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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:25
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Subject: Glutathoine & L-dopa
New Hope for Parkinson's Disease
With a genuine cure still somewhat in the future, the "gold standard" for
treatment of Parkinson disease it is l-DOPA, a drug that helps to control
tremor and reduce rigidity by increasing the amount of dopamine in the
brain. While Michael J. Fox is receiving temporary benefits from this
drug, l-DOPA is far from ideal. It has undesirable side effects,
including severe nausea, dizziness, and some cases liver damage. It's
effectiveness diminishes overtime, and the drug itself increases the
generation of free radicals that worsen the disease in the long run.
GLUTATHIONE, AN EFFECTIVE NEW THERAPY
At the Whitaker wellness Institute, we are using a promising new therapy
called intervenous Glutathoine to help slow the process of nerve cell
degeneration. Levels of Glutathione, a naturally occurring brain
protecting antioxidant, are significantly decreased in patients with
Parkinson's disease, with a deficiency occurring in the portion of the brain
were dopamine generating neurons are concentrated
Glutathione depletion may in fact be a crucial early step in the process
of neurodegeneration. In a compelling 1996 study, researchers studied
this relationship by administering glutathione intravenously to 9 patients
with early Parkinson disease for 30 days. At the end of the study, all
the patients had improved significantly, with a 42 percent decline in
disability. The effects lasted for two to four months after the therapy
was stopped
The effects of interveninous feeding with Glutathoine are dramatic.
Patients experienced reduced rigidity, increased mobility, and diminish tremor
within one hour of treatment. Ability to speak is improved, and
depression [a common feature of Parkinson's disease] is greatly alleviated.
Glutathione can be beneficial even when administered several years after the
onset of Parkinson's disease. Injections take about 15 minutes and are
repeated three times per week.Glutathione is extremely safe and without side
effects.
