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Parkinson's Disease...is there a holistic cure?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 171220:MV8yNDUxMjdfNTQyMjY5MV9CMDUzNzRCNA==] studies show that nicotine is NOT the component of tobacco that inhibits monoamine oxidase B look it up BTW , what a coincidence, selegiline, the drug that slows down the progression of parkinsons, extends general lifespan in rats, and acts as a powerful neuroprotective agent is guess what.......... an MAO-B inhibitor so lets break it down 1) MAO-B inhibitors are known to be what is protective (look at selegiline) 2) smokers have 40% less MAO-B in their bodies 3) people who use patches and nicotine gum return to normal MAO-B levels after quiting smoking, when they smoked they had less MAO-B logical conclusion, its other stuff in tobacco that inhibits MAO-B, not nicotine, nicotine doesnt even inhibit it in vitro tests. its something else, like the beta-carbolines in tobacco. point 2: yes nicotine will temporarily help parkinson's a tiny bit, thats because nicotine causes the release of dopamine (and why its a pleasurable buzz) , however its not the neuroportective agent that prevents parkinsons . i.e. if you took 10000 people who smoked all their life and 10000 people who used nicotine gum all their life, its a sound prediction that you WILL find the nicotine gum group to have equal parkinson's cases to everyone else, but not the smoking group. [/quote]
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