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Thatīs right, but if there were found the cure then it would likely work to everybody. Wenwolf wrote: >The problem is that PD is a very individual disease - some people's >symptoms progress rapidly and others slowly, so it is hard to say if any >intervention drug or natural really has much of an effect or if the >person's Parkinson's would progress at the same rate without them. > >Wendy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MyFirstname >Mylastname >Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 6:28 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: over medication > >Hi, > >My beloved husband Geoff was diagnosed with PD last September at the age >of >57 and so far he has avoided taking any meds. Neither one of us likes >the idea > of taking medication, especially with the possibility of toxic side >effects >and very limited effectiveness. We've always preferred to seek out >natural >remedies first. We figure that if we don't have any success with these, >then >there is always plenty of time to start taking the meds later. > >Straight away after his diagnosis I found the following reference to >broad >beans (aka fava beans) at _www.wholisticresearch.com_ >(http://www.wholisticresearch.com) : "L-dopa is actually found in some >leguminose plants of the Vicia >Fava (broad bean), and researchers are reporting that this plant can >replenish brain deficits of L-dopa more quickly and for longer than >synthetic >medication without any side effects. A 100 gram serving of broad beans >including >the pods provide about 250milligrams of L-dopa and in addition a >significant >amount of proanthocyanidines. The broad beans seem to remain effective >even if >canned or frozen, but should always be consumed whole as the pod has >been >found to have the highest concentration of L-dopa. Medication may have >to be >adjusted if broad beans are consumed on a regular basis". We can't get >whole >broad beans with the pod, only frozen ones, but I'll be growing some in >the >garden this year. Since adding broad beans to Geoff's daily diet he >felt there >was some improvement in the discomfort and immobility he experiences in >his >rigid left arm and dragging left foot. > >We live in England and heard about a man over here who was diagnosed at >least 10 years ago who has never taken meds and he works everyday at a >riding >stable. We hear he isn't doing too badly. The person who told us about >him says >he eats an awful lot of broad beans. > >I also heard somewhere that the Pope ate a lot of mangoes which are high >in >a number of beneficial nutrients so thought I'd add those to Geoff's >diet. We >go for long walks every weekend and I can say that since adding the >mangoes >he hasn't been dragging his left foot. > >I did a search on the internet for "cure for Parkinson's Disease" and >amongst all the sites that said "there is no cure for Parkinson's >Disease" I found >a few that claim PD CAN be cured! I've read with interest what Raj is >doing >and taking for his PD, Geoff is taking many of the same supplements, it >sounds >like the recommendations of an Ayervedic doctor we found with this >search >who claims to cure 90 - 95% of his PD patients. > >A few days ago I came across a different slant altogether on >_www.parkinsonsdiseasecure.com_ (http://www.parkinsonsdiseasecure.com) >and we have >downloaded an ebook from there called 'Parkinson's Disease The Greatest >Medical >Blunder'. Has anyone out there read this book? or followed the author's >recommendations? He says there is medical evidence that proves what the >cause and the >cure of PD is and he is of the opinion that drug companies want to >ensure >Parkinson's patients don't overcome their disease so they will have to >purchase a >lifetime supply of drugs that never actually solve the problem. > >Whether this is true or not, we are amongst the few people who have >chosen >not to follow our doctors advice...and so far we can't see any evidence >that >this is doing Geoff any harm. Other than the PD he is very fit, he has a >physically demanding job (exercise is known to be beneficial for PWPs), >eats a >healthy vegetarian diet and is now taking some supplements. I know it is >early >days, but this is our experience so far. You're not alone in wanting to >resist >the medication. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn