At the PAN forum one of the researchers said that when you exercise your body produces GDNF.
Just think, all we need to do is exercise and we won't even need a pump. Can't beat that!
Nina
"Circumstances determine our lives, but we shape
our lives by what we make of our circumstances."
Sir John Wheeler Bennett, a British historian
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> Behalf Of MyFirstname Mylastname
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:25 PM
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>
> Hello to all you lovely PWPs!!
>
> My name is Geoff (Geoffrey) Wade, I am 57 years young, and live in a
> picturesque village called Barley, near Cambridge, in England.
>
> About four years ago, I was forced to take two months off my work for
> Cambridge University Press, through severe depression.
>
> It was shortly after my return to work that I thought I was experiencing
> R.S.I.
> (Repetitive Strain Injury) in my upper left arm.
>
> Over the next three years, the flexibility decreased so that I could no
> longer touch-type with my left hand, which had become very swollen along with
> tight, aching and unrelaxed forearm. My left leg was also aching a lot too,
> difficult to relax, and dragging on the ground when I walked (weird, because in
> order to clear the ground, it felt as though I was trying to bring my knee up
> to my chest, which I wasn't!)
>
> When my yearly "depression" check-up came round, my doctor was perplexed to
> see my hand, and hear about my symptoms. He arranged for me to see a
> specialist neurologist, who immediately suspected, and confirmed after a scan, that I
> had mild Parkinson's Disease.
>
> He prescribed Sinemet, and said that I should have another five to 10 good
> years left!!!
>
> After reading about the bad side effects of Sinemet, and how often PWPs
> found these side effects worse than the PD symptoms themselves, I have decided to
> delay taking this medication, and hang on to my five to 10 years, as long as
> possible.
>
> I definitely find exercise to be a benefit, once the body's natural
> painkillers
> (endorphins) kick in. Mornings are always the worst, and I become more and
> more positive as the day goes along. But then I wake up next day, and the
> tiring, painful and bloody-minded, concentrated and stubborn effort has to be
> made yet again, knowing things will never improve for long.
>
> My wife Ann is a tower of strength, and tries to help all she can. Ann found
> out about some special properties said to be contained in broad beans. Now
> whether these will help any of you, I don't know, but I certainly seem to be
> getting at least some short-term help from eating some of these every day. Ann
> found out about these on _www.wholisticresearch.com_
> (http://www.wholisticresearch.com)
>
> A friend recently gave me the book by Barbara Blake-Krebs and Linda Herman,
> entitled When Parkinson's Strikes Early. A wonderfully helpful book, which
> made me feel a part of a world-wide family, and not just a single unique and
> isolated sufferer of PD. This is where learned about Barbara Patterson's PIEN
> brilliant support group.
>
> Thank You in anticipation of being fully accepted into PIEN.
>
> Love and Best Wishes to You ALL.
>
> Geoff
> xoxo
>
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