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04-20-2009, 10:20 PM | #1 | |||
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Comparing notes with Fiona in another thread has led to the question of fish oil and PD. I seem to be benefiting greatly from it at a dose of a tablespoon per day. Has anyone else used it regularly, at what dose, and what benefit?
I had assumed that there was enough research on it to answer the question of its basic benefit but was surprised that "PD + fish oil" only turned up nineteen hits. Once again, a basic question has gone unasked. Here was the most recent one- 1: J Nutr. 2008 Dec;138(12):2521-2. (n-6) and (n-3) Polyunsaturated fatty acids and the aging brain: food for thought. Whelan J. Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1920, USA. jwhelan@utk.edu Over the last decade, the role of dietary PUFA in growth, development, and cognitive function in the infant has been a topic at numerous national and international meetings. Only recently has the role of PUFA been more seriously examined as they relate to the aging brain. In fact, a search of the literature reveals very few randomized control trials exploring this research area. However, the literature reveals growing mechanistic evidence that cognitive function of the aging brain can be preserved, or loss of function can be diminished with docosahexaenoic acid, a long-chain (n-3) PUFA. Furthermore, no symposia have taken a serious look at the impact of (n-6) PUFA on the brain, in particular arachidonic acid (AA), the most highly concentrated (n-6) PUFA in the brain. This symposium explores the role of AA metabolism in the brain as it relates to neurological mood disorders. To that end, this symposium was designed to highlight the potential effects of dietary PUFA on the adult brain, an important issue given the growing elderly population in this country and the growing problems with neurological disorders (dementia, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, bipolar disorders, etc.). PMID: 19022982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
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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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