Insecticides:
- dicofol
- endosulfan
- naled
- propargite
Herbicides:
- diquat
- endothall
- trifluralin
Fungicides:
- copper sulfate [basic and pentahydrate]
- folpet
Be careful with these.
a lot of people think copper sulfate does not sound too bad...but it is..
Darn
I’ve been using manyy of those for years and still use copper sulfate.
We use copper sulfate in the pond to kill algae and in the hoof trough for the cows to walk through after milking. It kills foot rot for cows.
I used to use it with sulpher to kill diseases on the grape vineyard.
My friend’s dad loved to garden and used lots of chemicals on his plants. He died a slow death from Parkinson’s. It’s like dementia in reverse. He was very alert but in the end he could only lie in bed. Terrible.
My late father, born 1927, succumbed to Parkinson’s in 2007.
He was an avid DDT proponent in the 1960s before it was shut down. Had a hired sprayer come in and cover the backyard and wooded area in CT on a 1-acre parcel. To this date, don’t know whether DDT is this kind of pesticide. I would be skeptical about any online research I do today.
When I get Parkinson symptoms, I take 200mg of Vitamin B1. They disappear.
It’s amazing I know hundreds of farmers and I know it’s anecdotal but not one that I know of living or dead had Parkinson’s disease.
How did Micheal J. Fox end up with Parkinson’s. I doubt he ever mowed his own law let alone get near any of these pesticides? I know a person recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s and he has spent the past 30+ years in a hospital, sure not out farming, gardening, or spraying any type of pesticide.
I have a tree root out back that won’t stop shooting up suckers for 3 years! Before spring sprung I practically covered the ground and stump with copper sulfate crystals. Turned the ground blue when I watered it.2 weeks ago the wife got all kinds of landscaping stuff and she planted strawberry’s in wash tubs where it used to grow. The sun came out and all those suckers wilted over and died. I hope they had parkinson’s, I have been fighting that stump for 3 years!
Parkinson’s Disease is a Presumptive Illness from exposure to the Rainbow Herbicides. VA Compensable.
Since they tried to tie them to cotton farming they should’ve taken a look see. California and Pennsylvania have the most cases. No where near the southern cotton belt
In psychiatry, they have recognized copper toxicity as a cause of depression and anxiety.
That’s why you should never make hot drinks or cook with faucet hot water if you have copper water pipes. Hot water leaches more copper than cold water.
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Copper Toxicity: A Common Cause of Psychiatric Symptoms
Elevated copper is linked to psychiatric and autoimmune conditions.
Posted September 11, 2017
tives containing estrogen, our ubiquitous exposure to xeno-estrogens (chemical compounds that mimic estrogen found in plastics and petrochemicals), and growth hormones fed to animals, as well as copper fungicides and widespread zinc deficiency secondary to malabsorption related to compromised gut health. (The relationship between copper, zinc and estrogen will be explained below.)
Here is a short list of psychiatric symptoms and traits associated with copper overload:
Hyperactivity, academic underachievement, learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, skin sensitivity to tags in shirts or rough fabrics, intolerance to estrogen and birth control pills, onset during puberty, pregnancy or menopause, white spots on fingernails, skin intolerance to cheap metals, emotional meltdowns and frequent anger, ringing in ears, sensitivity to food dyes and shellfish, high anxiety, depression, poor immune function, sleep problems, poor concentration and focus, low dopamine activity, and elevated activity of norepinephrine and adrenaline.
Other medical conditions associated with copper overload include acne, allergies, Candida overgrowth, hypothyroidism, anemia, hair loss, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, migraines and male infertility.
The reason that copper is linked with such a long and varied list of conditions is that it is absolutely essential to the proper functioning of the immune system, the endocrine system, and the nervous system.
Copper is important for regulating the synthesis of neurotransmitters that mediate psychiatric symptoms. It is a co-factor in the chemical reaction that converts dopamine to norepinephrine. When copper levels are high, more norepinephrine and epinephrine (adrenaline) are synthesized from dopamine, which can causes feelings of agitation, anxiety and panic, overstimulation, racing thoughts, restlessness, and insomnia. In other words, it has an amphetamine-like effect, revving the nervous system into a state of overdrive. Consider that copper is often used in electrical wires because it conducts electricity well, and likewise increases nerve transmission, which is an electrical chemical process.
Chondrial dysfunction have disorders of copper metabolism.
Copper overload is particularly common in women. Estrogen can cause copper retention and accumulation, which can eventually result in toxicity. Hormonal events such as menarche, pregnancy or menopause can trigger it. These days when a patient tells me about a history of postpartum depression, severe PMS, dysmenorrhea or adverse effects related to the prescription of oral contraceptives, I immediately suspect copper overload.
Copper promotes the formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) and when copper levels are elevated, it can predispose an individual to endometriosis and fibroid tumors, as well as increase the blood supply to other types of tumors. Excess copper can accumulate in the liver and impair its capacity for detoxification, which can result in chemical sensitivities.
There is commonly an inverse relationship between zinc and copper in the body. Often when a patient has elevated copper, the zinc level is low. Zinc is another mineral essential to cellular function, regulation of the immune system, wound healing, and synthesis of neurotransmitters.
An important ingredient in the treatment of copper overload is supplementation with zinc. This must be done very slowly and carefully, because zinc mobilizes copper stores. During this process, a person can initially feel even more anxious and symptomatic.
Anti-oxidants are also used in the treatment of copper toxicity, as well as the elements molybdenum and manganese, and amino acids which promote metallothionein production. Metallothionein is another protein which binds heavy metals in the blood, and which is important for regulation of zinc and copper metabolism.
It’s important to find a trained practitioner to help you with this process. A good resource is the Practitioner’s Page of the Walsh Research Institute website.
Copper sulfate is widely used, by home gardners, to fight tomato / potato blight.
" Through a novel pairing of epidemiology and toxicity screening researchers were able to identify 10 pesticides that were directly toxic to dopaminergic neurons.
The neurons play a key role in voluntary movement, and the death of these neurons is a hallmark of Parkinson's."
"Further, the researchers found that co-exposure of pesticides that are typically used in combinations in cotton farming were more toxic."
"The researchers were able to determine long-term exposure for each person and then, using what they labeled a pesticide-wide association analysis,
tested each pesticide individually for association with Parkinson's.
From this untargeted screen, researchers identified 53 pesticides that appeared to be implicated in Parkinson's."
"The 10 pesticides identified as directly toxic to these neurons included:
four insecticides (dicofol, endosulfan, naled, propargite),
three herbicides (diquat, endothall, trifluralin), and
three fungicides (copper sulfate [basic and pentahydrate] and folpet).
Most of the pesticides are still in use today in the United States."
"Aside from their toxicity in dopaminergic neurons, there is little that unifies these pesticides.
They have a range of use types, are structurally distinct,
and do not share a prior toxicity classification."
So are, any of those something I might pick up at Home Depot on Friday and out in my lawn Sunday morning?