suffers from Parkinson's disease, then this is going to be one of the most important things you'll ever read.Parkinson’s disease: real story
13.07.10 / parkinsons disease / Author: Alex
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Usually considered an older person’s disease, Karen Rose was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at just 34. She talks about the impact it’s had on her life over the past ten years.
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Parkinson’s Disease – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
Parkinson’s Disease is a disease mostly affecting middle-aged and elderly people characterized by tremors and rigid, slow movement. It is also known as PD or Parkinson disease. Early symptoms of PD are subtle and occur gradually. Parkinson’s disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. The disease is both chronic, meaning it persists over a long period of time, and progressive, meaning its symptoms grow worse over time. Parkinson’s disease was named after Scottish physician James Parkinson, who published a description of the condition. Cardinal features include resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. In some people the disease progresses more quickly than in others. It is characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement ( bradykinesia ), and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement ( akinesia ). PD usually affects people over the age of 50. The risk of PD increases with age, so analysts expect the financial and public health impact of this disease to increase as the population gets older. In Parkinson’s, cells are destroyed in part of the brain stem – the substantia nigra, which sends out fibers to the corpus stratia, gray and white bands of tissue in both sides of the brain. Parkinson’s disease is called idiopathic Parkinson’s because the cause is unknown. In the other forms of parkinsonism, a cause is known or suspected.
Causes of Parkinson’s disease
The common causes and risk factor’s of Parkinson’s disease include the following:
The exact cause of Parkinson’s disease is not known.
Pesticides or other chemicals.
A combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Environmental toxins.
Proximity to industrial plants or quarries.
Exposure to an environmental toxin. .
Having one or more close relatives with Parkinson’s.
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Some sign and symptoms related to Parkinson’s disease are as follows:
Loss of automatic movements.
Fatigue.
Difficulty swallowing.
Nightmares.
Depression.
Micrographia (small, cramped handwriting).
Difficulty walking or buttoning clothes.
Tremor.
Slowed motion (bradykinesia).
Treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Here is list of the methods for treating Parkinson’s disease:
Parlodel is a useful drug for Parkinson’s disease.
Tolcapone
Pramipexole.
Trihexyphenidyl.
Selegiline (Eldepryl): This drug, used with or without carbidopa-levodopa therapy, helps prevent the breakdown of both naturally occurring dopamine and dopamine formed from levodopa.
Other treatment approaches, including general lifestyle modifications (rest and exercise), physical therapy, speech therapy, will be covered in Maintaining Optimal Wellness.
Various forms of surgical treatment are available to control movement disorders when medications are ineffective.
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Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
Conventional management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is limited. The pharmaceutical and surgical options that are available have significant side effects and only correct symptoms for a limited period of time. Even with the best conventional treatment, the disease progresses and becomes severely disabling. No existing conventional therapies that the progress of the disease; available medicines only treat symptoms temporarily. Conventional medicine views the course of the disease as “progressi
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Vitamin D levels linked to Parkinson’s disease risk
Greater levels of vitamin D have been linked to a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease in a study in Finland where low sunlight leads to a chronic lack of the nutrient, researchers said Monday.
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Question by honey(*_*): What are the side effects of the medications for Parkinson’s Disease?
My doctor recommended using medications that is for Parkinson’s Disease, to help relieve my PLMD. Has anyone ever used it, or know someone who used it? What are some of the side effects?
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Answer by bdat40oz
Serotonin sydrome is one
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thanks for sharing ur experience you are an inspiration. I had a stroke at 26 and am always getting told “you’re too young to have a stroke”. x
My girlfriend has this, she turned 16 in jan,,,
She had pancherusitus (spell?) then lung collapse, shes now one 4 tabs aday,,, she has a long time with it from now…
its a real life changer, has a very up spirit, the way it shud be!
