Just as the undersold epidemic of obesity continues to grow in America, so are the incidents of serious neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

Even worse, researchers aren't sure if these diseases are happening more often or they are being diagnosed far more accurately. Either way, a look at the numbers ought to alarm you.

• The incidence of Alzheimer's among patients above age 65 has grown substantially to 67 out of every 1,000 Americans.
• Almost 10 out of 1,000 older Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease.
• The number of patients suffering from Parkinson's worldwide right now will double over the next quarter-century to about 9 million.

Fortunately, eating the right foods based on your body's unique nutritional type in tandem with a regular exercise program will do wonders to protect you from the underlying factors that precipitate chronic degenerative diseases like Parkinson's, and without toxic drugs.