According to some very brilliant New
York researchers, one favorite pizza toppings may just hold the key to
preventing Parkinson’s disease!
If you’re serious about staving off
Parkinson’s, which can cause tremors, stiffness, and a loss of muscle control
and independence, start tossing the dough now. Just make sure you have a
healthy supply of fresh peppers on hand!
Researchers have long observed that
cigarette smokers seem to have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease,
and they’ve surmised that nicotine plays a role in preventing the disease from
developing.
There’s only one problem with that —
assuming the risks of heart disease, stroke, and cancer that come with
cigarettes just so you can avoid a fairly rare disease like Parkinson’s just
doesn’t make sense.
End of the story, right? Not so
fast. You see, peppers are actually from the same plant family as tobacco, and
they’re excellent natural sources of nicotine. So researchers analyzed data on
over 1,000 patients — nearly half had developed Parkinson’s — and what they
found could forever change how we prevent this debilitating disease.
Folks who included the most peppers
(any variety…bell, hot, etc…) in their diets had a dramatically lower risk of
developing Parkinson’s! That one miracle vegetable that tops your pizza and
salads may be fortifying your brain against a dangerous and incurable disease.
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