Nutrients,exercises, antioxidants and medication 2

: Wed May 30, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: Nutrients, Exercises, Antioxidants and medication 2

Dear Doctor,

Thank you for your excellent reply.

However I still believe when you exercise more you need more nutrients to protect yourself from oxidative stress whether you are athletics or not.

Because of increasing energy production in the cell (from some medicine, exercise or stress, etc ) will increase free radicals production as well, this is the natural biological process in the body.

But regular exercising will increase endogenous antioxidant enzyme that enhance antioxidant mechanism in the overall. The aging process, antioxidant level and oxidative stress are dynamic process which we have to monitor every 6 months or every year at least i.e blood test on your nutrient level.

I understand most PD patients have deficiencies or decreasing of antioxidants, frolic acid and Vitamin B 12 or 6 and these deficiencies occur in old adult too. To improve your nutrient level in natural and safe way mean you have more fruits, vegetables and fish ( source of Co enzyme Q 10.)

Kindly advise.

Best regards

TEOKIMHOE
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Kathrynne Holden, MS,
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:05 am

Dear Teo,

Yes, it’s very true that exercise, medications, and in fact even metabolizing the food we eat, results in the production of free radicals.

However, a healthy human body is very well adapted to combat these free radicals by producing its own metabolic pathways and enzymes to quench the free radicals.

The key, first and foremost, is a high-quality diet that supports the production of such enzymes – as you say, fruits, vegetables, and fish are excellent.

Having said that, however, this can change with age, disease conditions such as PD, and many types of medications. That is why CoQ10 and creatine are being studied, to see if they can help alleviate PD.

It’s also good to remember that long-time use of levodopa can result in higher levels of homocysteine in the blood, and if this happens, supplements of B vitamins are needed.

Best regards, Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD
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