I FOUND A LOT OF TYPOS IN MY PREVIOUS VERSION.
THIS AN IMPROVED AND CORRECTED VERSION. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
Ray;
This is a very valid question. I do not think we know much about what
kills our neurons and why they begin to die on us progressively. (If I am
wrong, somebody please corrrect me). I remember from my student days that
during the development of the nervous system, most of the neurons that do
not make the right connection entually die during development. From this one
can deduce that for some unkbnown reason if a few neurons die, this will
trigger a domino effect and more will follow suit in due course. By the same
logic, one can assume that depending on the extent of the initial damage (a
virus or some chemical or an environmental factor), the rate of progresion
of PD may also differ between different individuals.
Don't take my word for it. Thhis is how I have rationalized the
situation.
Our body is one of the most highy evolved in this world and it has
regenerative power on such instances and the neuronal stem cells start
replacing th dead ones. However, in PD I am afraid that the rate of
neuronal death is outpaced by the rate of their regeneration. (even daily
exercise is supposed to help the neuronal regeneration). That is why, I
think, when we take one item that is deficient in PD patients (eg. reduced
glutathione, GT-R, or Phosphatidyl serine, PS,) it soon loses its beneficial
effect. I assume that during the time this was effective, the disease has
progressed further and therefore, the beneficial effect is lost since we
need something else too. That does not mean we don't need eiher PS or
Glutathione. Since the disease is progressing, we might need something else
in addition. Using this logic, I am still taking PS, Glutathione, Co E Q10,
NaDH etc. In all these cases, I saw beneficial effect for the first two or
three months, and then the effect was lost. However, I still continue taking
them and finding something more to add to my arsenal. Then, I found the
"Brain Essentials" - a preparation sold by Swanson Nutiritionals. I still
find this useful, but that is not enough. Then, I added a few more natural
biochemicals which have anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and
neuroregenerative effect, with similar results. Finally, I am trying
something new now, whose effect has not been lost so far for the past three
months. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Shall let you all know if the
effect shows promise in the long term. If my logic is correct, the
beneficial effect should definitely retard or stop the progresion of PD on a
long time basis. I shall talk about this novel approach once I am convinced.
I am 71 now turning a new leaf tomorrow which is my birth day. I hope
my foxy idea will be helpful to everybody, if this
turns out to be a real breakthrough in effectively delaying the progression
of PD. I shall report on my results in about three months.
How are you doing now a days? I see you are still active fighting like
a tiger for our cause in the forum.
Wish you all the best and my regards.
God bless you!
Raj
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: UCLA BERKELEY: Adult Stem Cells Triggered To Multiply More
> Quickly
>
>
> > i would think scientists would need to learn about the disease process
> that
> > causes cells to die in the first place. Has anybody dealt with this
> aspect of
> > the problem?
> >
> > Dr. Levesque's patient Dennis Miller had his PD return after a few
years
> > reprieve from symptoms due to implantation of his own cultivated and
> multiplied
> > brain cells.
> >
> > It would seem that only in spinal cord and other injuries would actual
> > replacement of cells work.
> > Ray
> >
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