I was diagnosed 6 yrs ago when i was 48. Like this lady simple tasks can be a challenge like getting out of bed or just getting dressed. When my medication has kicked in I’m a different person but then you get the off periods . Learning to live with it is hard, I was once asked to leave a large dept store cos i was ” rocking & rolling ” cos i’d forgotten to take my pills and they thought i was drunk . I have had to give up work now. You have to learn to beat it or it will beat you.
I like this lady and listening to her. My father has been diagnoised and I will share this video with him and my Mom. I think a support group is a great idea. Support is what he needs! Thanks!
im so sowwy tah hear that about you and it almost made me cry .. but you can still live a normal life and its not that you can die from it … you can still wake up in the mornin and drink a cup of coffee .. its ok .. its ok..
My grandma has this….
My mum is diagnosed with Parkinson when she was only 38 years old too .. and we have been coping with her disease for more than 10 years now … It is not only important for the person who suffers the disease to think positive … it is Much More important for those around them to understand what they are going through and try to keep up ….
I HATE those ppl who ACTUALLY thinks that my mum uses it as an excuse to escape hardwork! They dunno half of the truth & are being very unsupportive !!
I too have parkinson and I was 43 when I started. I am now 57 and parkinson starts slow an painful.
You know what, she has a really nice butt! She looks good in those jeans when she gets up from the table!!
im sorry what is gere therapy? Thank you! i have no ideas what is that.
im sorry to see this . Its so hard. I just went to the neurologist because something is wrong with me. Im 44 and Im so scare that this can happent to me. I cry for so many days . I dont even want to know. But I saw this video and I can even wash it all. Im so scared of having that. This deasease should have more studys and find the cure. I trully hope the vest for you and other. its crazy how we dont appreciate our body till it is not the same. Good bless you .
I share your symptoms and your observations. People see us when the meds are working and not often when we are brought to our knees in pain and have to crawl from room to room. PD is a cruel and expensive mistress. I do find that the creative side helps reduce the pain and symptoms, however, and have posted my performance at the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Bal du Printemps as a response to your video. All the best,
Peter Thompson
Very attractice and brave lady.
Hi. Would you be interested in testing my theory on PD by tilting your bed to see what happens?
It should take around 4 weeks to kick in and you may need to experiment with medication level as typical irrational behaviour developed indicative of Ldopamine OD.
The video posts above should help you understand why tilting the bed is useful for neurological conditions. Need to reach more people with pd also.
This is a wonderful interview Because it explains so much, especially what one with PD does regularly. Its like she is a spokesperson for everyone with PD. Bless her heart~
This is too good but I hope these patients should go for gene therapy being given by Dr. Kaplitt in New York. That has proved to be effective. I hope this young lady can try.
Dr. aman Biswas
I have just been diagnosed as having the onset of Parkinson’s disease, and have been feverishly looking this up on the Net. Your video was most reassuring and helpful.
Review by Paul B. for Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
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Dr. Laurie Mischley’s new book, Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, will provide both information and solace for those with Parkinson’s Disease and their families. It’s a book for anyone who is not content to treat Parkinson’s passively with drugs but who wants a diet and a nutritional regimen that will help slow or even reverse the progression of the disease. It’s also an important read if you have someone with Parkinson’s in your family, as Mischley’s book is as much about prevention as about treatment.
Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease is research- and science-based. It contains a long list of references to medical studies that support its claims. Perhaps most important, Dr. Mischley’s book is a book to take to your doctor. It’s written as a bridge between the medical and naturopathic worlds–to educate both patients and neurologists about a holistic, science-based alternative to purly symptomatic treatment.
Review by Hal Newsom, Author of H.O.P.E. for Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
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Dr. Mischley is the best-known Naturopathic Parkinson’s expert in the country. She has given me encouragement that can add years to my life. Her book captures the basics.
She respects the medications prescribed by Movement Disorder Specialists and adds her knowledge of diet, mineral and vitamin supplementation to help slow the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. The book is well organized. If you have a problem, such as constipation, nutrition, sleep, or some other symptom of the disease, within seconds you can find her recommendations. Her knowledge is based on solid research and concentrated first-hand work with Parkinson’s patients for more than ten years. This is a Must Read.
by Hal Newsom, author of H.O.P.E.
