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Too much dietary iron?

Why we as patients need to advocate for the minimum effective dose when addressing our Parkinson's symptoms, especially in the early years.

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To Milk or not to milk

“To milk or not to milk?”

Dietary discussion for People with Parkinson's, Dr Richard Maurer

People in the top 20% of dairy intake are more likely to develop Parkinson’s. Realize this is a small increase in likelihood…Like going up from 0.6% to 1.0% of a population studied over time. Combine this with Laurie Mischley’s study results and she found that Parkinson’s progression in people who have Parkinson’s is worse for those people in the highest categories of dairy intake.

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