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DESCRIPTION: The tobacco industry points to dozens of studies purporting to show tobacco use is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson’s disease.
Isn’t that wild? What if we just eat vegetables in the same family as tobacco; such as bell peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes? Stay tuned for Peppers and Parkinson’s: The Benefits of Smoking Without the Risks? (
Previous Parkinson’s videos include: Preventing Parkinson’s Disease With Diet ( and Treating Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (
There are other movement disorders for which diet may play a role. See, for example:
• Essential Tremor and Diet (
• ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers (
• Diet and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (
Surprised about the potential benefits of coffee. See my last three videos on the topic:
• Preventing Liver Cancer with Coffee? (
• Coffee and Artery Function (
• Coffee and Mortality (
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