Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide and Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing of them all. An ageing population is certainly one factor, but there seems no doubt that industrialisation, with the use of pesticides and increased pollution, is also playing a role in what has been described as a Parkinson’s pandemic. In France, for instance, it is recognised that those living in wine-growing regions are at a greater risk of this once rare condition due to the high volumes of pesticides used in vineyards.
There is a limit to how much we can reduce
