About Parkinsons

Ma Ku asked:


Treating Parkinson’s disease with caffeine, as discussed in medical research, has started many heated conversations. I can’t help but think that caffeine has a high cost, even if it does help. Over doing caffeine takes away your dopamine, as I illustrate in my book titled, “The Truth About Caffeine”. An individual will continue to want bigger quantities of caffeine, no matter what amount he started consuming. When the body gets used to caffeine it cancels its effect, like any drug, needing a growing consumption to regain its potency. Even still, a lot of caffeine can cause harm and take away life.

Caffeine is the most popular brain stimulant that helps to release dopamine, which provides motivation, alertness, and emotional highs. Similar to various drugs, caffeine is sought after for a fast surge of dopamine, as it stimulates our brain. As the chief neuro-transmitter, dopamine performs as a messenger for the brain, taking care of the vitality levels, vigilance, acuity, ability to respond, spontaneity and similar functions. Added to this, dopamine is in control of addiction to stimulates.

The body’s growth of dopamine manufacturing brain cells is greatly diminished, as dopamine gets depleted with a massive consumption of caffeine. Then, comes a feeling of being exhausted and worn out. Yet, more caffeine is consumed returning the rush of vitality. This is the how the process of the reduction of dopamine nerve cell works.

Dopamine declines with age, however caffeine and other stimulants accelerate the dopamine decline and speed up the process of the brain aging. Parkinson’s disease is the result of a serious reduction of dopamine nerve cell. Parkinson’s disease suffers can benefit with dopamine flow stimulated by caffeine. Even so, about seventy to eighty percent of dopamine nerve cell become permanently lost previous to becoming aware of its symptoms.

Caffeine leads to the development of other health problems. As caffeine speeds up the production of our anxiety hormone, our adrenal glands become depleted. It only takes a single cup of a caffeinated drink to start the brain’s pituitary glands to release a signal to at the adrenal glands to let out the hormonal anxiety chemicals cortisol and adrenalininto the bloodstream.

Whenever you’re in a dangerous situation, your anxiety hormones are released, sending a blast of warmth throughout your body. The quick “pick-me-up” from caffeine actually comes from a anxiety hormone. As a effective stimulant as well as an irritant, caffeine alerts the body’s defense mechanisms which send out our anxiety hormones. Later on, this defense response gets worn out.

Relentless false adrenalin sent by caffeine consumption, wears out the glands until they can not release enough hormones. The caffeine consumer starts to increase larger amounts, adding additional anxiety on the glands, that can’t keep up with the demands of the addiction. As these actions continue, the results will show.

Eventually, caffeine consumers deplete their adrenal gland. Everyday overproduction of anxiety hormones, which are toxic in excess, eventually changes the blood composition, which, in turn, negatively affects proper function of the immune, endocrine, and nervous systems.

The consequences might be one or all of these situations; repeating fatigue, heightened blood sugar and insulin levels, weight gain, higher blood pressure, irritation, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorder, common viral infections, ulcers, thinning of the skin, bone loss, thyroid problems, and other disturbing messages of health deterioration.

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Stephanie

jennlutt72 asked:


Parkinson’s disease is the 2nd most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting over 1 million americans. Scientists already know being over age 50, MPTP, and several genes make it more likely somebody will develop the disorder. They also found several factors that are more common in people without the disorder and that they maybe somehow be protected by them. What are these 3 factors and why do they seem to protect these individuals?

Harold

Ma Ku asked:


Once a medical study was published on the application of caffeine for treating Parkinson’s disease, it stirred up a lot of controversy. However, in my opinion, caffeine cannot help without causing harm. Over doing caffeine takes away your dopamine, as I illustrate in my book titled, “The Truth About Caffeine”. An individual will continue to want bigger quantities of caffeine, no matter what amount he started consuming. As with any drug, the body quickly discovers how to render caffeine’s effects void, demanding larger quantities to feel any further stimulation. However, high levels of caffeine can be dangerous and even fatal.

Most caffeine consumers actively seek the boost of dopamine, for their brains to be stimulated, in order to feel more motivated, intense sensations and heightened mental acuity. As all other brain stimulant and heavy drugs, people use caffeine to stimulate the brain for the quick acceleration of dopamine. Dopamine is a neuro-transmitter, the brain’ chemical messenger which is responsible for energy level, vigilance, alertness, reaction time, spontaneity, etc. Even so, dopamine in addition, determines stimulant addiction.

Excessive caffeine intake leads to over-stimulation and depletion of dopamine-producing brain cells. You then feel weary and tried. Yet, more caffeine is consumed returning the rush of energy. This is a cycle of constant depletion of dopamine somatic cell.

