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Raj, Again, you are on the right track ..... I would stick my nose in and say that one should limit sugar consumprtion as sugar interferes with calcuim absorption. We also need a bit of Vit D for all of this to work ..... I personally use the liquid "Cal/Mag+" by "Kal" as it contains the Vit D etc. in the proper ratios. As far as the sleep apnea goes - personal experience - pulse ox was at 42 many many times during the night and never wnt above 80! I use a CPAP with added oxygen, and warm humidity ..... it really works and I am alert for many hours during the day not to mention that I am now able to sleep through "most" of the night (being a night owl at heart). I get the feeling that this is an often overlooked item when others in my support group are in their neuros offices. I would appear that they are too busy following that textbook established protocol for dealing with PD. A recording oxcimiter is an easy overnight test that can be done at home to see if further study is appropriate ..... If you don't ask or don't know what to ask, you won't get the answer you need. Strange how we need oxygen "in addition" to sinemet to survive? Wow February is almost here and I am marking another anniversary of being free of "PD Meds" and I keep feeling better every day. Oh, yes, I still enjoy many of the "symptoms" on the off days and times, but I feel better in that I am not causeing damage down the road just to mask my riggormortis like life. Just a thought, Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:10 PM Subject: Re: Sleeping Better and Possible Cure > Hi! George: > I do not know much about memory foam, except it was supposed to be very > expensve. > I hav read somewhere that coral calcium is no better than any othr form > of calcium. PD patients are supposedto take Calcium + Magnesium. Magnesium > is supposed to be god for muscle cramps. > > While we are talking about sleep, I want to raise another question. > I recently had mysef tested for sleep apnea. I foud out i have a > rather severe case of sleep apnea. As a result of the my oxygen level goes > often below 80% when I sleep. It should be above 90%. My question is > thhis. Will the low oxygen pressure may eventually reduce oxygen supply to > the brain while we sleep? If so, which came first? PD or the Sleep Apnea? > Which is the result of which? Would this be the cause of muscle cramps in > the morning when we get up? (For me, oral Glutathiione - R give If so is > there any good medication for it. s good relief frommy muscle cramps. > Smewhere I read, tht Magnesium phosphate will also be helpful. Dr. Abe > Lieberman wrote once that B12 should also be of some help in this case. > May be Dr. Bob Fink can enlighten us on this issue. > Good Luck! > Raj > [log in to unmask] > ********* > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Person" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:26 PM > Subject: Sleeping Better and Possible Cure > > > > Hello, > > I am reviving a topic that was discussed before, beds, but with a > different > > perspective and introduce a new talked about PD cure > > > > BEDS > > Has anybody tried a bed with memory foam (Visco Elastic Memory Foam) or > latex > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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