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Hello Donald, thank you for the most difficult question. My data for potatoes, sugar and alchohol/beer are taken from an epidemiological study from Germany published in "Neurology", they reflect, of course, a statistical mean. It seems to me that in the case of many diseases the human behaviour, including dietary habits, of an individual in youth, in the early beginning, at the onset and in the course of deepening may substantially change, may even be reversed. So it often questions the real value of many epidemiological statistical studies (leading, for instance, to a conclusion that smoking defends from PD etc.). I suppose that in most cases the natural behavioural mechanisms in the early beginning are supporting, defending but after a breaking point the situation may turn to a "positive feedback" mechanism. But the strategies of behaviour may be rather different, an understanding of the essence may also be reached "at the very last moment". An example of "positive feedback": the genesis of stomach cancer in coastal villages where often people start to like home-made smoked fish of more and more high smoking temperature and more and more of cancerogen substances. So, according to the German study and the present hypothetical theory it seems to be very well if you continue like potatoes. Vello Reeben >From: Donald Diswinka <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: on a causal theory of PD >Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 08:31:53 -0500 > >Wow, Thanks for the article Vello. >I must be really dumb for a techno but >Could someone translate this report to layman language. > >> >> This theory also makes it more easy to understand why the PWP-s >>start dislike potatoes (starch M = 162*n, 161=7*23), crave sugar >>(monosaccharide hydrate M = 198 = 2*3*3*11, disaccharides M = 342; >>341=11*31) and avoid alchohol, beer (ethanol M = 46 = 2*23). > >This part seemed ok >but is confusing >as a 5 year parkie >I just love potatoes >in any way shape or form >and eat them >quite regularly even daily >and the 130 potatoe plants >that I planted in my garden >give me physical exercise >in hoeing and hilling > >I think I crave sugar >love those >things called chocolates >and other sweet things >that either call me "sugar" >or "sugar daddy". lol > >Disaccharides--HUH? >Cannot find this thing >in either my Thorndike-Barnhart >or Oxford Dictionary! >Looked it up on my super, duper >Unix Watson puter search engine >but never found the word as spelled >just as a part of other real big words >like Mucopolysaccharides so maybe >our Resident Nutritionist >can tell us what the word really means >in laymans terms. > >I sure don't avoid >either alcohol or beer >just the pain that prevents >any excess use >that is created >from these substances.:) > >Boy is my neuro >in for a shock >when I give him this paper >to explain to me in my >next scheduled visit >It will just blow away >my sleep apnea tests results >which are to be reviewed. > >Well on to working >fer a livin! > >Don 53/5 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn