Parkinsons Disease: New Discoveries for Slowing and Reversing Parkinsons Disease SymptomsPeople are using this new knowledge to reverse their Parkinsons disease symptoms, including tremors, stiffness, constipation, drooling and loss of function. What are these neuro protective agents and how do they work? Parkinsons is not only characterized by a deficiency of dopamine in the brain, but it is also characterized by low levels of a protective molecule called glutathione -- in the brain stem and throughout the body. While the deficiency of dopamine is easily corrected by providing the drug levodopa, low levels of glutathione are not so easily corrected because it cannot just be taken as a pill -- as a pill it gets digested and is not absorbed. Fortunately there is new research to show how the body (and the brain stem) can replenish the levels of this protective substance with nutritional precursors shown by medical research to stimulate its production. How does this work? Dr. Gutman on Parkinsons Disease and Neuro Protection
Dr. Jimmy Gutman, FACEP, former Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine at Emory University, explains the critical role of Glutathione (GSH) in the maintenance of health and wellness and in managing Parkinsons: "Glutathione (GSH) is part of the body’s defense system and protects us against the onset of many disease processes. It can also help to reverse certain conditions or symptoms, either temporarily or permanently." Recent research has revealed two important findings: • First, biochemical analysis of the affected brain tissue shows damage consistent with extensive oxidative stress and the circulation of free radicals that follows it. • Second, glutathione (GSH) levels in these tissues are particularly low. Whether the drop in GSH is a cause or a symptom of this damage remains unclear. But there is good news – elevated GSH levels slow brain tissue damage. Some symptoms may even be reversed. A Case Study with ParkinsonsThe following story illustrates the apparent helpfulness of raising GSH with nutritional supplementation, in one particular case.62 year-old Carol maintained an active legal practice until the year 2000. After a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 1996, she was able for a while to continue her career as a lawyer, but eventually had to quit. The stress was aggravating her symptoms and the symptoms were in turn increasing her stress levels. She was treated with a number of different medications but her health continued to deteriorate until she eventually needed help at home to carry out day-to-day tasks. She quit driving her car and stopped taking her daily walks, which she loved. Then, within days of starting to take a nutraceutical that enhances glutathione levels, she noticed her strength returning. Weeks afterwards she was once more exploring her neighborhood and nine months later she was driving again. Reversing Parkinsons SymptomsFortunately, when our body produces enough glutathione to neutralize both free radicals and toxins, brain damage can be slowed, stopped or prevented.• With this new knowledge, people have been able to reverse symptoms such as tremors, facial contortions, drooling, constipation and stiffness. Because these precursors cross the blood brain barrier, the brain itself can improve its glutathione levels for protection from free-radical damage, toxins and oxidative stress! • The good news is that – elevated glutathione or GSH levels have been demonstrated to slow brain tissue damage. • And, symptoms can often be reversed with the discovery of protective nutraceuticals that enhance glutathione levels! Recommendations for Nutraceuticals for Parkinsons:For FREE E-Book, See:What Doctors Say About Protecting Against Degenerative Diseases Protection Against Side Effects and Toxicity of Parkinsons DrugsAlthough the first set of Parkinsons symptoms is easily corrected with the drug levodopa, researchers are reporting that there is a SECOND SET of symptoms that results from the derivatives produced by the breakdown of dopamine.Some researchers suggest that this second set of symptoms occurs because the breakdown of dopamine creates dangerous toxins such as dopachrome. This toxin is increased by levodopa. (L-Dopa Brand Names: Dopar, Larodopar, Sinemet. Clinical Names: L-Dopa, Levodopa) As a result, slowly but surely, levodopa magnifies these secondary symptoms until the patient becomes demented and often dies. Researchers Drs. Hoffer and Foster say that there is currently a step missing from the treatment of Parkinsons disease to address this toxic effect of levodopa and to counteract these secondary symptoms. They suggest that in addition to L-Dopa, someone with Parkinsons needs to protect themselves by taking high doses of antioxidants as well as the nutritional precursors needed for the body to produce higher levels of glutathione to protect and detoxify. See: Parkinsons Treatment for "Second Set" of Symptoms Slowing Neuro-degeneration Now PossibleOver the past 15 years, over 70,000 medical studies have found low levels of glutathione to be a factor in numerous diseases. Scientists report that aging is accompanied by a precipitous fall in glutathione levels, and that these lower levels are particularly observed in people with Parkinsons.Raising glutathione safely with nutritional precursors has been clinically shown to be effective! • While not a cure, by raising their glutathione levels, many people have been able to reverse their Parkinsons disease symptoms such as tremors, facial contortions, drooling, constipation and stiffness. • People are certainly using this approach to lessen these effects and they are even reversing many of their Parkinsons symptoms. Order Your FREE Booklet: Glutathione & Parkinsons Disease Parkinsons Disease: New Protective Discoveries for Slowing and Reversing Parkinsons Disease SymptomsGO to Health Discoveries HOME PAGE from Parkinsons
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