Parkinson's Disease Dopamine Metabolism, Applied Metabolism and Nutrition

PARKINSONS DISEASE
DOPAMINE METABOLISM,
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
& NUTRITION

Authors: Lucille Leader and Dr Geoffrey Leader
Foreword: by Dr Nicholas Miller

This user-friendly monograph illustrates the various metabolic pathways implicated in Parkinsons disease, with their primary sources in protein, carbohydrates and fats.
It describes the enzymes necessary for metabolic and biochemical progress with their dependence on coenzymes - which are specific nutrients.

The text demonstrates that concomitant with dopaminergic pharmaceutical supplementation, dynamic support of the individuals biochemical, metabolic and nutritional status should be considered as essential adjuvant therapy during the degenerative journey. The aim is to optimise potential cellular and general functional health within the constraints of the disease.

Dopamine, the neurotransmitter which is deficient in Parkinsons disease, is metabolised from dietary protein. The metabolic steps from protein ingestion in the diet to the production of dopamine in the brain - and further on to adrenaline, are best described by biochemistry.
Contemporary nutritional management is the APPLICATION of biochemical principles.

Medical tests as well as state of the art nutritional biochemical tests are presented which enable the medical and nutritional professions to up- or down- regulate the individual cellular environment.

Subjects presented include:
dopamine metabolism
adrenal metabolism
inflammation and prostaglandins
oxidative stress and free radicals
intestinal environment
Krebs Cycle and cell energy
drug-nutrient interaction
nutritional supplements
detoxification
laboratory tests

This personalised therapeutic approach does indeed complement the use of dopaminergic pharmaceuticals and may enhance their efficacy due to the support of biochemical pathways.