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Parkinson\u2019s disease is most often explained as a genetic disease, despite only a small percentage of people suffering from Parkinson\u2019s having the Parkinson\u2019s gene.<\/p>\nParkinson\u2019s disease is most often explained as a genetic disease, despite only a small percentage of people suffering from Parkinson\u2019s having the Parkinson\u2019s gene.<\/p>\n
How can genetics explain that Parkinson\u2019s cases have more than doubled in the last 30 years, whereas our genes have remained pretty much the same?<\/p>\n
A new study in The Journal of Parkinson\u2019s Disease decided this question needed to be answered. The answer was terrifying.<\/p>\n
Apparently, there is a cleaning product we\u2019re all exposed to that drastically increases your risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease. Avoid this cleaning product, and you may halt your diseases or even see drastic improvements.<\/p>\n
In reviewing the scientific literature, the researchers noticed that some studies mimicked the symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s by exposing animals to trichloroethylene (TCE).<\/p>\n
To analyze its effects on humans, they reviewed the literature again. While the results seemed to indicate a relationship, much more research needs to be done.<\/p>\n
This is what they found.<\/p>\n
2. In 1999, another study found Parkinson\u2019s in a 37-year-old woman who was exposed to TCE while cleaning houses and working in the plastics industry.<\/p>\n
3. In 2008, scientists found Parkinson\u2019s symptoms in 17 of 30 industrial workers who had used TCE to clean and degrease metals. The three who worked closest to an open TCE vat had full-blown Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n
4. In 2012, researchers studied twin pairs and discovered that twins with TCE exposure were 500% more likely to develop Parkinson\u2019s later.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
While these studies are not large enough to support strong conclusions, they certainly suggest a relationship that should be urgently explored.<\/p>\n
The biggest risk is to manufacturers that work directly with TCE, but there is also a lot of TCE in the environment due to industrial waste. The EPA has classified TCE as a hazardous substance, but it is still used and will probably take decades to remove from our surroundings.<\/p>\n
TCE is used to clean and remove grease and other contaminants from metal parts and equipment, including the circuit boards and semiconductors in your electronic devices. It is a common solvent used in the dry-cleaning industry to clean fabrics and textiles, and it is a spot cleaner for carpets and upholstery.<\/p>\n
Even more concerning is TCE\u2019s use in food and pharmaceutical production: it is used to extract various ingredients from products. It can, for example, be used to extract caffeine from coffee or active natural ingredients from plants.<\/p>\n
This means that we are all exposed to trichloroethylene and are all at risk, even if we don\u2019t work in manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n