Scientists just cracked the Parkinson's disease code after decades.
It all starts in your gut. And it's easily preventable.
They've proven it across 5 countries with 94 patients.
This changes everything we know about Parkinson's:
Symptoms like constipation and sleep issues appear up to 20 years before Parkinson's motor symptoms.
This suggests the disease originates in the gut, then spreads to the brain through the vagus nerve (neural highway), exactly as researchers suspected.
A meta-analysis of 94 Parkinson's patients and 73 controls across 5 countries revealed this:
While different bacteria were involved in each region, they all disrupted the same biological pathway: B vitamin synthesis in the gut.
Here's how it works:
Gut dysfunction reduces riboflavin (B2) and biotin (B7) production.
These B vitamins are essential for creating short-chain fatty acids and other crucial compounds.
Without these molecules, your protective intestinal mucus layer thins dramatically.
A compromised intestinal barrier creates vulnerability.
Environmental toxins (pesticides, industrial chemicals, herbicides) can then penetrate your blood and nervous system.
This creates a buildup of harmful proteins characteristic of Parkinson's.
Furthermore, a 2003 clinical study found that high-dose riboflavin (B2) improved motor function in patients who also eliminated red meat.
The researchers propose B vitamin supplementation could prevent progression if started before symptoms appear.
In "Super Gut", Dr. Davis introduces the novel idea of making homemade yogurt to repopulate your gut with beneficial probiotics.
He and Dr. Berg recorded an informative video about this concept here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nZV1oYv5Ddo
Getting back to the Parkinson's research, the metabolic findings were clear.
Lab tests showed Parkinson's patients had depleted levels of gut-protective nutrients (short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), polyamines, and B vitamins.)
All three are produced by healthy gut bacteria and are essential for intestinal barrier function.
What makes this particularly compelling is the correlation data.
Genes responsible for riboflavin (B2) and biotin (B7) synthesis directly correlated with fecal concentrations of protective molecules.
When B vitamin production drops, so does your gut's defense system.
The prevention framework emerging from this analysis:
1. Analyze the gut for B vitamin synthesis deficits
2. Supplement B2 & B7 per individual profile
3. Reduce environmental toxin exposure
A personalized medicine approach guided by your gut bacteria.
This research showed we've been approaching neurodegenerative diseases backwards.
Instead of waiting for brain symptoms, we should be monitoring gut health decades earlier.
Your microbiome might be the earliest warning system we have.
The implications extend beyond Parkinson's.
If gut dysbiosis (gut imbalance) contributes to neurodegeneration through B vitamin depletion, other neurodegenerative diseases may follow similar pathways.
We're looking at a new framework for understanding brain health.
Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-link-to-gut-bacteria-hints-at-an-unexpected-simple-treatment
