Environment News Service
March 17, 2003

Is Organic Shampoo Chemistry or Botany?

A new study has drawn a direct connection between certain pesticides and brain damage. Funded by the Department of Defense (DOD), and recently published in the journal "Nature Genetics", a $1.5 million study has connected neurological disorders like Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Parkinson's Disease with organophosphates, a class of chemicals found in agricultural and household pesticides, as well as nerve gases like Sarin. Researchers found organophosphates inhibited the activity of a specific gene (neuropathy target esterase), whose trait lets the brain control body movement. Although the study was funded by the DOD to learn more about the role of organophosphates in chemical weapons, the research results also add to an ever-increasing body of scientific evidence that clearly shows what everyone should already know by now—pesticides are bad for your health. After all, where is the logic in spraying your food with the same chemicals with which you attack your enemies?

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