Blue-Green Algae:
A Silent Threat to Neurological Health?
Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) linked to Motor Neurone Disease.
Works by Ryan and Shoemaker show in those with a chronic inflammatory response 12 per cent of negative changes in gene expression are due to mould and over 70 per cent due to bacteria but most investigations do not look at bacteria.
"We do not find Cyanobacteria in dry homes but we do find it in wet or water-damaged homes.”
Your indoor environment could be the reason for Neurological conditions like Parkinsons, Alzheimer’s and Motor Neuron Disease, as well as a trigger for blood cancers.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder due to selective loss of motor neurons (MND)
Miami Neurology Professor and researchers have found that the toxin in those algae blooms can lead to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) MND. Australian Professor Rowe said one theory was that a toxin produced by blue-green algae called beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) might be one environmental risk factor for some people.
What these researchers do not know is that when testing for bacteria in water-damaged homes we record high levels of Cyanobacteria(blue-green algae) no not just in waterways but your family’s home
Your indoor environment exposure to these and other toxins can lead to bio-accumulation i.e a very small exposure over years can lead to a build-up in the cells, this can be the reason you are far more reactive to even minor exposures.
3 genes involved in Motor neurone disease (FUS, HDAC6 and TUBB1) show inhibition after only 8 hours when some individuals are exposed to a Photocatalytic Air Purification System (PAPS) which reduces some inflammatory triggers. The removal of triggers in an indoor environment allows your body to heal itself.
What else is lurking in your home environment or workplace- it’s more than just mould.
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