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Hi Paul and Joanne and Good Morning All, Your discussion inspired me to type doctor balch in my favorite search engine.... He (Dr. James F.) is touted as an expert.... (by a healthfood store) http://www.healingexpress.com/about.asp He is a urologist and an author/lecturer.... (and lives in Texas) http://www.questvitamins.com/about/balch.html He endorses supplements and sells books http://www.thebook.com/livewell/doctor.htm Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements by James F. Balch, Phyllis A. Balch Written by a medical doctor and a certified nutritional consultant, this revised and expanded edition of Prescription for Nutritional Healing is one of the most complete, up-to-date guides to nutritional, herbal, and complementary therapies available. Prescription for Nutritional Healing starts with the premise: "Good nutrition is the foundation of good health." In the 600 pages that follow, the authors expand on this concept, explaining how to heal the body, achieve optimum health, strengthen the immune system, and increase energy levels using vitamins, minerals, herbs, and dietary food supplements. Price $15.96 http://www.mpip.org/books/booknutr.html Dr. James F. Balch may be knowledgeable in the field of nutriional supplements.... (The operative word is MAY) Joanne said the Balch's come across ok on the media.... (pssst! Joanne! they're sellin' sumthin'!!) In a few pages the Balches tell you what supplements to take for Parkinson's Disease. Do they offer any scientific peer reviewed reasons why? (I don't think so) Does that mean we should all buy his 1990 book??? (Idon't think so) Are they qualified to be your Parkinson's expert? (Read my lips... Nah!) Dr . Stephen Barrett (Quackwatch) says (in part) In 1989, AANC listed about 200 "Certified Nutritional Consultants," including James F. Balch, Jr., M.D., and his wife Phyllis, coauthors of Prescription for Nutritional Healing, an irresponsible book that many health-food retailers use to prescribe products for their customers. http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/Nonrecorg/aanc.html So..... C.N.C. or "Certified Nutritional Consultant" is not meaningful? It appears to be used to "prove" or establish the Balch's credibility. And... Prescription for Nutritional Healing is an "irresponsible book that many health-food retailers use to prescribe products for their customers"... Well, that's the Balch's sliced and diced.... But then, I ask you, where else can you get a good cure for under 20 bucks? Don't get me wrong here.... There is an important place for diet therapy and Parkinson's disease and people with Parkinson's should certainly be aware of the vital role diet plays in their general well being. We must also be informed and wary of jumping on the latest miracle "health" supplement. Now what about CoQ10? It is much too expensive for a general supplement. There were several studies done and as far as I know, the results did not support prescribing CoQ10 for Parkinson's. Didn't hurt... Didn't help.... 'spensive.... 900 mg. a day? Thats about $250.00 a month.... Yikes!!.... I just read what I have written here and I think this is pretty much 'zactly what Paul already said..... Cheers ............. murray On 28 Apr 2001, at 23:56, Paul Lauer wrote: > Joanne: I'm not so sure we should be doing this on the list but one of > us is confused. I say a book's authors are bad because they say that one > dies within ten years from PD and that one should take in only 7 grams > of Protein a day. Both these statements are rubbish yet you say the book > must be good because a local talk show host says it is. > > I complete a short essay on CO Q10 explaining that I took 900 mg of the > supplement without adverse effects and you reply that I shouldn't knock > it if I haven't tried it. > > One of us is smoking rope. > > Paul H. Lauer > ********** [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn