Could Cinnamon Stop Parkinson’s In Its Tracks?

Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disease that affects your motor movement.

According to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, as many as one million Americans live with Parkinson's disease and seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease.

What are some of the symptoms that are associated with Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson's disease symptoms include motor-related problems, like losing your balance, experiencing tremors, slowness of movement, and muscle pain and non-motor symptoms such as anxiety, cognitive mood swings, depression, sleep disturbances, and pain.

There is no known cure for Parkinson's disease, but therapy and medication can be used to help ease the symptoms.

Is there a natural way to help ease symptoms and halt the progression of Parkinson's disease?

Cinnamon has been used throughout the world as a spice for centuries.

But recent research has shows that cinnamon metabolizes into benzoate, which is able to preserve important brain proteins in the brain of Parkinson's patients.

Neurological scientists from Rush University Medical Center found mice that were suffering from Parkinson's symptoms and that were given cinnamon saw a reverse in the bio-mechanical cellular and anatomical changes that had been occurring in their brains.

Scientists also found that after feeding the mice ground cinnamon orally, it was metabolized into sodium benzoate and normalized neurotransmitter levels and improved motor functions.

What does this mean for those who suffer from Parkinson's disease?

Dr. Mike discusses the latest research on Parkinson's disease, how cinnamon could reverse the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and if researchers will begin human trials in the near future.