How Does Mainstream Medicine Treat Parkinson's Disease?
Mainstream medicine's approach to Parkinson's disease is replace the dopamine and watch the clock.
Tremor, stiffness, smaller handwriting. Carbidopa-levodopa. Raise the dose when the wearing-off starts. DBS when the meds dance. Constipation, lost smell, and REM-sleep behavior were there for years. They were not in the plan.
Sound like your last doctor's appointment?
What Does Mainstream Medicine Miss About Parkinson's Disease?
Commonly missed root causes of Parkinson's disease include the gut, a pesticide hit, a sleep disorder, and mitochondria that could not keep up.
Low dopamine in the substantia nigra is the chapter you can see. The story often started in the gut, the nose, a pesticide hit, a sleep disorder, and mitochondria that could not keep up. Levodopa can be necessary. It does not clear alpha-synuclein logistics, constipation, or the toxic load that is still landing on those cells.
The Atma Approach looks at you as a unique person. Why is your dopamine system under this much strain?
Has your doctor ever talked to you about these commonly missed root causes?
Commonly Missed Root Causes
How Can Atma Clinic Help With Parkinson's Disease?
Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your Parkinson's disease rather than only managing symptoms.
We've helped hundreds of patients minimize — or entirely eliminate — their "raise the dose and wait for the next stage" only-plan, and solve the underlying root problem.
At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.