{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health","slug":"dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388","podcast_index_feed_id":402388,"rss_url":"https://mercola.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.mercola.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/e/1/d/be1d56ace1a70186d959afa2a1bf1c87/Square_-_Dr._M_Podcast_Thumbnail2.0.jpg","author":"Briana Mercola","episode_count":995,"summary":"Listen to Dr. Mercola's Weekly Podcast, as the legendary natural health pioneer continues to lead you on your journey towards optimal health.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T12:20:28.573200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388"},"episode":{"title":"This Widely Used Pesticide May Raise Your Parkinson's Risk by Over 2.5 Times","slug":"this-widely-used-pesticide-may-raise-your-parkinson-s-risk-by-over-2-5-times","published_at":"2026-02-25T05:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/this-widely-used-pesticide-may-raise-your-parkinson-s-risk-by-over-2-5-times","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388","url":"https://mercola.libsyn.com/this-widely-used-pesticide-may-raise-your-parkinsons-risk-by-over-25-times","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mercola/2.25_Non-Lead_1_This_Widely_Used_Pesticide_May_Raise_Your_Parkinsons_Risk_by_Over_2.5_Times_v101.mp3?dest-id=574508","summary":"Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that gradually interferes with movement, coordination, and cognitive function. New research points to environmental exposures, not just age or genetics, as a risk factor Research links long-term chlorpyrifos exposure to a more than 2.5-fold increase in Parkinson's disease risk, especially when exposure occurred 10 to 20 years before diagnosis Chlorpyrifos, a widely used organophosphate pesticide, has remained part of agriculture for decades, creating repeated low-level exposure through food, air, water, and agricultural drift that affects large populations Beyond Parkinson's, chlorpyrifos has been linked to reduced IQ, developmental delays, thyroid disruption, impaired fertility, and respiratory problems You can protect yourself and your family from pesticides by choosing organic foods, filtering drinking water, and improving indoor air quality","meta_description":"Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that gradually interferes with movement, coordination, and cognitive function. New research points to envir…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":877,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/episodes/this-widely-used-pesticide-may-raise-your-parkinson-s-risk-by-over-2-5-times/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-joseph-mercola-take-control-of-your-health-402388/this-widely-used-pesticide-may-raise-your-parkinson-s-risk-by-over-2-5-times.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}