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Pesticides found in up to HALF of childrens’ apple juice bottles could lead to PARKINSONS, new study suggests
by tts-admin | Apr 29, 2024 |
California, where the study subjects were from, is the largest agricultural producer and exporter in the country and there are more than 14,000 pesticide products approved for use there
- Exposure to pesticides when combined with gene mutations increases risk
- Some pesticides are used to grow roughly 95 percent of nonorganic produce
Cassidy Morrison – Daily Mail Apr 25, 2024
Exposure to a trio of pesticides found in up to half of all bottles of childrens’ apple juice could increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in those with a genetic vulnerability, a new study suggests.Experts from UCLA found that Americans who carry 26 genetic mutations could be especially vulnerable to brain damage related to certain chemicals in produce.
Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects areas of the brain that govern movement, speech, and memory. It affects nearly one million Americans.
Pesticides are ubiquitous in American agriculture across a range of crops, and scientists zoomed in on three chemical classes: organophosphorus, organoarsenic, and n-methylcarbamate.
All are used to kill bugs on fresh fruit and vegetables, with some studies suggesting traces are present in up to 50 percent of fruit juices on grocery store shelves.
Organophosphate pesticides are among the most widely used insecticides in agriculture, used to repel insects on a variety of crops including fruits and vegetables that turn into juices on grocery store shelves.
About 40 percent of all pesticides produced and used commercially are organophosphates.
Fruits and vegetables with the most and least pesticides.
The federal government examined over 80,000 food samples for pesticide residues in the years from 1991 and 1996.
During that investigation, they uncovered 13 organophosphate pesticides in or on food, according to FDA and USDA inspectors.
Organoarsenic has largely been phased out of the agricultural field, although many countries, including the United States and the European Union, have banned or restricted the use of organoarsenic pesticides.
N-methylcarbamate is widely used on a long roster of crops including fruits and vegetables, cotton, tobacco, nuts, wheat, and corn.
A 2004 study found the compound was widely found in fruit juices meant for children, because the insecticide is used on those crops. Carbaryl was the most common N-methyl carbamate detected in the juice samples, appearing in 58.6% of the tested samples, mostly apple juice.
UCLA Health investigators looked at a group of 757 Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients from the Parkinson’s, Environment, and Genes (PEG) study to explore the connection between genes, pesticides, and PD risk.
Most of the participants, who came from rural parts of Central California, were white males, and had an average age of 68.
While the scientists could not say to what extent pesticides increased PD risk, the research concludes that, under the right stress, such as exposure to certain pesticides, genetic mutations can, over time, lead to the development of Parkinson’s.
Organophosphorus, organoarsenic, and n-methylcarbamate are all neurotoxins that damage pathways in the brain driven by the neurotransmitter dopamine, involved in movement and mood.
Levels of this chemical plummet in cases of Parkinson’s, which leads to trademark tremors and cognitive decline.
The chemicals also disrupt the process of autophagy, which clears damaged proteins from cells. Disrupting this process may lead to the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to PD.
Researchers selected 85 genes known to be linked to PD from existing literature and genes involved in clearing out waste from brain cells.
The riskiest mutations were in genes EP300, FBXO7, and HTT, for subjects exposed to pesticides.
The presence of these mutations could be interact with pesticide exposure to increase the risk of PD.
The researchers detailed their findings in a new report published in the journal npj Parkinson’s Disease.
California, where the study subjects were from, is the largest agricultural producer and exporter in the country and there are more than 14,000 pesticide products approved for use there.
UCLA researchers previously identified 10 pesticides that specifically attack dopaminergic neurons, which determine motor skills and movement, the hallmark signs of Parkinson’s.
Two pesticides that have been studied and found to influence the risk of Parkinson’s include rotenone and paraquat.
Dr Freya Kamel, an NIH researcher, said: ‘Rotenone directly inhibits the function of the mitochondria, the structure responsible for making energy in the cell.
‘People who used these pesticides or others with a similar mechanism of action were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.’
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Jailed Pro-Lifer Says She Was Kept in Solitary Confinement For 22 Days With Lights on 24/7
by Louis Knuffke | LifesiteApril 30th 2024, 6:24 am
In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews, Heather Idoni, a defendant in the Washington DC FACE Act trials, said that she received prolonged solitary confinement for sharing food with fellow prisoners.