Review by Diane Berry for Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
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I found this book very informative and easy to understand. Plus,(even though I am a trained herbalist) I found the section on constipation of excellent value with info I hav’nt read before. Also the dietary and supplementary considerations are well thought out and easy to undertake. All in all an excellent book.
Review by Penn for Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
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Dr. Mischley presents an integrative approach to Parkinson’s Disease, a hopeful stew of information about how one might address the disease from perspectives beyond that of conventional medicine. The book is written for people who have relatives with Parkinson’s (or as Dr. Mischley calls them, those looking to discourage the disease), for sufferers of Parkinson’s who might benefit from additional therapies, and for medical doctors who want to know the scientific rationale for her recommendations. It provides practical suggestions based on more than 80 research papers and Dr. Mischley’s many years of work with Parkinson’s patients.
Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease is an excellent guidebook and an educational reference text. This easy-to-read paperback belongs in the toolkit of anyone associated with this debilitating disease.
Review by Richard for Natural Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease
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This book is is simplistic and preachy with an anti-Western-medicine bent. The book is not useless; it does provide a decent summary of many of the alternative PD therapies but one can get 90% of the same information free from better public sources and without the “woo-woo”. The author should have read Carl Sagan’s “The Demon Haunted World”. If you are so lazy and so stupid that you cannot do your own reasearch on the internet and you also enjoy being reinforced in your “doctors don’t know” beliefs then you will enjoy the book. Otherwise save your money.
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Hi Honey
Here are some answers for you.
Cause
A deficiency of dopamine in the brain can be due to underlying nutritional deficiencies, cerebral vascular disease (blockage of blood vessels in brain), side effects of anti-psychotic drugs, carbon monoxide poisoning, abuse of certain designer drugs, and a rare infection (encephalitis lethargica).
Parkinson’s disease has been associated with toxic buildup of heavy metals in the body, especially mercury from dental amalgams. To slow the progression of Parkinson’s amalgam fillings should be replaced, followed by a detoxification program.
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Natural Cures
Note: Left untreated, over time (usually years) Parkinson’s can lead to severe incapacitation. Treatment with complicated drug combinations and mobility exercises can reduce the progression and severity of the disease.
Levodopa and Sinemet are the two most commonly used drugs for treating Parkinson’s disease, but Levodopa is made ineffective if taken with vitamin B6. (Sinemet does not have this problem.) Using vitamin B6 alone can be just as effective in some individuals in the initial stages of the disease. Levodopa should also be taken away from protein meals, which decrease its effectiveness.
Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet with raw foods (50% to 75%), emphasizing dark green leafy vegetables, rutabagas, sprouts, sesame seeds, and sesame butter. Also drink plenty of pure, filtered water.
People using the drug levodopa should avoid or minimize their intake of foods that are rich in vitamin B6–whole grains, oats, raw nuts (especially peanuts), bananas, potatoes, liver, and fish.
Herbs: Passionflower can enhance the positive effects of the drug L-dopa (levodopa), producing a greater reduction in tremor. The Ayurvedic herb Mucuna pruriens, a natural form of levadopa, can also be helpful.
Nutritional Supplementation: Assessment of individual amino acids is important. Consult an orthomolecular doctor. Other useful nutrients include GABA, calcium, and magnesium, vitamin B complex (taken away from Levodopa), lecithin vitamin C, vitamin E, evening primrose oil, multivitamin/mineral complex, and DHEA (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands). The coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) (25-50 mg per) day administered intravenously has also been shown to produce a beneficial effect in patients with Parkinson’s. Selenium is also recommended for its ability to detoxify mercury poisoning.
Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating Parkinson’s Disease: Cell Therapy (Stem Cell Therapy), Chelation Therapy (extremely important for detoxifying from heavy metal poisoning), Craniosacral Therapy, Detoxification Therapy, Holistic Dentistry, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Orthomolecular Therapy, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Best of health to you