Hi Denise: Parkinson's is genetic, which means it maybe inherited because of soem defective genes; then this would be called familial. But, most of the time, the gene mutation may be introduced in an individual, then it becomes sporadic. As long as the mutation is not in our germline, our kids may not inherit the problems. Antioxidants are importanht for our wellbeing, especially for our nervous system. Glutathione, alpha lipoic acid and a few others are very basic requirements for us. Therefore, these things may be helpful in more than one disease. Raj *********** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn