* there is a significant correlation between having a greater than average number of dental amalgam (Mercury)surfaces and having chronic conditions such as epilepsy, MS, or migraine headaches.
* Sugar and food sources that metabolize into sugar such as grains and fruits should be used minimally.
* Dairy products have been linked to a risk of developing Parkinson’s. Something in dairy products might negatively impact the oxidation levels in your brain, making symptoms more persistent. This effect was shown to be stronger in men than in women and not seen in those supplementing with calcium. Recent research suggests that a defect in how the body manages calcium ions (Ca2+), the form of calcium residing in bone, and also present in dairy, might be to blame for the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
* avoid all processed food.
* Exposure to certain environmental toxins. For instance, neurotoxins like pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are substances that have been shown to cause disruptions and/or damage to the neurological system, including your brain.
* [[Vitamin B6]] : Japanese researchers found that lower levels of vitamin B6 in your diet increase your risk for Parkinson's disease by about 50 percent. Especially in people over 55 years old. An earlier study shows higher levels of the vitamin reduce their risk by 54 percent.
== Home remedies ==
*Eat more vegetables, which are high in [[Folic Acid]]
* Consider supplementing coenzyme Q10 or its reduced form Ubiquinol, which may help to fight the disease
*Intake of [[Sesame Seeds]] and sesame seed butter has beneficial results for curing Parkinson’s disease.
* [[Cowhage]] : Developing research suggests that some cowhage preparations might help improve symptoms of Parkinson's disease when used in combination with prescription drugs such as amantadine, selegiline, and anticholinergic agents. Cowhage contains levodopa (L-dopa), a chemical used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
*Plenty of nuts, grains and sprouts should be included in the diet. Avoid tea, coffee, chocolate and too much spice in food items.
* [[Anti-inflammatory]] herbs such as turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, and rosemary among others should be used at every possible chance.
* [[Cinnamon]] : Researchers fed ground cinnamon to mice with Parkinson's disease. They found that, when the cinnamon reached the gut, it was broken down into various metabolites including sodium benzoate, a widely used food preservative. The sodium benzoate then entered the mice's brains, where it prevented the loss of Parkin and DJ-1, stopped neuron death and caused neurotransmitters including dopamine to return to normal levels.
* [[Pomegranate]] : A study indicated that pomegranate seed extract (PSE) and juice (PJ) consumption may exhibit protective effects against PQ-induced neurotoxicity in mice.
*Take about 20 grams of larkspur in 4 cups of boiling water, drink the decoction a mouthful at a time. Avoid drinking more than 3 cups a day.
* coconut and palm kernel oils naturally contained MCTs (Medium Chain Triglycerides). Metabolizing MCTs creates ketones. Recent research has shown that ketones help protect against [[Alzheimer's Disease]], Parkinson's Disease (PD), LS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Huntington's disease, Drug resistant epilepsy, [[Diabetes]]
* [[Coffee]] has been linked to prevention of Parkinson’s, [[Liver Cancer]] and type 2 diabetes.
* Eating foods that contain a small amount of nicotine, such as peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and other nightshade vegetables may reduce risk of developing Parkinson's Disease.
* [[White Tea]] : Polyphenols in green tea protect your brain cells from Parkinson's. But you can do even better. White tea has more polyphenols than green. These are essential to protecting your brain from oxidative stress and damage. Not only that, but Parkinson's causes your neurons to die off over time. They control the release of dopamine, which helps keep your muscles stable. But polyphenols may directly protect these neurons.
* Eating an apple a day protects the brain from oxidative damage that causes neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This magical nutrient that acts as protection is quercetin, which is a phytonutrient.
* Herba Epimedii ([[Epimedium]] leaf) and Herba Cistanches (desert-living [[Cistanche]]) have the ability to protect nerve cells by regulating expressions of neurotrophic and apoptosis related factors.
* [[Black Seed]] oil helps Parkinson's disease, anxiety and depression.
==References==
* ''https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130509091215.htm''
* ''https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2232901/''
* ''Neuroprotective effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) juice and seed extract in paraquat-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Samah M. Fathy, Heba A. El-Dash & Noha I. Said''
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