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Hi All, My farther has Parkinson's, hence my interest to join the group. You must have heard about fermented papaya extract and its possible effect on the health of the Pope. I will appreciate comments from those of you who have been taking Osato Int.'s ImmunAge, or any other product containing papaya extract. I also read an article according to which Holland and Barrett's "chewable papaya enzyme" is a substitute (attached below). The difference in price is a factor of 10. Both products are currently out of stock, so I thought there must be people out there taking these food supplements. Thanks. Maria http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/04/29/ hdoc29.xml Health home WomenChildren Doctor's diary: Miracle cure for Parkinson's? (Filed: 29/04/2003) Papaya seems to be working for the Pope, says Dr James Le Fanu Health Contact us Having spent Holy Week in Rome, I am able to confirm the remarkable improvement in the Pope's health. Now 83, he has been increasingly afflicted with Parkinson's in recent years, and has shown all the characteristic symptoms of poor mobility, shaky hands and slurred speech. But there was little evidence of any of these during the Easter blessing he gave from the balcony at St Peter's. His gestures were decisive, the tremor had all but disappeared and his speech was clear and coherent. Vatican sources attribute this apparently miraculous improvement to the advice of French virologist - and discoverer of the Aids virus - Dr Luc Montagnier, who visited the Vatican last year. He suggested that the Pope take a health supplement that includes extract of papaya, an Apparently, Dr Montagnier has been investigating the therapeutic value of papaya since observing, on a trip to the Philippines, that the locals who consume it in vast quantities "tend to live long and healthy lives". Family doctor Graham Hunter from Bexhill-on-Sea, who kindly drew my attention to the details of the papal cure, which is available in this country from Holland and Barrett as "chewable papaya enzyme", tells me that four of his patients with Parkinson's are now taking the supplement and he "is awaiting their comments with interest". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn