{"id":8978,"date":"2025-09-08T08:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=8978"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:36:51","slug":"help-for-parkinson-sufferers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/help-for-parkinson-sufferers\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for Parkinson Sufferers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Question: from June<\/strong><\/div>\n

I\u2019d like to let you know that my husband has been following your protocol (provided by Joanna) and recommended dosage and starting to feel better (He has been taking\u00a0Total Balance<\/a>\u00a0Mens Plus<\/a>,\u00a0Omega 3<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Arthrit-eze<\/a>.) Thank you again for your guidance!<\/p>\n

Recently we saw his physician on his\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s<\/a>. The doctor would like my husband to try \u201cD5 Mucuna\u201d and \u201cCysReplete\u201d combo. to help reduce his\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0symptoms and hopefully reduce Carbidopa\/Levodopa meds. that he has been taking. Have you heard of these\u00a0supplements<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The info says that D5 Mucuna has 300mg of Mucuna Pruriens per Capsule and CysReplete has 134mcg of Selenium, 133mcg of Folate & 1500mg of L-Cysteine HCl per 2 Capsules.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re all for trying to reduce his PD meds.. So, I\u2019d like to know your candid opinion on these\u00a0supplements<\/a>\u00a0and to see if there would\/might be any negative interaction between\u00a0Xtend-Life<\/a>\u00a0supplements<\/a>\u00a0he\u2019s currently taking and these\u00a0supplements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Answer: from Joanna (Medical Nutritionist for\u00a0Xtend-Life<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am pleased to hear that your husband has seen some improvement. It is also good that his doctor is looking at more long-term alternatives to medications, and more natural forms of levodopa.<\/p>\n

As well as his\u00a0Total Balance<\/a>\u00a0Mens Plus<\/a>,\u00a0Omega 3<\/a>\/\u00a0DHA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Arthrit-Eze<\/a>, don\u2019t forget the potential use of our\u00a0Neuro-Natural Memory<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0disease. We have discussed this before as a more overall supplement for the nervous and neurotransmitter system, including ingredients to strengthen and improve these systems that may contribute to nerve reaction and stabilization. This could be used in conjunction with the below, but as a longer-term supplement, perhaps continuing after his 3 month Mucuna.<\/p>\n

I have looked at the products. D5 Mucuna is a potential product but studies have only been conducted in the short term, and this particular product does contain a higher dose Mucuna extract, so I would develop some degree of caution here. There is a similar product called HP-200 which has more study references, which has been tested effective up to 3 months.<\/p>\n

This may be worth looking at as at least this is the product used in testing procedures.<\/p>\n

HP-200 uses around 400mg mucuna daily, as opposed to a very high 1200mg per day offered by D5. I would perhaps look at a lower potency for the initial 3 months, and retest for improvement to evaluate where to continue thereafter. Note also that D5<\/p>\n

Mucuna has only been proven effective when used in combination with conventional drugs. I am unsure if studies pertain to its sole use. If they do, then this again is only for a short-term study. Longer term studies I believe are currently being conducted.<\/p>\n

There is no mention of the actual levodopa content of D5, so this would be interesting to know.<\/p>\n

So, my suggestion with this product would be to perhaps look at a similar alternative such as HP-200 which seems to have more info available for it\u2019s use and potency, and try it for an initial 3 months and then re-evaluate with your doctor (and us if you wish).<\/p>\n

Cysreplete is advised in addition to using higher dose Mucuna because the higher dose Mucuna does have the possibility of depleting sulphur and minerals in the body. This is its main action. It\u2019s claims for neurotransmitter effect as a sole supplement isn\u2019t worthwhile in my opinion, so it is to be taken only if you are taking a Mucuna product, in order to avoid depletion of additional minerals.<\/p>\n

Your husband can continue to take\u00a0Total Balance<\/a>\u00a0Mens Plus<\/a>,\u00a0Omega 3<\/a>,\u00a0Neuro-Natural Range<\/a>\u00a0Memory (and\u00a0Arthrit-Eze<\/a>) whilst taking these supplements without intervention for the 3 month trial prior to evaluation.<\/p>\n

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  Question: from June I\u2019d like to let you know that my husband has been following your protocol (provided by Joanna) and recommended dosage and starting to feel better (He has been taking\u00a0Total Balance\u00a0Mens Plus,\u00a0Omega 3\u00a0and\u00a0Arthrit-eze.) Thank you again for your guidance! Recently we saw his physician on his\u00a0Parkinson\u2019s. The doctor would like my husband […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}