As our body becomes older, our level of dopamine diminishes naturally, which goes even faster with caffeine. Parkinson’s disease is defined as a severe lessoning of dopamine somatic cell. Since caffeine stimulates opening up dopamine, victims of Parkinson’s disease can benefit. However, approximately 70 to 80 percent of dopamine somatic cell are irreversibly lost before the symptoms of disease become noticeable.

Caffeine leads to the development of other health problems. The stress hormone output by the adrenal glands is dangerously accelerated by caffeine. Just one cup of a caffeine-containing beverage is enough to trigger the brain (pituitary glands) to send a message to the adrenal glands to release the stress hormones adrenalin and cortisol to the bloodstream.

A natural consequence of an dangerous situation is a feeling of warm blood shooting through our veins, while the stress hormones are let out. The burst of energy we get from caffeine is actually a stress hormone rush. Caffeine is a strong stimulant and an irritant that triggers the body’s defense response by releasing the stress hormones. The defense system, after some time, loses its strength.

With the use of caffeine moving a constant supply of artificial adrenalin, the glands are exhausted and aren’t able to release sufficient hormones. Looking to experience the former adrenalin jolt, a caffeine user begins to increase his caffeine intake, placing more pressure on the glands, which cannot cope with the addict’ demands. As these actions continue, the results will show.

Sooner or later, caffeine users develop adrenal depletion. Everyday overproduction of stress hormones, which are toxic in excess, eventually changes the blood composition, which, in turn, negatively affects proper function of the immune, endocrine, and nervous systems.

The following consequence might happen; chronic fatigue, raised insulin and blood sugar levels, heightened weight, elevated blood pressure, irritation, nervousness, depression, sleeping disorder, common viral infections, ulcers, thinning of the skin, bone loss, thyroid problems, and besides more disturbing signals of deteriorating health.

Author Biography:

Marina Kushner is the founder of the Caffeine Awareness Alliance, a non-profit organization, which sponsors National Caffeine Awareness Month and is held annually in March across America. Ms. Kushner is an authority on caffeine and the detrimental effects it has on the body and mind. Her latest book called “The Truth About Caffeine” explores the historical and social impact of the drug throughout the ages while offering healthy alternatives to its usage. www.TruthaboutCaffeine.com

Earl

awesome Granny asked:


I was wondering if anyone else has this disease, I just diagnosed with it. how do you handle it. do you worry about it. I’m in the early stages so the dr. says, but I’v been experiencing the symptems for the past 6 years and thought I was having a nervous breakdown. I saw several drs. and they dismissed me and prescribed anti-depressants for me, which didn’t help, I do get depressed and want to hurt myself sometimes. sometimes i feel like I can’t go on.. I have to force myself to get dressed just to go to the store, my tremors are better except when I’m stressed. I walk better too and move my arms better because of the meds. they put me on.. I tire out very easy but because I look healthy, family doesn’t understand why I have to rest every day.

Jeffrey

Sacha Tarkovsky asked:


The compound we are going to discuss in this article is showing not only great promise in the prevention of Parkinson’s disease, it can also help suffers feel better.

It’s cheap, part of the natural food chain and has been medically proven to help.

So what is it this compound? Let’s take a look and its name may come as a surprise!

The compound is well known and is:

Nicotine – and in its organic form (not consumed in cigarettes) is proven to prevent Parkinson’s disease and also help suffers with the condition.

Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of diseases that occur less frequently among cigarette smokers than in non-smokers.

Smoking is of course harmful, no one should take it up to prevent or alleviate Parkinson’s disease but get it in natural organic form.

Nicotine removed from cigarettes in its natural state is a safe, non toxic and is found in many common foods and vegetables including Tomatoes, potatoes chilies and tea to name a few.

Nicotine & Parkinson’s Disease

Research has shown that some of the movement difficulties experienced by Parkinson suffers are less severe after smoking, taking nicotine gum or nicotine patches.

The medical community have been aware for around 30 years that fewer smokers get Parkinson’s diseases than non-smokers.

The observation was first made in the 1970’s and similar results have been shown in all medical tests since.

Nicotine can prevent and provide relief to sufferers.

Prevention

The main reason underlying the protective action of nicotine is believed to be its ability to increase the effect of neurotrophic factors that help the survival of dopaminergic neurons. Nicotine is believed to increase the number of “nicotinic” receptors in the brain.

These receptors help with the production and release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Parkinson’s disease occurs when brain cells that produce dopamine, an important chemical messenger die.

People don’t get Parkinson’s disease until around 80% of the dopamine-producing cells are dead.

Nicotine protects these cells against damage and as a consequence prevents the disease.

Relief for suffers

Nicotine is believed to help lessen memory difficulties which occur in people with Parkinson’s disease.

The number of nicotinic receptors is decreased in the brains of people who have Parkinson’s disease.

