10. Air pollution
This is a biggie. The only way to avoid air pollution is to continuously wear an oxygen mask. The air we breathe is full of harmful particles that affect all facets of the human condition.
Air pollution has been found to cause brain shrinkage and cognitive impairment, amongst other things. (13) What we breathe and absorb through skin moves through the bloodstream, permeating every organ—including the brain.
Researchers have linked air pollution to the development and exacerbation of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. (14)
What’s more, ambient air pollution is just as bad. (15) There really is no small-scale solution to this. Banning geoengineering would be a great start. (16)
Below is an excerpt from an article by neurologist Russell L. Blaylock, MD:
“My major concern is that there is evidence that they are spraying tons of nanosized aluminum compounds. It has been demonstrated in the scientific and medical literature that nanosized particles are infinitely more reactive and induce intense inflammation in a number of tissues. Of special concern is the effect of these nanoparticles on the brain and spinal cord, as a growing list of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) are strongly related to exposure to environmental aluminum.
“Studies have shown that these particles pass along the olfactory neural tracts, which connect directly to the area of the brain that is not only most affected by Alzheimer’s disease, but also the earliest affected in the course of the disease. It also has the highest level of brain aluminum in Alzheimer’s cases.
“The intranasal route of exposure makes spraying of massive amounts of nanoaluminum into the skies especially hazardous, as it will be inhaled by people of all ages, including babies and small children for many hours. We know that older people have the greatest reaction to this airborne aluminum. Because of the nanosizing of the aluminum particles being used, home-filtering systems will not remove the aluminum, thus prolonging exposure, even indoors.” (17)