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PARKINSON’S DISEASE - THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT
Parkinson’s disease is a neuro-degenerative condition that affects the nervous and muscular systems. Lucille Leader Dip.ION describes how dynamic nutritional management – incorporating knowledge of drug-nutrient interactions, diet and nutritional supplementation can influence the health of the Parkinson’s disease patient. Parkinson’s disease is not just a disease of the elderly. In the UK there are more than 120,000 sufferers ranging from teens through to old age. People with Parkinson’s disease often present initial symptoms of tremor, rigidity, unsteadiness and bradykinesia (slow movement). A mask-like facial expression and shuffling gait may also be present. The reason for this impaired muscular control and function has been attributed to a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine which is manufactured by neurones in the substantia nigra area of the brain. Possible reasons for insufficient dopamine production may include: cell degeneration, mitochondrial inadequacy, enzyme malfunction, deficient cellular nutrition, cell death (apoptosis), disease, free-radical destruction, environmental toxicity, pesticides and insecticides, drug use, genetic factors, stress or just idiopathic manifestation. http://www.ion.ac.uk/archives/170_pa...l_support.html
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with much love, lou_lou . . by . , on Flickr pd documentary - part 2 and 3 . . Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these. |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | rd42 (03-08-2009) |
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03-08-2009, 02:20 PM
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Ms. Leader and her husband, an anesthesiologist, run a PD clinic in London and have written some of the best books on PD that I have found.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | lou_lou (03-08-2009) |
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03-09-2009, 10:00 PM
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Yes, I agree. I have a copy of "Parkinson's Disease, The Way Forward" by Dr. Geoffrey Leader and Lucille Leader, and it is my favorite.
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | lou_lou (03-09-2009) |
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03-09-2009, 10:16 PM
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for everyone who needs better nutrtional info -here is a link to the book http://www.parkinsonsdisease-the-way-forward.com/
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with much love, lou_lou . . by . , on Flickr pd documentary - part 2 and 3 . . Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these. |
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