from Parkinson's worldwide right now will double over the next quarter-century to about 9 million.

Fortunately, eating the right foods based on your body's unique nutritional type in tandem with a regular exercise program will do wonders to protect you from the underlying factors that precipitate chronic degenerative diseases like Parkinson's, and without toxic drugs.

Neurology, Vol. 68, No. 5, January 30, 2007: 326-337

Yahoo News January 30, 2007





 
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Posted On Feb 01, 2007
A great resource for "neurological" disorders is Tom Warren's "Beating Alzheimer's."   Warren writes that Alzheimer's is an autoimmune disorder and that even those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's can reverse it through nutrition, dental revision and removal of environmental toxins.  Warren details his healing himself of this "uncurable" disease.  Subtitled "A Step Towards Unlocking the Mysteries of Brain Diseases,"  it's also a fascinating read.

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Posted On Jan 31, 2007
Such neurological disease and disorder is found throughout DAILY exposure to polymers (plastics), inks, dyes and color agents, radiation (microwaves), water (fluorinated and chlorinated with heavy metals), synthetic compounds, food, beverage, cosmetics, dry cleaning, fuel, heat sources, cooling sources, clothing, air, pharmaceutical, flavor systems, to name but a FEW.

How does one counter act it?

Limit exposure as much is as humanly possible to likely sources and consume clean and proven sources, that assist or counteract with regiments of anti-oxidative plant bases/sterols/nutrient intake (preferably truly organic and microbiologically and bacteriologically clean).

Let The Buyer Beware, because the so-called regulatory agencies are either overwhelmed, or NOT doing their job. 

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Posted On Feb 17, 2007
Russ - Your comments are very interesting but what do you mean,  specifically, when you mention radiation from microwaves?  I know that microwaving damages food and that is reason alone not to use it, but the food does not become radioactive nor does a properfuly functioning microwave oven leak radiation.  Please explain.  Thanks, HS4

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Posted On Feb 03, 2007
Does anyone remember the naturopathic Dr. Joel Wallach (50% sure right spelling of his name).  He sold the seminar tapes "Dead Doctors Don't Lie", and "Good Doctor, Bad Doctor", and maybe others.  He claimed that low cholesterol diets are causing Alzheimer's Disease.  He supported that partly by pointing out that the myelin sheath surrounding neurons is manufactured by the body from cholesterol.  He also claimed that the levels deemed as "high" blood cholesterol are set too low, so low that "normal" (according to the AMA) cholesterol will result in neurological degeneration.  Add to that the increasing use of cholesterol lowering drugs.  Could it be that the continued lowering of such a key body constituent, which is also needed to manufacture hormones, is at the root of the increase in some neuropathologies, such as AD, and perhaps other pathologies as well?
Also, since the brain is 60% or more fat, how about low fat diets being at the root of this?  Or the combination of low-fat, low cholesterol diets?
I'd like to hear some opinions on this.  Thanks,  Duane

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Posted On Feb 04, 2007
I absolutely agree with you that low cholesterol and low-fat diets contribute to the epidemic of neurological diseases.  Artificial sweetners, exposure to mercury and environmental toxins are also probable factors in the development of these diseases.  Many elderly people feel faint when their cholesterol-lowering meds brings their levels too low.  Most people would benefit greatly from awareness that comes from researching this site and spreading the word.  We can help change the world one person at a time.

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Posted On Feb 17, 2007
whetheror not low cholesterol is to blame for those two neurological  conditions it is a great risk facot for cancer...you double your risk at 170 and triple it at 145 or so...another thing...stay away from many toxins listed here on this blog but don't eat this one anti nutrient that no one has mentioned so far...vegetable oils omega 6's...in any excess they cause glycation, lipid peroxidation, pathogenic material similar to hydrogenated by products they are qualitatively impotant  but not quantitatively. If it a"ain't coconut, olive oils or butter - dont eat it.

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Posted On Feb 17, 2007
Hard on the heels of this startling neurological data, comes the announcement this week that 1 in 150 children have Autism.  And the researchers can't understand why, like MS, Autism has a geographic linkage.  Why do so many kids in New Jersy have autism?  The several thousand people on our Lyme Disease e-group know the answer to this question.  While there are lots of factors contributing to the massive epidemic of Lyme Disease, there is no doubt in my mind that this is the primary cause of this data.  Please check out the Salt & Vitamin C protocol and Rife Machines--they are saving lives.  Adults diagnosed with MS are recovering; children diagnosed with autism are recovering.

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Posted On Feb 24, 2007
Sorry LMP, I missed your comment before I wrote mine --- I agree 100%. I also used a Rife machine in addition to my "zapper".  Vitamin D -- the lack of -- is also a big contributor.

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Posted On Jan 31, 2007
While this is probably caused by a combination of factors,... one can't but help wonder how much of this is a result of immunizations that were recieved by the present population in it's early years of age.

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