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Antioxidants And Parkinson’s Disease Treatments
The brain consumes about 20 percent of the oxygen in the body, and with that high level of oxygen consumption evidence shows an increase in the number of free radicals in the brain.
The problem becomes worse when the number of free radicals is further increased by the toxic burden of household chemicals, pesticides, and other toxic exposures.
Antioxidants—whether consumed as food or nutritional supplements—can help the body fight free-radical damage and stabilize the reactive oxygen molecules by freely donating extra electrons. Antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium, among others.
Vitamin C
One-fourth of all Americans do not get even the minimum amount of vitamin C—60 milligrams—that cells need to perform basic biological functions. In the body, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) helps with tissue and collagen growth, wound healing, adrenal gland function, and healthy gums, in addition to serving as a powerful antioxidant.
Studies have found plasma levels of vitamin C to be significantly lower in people with Parkinson’s disease, compared to healthy controls.
Importance Of Healthy Diet and Nutritional Supplements For Parkinson’s Patients
By the time Doris had had Parkinson’s disease for 15 years, she needed help with almost all of her daily activities. She was only in her midfifties but she couldn’t walk from the bathroom to the bed without assistance; she couldn’t dress herself or prepare her meals. Everything changed when she read that changing her diet and taking nutritional supplements could prevent her symptoms.
At that point in her life, Doris felt she had nothing to lose by changing her lifestyle:
I ate food rich in the amino acid GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid) and I took a slew of supplements—B vitamins, GABA, alpha-lipoic acid, and lots of others. I took the supplements for about three months, but I saw results very quickly.
Within a few weeks, I almost felt normal. As I got better, I was able to exercise again. When I started, I couldn’t swing my arms when I walked, if I could walk at all.
When my motor skills came back to me, I started walking, biking, playing racquetball, and working out with weights at the gym. I got my health back.
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