It is believed that nicotine may lead to extra stimulation of these remaining nicotinic receptors and thus provide relief for suffers.

Products

Nicotine is available in patches and gum and several companies have looked at nicotine water as a safe delivery method for organic nicotine with no added chemicals.

Nicotine water was originally promoted to people when they didn’t want to or could not smoke but has a large following of people who now take it for its potential health benefits.

Nicotine water has the advantage of providing organic nicotine with no other chemicals added.

Expect a lot more nicotine products in future as it is proven to improve memory, attention and concentration it has applications for a number of other conditions to.

Over the years nicotine has suffered an image problem due to its association with cigarette smoking but that is now changing as the medical community are seeing it as natures wonder drug with huge potential health benefits.

Michele

Maureen S asked:


My husband has now had Parkinsons for two years. Shaking of the hands and mouth. It doesn’t seem to be progressing very fast, but I am noticing that his short term memory is going and that he is getting slightly confused.

He is taking pills, but I wondered, besides giving him Gingko Biloba, is there anything else I can give him to either bring some memory back, or to slow down the confusion.

He had his 80th Birthday last week, and is in otherwise good health.

Doris

Jacob A asked:


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Nicholas

Jeremy Parker asked:


Parkinson’s disease develops when the neurons of the substantia nigra in the brain become progressively damaged and depleted. However the first signs of Parkinson’s disease are not obvious until about 80% of these neurons, that are responsible for the production a neurotransmitter called dopamine which helps to control muscle movement, are damaged beyond repair. Thus the early symptoms are actually only seen for the first time quite late on in the disease.

Fortunately there are a number of signs that point towards the development of the disease and so watching out for these can have positive effects on diagnosing Parkinson’s disease as early as possible.

For example:

Tremors – these are one of the first signs of the disease to be noticed by many sufferers. In the early stages it is common for just the extremities such as the hands and the feet to be affected, however as progression occurs the head, neck and limbs may also begin to shake uncontrollably. Other disease states also have tremors as a symptom however the movements associate with Parkinson’s disease disappear when the sufferer voluntarily moves and it is this factor that points to Parkinson’s disease as being the underlying cause.

Rigidity – many sufferers don’t even realise they have rigidity until someone else points it out to them, for example a doctor or physiotherapist. Rigidity is one of the defining factors of Parkinson’s disease and so if extensive muscle tone is discovered during an examination, further tests will be carried out in order to ascertain whether Parkinson’s disease is in fact the cause.

Poor balance and coordination – the tightness of the muscles and uncontrollable tremors often affect a person’s balance and make their hand/eye coordination decrease dramatically. A sufferer may find themselves dropping things, being unable to catch objects thrown to them, being unable to hold objects they could hold in the past and so on. They may also stumble over nothing and have to grab hold of things to help stabilise themselves.

Difficulty with movement – this can manifest itself as being slow movements (bradykinesia), a problem with actually initiating a movement (akinesia) or a decrease in the range of motion (hypokinesia). This last example will become particularly noticeable in the way a sufferer walks i.e. their steps will be short and shuffled and their arms will have very little swing, and in they way they write i.e. their handwriting will decrease in size and their letters will be poorly formed until eventually the handwriting will become illegible.

Other sensory signs – sufferers often complain of things such as pain in the affected areas, a feeling of restlessness even though they are actually physically exhausted, burning sensations in the extremities and occasionally numbness.

The signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease can also be attributed to other illnesses such as stress and absolute exhaustion so many sufferers don’t visit the doctor until such a time as they realise the symptoms are not getting any better, which can be months down the line. Contrary to popular belief, Parkinson’s disease is not age specific and although it is most commonly seen in the older generation (60+) there is a growing number of cases that develop earlier on in life, thus if you have any of the signs mentioned above and are in the least bit worried then a trip to your local doctor is advised, even if it is only to put your mind at rest.

Norma

Steve asked:


im 17
i have tremors allll the time..
headaches alot
5 minute attention span
the psychiatrist or psychologist i cant remember said its like my brain is asleep
my memory is terrible
i have scheurmanns disease which makes me kind of humped over..which is supposidly a symptom of parksinsons
i get dizzy alot and have to lay down and i feel somethin burning inside my head and start seeing purple and when i lay down or sit down it eventually goes away

help?

Tommy

Johno asked:


I have parkinsons and low blood pressure affects me. When I am sitting it is normal 120/70 but falls to 80/40 when I stand up. I feel light headed and dizzy all day and even forced to sit down during chores or standing for a while. Taking Sinemet 100/25 - 3 half tabs per day. Neurologist has suggested a high salt intake for time being. Diagnosed Sep 05, have had dizzyness continously since March 06.

Vera