It is estimated that about one million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's, slightly more men than women. You may be told that the cause is still not known but that's not the truth. I believe knowing and understanding the cause of Parkinson's helps us to make better sense of the solution.
There are known dangerous chemicals and pesticides and environmental pollutants called heavy metals that are the primary causes in most cases of Parkinson's.
Chemicals are many times found in our drinking water and are also sprayed on our foods. Many years ago they widely used a product called DDT that was outlawed in the 70's that causes Parkinson's. Of course that has been replaced by a product most people know of called, Roundup. There are specific chemicals in Roundup that have been proven to cause Parkinson's. These chemicals are then sprayed on our foods and around our home.
The heavy metals found in our environment that also cause Parkinson's are: Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic.
We know what the doctor tells us... There is no known cause or cure of Parkinson's and the only thing they can do for you is prescribe more and more medications. I don't believe that is not the entire truth...
With some serious research the cause of Parkinson's can be found. It's these chemicals and toxins that make their way into our brain that eventually cause our brain to start to short circuit, going a litlle "haywire" and that's when we begin having these strange symptoms.
It's bad enough what the chemicals and toxins have done to your brain, but then we start pouring more and more drugs (chemicals) into our system that causes even more problems.
It's these medications that typically within 3-5 years begin giving you worsening side effects that will eventually determine your quality of life. The doctor rarely gives you much hope or guidence with Parkinson's. Usually, it's just the prescriptions and you end up doing your own research to really try to figure out what you can do on your own to help yourself with managing your symptoms and maintaing a quality of life.