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FIND OUT THE BENEFITS OF HIGH ENERGY DIET – (08-11-04)

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Evidence for defective energy homeostasis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Benefit of a high-energy diet

ALS is one of those very scary conditions because, as of our current state of knowledge, it is a progressively fatal condition where the body fails but the mind retains all faculty. We are starting the to see that, even this disease, one that is much feared by all, may be related to oxidative stress and inflammation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. Stay tuned…

Evidence for defective energy homeostasis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Benefit of a high-energy diet in a transgenic mou..

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MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION IS THE REASON FOR SEIZURES, PD, AD, ALS – (03-28-05)

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Is the mitochondrial permeability transition a viable therapeutic target against neuronal dysfunction and death?

Any regular readers of the updates know my position on neurodegenerative disorders, and the research continues to support this position.  I do, however, wonder how long it really will be before clinicians in neurology begin to pick up on the concept that mitochondrial dysfunction the reason for seizures, PD, AD, ALS and the like.  I’m putting my money on 30 years…

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MULTIVITAMIN – AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF GOOD HEALTH – (04-04-05)

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Roles for Cell Death in Zinc Deficiency

Every normal cell has the ability to undergo programmed cell death called apoptosis.  Too much apoptosis plays a role in neuron death in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS and seizures.

This review reminds us how incredibly important zinc is in keeping this in check.  Zinc deficiency in mice leads to a 300% increase in cell death, including a nasty form called autophagy, where the cell feeds off its own organelles to survive.  This really, once again, supports the use of a good quality multivitamin as an absolute essential component of good health.

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