One of our family friends for many years was Earl Pearson. Earl suffered with Parkinson's disease. When his physician increased his B Complex from one a day to three per meal his Parkinson's improved dramatically over a period of time.
One research study showed that mice with low folic acid intake and high homocysteine levels were susceptible to Parkinson-like damage to the brain when exposed to a chemical known to be associated with the disease. Mice with adequate folic acid intake were protected.
Reference:
WenzhenDuan, Bruce Ladenheim, Roy G. Cutler, Inna I. Kruman, Jean LudCadet and Mark P. Mattson, "Dietary folate deficiency and elevated homocysteine levels endanger dopaminergic neurons in models of Parkinson's disease," Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 80, No. 1, January 2002 101-110
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