Stool samples can detect early-stage Parkinson’s disease

Royal Flush: Spot Parkinson’s YEARS Before Symptoms?

The mainstream insists there are NO effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD).

But they still prescribe PD drugs up the wazoo, anyway.

Well, they’re right about one thing – NO mainstream treatments can stop the progression of this devastating disease.

But there ARE natural therapies that CAN (watch your inbox this week for further details).

Problem is, it’s practically impossible to detect PD early enough for treatment to make a difference.

But there soon COULD be… because a groundbreaking study found a dead-simple, non-invasive method that could spot the earliest signs of PD…

YEARS before its life-wrecking symptoms appear.

Going with Your GUT

Unfortunately, there isn’t an accurate testing method for detecting PD in its earliest stages – when treatment could do the most good.

So the disease is usually diagnosed YEARS after its onset, once it has progressed significantly…

And its tell-tale symptoms, like tremor, stiffness, and movement and mobility problems, have set in.

At THAT point, PD is MUCH harder to slow.

But that could soon change, because the study found something ELSE that could identify PD in its earliest stages…

A stool sample.

See, a biomarker of PD is a protein called alpha-synuclein, which is typically involved in normal brain cell function.

But in PD patients, this protein builds up and causes clumps in brain cells… blocking dopamine production and setting off the hallmark symptoms.

A spike in alpha-synuclein levels can be seen in cerebrospinal fluid, but collecting this fluid for testing is a difficult, invasive, and painful process.

Luckily, the study found that sky-high levels can ALSO be seen in stool samples.

But NOT from patients already diagnosed with PD and showing signs of its damaging effects…

From folks who will eventually DEVELOP the disease years later.

According to researchers, large amounts of alpha-synuclein are shed in the GUT in PD’s earliest stages… LONG before movement and mobility problems show up.

But this shedding tapers off as the disease progresses and its signs have become impossible to ignore.

Nature’s Brain Savers

Friend, more research is needed before a simple, non-invasive stool test for early PD detection becomes a reality.

But this is an exciting head start, because spotting this disease YEARS before symptoms show could dramatically boost your odds of slowing it down – or even stopping it in its tracks.

In the meantime, there are steps you can take to prevent PD from ever taking hold.

One is the powerful natural multi-tasker curcumin, the key component of turmeric.

Not only can its anti-inflammatory powers help SNUFF out the flames in the brain linked to PD…

Curcumin ALSO delivers other valuable neuroprotective benefits, such as neutralizing damaging free radicals and protecting delicate mitochondria (but speak to your doctor FIRST).

But curcumin isn’t Mother Nature’s only brain-saving gift.

And to take advantage, you just need to step outside.

Discover how enjoying the calm and beauty of nature could ward of PD, Alzheimer’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Speak to your doctor before taking curcumin or any other new supplement.

P.S. Friend, if you’ve already been diagnosed with PD, I’ll share a simple (and tasty!) menu addition that can slow the disease’s damage and progression… and add YEARS to your life. Catch the details later this week in e-Tips.

Source:

“PD in the Feces: Stool Samples Could Detect Early Parkinson’s.” Parkinson’s Foundation, May 15, 2023. (parkinson.org/blog/science-news/stool-samples)