Parkinson’s disease isn’t just an affliction of old age. In the UK there are more than 120,000 sufferers, ranging from teenagers to the elderly. Nor is Parkinson’s a disease of poverty, as the high-profile cases of Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali and the late Katharine Hepburn attest. My first hands-on experience of the condition came through treating the late comic actor Terry-Thomas.Whatever the age of the person with Parkinson’s, the condition can be very tough to live with. People with Parkinson’s disease first show symptoms of tremor, rigidity, unsteadiness and slow movement (bradykinesia). The reason for these problems with muscular control and function has been attributed to a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Conventional treatment is based on drug therapy giving L-dopa, the direct precursor of dopamine, which is made from the amino acid phenylalanine, found in dietary protein.
Other drugs are available which may increase the effectiveness of L-dopa or stimulate the dopamine receptors and there are surgical methods of helping control the tremors. There is also ongoing research in both areas. However helpful, drugs and surgery do run the risk of side-effects. As such, so many people with Parkinson’s opt for drugs only when they cannot function effectively enough without them. With the right nutritional support, this threshold may be extended and when reached, drugs better metabolized with less side effects. never be reached.
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