Autism, a growing health problem in
the Ottawa area could be linked to pesticides.
A new study shows that living within a one .mile of pesticide-treated crops increases your chances of bearing children with autism by at least 60 percent
Proximity to fields treated with chlorpyrifos during the 2nd trimester resulted in a 3.3 times greater risk of having an autistic child.
Exposure to pyrethroids shortly prior to conception increased a woman’s risk of having an autistic child by 82 percent. Exposure during the third trimester increased the risk by 87 percent!
Large-scale, chemical-based agriculture, such as found to
the south of Ottawa, is posing a threat to our world’s food supply, an
international group warns, saying neonicotinoid insecticides must be stopped.
Three-quarters of our food crops require pollinators that
are killed off by these insecticides. Worms and other soil microorganisms are
equally important for food production, and pesticides are taking a large toll
on them, too.
Dominick Hussey
Functional Medicine and Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
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