Oral Glutamine Increases Circulating GLP-1, Glucagon and Insulin Levels in Lean, Obese and Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

Glutamine effectively increases circulating GLP-1, GIP and insulin levels in vivo and may represent a novel therapeutic approach to stimulating insulin secretion in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Keywords: GLP-1, GIP, glucagon, insulin secretion, glutamine

Source: Oral Glutamine Increases Circulating GLP-1, Glucagon and Insulin Levels in Lean, Obese and Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

Vitamin D | Linus Pauling Institute | Oregon State University

n a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 112 PD patients (mean age, 72 years) on standard PD treatment were supplemented with 1,200 IU/day of vitamin D or a placebo for 12 months. Vitamin D supplementation nearly doubled serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration (from mean of 22.5 ng/mL to 41.7 ng/mL) in supplemented subjects and limited the progression of PD, as indicated by a greater proportion of patients who showed no worsening (as assessed by the Hoehn and Yahr stage and the United Parkinson Disease Rating Scale part II) in the supplemented group compared to the placebo group (243). It is not known whether vitamin D insufficiency has a role in the pathogenesis of the disease, but the repletion of vitamin D may provide health benefits that go beyond the prevention and/or the treatment of PD. For example, vitamin D deficiency may contribute to the increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture in individuals with neurologic disorders, including PD and multiple sclerosis (244-246). Interestingly, sunlight exposure was found to be associated with improved vitamin D status, higher bone mineral density of the second metacarpal bone, and lower incidence of hip fracture in a prospective study conducted in 324 elderly people with PD (247).

Source: Vitamin D | Linus Pauling Institute | Oregon State University

High Prevalence of Undiagnosed Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetic Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease – IOS Press

Background: Reduced glucose tolerance has been long recognized as a potential risk factor for Parkinson’s disease (PD), and increasing scrutiny is currently being placed on insulin resistance (IR) as a pathologic driver of neurodegeneration. However,

Source: High Prevalence of Undiagnosed Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetic Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease – IOS Press

for comparison, prevalence of Diabetes in the general population:

Depending on age groups, global diabetes prevalence is about 5% for the age group 35-39 years, 10% for the age group 45-49 years, 15% for the age group 55-59 years, and close to 20% starting at age group 65-69 years. (1) Diabetes prevalence numbers are largely determined by people with type2 diabetes who comprise about 90% of the total population. These individuals are characterized by various degrees of relative insulin deficiency in conjunction with a wide spectrum of insulin resistance

its high – 20% suggesting much higher prevalence of IR, not sure if IR in PD is that much above normal

Magnesium

www.naturalstacks.com/blogs/news/magnesium

www.naturalnews.com/046401_magnesium_dietary_supplements_nutrient_absorption.html

magnesium deficiency can cause hreart palpatation and also calcification of heart and blood vessle

general association between magnesium and heart health www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957229/

 magnesium salts  could reduce the progress of aortic valve stenosis 

 

NLY01 halts PD

Similar drugs to NLY01 already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of type 2 diabetes include exenatide, lixisenatide, liraglutide and dulaglutide, each of which can cost approximately $2,000 for a 90-day supply. NLY01 is a long-acting drug with improved the brain penetration compared to these approved drugs for diabetes.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180702120505.htm

afforable:
dir.indiamart.com/impcat/liraglutide.html

MS-The Wahls protocol

דר’ טרי ואלס הצליחה לרפא את עצמה מMS (או לפחות להפוך את מהלך המחלה)

היא פרסמה ספר המפרט את הפרוטוקול (מעל 1,000 ביקורות חיוביות באמזון)

האם זה עובד?

מחקר על 20 נבדקים, מראה שכן, בשלבים מוקדמים של המחלה
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050380

תקציר הדיאטה של ואלס
www.stfm.org/Portals/49/Documents/FMPDF/FamilyMedicineVol49Issue2Scherger149.pdf

 
ואלס מציגה את הפרוטוקול בטד

 
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Longevity diet + Long fast (fmd), Intermintent fasting 5:2 16:8

vegetarian, no sugar, good oils, low protein, small fish

FMD see >>

see chapter 4 in the book

FMD –  file 28 longevity diet audiobook

research by longo regarding many conditions that benefit from periodic fasting

homemade FMD:

My Experience with the 5-Day Fasting Mimicking Diet


Dr Mattson research and recommendations 5:2 and 16:8

According to research conducted by neuroscientist Mark Mattson and others, cutting your energy intake by fasting several days a week might help your brain ward off neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s while at the same time improving memory and mood.

5:2 diet…every time you eat, glucose is stored in your liver as glycogen, which takes about 10 to 12 hours to be depleted. After the glycogen is used up, your body starts burning fats, which are converted to ketone bodies, acidic chemicals used by neurons as energy. Ketones promote positive changes in the structure of synapses important for learning, memory, and overall brain health. But if you eat three meals a day with snacks between, your body doesn’t have the chance to deplete the glycogen stores in your liver, and the ketones aren’t produced. Mattson says exercise can also get your body to lower its glycogen levels, and not coincidentally, exercise has been shown to have the same positive effects on brain health as fasting.

5:2 diet…when the brain is challenged by physical exertion, cognitive tasks, or caloric restriction, the body produces a protein called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), which not only strengthens neural connections and increases the production of new neurons but can also have an anti-depressive effect.


see also Dr Fung on treating insulin resistance with low carb + fasting

IDM Program