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----- Original Message ----- From: Ervin McCarthy To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:25 AM Subject: Glutathoine & L-dopa New Hope for Parkinson's Disease With a genuine cure still somewhat in the future, the "gold standard" for treatment of Parkinson disease it is l-DOPA, a drug that helps to control tremor and reduce rigidity by increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain. While Michael J. Fox is receiving temporary benefits from this drug, l-DOPA is far from ideal. It has undesirable side effects, including severe nausea, dizziness, and some cases liver damage. It's effectiveness diminishes overtime, and the drug itself increases the generation of free radicals that worsen the disease in the long run. GLUTATHIONE, AN EFFECTIVE NEW THERAPY At the Whitaker wellness Institute, we are using a promising new therapy called intervenous Glutathoine to help slow the process of nerve cell degeneration. Levels of Glutathione, a naturally occurring brain protecting antioxidant, are significantly decreased in patients with Parkinson's disease, with a deficiency occurring in the portion of the brain were dopamine generating neurons are concentrated Glutathione depletion may in fact be a crucial early step in the process of neurodegeneration. In a compelling 1996 study, researchers studied this relationship by administering glutathione intravenously to 9 patients with early Parkinson disease for 30 days. At the end of the study, all the patients had improved significantly, with a 42 percent decline in disability. The effects lasted for two to four months after the therapy was stopped The effects of interveninous feeding with Glutathoine are dramatic. Patients experienced reduced rigidity, increased mobility, and diminish tremor within one hour of treatment. Ability to speak is improved, and depression [a common feature of Parkinson's disease] is greatly alleviated. Glutathione can be beneficial even when administered several years after the onset of Parkinson's disease. Injections take about 15 minutes and are repeated three times per week.Glutathione is extremely safe and without side effects.