Is Autism in Ottawa linked to Agricultural Pesticides?

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

Ottawa Holistic Wellness Centre

Pesticide Exposure linked to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Pesticide exposure has been linked to a number of chronic and devastating diseases, including Parkinson’s, DNA damage, and cancer.

A recent meta-analysis, which included 44 papers exploring the impacts of pesticide exposure on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, concluded there appears to be a strong link between the two.

Phenoxy herbicides, including 2,4-D and dicamba, are clearly associated with three distinct types of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The strongest evidence is reported for glyphosate and B cell lymphoma.

Mounting research reveals that glyphosate may be one of the most toxic chemicals ever to enter our food supply. Some scientists believe it may be even more toxic than DDT.

Carbamate insecticides, organophosphorus insecticides, and the active ingredient lindane—an organochlorine insecticide also used to treat head lice—were also positively associated with NHL.

Dominick Hussey

Osteopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner

Ottawa Health Wellness Centre

Source: Mercola.com

Pesticides and your health: Latest news and research

In the news, 23 children died in India after eating soya curry that was contaminated by pesticides.

Russian boys who drink locally produced milk, are breast-fed for more than three months or live near shut-down factories have higher exposures to banned pesticides, according to new research.

In the news, a new US study has been released highlighting for the first time the diversity of ‘chemical cocktails’ bees are ingesting.

In the news, Manitoba's Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship, Gord Mackintosh, has made baseless claims about the health and safety of pesticides that totally contradict the comprehensive health-and-safety assessments done by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), the federal body responsible for approving pesticides in Canada.

News from New Zealand, a scientist investigating new bio-pesticides for farm and horticulture pests and diseases says they'll be able to compete with the chemical treatments they're designed to replace.

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