Toxic Exposure, Detoxification & Parkinson's Disease

I was just reviewing some notes and came across some worthy information about toxic loads and Parkinson's disease. This information is derived from lectures with Dr. Satya Ambrose, ND LAc. She recommended "The Better Brain Book" by Dr David Pearlmutter. He has a web site too: www.brainrecovery.com

His work deals with detoxing before sickness occurs, but after exposure to toxins. There is evidence that 25% of individuals exposed to Agent Orange (how much exposure is unclear, this is not meant to be alarmist) develop symptoms of Parkinson's, receiving a symptomatic diagnosis. He also talks about other toxic exposures that have the same effect, like to pesitcides, MTP3, MDMA - these toxins must be broken down in the Liver by the enzyme cytochrome P4502D6.

Some people do not have the enzyme cytochrome P4502D6 to break down these toxins. If they do not have it, then they build up in the system. In greater exposures, even if they do have the enzyme, the toxic load can be over the Liver capacity and build up. You can test for this Liver enzyme, and if these are concerns for you, it may be worth checking out.