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Serious Neurological Diseases Rising Faster Among Americans Than Expected

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Neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease may be far more common than had previously been thought. A recent survey has found that one out of every 100 elderly Americans has Parkinson's, and nearly one out of every 1,000 Americans has MS.

That rate for MS, for example, is about 50 percent higher than the MS prevalence found in a comprehensive review from 1982. It is unknown whether the disease is becoming more common, or is instead being diagnosed more accurately.

The rate of Alzheimer's disease is also up substantially from past estimates, with 67 out of 1,000 American seniors affected by it. Current projections suggest that there will be roughly 10 million cases of Alzheimer's disease in the United States by 2050.

The survey projects that the number of people with Parkinson's worldwide will double over the next 25 years, rising from 4.3 million people to 9 million people.


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Just as the undersold obesity epidemic continues to grow in America, so are the incidents of serious neurological diseases. Do you think there is any connection?

Obesity is just a symptom. In and of itself it is no big deal, but it typically is associated with eating foods that are loaded with toxins and that cause insulin to rise sky high. It is these types of obesity-precipitating factors that tend to cause the chronic degenerative disease complications.

Fortunately, eating the right foods based on your body's unique nutritional type in tandem with a regular exercise program will do wonders to protect you from the underlying factors that precipitate chronic degenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

I also urge you to review my other suggestions to protect you from neurological problems such as Alzheimer's, without taking a toxic drug:

On Vital Votes, reader John from Encinitas, California says:

"A great resource for 'neurological' disorders is Tom Warren's 'Beating Alzheimer's.'   Warren writes that Alzheimer's is an autoimmune disorder and that even those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's can reverse it through nutrition, dental revision and removal of environmental toxins.  

"Warren details his healing himself of this 'incurable' disease.  Subtitled 'A Step Towards Unlocking the Mysteries of Brain Diseases,'  it's also a fascinating read."

Biochemist Russ Bianchi from Soquel, California adds:

"Such neurological disease and disorder is found throughout DAILY exposure to polymers (plastics), inks, dyes and color agents, radiation (microwaves), water (fluorinated and chlorinated with heavy metals), synthetic compounds, food, beverage, cosmetics, dry cleaning, fuel, heat sources, cooling sources, clothing, air, pharmaceutical, flavor systems, to name but a FEW.

"How does one counteract it?

"Limit exposure as much is as humanly possible to likely sources and consume clean and proven sources, that assist or counteract with regiments of anti-oxidative plant bases/sterols/nutrient intake (preferably truly organic and microbiologically and bacteriologically clean).

"Let The Buyer Beware, because the so-called regulatory agencies are either overwhelmed, or NOT doing their job."

Other responses to this article can be viewed at Vital Votes, and you can add your own thoughts or vote on comments by first registering at Vital Votes.



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