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VeganDisciple wrote:I hadn't heard of it before but McDougall wrote about it actually. He says the realistic goal is to stop progression, but not reverse. In case you haven't read it already, here you go! Best wishes to you, -Andy
"Essential Tremors from Meat-Eating
Essential tremor (ET), a type of involuntary shaking with no known cause, is among the most prevalent
neurological diseases, affecting 4.0% of individuals aged 40 years and older, and 6.3% of individuals 60
years and older. The tremor is most commonly in the hands, but may affect the head, eyelids, vocal
cords, and any other muscles. Harmane is a potent, tremor-producing beta-carboline alkaloid found in
high concentrations in muscle foods (beef, chicken and pork); cooking of these meats leads to further
increases in concentrations.27 Thus the amount of harmane in cooked meat is a function of cooking
temperature and time. Pan-frying and grill/barbequing produce the highest concentrations. Elevated
harmane in the blood is also due in part to a hereditarily reduced capacity to metabolize it into inactive
substances.27 You should not expect the brain tissues that have been lost to grow back; nor lost functions to return. Slowing or stopping progression of the tremors is your realistic goal.
Medications, such as beta-blockers (propranolol), tranquilizers (clonazepam) and antiseizure drugs
(primidone), are recommended for treatment, but are of little benefit with significant side effects."
27) Louis ED, Zheng W. Beta-carboline alkaloids and essential tremor: exploring the environmental determinants of one of the most prevalent neurological diseases. ScientificWorldJournal. 2010 Sep
1;10:1783-94.
VeganDisciple wrote:You would be correct Yeah no problem at all. It is found here:
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2010nl/nov/101100.pdf
The section is about 1/3 of the way down the page.
-Andy
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