Caffeine Dreams
Many products are loaded with the stuff, but it might not be so bad for you after all. You probably perk up just at the thought of your morning joe or afternoon soda break,...
Tagged: Parkinson’s Disease
An End to the Shakes
Parkinson’s disease affects about one million people in the United States. Levodopa, the most common drug used to treat Parkinson’s, is effective. Yet long-term use causes many patients to develop disabling complications, such as...
Health conditions for baby boomers and how to prevent and/or treat them
OSTEOPOROSIS: Despite the high level of physical fitness among baby boomers, an alarming number are afflicted with osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation says 44 million American men and women aged 50 and older have...
Too Much Iron and Manganese Lead to Higher Risk for Parkinson’s
Too much iron and manganese in the diet may put people at increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, find researchers publishing in the June 2003 issue of Neurology. Investigators from the University of Washington in...
High Fruit Consumption Increases Risk of Parkinson’s
A new study shows high fruit consumption may increase a person’s risk of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers in Honolulu tested more than 8,000 subjects and recorded the number of diagnosed Parkinson’s cases for a 34-year...
New Drug to treat Parkinson’s?
Researchers have made a major discovery that could slow — and even stop — the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from Northwestern University found isradipine (DynaCirc), a drug widely used to treat cardiac hypertension...
Enhancing Energy and Enhancing Immunity
Enhancing Energy Every cell in the body is packed with small organelles called mitochondria. Referred to as “intracellular powerhouses”, these cell components produce most of the energy used by the body. Cells with a...
Parkinson’s Disease
In his 2000 autobiography Lucky Man, the actor Michael J. Fox describes his battle with Parkinson’s disease (PD) as a “Jekyll-and-Hyde melodrama” that cycles between times when his medication is working and times when...
CoQ10 Fighting Parkinson’s Disease
CoQ10 shows promise for patients with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the part of the brain responsible for muscle movement and causes tremors in the arms, the legs and the jaw....
Vitamin D Deficiency – Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a serious, debilitating health condition that causes stiffness, tremors, and lowness of movement due to inadequate levels of dopamine in the brain. In a 2008 study, researchers at the Emory University...