Alpha Lipoic Acid, Mercury Toxicity, and Glutathione.

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

Fish are a source of methyl mercury poisoning. Dental amalgams are a source of elemental mercury poisoning. Chronic mercury exposure can damage the kidneys. Antioxidants protect people from neurological and kidney toxicity caused by mercury. Alpha-lipoic acid, antioxidants and glutathione relieve the symptoms of heavy metal toxicity and help remove heavy metals from the body. […]

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Conditions: Detoxification, Mercury poisoning, Neurological damage, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid, Antioxidants, Cysteine, Glutathione

Miscellaneous: Bile, Blood-brain barrier, Brain, Kidney, Liver, Sugar

Kudzu (Pueraria Mirifica) Improves Abnormal Lipids.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

“Pueraria mirifica (Kudzu) has a beneficial effect on lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women which may result from the activation of gene transcription through selective binding of phytoestrogens to ERalpha and ERbeta.” To read the author’s abstract of the article click on the link to the author’s title of the article above. NOTE: Read a literature […]

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Conditions: Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, Diabetes, Endometriosis, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Gout, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperuricemia, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Thai kudzu (Pueraria mirifica)

Foods: Legumes

Miscellaneous: Antioxidant, Aromatase enzyme, Estrogen replacement therapy, Isoflavones, Nitric oxide (NO), Ozone, Puerarin, Tectoridin, Xanthine oxidase inhibitors

Antioxidants for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

The cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of loss of vision after the age of 60, is unknown. The two types of AMD are wet and dry. In wet AMD, the tissues have characteristic new blood vessels (neovascular). In dry AMD, the tissues are atrophic (shriveled). Recent studies report the following risk […]

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Plant Sterols Protect Dopaminergic Brain Cells.

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been shown to be the result of deterioration of cells in a part of the brain (Substantia nigra) which produces dopamine (DA), with resulting DA depletion. The involved cells show evidence for oxidative stress. Fava beans (Vicia faba) and other plants contain steroid plant growth regulators called brassinosteroids (BR), which alter […]

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Lithium and CNS Neuroprotection.

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Lithium, FDA-approved to treat bipolar disorder (BD), has been USED for 60 years. However, lithium protects and benefits the central nervous system, and there are even indications that lithium can treat other neurodegenerative diseases. Patients with BD who take lithium may experience a reduction of grey matter loss usually seen with that disease. Lithium, also, […]

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Conditions: Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Apoptosis, Autophagy, Cerebellar degeneration, Cognitive impairment, Fragile X syndrome, Huntington's disease, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurogenesis, Neuroprotection, Parkinson's disease, Spinal cord injury, Stroke

Supplements: Lithium

Miscellaneous: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, Central nervous system

Alzheimer’s Disease, Healthy Fatty Acids and DHA.

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

DHA treatment may be beneficial for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is a neurodegenerative disorder with cognitive and short-term memory impairment. The cause of AD is unknown. Many studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of AD. Also, dietary DHA protects learning in rats that have been infused with amyloid-beta (a rat model […]

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Kudzu Review.

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Kudzu (Pueraria Montana or lobata,) an Asian herb, was brought to the U.S. for medicine and as food for animals. It is a traditional medicine for alcohol abuse. Kudzu grows so well in the U.S. that the vines grow into and shade the native trees, endangering the forests. Kudzu is a legume which fixes nitrogen […]

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Conditions: Aging, Breast cancer, Cirrhosis, Endometriosis, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Hearing loss (presbycusis), Hypertension, Menopause, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Puerarin, Thai kudzu (Pueraria mirifica)

Miscellaneous: Aromatase inhibitor, Estrogen replacement therapy, Nitric oxide (NO), Ozone, Tectoridin, Uric acid (urate), Xanthine oxidase

New Antiaging Strategies.

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

The aging process can be one of deterioration, resulting in weakness, susceptibility to disease and environmental problems, loss of mobility, and age-related physiological changes. These can lead to cancer, infections, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. This doesn’t have to happen. The theory of remodeling in aging says that people who live to very old […]

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Conditions: Aging, Anorexia nervosa, Breast cancer, Cancer, Diabetes, Fasting, Infection, Malnutrition, Neurodegenerative disease, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Carnosine, Glutamine, Melatonin, Trace elements, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Amyloid, Ayahuasca, Deprenyl, Element, Fibroblasts, Hypothalamus, Metallothioneins, Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, Nitric oxide (NO)

Phytosome Complexes of Silymarin, Curcumin, Etc.

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

One class of very useful plant medicines is made up of polyphenols, mostly flavonoids. Polyphenols absorb poorly into water or lipids. The phytosome forms of polyphenols have improved oral absorption and are safe. They are used as anti-inflammatories, anti-neoplastics, for detoxification and for weight loss.Polyphenols bind strongly to phospholipids, even in intact plant tissue. Phosphatidylcholine […]

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Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity in Parkinson’s Disease.

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Tyrosine hydroxylase is a BH4 (tetrahydrobiopterin) dependent enzyme which increases the conversion of tyrosine, an amino acid, to l-DOPA (l-dihydroxyphenylalanine.) This enzyme activity was measured in multiple parts of the leguminous plant, Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean.) l-DOPA is a treatment for Parkinsonism. It crosses the blood-brain barrier and is converted to dopamine in the brain. […]

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Conditions: Neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's disease

Supplements: Phenylalanine, Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), Tyrosine, Velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens)

Miscellaneous: Dopamine, l-DOPA, Serotonin, Substantia nigra, Tyrosine hydroxylase

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