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there is no cure, Marco, because not everyone gets this disease. It is even worse for people with cystic fibrosis, for example. Also, our priorities as a nation are wrong, like you said we are an acceptable statistic. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "marco de michiel" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:23 AM Subject: Re: Susan Greenfield > Hi Amanda, > > I have a Susan Greenfield book, Understanding the Mind. I totally agree in > that she writes in a simple/understandable way. I just caught a few > minutes > of a recent series on TV and as she was explaining something she > said,".....like a chemical soup...", "constantly changing, second by > second, > based on what it's receiving". This really crystalised my thoughts and in > particular one: medication/s and dosage. I would say it's totally > impossible > to know how much to take and when because the Mind [Brain] is constantly > changing the [recipe] chemical soup; and I'd go further and say that the > meds spoil rather than enhance the recipe. > > I have been doing a lot of research of material to support my theory that > PD > is manmade, from earliest times [Essentially environmental toxins, e.g . > Metals, in particular Lead ad Mercury] through the Middle-ages, to the > dawn > of the industrial revolution - which is when the number of cases began to > increase and Dr. James Parkinson wrote his 'Essay on the Shaking > Palsy'.1817. The number of cases has steadily grown and, I would say, > 'accelerated' in the last 30-50 yrs. I don't think it's just a coincidence > that in the same period the use of Chemicals in Agriculture, the Food > processing industry -maybe even personal hyginge and laundry products; at > the beginning of the 1900's it was a block of soap, scented or carbolic, > and > now the number of products take up several aisles in a supermarket - and > Industrial Chemicals. > > We are supposed to be living and benefitting from the Technology > revolution; > many do and many don't; they pay the price (like us) to keep the wheels of > industry oiled. We are an acceptable statistic and in turn have become a > signicant source of revenue for that other unregulated profit focussed > industry, Pharmaceuticals. > > It's almost 200 years since Parkinson's Essay and there's still no cure. > Why? > > Keep smiling, > > Marco > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn