Hello Friends,
Changing the post title...
The intention of this post is to list and consolidate the actions / supplements which leads to Neurogenesis and neuronal repair, increase BDNF, GDNF and hopefully stop or reverse Parkinson's Disease progression by direct or indirect methods.
You're taking the easy way out, JayPwP 😉 Before you let us watch this one-hour video, please provide a brief explanation of the Neurogenesis Diet and what makes Dr. Brant Cortright's exposé so special for us.
According to AI: The Neurogenesis Diet promotes the growth of new brain cells through specific dietary choices. It focuses on consuming foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish, walnuts, and flaxseeds), antioxidants (found in colorful fruits and vegetables), polyphenols (found in green tea, dark chocolate, and berries), and low-glycemic index carbohydrates (such as whole grains and non-starchy vegetables). Some studies suggest that the Neurogenesis Diet emphasis on antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients may help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain, which are associated with Parkinson's disease. Omega-3 fatty acids, in particular, have been studied for their potential neuroprotective effects.
Thank you for the summary. I posted first and then started the video, halfway through now.
The intention is to put the information out there. Maybe someone will benefit...
Chocolate includes heavy metals, including one that you can't get rid of and messes with your bones and ability to produce blood cells. Which brings me to environmental pollutants, so now we have the problem of environmental pollutants plus the fact that a diet is a theory not a fact.
You are right that chocolate is not free from pollution either. However, the question is to what extent these trace amounts have a significant impact on your health when consumed in moderation. That's tricky with chocolate, I know. 😋 By choosing the organically responsible version, I convince myself that I am doing everything I can to responsibly reduce my PD symptoms with dark chocolate.
A balanced and healthy diet is not just a theory but an established concept supported by scientific evidence. I completely agree with you that we need to remain vigilant about quality and pollution, but I believe that we ourselves are still the biggest polluters of our bodies. The overconsumption of unhealthy processed foods, including the intentionally added toxic substances like refined sugar and alcohol, seems to be a greater pollutant for us at the moment than external factors. A balanced diet, along with regular exercise, is essential for our PD management and overall well-being. Choosing a better and cleaner world for all of us and future generations, however, remains a more significant goal but seems distant from our PD concerns
Thanks but I don't need your confirmation. Well two things there. One, I did not say that chocolate is not free from pollution. My comment was stronger, and it is also evidence-based. I don't know where you get your information.
Two, organic has nothing to do with whether there is cadmium in the soil where it is grown. Various locations around the world where chocolate is grown and harvested, and sources among the big marketers, by brand,
who sell it to you and me. I think you could be surprised at the results since I have a feeling you don't know what those results are. They vary quite a bit as to how much cadmium is present in a particular brand. Most of them including all of the bids I rather scary, give him what kid me and does.
Third, the presence of cadmium is not do to pollution, it occurs naturally. Cadmium is bad enough to risk giving up chocolate for sure. Get the some education on the matter or don't be so confident because you dont want to mislead anybody into thinking that what we were talking about isn't trivial debating matter. Very serious about this.
You apparently don't appreciate it when I confirm that I largely agree with you and take the risks of heavy metal pollution very seriously 😊 Therefore, let me immediately share my comments if this is the research you are referring to:
consumerreports.org/health/...
It is important to apply the standards determined by society in terms of food safety. According to the EFSA, an adult should not consume more than 25 mcg of cadmium daily through food, water, and air. In 2018, the FDA lowered the daily upper limit for lead from 70 mcg to 12.5 mcg with a focus on safe pregnancies. For unclear reasons, the American Consumer Reports chose to disregard the values of the EFSA and FDA and instead rely on the Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) according to the California government's health organization, the OEHHA. The MADL for lead is a maximum of 0.5 mcg and for cadmium it is 4.1 mcg. Since this is extremely low, the problem with lead in practice is very small, but the risk of excessive cadmium in some types of chocolate is indeed present, especially in combination with other sources. The food groups grains, potatoes, vegetables, and fruits contribute the most to total cadmium exposure, approximately 80 percent.
rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapport...
Nevertheless, Chocolate-related cadmium intake is underestimated in dietary cadmium exposure surveys. However, the good news is that cadmium bioaccessibility in cocoa products is rather low, up to a factor of 5 lower compared to wheat. Additionally, the bioaccessibility in chocolates decreases with increasing cocoa content:
sciencedirect.com/science/a...
In addition to the almost unavoidable cadmium contamination, cocoa often involves the use of many pesticides. Both for the protection of consumers and workers, the choice of an organic and fair trade label seems wise. Unfortunately, the only option to avoid excessive cadmium and lead seems to be to eat less chocolate. The recommendation is not to consume more than 20-25 grams of dark bitter chocolate and to regularly switch brands, as this is of minor importance for the necessary flavanols. Contrary to what we are led to believe, dark chocolate is a very poor source of flavanols because they are lost during processing. It is better to consume a lot of green and black tea or foods such as apples and pears with skin, kidney beans, sorghum grain, and hazelnuts:
theconversation.com/flavano...
Now we just have to wait and see what toxins can be found there. Happy Easter, Marion, even without chocolate eggs! 🐣
"It is important to apply the standards determined by society in terms of food safety."
Wrong!
" Unfortunately, the only option to avoid excessive cadmium and lead seems to be to eat less chocolate."
Correct!
Cadmium collects in your bones, replacing calcium and effectively permanently cutting off the needed functions of calcium. It's like strontium in that regard, your body attracts it like a magnet and sucks it up like a sponge. It doesn't leave your body and effects are cumulative. One consumes it from multiple sources without knowing the fact that it is occurring, because information is suppressed or strategically not looked for or overlooked in the first place and underestimated in the second. For instance, now that Apeel is in worldwide use, it's use is strategically kept from consumers, and its risks strategically kept from consumers, and you cannot wash it off, all five heavy metals involved are now part of what you consume daily if you consume any vegetables and fruits.
The whole point of reducing as much intake of toxins as you can is because many of them stay in you as you accumulate them, ever increasing me your load, without even knowing you're doing so because so many sources are kept quiet and the risks are kept quiet, for commercial purposes which operate using politics behind the scenes, I know because I have seen it personally during my career in government. One consumes unknown quantities because of suppression of information or of not looking at all or drastically underestimating the risk by producing crooked scales in the first place, because of the influence of commercial interest on public authorities, which is what you call "society." And as to that, the only branch of society that is anywhere close to legitimate is California.
I noticed you like to play come up without announcing it, "let's conduct a rhetorical style game of submitting preselected-bias laden dueling articles instead of looking for the truth" games. So even though you don't disclose your bias in the first place, try this one:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
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Happy Easter without the chocolate, indeed!
thanks for posting! Good information!
Exercise: amazon.com/Spark-Revolution...
Found this...
Neuroprotective Strategies for Neurological Disorders by Natural Products: An update
How to get the most out of a post to this forum seeking advice on treating PD
Warning : another happy post
