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Hi Emily and Julian and Good Evening toyou All, My answer to questions 1 through 4 is a great big "No".... and my gut feeling is that someone may be misleading you re: Parkinson's and an "alternative approach to healing". I'm a mechanic, not a Dr. .......... but if chelation and over the counter herbs and hormones etc. were documented in peer reviewed scientific journals as legitimate therapies for Parkinson's... then they just might get my attention. I suspect the "alternative approach to healing" you speak of, is a thick book written by a husband and wife team in which they purport to cure or treat almost every disease and condition known to mankind... Doesn't sound reasonable! How could they write three pages on Parkinson's and thus offer something that has eluded scientific research for the past 184 years? (since Dr. James Parkinson wrote his paper on the shaking palsy)... There are a lot of researchers, scientests, and doctors who have devoted their lives and careers to just one medical condition - Parkinson's... Some of these dedicated individuals are available to us through the movement disorder centers. I prefer the Movement Disorder Specialist's to the authors of questionable books. Parkinson's is best treated by Parkinson's specialists, I think... but then I am just a mechanic.... Please consult the best medical professional you can before attempting a do-it-yourself scheme from some book. I know a medical opinion, that you have a condition (for which there is no cure) may not seem as attractive as a book that allows you to read-between-the-lines and thus assume you can do better by just buying some over the counter "natural remedy". Don't waste your money... Everything I have read indicates Sinemet is still the "Gold Standard" treatment, although current thinking is that an agonist may offer a similar benefit initially and permit delaying Sinemet until it is really necessary. Years of personal experience tells me that slow titration to a level of Parkinson's meds that offer reasonable quality of life is the best route for me. I'll trust the medical professionals! Cheers ........... murray On 27 Dec 2001, at 10:14, Emily and Julian Brinac wrote: > > This is from alternative approach to healing. > > 1) Did any of you take Growth or DHEA hormones prior to > PD diagnoses or after? > > > 2) Did anyone go for chelation therapy prior or after diagnoses? > > > 3) Did anyone have metal tests checked by means of hair > or urine analyses? Some blame excess of mercury, lead, > iron to be cause of the disease. Julian and I met Parkinson > patient having his mercury being removed by means of > chelation and glutathione injections to detoxify the body > of the metals. This has been done with preventive doctor. > This person is still going for the treatments which have > been going on for 2 yrs. > > > 4) Did you notice losing weight since being diagnosed? > > Emily * * * [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