Ternyata kopi dapat menyembuhkan Parkinson

Gemetaran dan susah mengontrol gerakan

merupakan salah satu gejala yang paling umum pada pengidap Parkinson. Selain dengan
terapi obat-obatan, gangguan ini bisa diredakan hingga 5 poin hanya dengan minum 2-4 cangkir
kopi tiap hari. Hubungan antra kafein dalam kopi dengan gangguan motorik pada pengidap
Parkinson sebenarnya sudah beberapa kali diteliti. Sebagian besar di antaranya menyimpulkan
bahwa kafein memang bisa mencegah berkembangnya penyakit yang banyak diderita orang
lanjut usia ini.
Meski demikian, manfaat kafein dalam meredakan gejala bagi yang sudah terlanjur mengidap
Parkinson belum pernah diteliti sebelumnya. Hingga baru-baru ini, para ilmuwan dari McGill
University memastikan bahwa manfaat itu memang terbukti benar.

Dalam eksperimen yang dilakukan pada 60 pengidap Parkinson, para ilmuwan memberikan
suplemen kafein dengna dosis 100 mg sebanyak 2 kali/hari selama 3 pekan. Selanjutnya dosis
ditingkatkan menjadi 200 mg sebanyak 2 kali/hari, juga selama 3 pekan. Takaran kafein
sebanyak itu, dalam kehidupan sehari-hari bisa didapatkan hanya dengan mengonsumsi kopi
sebanyak 2-4 gelas perhari. Bagi kebanyakan orang, kopi sebanyak itu masih dalam takaran
normal dan tidak akan memicu efek samping yang serius.
Di akhir penelitian, sebagian besar partisipan mengaku mengalami perbaikan kondisi terkait
gejala Parkinson. Gejala tangan gemetaran dikatakan berkurang rata-rata 5 poin dibandingkan
dengan kelompok kontrol yang hanya diberi plasebo atau obat kosong.
Selain itu, para partisipan juga mengalami peningkatan terkait kecepatan bergerak sebanyak 3
poin lebih tinggi dibanding kelompok kontrol.
"Penelitian ini menarik karena kafein sepertinya mampu mengeblok kegagalan sistem
persinyalan di otak, yang aman sekaligus murah," kata Prof Michael Schwarzschild dari
Massachusetts General Hospital saat mengomentari temuan ini, seperti dikutip dari
Sciencedaily,(Via Detik Health)

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It turns out that coffee can cure Parkinson's
Shaking and difficulty controlling movement is one of the most common symptoms in people with
Parkinson's . In addition to drug therapy , this disorder can be alleviated by 5 points just by drinking 2-4
cups of coffee per day . Relationship as between the caffeine in coffee with motor disorders in people
with Parkinson's actually been studied several times . Most of them concluded that caffeine was able to
halt the progression of the disease that affects many elderly people .
However, the benefits of caffeine in relieving the symptoms of those who are already suffering from
Parkinson's has not been studied previously . Until recently , scientists from McGill University to ensure
that the benefits are proven true .
In experiments conducted on 60 people with Parkinson's , scientists provides supplemental dose of 100
mg of caffeine dengna 2 times / day for 3 weeks . Furthermore, the dose was increased to 200 mg 2
times / day , also for 3 weeks . Dose of caffeine that much, in everyday life can be obtained only by
consuming 2-4 cups of coffee per day . For most people , coffee as much as it is still within the normal
dose and will not lead to serious side effects .
At the end of the study , most participants reported experiencing symptoms related to Parkinson's
improvement . Symptoms of shaking hands saying reduced an average of 5 points compared with the
control group who were given a placebo or drug empty .
In addition , the participants also linked increased movement speed as much as 3 points higher than the
control group .
" This study is exciting because of the failure of caffeine seem to be able to block signaling system in the
brain , which is safe as well cheap , " said Prof. Michael Schwarzschild of Massachusetts General Hospital
when commenting on these findings , was quoted as saying by the ScienceDaily , ( Via Seconds Health )