I, too, saw the Dr. Oz show where I thought he said 95% of the Seretonin is manufactured in the gut -- I didn't hear Melatonin. -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of PARKINSN automatic digest system Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: PARKINSN Digest - 14 Feb 2012 to 15 Feb 2012 (#2012-50) There are 3 messages totalling 76 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. The Brain in the Gut (2) 2. Colonic biopsies to assess the neuropathology of Parkinson's disease and ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:35:07 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: The Brain in the Gut If you google "The Brain in the Gut" a multitude of hits come up. _http://www.psyking.net/id36.htm_ (http://www.psyking.net/id36.htm) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:47:53 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Colonic biopsies to assess the neuropathology of Parkinson's disease and ... Interesting! I haven't checked it out yet but yesterday I was watching Dr. Oz and he had a guest on who said the same thing. He was talking about Melatonin and it has been found that it is not produced in the brain but in the stomach. In a message dated 2/14/2012 2:00:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mmoo@VI VEOLE.COM writes: > Fascinating!! > > It keeps getting more and more complicated... there has been a known link between guts and brain. Find the article in the archives called: The Brain in the Gut maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:53:54 +0100 From: mschild <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: The Brain in the Gut Braak has been working for more than a decade on his hunch that PD is caused by some ŽinfectionŽ of the gut ( bacterial, prionic, or other). In fact more and more it is thought that a lot of neurodegenerative diseases stem from some sort of infection that triggers an immune response that damages the STN. Other factors like predisposition would come into play maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ------------------------------ End of PARKINSN Digest - 14 Feb 2012 to 15 Feb 2012 (#2012-50) ************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn