 |
 |
Paul - That author is Dr. Mertin and I can't recall his wife's name. They had a 3 hour program on Radio Station KSEV, here in Houston, and I loved it. He was a great proponent of CoQ10, as well as acidophallus, and truthfully speaking, I thought it was an excellent book co-authored by husband and wife. Besides how can you condemn it if you haven't tried it? Jo Ann On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 19:04:56 EDT Paul Lauer <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Everybody: CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION. If the book referred to is >something like >"Prescription for Nutritional Healing" or close to it. It is by a Dr. >and his >wife who as I recollect is a nutritionist. Sorry to be so vague but I >have to >go from memory because I THREW THE DAMNED THING OUT. These people are >quacks. >A friend gave me this book when she found out I had Parkinson's. I had >just >found out myself and knew very little beyond what my taciturn Neuro >told me. >I belonged as yet to no lists. I read the section in this book on PD >which >informed me that me and most like me would be dead in ten years >(that's the >MD quack talking). It also advised that I should limit my Protein >intake to 7 >grams DAILY (that's the utritionist/dietician or whatever she claims >she, >quacking). I suppose the latter advice is to make sure the former >prediction >comes true. Seriously, stay away from this book. It is severely >flawed. > >As for CO Q10, there was a study (and may still be) in which the >participants >were taking 600, 900, and 1200 mg daily. I presume there was a control >group >as well but that's not germane to my answer. It was being conducted at >a >number of sites including somewhere in Philly and somewhere upstate >NY, maybe >Albany. I tried to join but they wanted people who were not yet on any >medication so I wasn't eligible. The nurse coordinator for the >Philadelphia >study chatted with me for a while and I learned at least that no one, >at any >dose, had had any serious adverse reactions. So I decided to try it >and we >agreed that I would be a member sub-rosa and call her from time to >time and >report anything there might be to report. I built to 900 mg/day at 100 >mg/week intervals and took the 900 mg probably for a year without >adverse >reaction. Then I developed an edema problem and systematically stopped >taking >everything (including Requip and Selegiline) too try to find the >culprit. >Haven't found it yet and it wasn't the CO Q10 so I'm on my way back up >again >to 900. For some reason the study nurse stopped returning my calls and >answering my e-mail. Perhaps she was concerned that she would be >accountable >if something went wrong with me. That's not my style but she can't >know that. > >Anyway, beware that horrible book! > >Paul H. Lauer > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn