Highlighting the link Pesticides & Neurological diseases
- Pesticide Free Balerno
- Apr 17
- 1 min read
April 2025
Parkinson’s , Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are something that sadly indirectly or directly has touched us all … The use of pesticides in public spaces has increased dramatically in the last 50 years , which presents several public health issues

Did you know
Pesticides used by most U.K. councils for street weeds or weedkiller bought and used in the private garden are well-known neurotoxins linked to Parkinson’s disease …
Yes that’s right , they are KNOWN to be neurotoxic
Several (independent free from vested interests) scientists are concluding that
Long-term exposure to pesticides to have deleterious effects on the nervous system.
Indicating pesticide exposure might increase the risk of developing Parkinson disease …
If you know someone with Parkinson’s you can help:
1 Help them make sure outside their own property is NOT sprayed with glyphosate by their council. https://www.pesticidefreebalerno.com/letters-templates
2 If they have a gardener, kindly ask they use manual pesticide free methods .
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