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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Acidity
The primary fault in Parkinson's Disease is the insufficient formation of dopamine :
L-tyrosine >>> L-dopa >>> dopamine
Each of these two steps is enabled by an enzyme. An enzyme is a substance that enables a biochemical reaction to take place in the body, usually by turning one substance in to another.
The activity of enzymes IS affected negatively by acidity. An increase in acidity could therefore, in theory at least, reduce the formation of dopamine, and thereby increase Parkinson's Disease symptoms.
As Robert has detailed, there are mechanisms in the body aimed at maintaining the proper level of acidity, but as with most things in the body they are not always sufficient.
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