Idoni faces over 50 years of incarceration in federal prison and over $1 million in fines for taking part in several peaceful pro-life rescues in Washington, D.C., Michigan, and Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A jailed pro-life prisoner has been paraded in court in full shackles and says she has been punished with prolonged solitary confinement.
Heather Idoni, a defendant in the Washington D.C. FACE (Freedom to Access Clinic Entrances) Act trials, told LifeSiteNews that she has been subjected to 22 days of solitary confinement. In an exclusive interview, she said that she received this punishment for sharing food with fellow prisoners. Idoni alleged that she was allowed to walk outside her cell only for two hours in the middle of the night each day and that the lights of her cell were continually kept on. Idoni has been in prison since she was convicted last autumn.
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Fellow pro-life advocate Cal Zastro, who joined Idoni in another traditional pro-life rescue in Tennessee and has also been convicted of violation of the FACE Act, told LifeSiteNews that when Idoni was brought into the courtroom for a trial in Nashville, the U.S. marshal had the middle-aged woman shackled at the wrists, waist, and feet, as if she were a dangerous criminal.
Zastro said that, upon entering the courtroom, the shocked judge ordered the shackles removed. Initially the marshal agreed to remove the shackles from only one wrist to allow Idoni freedom to write, a concession necessary for her to take notes, as she was then representing herself in court. Only at the insistence of the indignant judge were the shackles of both wrists finally removed, although the marshal left the bars around her waist and feet.
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Idoni faces over 50 years of incarceration in federal prison and over $1 million in fines for taking part in several peaceful pro-life rescues in Washington, D.C., Michigan, and Tennessee.
Should Idoni receive maximum penalties in these cases, in which previous counts can be compounded to heighten subsequent sentences, she will have been sentenced to the longest prison term in the history of the U.S. civil disobedience movement for human rights.
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Insane! Storm Chaser Films Tornado, Saves Family Whose Home Was Just Obliterated
by Kelen McBreenMay 3rd 2024, 1:55 pm
Camera captures heroic moment on video
Severe weather events have been ripping up communities across America over the past few weeks
Storm chaser Freddy McKinney filmed an amazing scene as he helped rescue a family of four just minutes after their home was completely destroyed by a Texas tornado this week.
McKinney saw the tornado get close to some homes in Hawley, Texas, and drove forward for a closer look.
It was at that moment he saw “people” walking down a dirt road, rolled down his window, and yelled, “Get in! Get in the car! Open the door, get in. Come on guys!”
A mother carrying her young daughter, a young boy with a bloody face, and the father all ran towards the car.
“Help us! Please, God help. Hurry! Come on! Please get us! I need your phone, I need to call my mom,” the mother frantically told the driver.
Once inside the car, the family can be heard asking the driver to stop and pick up their family dog who was nearby, and requesting to be taken to the nearest hospital to treat their injuries.
The brave storm chaser quickly drove the injured family to the hospital where they were treated and are currently recovering thanks to the grace of God.
Photos of the family recovering from the incident and footage of the destroyed house were uploaded online.
McKinney took to X to update his followers, writing, “Guys I’m okay I took a family to the hospital. Thank god they survived that tornado their house was absolutely leveled.”
A cousin of the family set up a GoFundMe to help with hospital bills and their home being destroyed.
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Border Agent Biden Falsely Accused of Whipping Migrants Is Given a Major Award: Report
Border Agent Biden Falsely Accused of Whipping Migrants Awarded for Work Against Trafficking: Report
A Border Patrol agent who was falsely accused of whipping illegal immigrants has received a Border Patrol achievement award.
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This is so deplorable and Un-American. I read about this event when it first came out. Purely political and of a form of cutthroat and even evil.Border Agent Biden Falsely Accused of Whipping Migrants Is Given a Major Award: Report
Border Agent Biden Falsely Accused of Whipping Migrants Awarded for Work Against Trafficking: Report
A Border Patrol agent who was falsely accused of whipping illegal immigrants has received a Border Patrol achievement award.
Biden needs to step up if he still can manage it, with all his surmounting frailties, in more way than one.
The Antisemitism Bill Is Another NWO Trojan Horse
Bowne Report | Infowars.comMay 7th 2024, 3:33 pm
This is a blatant attack on the First Amendment under the guise of protecting Jews
The Biden administration at the behest of encroaching World Government is ramming through the Antisemitism Bill which will in essence police all dissenting views against Israel, including Biblical Gospel text.
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