Alternative Medicine Review has the article “The Potential of Butyric Acid as an Alternative Treatment for Parkinson’s” atlasbiomed.com “Could Parkinson’s Disease Begin in the Gut” states “butyrate producing bacteria less in PD.”
The man from the Parkinson’s News Today forum, Russ, said he uses T. E. Neesby brand Butyrex. The ingredients are: calcium 480mg, magnesium 240 mg, Butyric Acid 3.6 g. Having never heard of this brand I was apprehensive. But I have been so pleasantly surprised. Butyric Acid is a short chain fatty acid that helps the colon. I was concerned that it would not make it to my colon but perhaps it is because the improvement is very definite.
Oh and I want to add that On the same Parkinson’s News Daily forum, a wife shared that her husband has had significant improvements with mannitol. I started using it a few weeks ago figuring, what the heck, might as well try. I am suddenly smelling things I previously did not even know had a fragrance like my mascara!
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Butyric acid naturally occurs in butter, hard cheeses (e.g., parmesan), milk (especially goat’s and sheep’s), yoghurts, cream, and in some other fermented foods (e.g. sauerkraut, pickled cucumbers, and fermented soy products) but in very small and insignificant amounts for gut health.
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I’ve read the theories that Parkinson’s begins in the gut. And among the foods that numerous sources say that the best diet for gut health includes a lot of fermented food I’ve also read that butyric acid is necessary in the colon to enable the probiotics we take be effective. But it is hard for me to eat enough fermentation to be effective. Therefore I was excited to learn about a supplement to enable me to increase my butyric acid consumption.
Just saying.. for what it is worth.
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