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Anyone who reads Janice Walton-Hadlock's books, those Paula mentions below, cannot help but get the impression that the author is very concerned about her patients, has spent a great deal of time and effort with them, and has done a lot of research. I caution potential readers, however, that the author has a very unusual notion about the cause of Parkinson's disease (one that cannot be verified), and that much of what she says is based only on her personal observations. She is honest enough to say that certain statements she makes are her opinions, and that she can't actually know that this or that is the case. Still, she is very straightforward, and reflects plenty of common sense and professional ethic. Definitely worth the read, well-written, but to be considered very carefully. The author challenges the established medical profession (nothing wrong with that) by encouraging patients to get off of their drugs, very gradually, but also cautions over and over that PD patients who have been on drugs have little chance of full recovery, since--in her opinion--the meds might have done permanent damage. Many readers will be able to identify with the experiences of her patients. I applaud the author for her efforts, but am somewhat skeptical about some of her conclusions. Scott >===== Original Message From "Parkinson's Information Exchange Network" <[log in to unmask]> ===== >To see another aspect of Asian medicine, look up pdrecovery.org. This is by an acupuncturist, but she doesn't use acupuncture on PD. She says it doesn't help, however she has studied PD intensively, more than most MDs I'm sure, and has come up with a simple treatment that is causing recovery. She isn't in it for the money because you can download both her books for free. One is 6 hundred pages, about the PD meds. Very informative, the other 250 or so.about her treatments. Just read it and decide for yourself. You can also buy the books from her, for not much more than the ink and paper cost me. They are very interesting and though provoking. Paula Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn