Critical information heralded by the Nature Lyceum.
Research studies are continually showing that there is a link between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- the disease that claimed the life of legendary Yankees first-base man, Lou Gehrig -- and those who play sports on grass.
Careful study concludes that there is no correlation between physical activity and ALS. Indoor athletes, ice hockey players and swimmers, are not at risk for ALS. Outdoor athletes are.
A 10 year study is underway to help to understand what may have contributed to the deaths of the growing number of soccer players in Britain.
It has been determined that a common environmental chemical may increase the risk for developing ALS. Chemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides used in gardening and lawn care, may also cause ALS.
Folks, if you have a lawn, be aware that common lawn chemicals can trigger this deadly disease. Furthermore, if you or your children play on lawns, golf courses, soccer fields, baseball fields, football fields, or any grassy area, be vigilant in your demands that that lawn be cared for organically!
The Nature Lyceum, a School for Environmental Horticulture, located in Westhampton Beach, NY, heralds the dangers of chemical use on nature's plants, foods, and creatures. The school's founder, Jeff Frank, a master of organic wisdom, and the school's brilliant instructors all proclaim the benefits of organic horticulture, nutrition, and living.
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Comments
Peggy,
I like what you right and the way that you think. While your observation about athletes and grass is interesting. I believe that your conclusions may be incorrect. Rather than chemicals causing ALS, it is far more likely that exposure to tics and Lyme disease are the cause or are related to ALS. Lyme disease is very prevelant in the North and both soccer and football players spend tremendous amounts of time exposed to grass and tics and Lyme disease.
Lyme's is an entirely different affliction. Lyme's can be deduced through a test.
Mr. Miller doesn't seem to be very informed about the differences between a curable disease, and one that is deadly.
Although exposure to environmental toxins is thought by clinicians to contribute to the onset of ALS, there is no definitive data that incriminates organophosphates related to lawn care as the source of the cause. The onset is
I was going to say genes, environment, biochemistry and protein creation. Also, the research on formaldehyde is correlative only, with no empirical evidence. It is a bit of a jump from formaldehyde to lawn care chemicals. This kind of information is not helpful to the ALS community at large. Better to deal with what is factual at this point, rather than speculative.
I have talked with a guy who used to do landscaping who, if I have it right, developled als in his hands and feet. I have wondered if this was partly somehow triggered by chemicals associated with his work.
In addition, speculation can be valuable. Better to switch to using less toxic lawn chemicals or to using no lawn chemicals now and possibly prevent als, than to keep on using the chemicals while waiting for some kind of statistical study that links them to als. Those chemicals obviously have damaging effects of some sort anyway and the use of them is probably not the best idea whether they trigger als or not.
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