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Parkinsons #1–info you must know about the levodopa and Sinemet

Parkinson’s disease is a devastating disease affecting both men and women. The involuntary movements make even the smallest daily activities tough for these patients. The medications can work wonders to help patients gain control of their movements. However, these same medications actually decrease the body’s ability to make dopamine, the chemical that Parkinson’s patients are lacking. Patients, over time, will need increasing doses of their medications. Not only do the medications do nothing to stop the progress of the disease, they actually make the disease progress more quickly. The medications also deplete glutathione in the brain, which is a chemical responsible for antioxidant power, or anti-aging.

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