J Med Food. 2012 Aug;15
This
study describes how foods rich in fisetin and hexacosanol added to a strict
diet reversed most symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) in one patient.
This is
a case report involving outpatient care. The subject was a dietitian diagnosed
with idiopathic PD in 2000 at the age of 53 years old, with a history of
exposure to neurotoxins and no family history of PD. A basic diet started in
2000 consisted of predominantly fruits, vegetables, 100% whole grains, extra
virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, nonfat milk products, tea, coffee, spices, small
amounts of dark chocolate, and less than 25 g of animal fat daily. The basic
diet alone failed to prevent decline due to PD. In 2009, the basic diet was
enhanced with a good dietary source of both fisetin and hexacosanol. Six months
after the patient started the enhanced diet rich in fisetin and hexacosanol, a
clinically significant improvement in symptoms was noted; the patient's
attending neurologist reported that the clinical presentation of cogwheel
rigidity, micrographia, bradykinesia, dystonia, constricted arm swing with
gait, hypomimia, and retropulsion appeared to be resolved.
The only worsening
of symptoms occurred when the diet was not followed precisely. Little
improvement in tremor or seborrhea was observed. The clinical improvement has persisted
to date. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case where adjunctive
diet therapy resulted in a significant reduction of symptoms of PD without
changing the type or increasing the amount of medications.
PMID:
22846082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22846082
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