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Could the “little blue pill” help in more ways than one??? Might be fun trying to find out!!! lol

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A researcher at the Cleveland Clinic found that those who used Viagra were 70% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s! Could this medication also prevent or help Parkinsons?

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Correlation or causation? That is the question.

The blue pill does increase blood flow though. I could see how it could help.

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There's only one way to find out...😉

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Good luck jim, I i just got off the phone with their contact person 3 yr waiting list.

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Jim we need to work that emergency notification plan some more. This is what - the 4th or 5th time this has happened!

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JustJeff

I wonder if the little blue pill taken at the same time as madopar would increase the dopamine to the brain...LOL...my wifes hiding at the moment LOL

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LAJ12345

Natural alternative is horny goat weed. It has Icariin in it.

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“Abstract: Icariin is a biologically active substance in Epimedii herba that is used for the treatment of neurologic disorders. However, a comprehensive analysis of the molecular mechanisms of icariin is lacking. In this review, we present a brief history of the use of icariin for medicinal purposes; describe the active chemical components of Epimedii herba; and examine the evidence from experimental studies that have uncovered molecular targets of icariin in different diseases. We also constructed a protein–protein interaction network and carried out Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes functional enrichment analyses to predict the therapeutic actions of icariin in nervous system diseases including Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, ischemic stroke, depressive disorder, multiple sclerosis, glioblastoma, and hereditary spastic paraplegias. The results of our analyses can guide future studies on the application of icariin to the treatment of neurologic disorders.”

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