A look at over 25 studies to uncover 5 scientifically backed ways that a vegan diet can contribute to the prevention and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, ranging from dopamine precursors to promising interventiary trials.
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1% of people over 60 has Parkinson’s:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28150045
Basic Pathology Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK6271/
http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/2/309
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/parkinsons-disease/causes/
L-Dopa before and after video:
L- Dopa Side Effects:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958954/
Study on Fiber and US population:
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2012/05/28/jn.112.160176.full.pdf
Fiber and L-Dopa, Vegan Diet Quote:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1330307
Tyrosine and blood–brain barrier study:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.12082/full
CASE STUDY 1: “dramatic response to a vegan diet.”
http://www.avensonline.org/wp-content/uploads/JPA-2376-922X-03-0016.pdf
Parkinsonism:
http://www.parkinson.org/sites/default/files/Parkinsonism.pdf
Synuclein Calcium Chart Source:
https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/30801/title/Death-or-Damage-of-Dopamine-Neurons/
Calcium Blockers lower risk by 25-30%: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25845582
Plant foods 64 times the antioxidants of animal foods: https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-9-3
Antioxidant that cross the BBB prevent damage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15733082
Circumin Crosses BBB:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781139/
“Elevated PD cybrid alpha-synuclein oligomer levels were also attenuated by CoQ(10) and GSH.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18717628
Fisetin Strawberry Levels:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689181/pdf/ars.2012.4901.pdf
CASE STUDY 2 – Low Animal Fat, Fisetin and Hexacosanol:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846082
Dopamine Neurons Regenerate:
http://www.pnas.org/content/100/13/7430.full
95% of POPs from Animal Fat:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1262363613001791
PCBs and Parkinson’s:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3470755/
Heavy Metals and Synuclein:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989867/
28% US Fish mislabeled:
http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_Highlights_FINAL.pdf
High Consumption of Dairy and PD:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2232901/pdf/nihms33472.pdf
High Consumption of Dairy and PD 2:
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15781824
Vegan Diet Intervention Trial for PD:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/174313211X12966635733231?src=recsys&journalCode=ynns20
Caffeine Study:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/192731
Paraquat upped Parkinson’s risk 2.5-fold. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-study-finds-two-pesticides-associated-parkinsons-disease
11x risk if you had the genes for it: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572192/
CDC No mention of Parkinson’s on Paraquat page:
https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/paraquat/basics/facts.asp
Genes and PD: http://n.neurology.org/content/neurology/56/1/4.full.pdf
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