I thought about what was the possible cause for my PD just this morning. I used to have a dive shop and poured lead to make weight belts and I also replaced a lot of dry suit seals using heptane solvent. Before that I worked spraying weed killer containing 24-D on lawns. I really didn't stand a chance
My father was a cabinet maker and worked nights in our basement. Along with lacquer thinner and linseed oil, he used toluene to glue formica to a wooden base. Toluene is on the list (of suspected or known causes, can't recall). I remember it as a bright aqua color that dried colorless. He also had a fondness for spraying DDT on bugs in our yard, kept a supply around and continued to use it after it was banned.
My father also had Parkinson's, my mother Alzheimer's. No one knew any better in those days,
I forgot I was also a thumb sucker so who knows what I had on there before I stuck it in my mouth. Glad I finally broke the habit but unfortunately I was 52 at the time. Last but not least I have amalgam fillings.
Never smoked cigarettes but maybe should have to prevent PD
Have to send this one to my middle brother , who also has PD, and who had a nerve in his foot severed several years ago! First i have heard of that link... it does make me think about other pinched Nerves in my arms, hands and shoulders.
PD is a movement disorder, and movement is also dependent on neurofeedback, how much to move and when to stop.
I hypothise if a pinched nerve alters neurofeedback, it will eventually alter the movement and as a result the part of the brain which controls the movement.
I know I will be butchered for this comment, but I still feel my case is a result of pinched nerves. My right hand is clawed (ring and little finger), suggestive of ulnar nerve pinch, which can occur in the neck, brachial plexus, armpit, elbow or wrist, but doctors only look at spine.
Saw a video of a man with PD that took coconut oil, it eventually only partially worked, but he started out good, Mike Muntzell posted the video and interview. When the man was ON he was amazingly intelligent and researched his PD, when off he had major brain fog. You could see it wear off in the video. Don't remember the particulars, but here's the video.
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