How can we avoid pesticide breakdown products that may increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as it does if you have the so-called Alzheimer’s gene APOE e4?
Although there Is According to a growing list of Alzheimer’s disease susceptibility genes, these genes account for less than half of all Alzheimer’s cases. Here Is The “single most compelling” piece of data we have on potential control over the disease: When it comes to identical twins with exactly the same genes, if one gets Alzheimer’s, the other usually doesn’t. Therefore, we have to think about all the other contributing factors besides genetics.
There is a list of chlorinated pesticides, including DDE (a metabolite of DDT), maintained by the US Environmental Protection Agency. classified As a possible human carcinogen. But in one study – which I mention in a video on pesticides and cancer – blood levels of DDE and other pesticides were not associated with increased cancer mortality, but with an increased risk of death from other causes. This led researchers to speculate that this may be due to an increased risk of diabetes or dementia. I’ve talked about the diabetes link before. What about dementia?
A research team from Rutgers found Blood levels of DDE are significantly higher in Alzheimer’s disease patients compared to controls, as you can see below and in my video at 1:22 Pesticides (DDT) and Alzheimer’s disease.
post mortem study show Blood levels are a good proxy for brain levels. Those patients with the highest levels were nearly four times as likely to develop dementia from Alzheimer’s. And in a petri dish, DDE increases amyloid precursor protein levels in human brain cells, providing a possible mechanism. Down and on my 1:48 VideoYou can see the level of sticky protein trapped DDEs are added before and after the development of Alzheimer’s disease at levels that are found to be prevalent in highly exposed individuals among the general population.
Keep All these studies together, and there actually seems to be a link consistent with the data. show The risk of developing dementia doubles in people who are severely pesticide-poisoned, as you can see below and in my section at 2:01. Video.
American elders also include DDT and its breakdown product DDE. Connected With an increased risk of cognitive decline in general, which is shown below and at my 2:08 Video.
was ddt used Largely in the United States from the 1940s to the early 1970s. At our peak, we were producing about 180 million pounds per year. and this Is It’s still present in our bodies today, contaminating the bloodstreams of more than 90% of Americans with DDE – a pesticide that quadruples the chance of Alzheimer’s – found at the highest levels of all.
It is still in our bodies because it is still in the food supply. In a previous video on this topic, I noted That a vegetarian mother’s breast milk had much lower levels of DDT, DDE and other banned pesticides and pollutants than the breast milk of her non-vegetarian sister. The largest difference was noted for DDE, which was four times lower in the vegetarian sister. this is who you are Look Across the board for these types of pollutants. down and on my 3:20 VideoYou can see the levels of dioxin and PCB found When food samples were collected from supermarkets across the United States, beef, chicken, pork, processed meats, eggs, fish, dairy products, and all plant foods were grouped together.
this poison Construction In the food chain, so it makes sense that the most contaminated foods are meat, fish and dairy products. Levels of the toxin were found to be 5 to 10 times higher in meat, eggs, fish and dairy than in plant foods. unfortunately, don’t know how to cook ruin Pollutants like DDE – in fact, it can make them even more concentrated. And this is for a pesticide that can be increase The risk of Alzheimer’s disease is the same as if you have the so-called Alzheimer’s gene APOE e4.
doctor’s note
The video I mentioned is Pesticides and cancer risk.
For more videos on Alzheimer’s disease, see the Alzheimer’s topic page.
