Examining how stress affects Parkinson’s disease

[Farooqji]

Stress can have a negative effect on anyone’s health but presents particular challenges for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Kim Seroogy, PhD, said previous research from his team has shown that chronic stress can exacerbate Parkinson’s disease and lead to degeneration of brain cells and motor functions at a faster rate.

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[JustJeff]

Interesting i recently broke down in my car on the motorway and went from calm to uncontrollable Parkinsons shaking very stressful

[eschneid in reply to JustJeff]

Jeff,

I don't need to be in my car, having a frustrating discussion/emotional disagreement with my wife sends me from 0 to 60 on the UPSM (uncontrollable Parkinson's shake meter)

[Basih101]

Good article but it doesn't offer much help. Stress greatly affects my husband and he has never been one to be able to relax. I give him some things to calm him such as magnesium and ashwagandha. ( Right now he is stressed over income taxes).

[Farooqji in reply to Basih101]

Bacopa monnerie is very good anti-stress supplement

[PDFree]

Stress does it to me too, unfortunately.

[LAJ12345]

Yes, stress is the problem with my hubby too.He had been doing extremely well but Christmas people and food, and looking after baby grandson who cries when left with us has set him back a bit again.

[GymBag]

I think it provides a rare ray of hope. A short portion of what was said

"Looking ahead

If the study shows that removing the stress receptors can stop or reverse the effects of Parkinson’s, Seroogy said next steps over the coming years could include working toward treatments through stress hormone blockers or next-generation therapeutics that target the receptors with more specificity and fewer side effects.

Herman said as the research continues, it is paramount to emphasize the importance of stress management to Parkinson’s patients since stress has been found to be a prominent factor of disease progression.

“We need to let patients and their families know the importance of stress management, including cognitive behavioral therapies, hobbies, things that can kind of engage positively with the patient,” he said."

[chartist]

This combo may help when you are under stressful conditions and has a very good safety profile, is readily available now, uses one of the better adaptogens, while being a healthful combination of supplements for most people at a relatively low cost.

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