Parkinson’s Disease Supportive Natural Therapies

Follow The Steps Below To Aid Brain Repair and Recovery

Parkinson's Disease is a degenerative disease of the nervous system which is caused by free radical damage to the basal brain ganglia that control muscle movement.   This depletes a chemical called dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that carries messages from one nerve cell to another. In Parkinson's disease, the cells in the brain that manufacture dopamine are damaged or dying, and hence the brain loses the ability to manufacture this chemical.

Parkinson's Disease is a devastating condition that affects as many as 1 in 100 persons over the age of sixty in the United States, and this prevalence is increasing dramatically.  Dopamine depletion causes muscle weakness, body rigidity and slowly spreading tremors.  Though cognitive function usually remains normal, the person feels frozen, unable to move.  As the disease progresses, posture becomes stooped, and involuntary movements become increasingly difficult.  See below for signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.

If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, you should be under the care of an experienced neurologist.  He or she will likely place you on L-dopa, a dopamine derivative, which may help to temporarily reduce the symptoms.  Supporting your body with good nutrition and a detoxification program to rid your body of metals and chemicals is highly recommended.  Specific supplemental interventions, such as glutathione, CoQ10, and antioxidant therapy is showing impressive results among holistic practitioners.

Steps to Promote Neuro-Protection
and Encourage Brain Repair

BrainRecovery.com, written by Board Certified Neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D., is a “must read” for anyone facing Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, or Stroke. It will give those people who are in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases a tremendous sense of empowerment to know brain damage, to some extent, can be reversed and that neurological diseases are not pre-determined and unmodifiable.

“This excellent and thorough book by Dr. Perlmutter is a great read for any physician or patient, and provides a very practical guide to treating neurological conditions with natural and safe remedies that have

abundant scientific support.  The nutritional and oxidative therapies that he recommends are part of a growing wave of scientifically based, complementary treatments.  Any patient would benefit from his advice, and all physicians should learn of these treatments if they want to do the best for their patients.  Dr. Perlmutter’s advice could improve the lives of millions of patients and their families, and save health care dollars at the same time”. 
-Michael Janson, M.D.,  President, American College for Advancement in Medicine

"The Better Brain Book", by David Perlmutter M.D.

The Better Brain Book, also written by David Perlmutter, M.D., is similar to BrainRecovery.com only it is written in layman's terms, with less emphasis on scientific research.  Dr. Perlmutter addresses all the factors that can influence brain health and gives you detailed recommendations for dealing with them.  This book is excellent for helping you understand risk factors associated with specific brain disorders, and for tailoring a diet and supplementary program just for you.

Glutathione therapy is having extremely impressive results for Parkinson’s Disease among holistic practitioners, and is highly recommended by such well-known alternative health doctors such as Dr. Julian Whitaker and Dr. Marcus Laux.  Dr. David Perlmutter, M.D. and Board Certified Neurologist, calls is “the glutathione miracle”.

Glutathione is a vital brain chemical that is one of the most important brain antioxidants.  That is, glutathione helps to preserve brain tissue by preventing damage by free radicals.  According to William Code, MD and Multiple Sclerosis survivor, glutatione levels in the body are an indicator of health and how long a person will live.  By the time you have a serious chronic disease such as  a neurodegenerative disorder, chronjc fatigue syndrome or even cancer, your glutathione levels are seriously depleted.

Glutathione has been found to be substantially reduced in almost all Parkinson’s patients.  According to Dr. Code, once diagnosed with either MS or Parkinsons, the body’s cellular glutathione is only 5% of what it should be. 

Supplementing glutathione either intravenously, with liposomal glutatione or with glutahtione precursors such as non-denatured whey protein powder can have remarkable effects.

Dr. Perlmutter quotes a landmark study from the Department of Neurology at the University of Sassari, Italy:

“In this research protocol, Parkinson’s patients received intravenous glutathione twice daily for 30 days.  The subjects were then evaluated at one month intervals up to six months.  The published results indicated that all patients improved significantly after glutathione therapy with a 42% decline in disability.  Once glutathione was stopped, the therapeutic effects lasted 2-4 months.  Further, the researchers indicated…”glutathione has symptomatic efficacy and possibly retards the progression of the disease”.

New!  Lipoceutical™ Glutathione

Glutathione is a supplement that is extremely difficult to absorb.  Most oral supplements are worthless, because the digestive tract destroys the nutrient before it can be absorbed. 

Supplements such as NAC can help your body make more glutathione, but the effect is mild. This is why intravenous therapy was once considered to be the only therapy that really works.

However - There is a brand new glutathione product on the market called Lipoceutical™ Glutathione. 

Lipoceutical™ Glutathione is a liposomal glutathione supplement in liquid form that is taken orally. According to Dr. Laux, it’s the first  oral glutathione supplement that your body can truly absorb.  It survives the trip through your intestines because the glutathione is contained in microscopic little pouches called liposomes. Thus, the glutathione enters your bloodstream intact.  According to Dr. Laux, liposomes were recently tested in rigorous scientific studies, and were found to have an amazing 90% absorption rate.  That’s comparable to intravenous glutathione therapy, for a fraction of the cost. 

Dr. Laux says: “I’ve been using (liposomal glutathione) myself to treat a close relative.  I can personally attest the effects are miraculous." 

This is nothing like yesterdays ineffective glutathione supplement. Lipoceutical™ Glutathione is brand new and clinical trials are ongoing but not complete.

Another excellent supplement that helps to raise intracellular glutathione levels is non-denatured whey protein powder.  Both ImmunoPro Rx and RenewPro™protein powders contain NAC in its natural form as well as glutamine, both which are glutathione precursors. This means that ImmunoPro and RenewPro™  help the body produce its own glutathione, and have been proven to raise intracellular glutatione levels.  This  protein powder is an extremely easy, effective, safe and nutritious way of giving the body the nutritional building blocks to promote glutathione production.

While the actual cause of Parkinson's remains unknown, there are two related theories put out by the medical establishment as to what causes this destruction of certain brain cells.

One hypothesis is that the cells are destroyed by toxins within the body that the liver is unable to filter out because as the body ages, the liver loses its ability to work as efficiently and effectively as it once did.

Another theory is that exposure to environmental toxins, such as herbicides and pesticides that leach into the ground water, is responsible. In fact, the American Medical Association has recently declared that it believes the culprit for this devastating disorder to be pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and other inorganic chemicals. And interestingly enough, the basis of many pesticides and insecticides is toxic metals such as arsenic (rat poison), cadmium (fertilizers) and lead. Some people with Parkinson's disease have been found to have high levels of lead in their brains.

In the book "The Truth About Where You Live", Benjamin Goldman reports extensive studies of pesticides and chemical toxicity as they relate to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Lou Gehrig's Disease. He also points out that Parkinson's has been correlated with rural farming practices throughout the country. In the U.S. alone, 1.3 million tons of pesticides are used each year, both in agriculture and for cosmetically altering the foods we eat.

According to a featured news article on MSNBC.com, the evidence that exposure to environmental toxins such as pesticides and herbicides causes Parkinson’s disease is stronger than its ever been before.  To view the article, please click here >>>

Reducing the load of toxins on your body means eliminating preservatives, additives, food colorings, artificial sweeteners, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and artificial flavorings. It also means reducing exposure to airborne chemicals, such as perfumes and tobacco smoke, household chemicals, and pesticides and insecticides. Drink only filtered water, and prepare and store food in inert containers only (not plastics).