Hi Bob: Think your kind of "ranting" is essential to
the health and well-being of the members of this List.
A chronic, progressive illness with no known cure
makes one all too vulnerable.        Carole H.

--- "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Pam Bower wrote:
>
> > Studies show that a low protein diet with most of
> the protein being eaten
> > in the evening significantly reduces the symptoms
> of Parkinson's.
> > Deficiency of folic acid, magnesium and the amino
> acids tryptophan and
> > tyrosine, precursors to neurotransmitters, may all
> be involved somehow in
> > the disease. Excess amounts of manganese, iron,
> mercury, aluminum and
> > copper have all been reported connected to
> Parkinson's. It is thought that
> > these excess minerals increase free radical
> pathology and accelerate cell
> > death. The mercury in dental amalgams has been
> suggested to be involved in
> > some cases of Parkinson's.
> >
> > Vitamin C and E, selenium as well as the amino
> acid derivative,
> > N-acetyl-cysteine, are free radical scavengers and
> can remove excess
> > mercury from the body. Lactoferrin, a naturally
> occurring iron-binding
> > protein, manganese and vitamin E helps offset iron
> excesses in the body.
> > Zinc supplementation can help push excessive
> copper out of the body.
> > Strong antioxidants like proanthocyanidins
> (pycnogenols, grape seed
> > extract, pine bark extract or bilberry) which can
> cross the blood brain
> > barrier would likely be the most effective
> antioxidants in Parkinson's
> > complicated by toxic heavy metal excesses.
> Intravenous chelation therapy
> > is recognized to be effective against toxic heavy
> metal excesses.
> >
> > Parkinson's cases that have been treated for long
> periods of time with the
> > drug Levodopa may develop deficiencies in vitamin
> B6, vitamin B3 (niacin),
> > folic acid and vitamin B12. Supplementation of
> these vitamins may be
> > necessary to prevent worsening of the symptoms.
> Many people over the age
> > of 60 have problems in the absorption of vitamin
> B12 and folic acid. In
> > these cases, taking either a sublingual form or
> injections is better.
> >
> > Other supplements effectively used in the
> treatment of Parkinson's include
> > choline, octacosanol, inositol, lecithin,
> niacinamide, vitamin B1, vitamin
> > C, vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. These nutrients are
> all involved in the
> > body's synthesis of acetylcholine and dopamine.
> Evening primrose oil
> > supplementation has been shown to reduce the
> tremor of Parkinson's. Herbal
> > remedies of potential benefit include ginseng and
> horsetail. A nutritional
> > evaluation by a natural health care practitioner
> can pinpoint these and
> > other potential deficiencies or toxicities.
> Combined with conventional
> > medical therapy, a good nutritional supplement
> program will help produce
> > optimal results.
> >
> > Before attempting any of these natural therapies
> it would be a good idea
> > to get extensive lab testing done. This includes
> routine blood and urine
> > tests, hair mineral analysis, livecell microscopy,
> comprehensive stool and
> > digestive analysis including comprehensive
> parasitology, food and chemical
> > allergy testing and amino acid analysis. A
> naturopath or medical doctor
> > familiar with nutrition should be consulted.
> >
> > REFERENCES
> >
> > Beal, M., Flint, M.D. Aging, Energy, and Oxidative
> Stress in
> > Neurodegenerative Diseases. Annals of Neurology,
> 1995;38:357-366.
> >
> > Carter, J. et al. Amount and distribution of
> dietary protein affects
> > clinical response to levodopa in Parkinson's
> disease. Neurology 39:552-56,
> > 1989.
> >
> > Clayton, P. et al. Subacute combined degeneration
> of the cord, dementia
> > and parkinsonism due to an inborn error of folate
> metabolism. J. Neurol.
> > Nerosurg Psychiatry 49:920-7, 1986.
> >
> > Critchley, E.M.R. evening primrose oil in
> parkinsonian and other tremors:
> > a preliminary study, in D.F. Horrobin, Ed.
> Clinical Uses of Essential
> > fatty Acids. Montreal, Eden Press, 1982:205-8.
> >
> > Dexter, D.T. et al. Increased nigral iron content
> and alterations in other
> > metal ions occurring in brain in Parkinson's
> disease, other chronic
> > neurological diseases and control brains. Can. J.
> Neurol. Sci.
> > 16(3):310-14, 1989.
> >
> > Jimenez-Jimenez, F.J., et al, Serum and Urinary
> Manganese Levels in
> > Patients With Parkinson's Disease.ACTA Neurol.
> Scand, 1995;91:317-320.
> >
> > Lohr, James, B. and Browning, John, A. Free
> Radical Involvement in
> > Neuropsychiatric Illnesses. Psychopharmacology
> Bulletin,
> > 1995;31(1):159-165.
> >
> > Logroscino, Giancarlo, M.D., M.S., et al. Dietary
> Lipids and Antioxidants
> > in Parkinson's Disease: A Population-Based,
> Case-Control Study.Annals of
> > Neurology, 1996;39:89-94.
> >
> > Pall HS et al. Raised cerebrospinal-fluid copper
> concentration in
> > Parkinson's disease. Lancet 2:238-41, 1987.
> >
> > Penney, John, B., Jr., M.D., et al . Impact of
> Deprenyl and Tocopherol
> > Treatment on Parkinson's Disease in DATATOP
> Patients Requiring Levodopa.
> > Annals of Neurology, 1996;39:37-45.
> >
> > Singh, Ram, B., M.D., et al. Dietary Intake and
> Plasma Levels of
> > Antioxidant Vitamins in Health and Disease: A
> Hospital-Based, Case-Control
> > Study. Journal of Nutritional & Environmental
> Medicine, 1995;5:235-242.
> >
> > Tsui J. et al. The effect of dietary protein on
> the efficacy of L-dopa: a
> > double-blind study. Neurology 39:549-52, 1989.
> >
> > "There can be no happiness if the things we
> believe in are different
> > from the things we do." - Author Unknown
> >
>
> The paragraphs above are full of nonscientific
> generalizations and
> have little, if any, basis in fact.  The references
> given are all basic
> science studies, done, for the most part, at the
> laboratory level, and
> have no application (at least as yet) to clinical
> management of
> Parkinson's disease.  Note also, that some of the
> article titles refer to
> "parkinsonism", which may reflect any basal-ganglion
> disorder
> involving abnormal movements, and may have nothing
> to do with
> classical Parkinson's disease.
>
> The probable "true purpose" of the material above is
> deeply
> embedded in the paragraphs; i. e., the "need for
> testing".  There are a
> number of laboratories around which make a good
> living testing
> people for various "toxins", heavy metals, etc.,
> claiming that such-and-
> so cause human diseases, and then offering
> "treatments" to "remove
> the toxins".  This is, in most cases, quackery, and
> can be found on
> many Internet Lists, especially those which deal
> with "incurable" or
> other "dread" diseases.  Laetrile, Krebiozen, shark
> cartilage, Essiac tea,
> etc., are all such examples.  The common denominator
> is that they are
> worthless, expensive, available from only limited
> sources, and any
> attempts to show them up as scams are due to the
> "profiteering of the
> medical establishment" who want to "hide" the "real
> cures"
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