In the archives, I read:
“As you know, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is … manifested as a dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia, which sends messages to the motor area of the brain. Tyrosine is a precursor to dopamine, so it would make sense that it could help, and indeed a French study in 1985 demonstrated clear improvement. An herb, macuna pruriens, contains L-Dopa, another precursor to dopamine, but it is unstudied”
Question: Would a PD patient take both tyrosine and macuna pruriens? How much of which one for best result?
When you want the body to replenish the neurotransmitter dopamine, you need to take in precursors so the body can more easily produce dopamine. The dopamine molecule is too large to cross the blood brain barrier, but its precursors are small enough to cross the barrier and get into nerve tissue for better dopamine production.
The product I use is a proprietary blend that has 1150 mg of NAC, L-Dopa (from macuna cochinchinensis instead of the pruriens) and tyrosine (an amino acid).
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
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1 Dala // Jan 10, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Dr. Gardner,
Studies show that exposure to toxic chemicals can predispose one to Parkinson’s disease. Does sit make sense to detoxify with something like Zeolite to strip pesticides and heavy medals that are the underlying cause of Parkinson’s?
2 Dala // Jan 10, 2012 at 11:13 pm
The other remedy I am reading about is Glutathione for parkinson’s. The only problem is, it pretty much impossible to TAKE Glutathione and have the body assimilate it. I know Protandim causes the body to make 300% more Glutathione.
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