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After noticing one of the early green tea posts I introduced my PWP wife to the beverage. Although I consume at least half a dozen mugs of tea, usually Earl Grey, each day, she avoids it. Assuming "more is better" I prepared 3-4 mugs each day for her. She calls it "mouse piddle". After a couple of weeks her PD symptoms worsened; disturbed sleep, increased tremors, poor balance, stiff legs, her legs would not "stay in bed" (her term for when her legs straighten & she feels her feet at the edge of the bed), spider hallucinations at night, emotionally stressed. In general she felt very bad. After a friend warned her of dangers with green tea, she browsed the net to find warnings about its very high caffeine content. She stopped drinking green tea. After a few days her symptoms returned to "normal" (for her). Interestingly, green tea affected her in much the same way as does eating in Chinese restaurants (MSG perhaps?) and eating too much chocolate. After the first time we associated worsened symptoms with chocolate we conducted a brief experiment. When she felt "normal" again, she again ate a large quantity of chocolate and the results were the same. She now avoids the stuff. My PWP has another sensitivity - sunlight. Should she expose her arms to strong sun for periods longer then 15 - 20 minutes she develops an intense itch in the exposed area that may last for 4 hours. I was cruel enough to have her sit with one arm shaded, the other in sunlight for 20 minutes by which time she was in quite a lot of discomfort. The arm was not sunburnt. She keeps her arms covered when outside. Her face is not troubled by sunlight. I assume the above changes in PD symptoms are a result of the brain being unable to respond correctly to stimuli, but that's just my way of looking at the puzzle. You may wish to view http://progressiontwo.blogspot.com/ , where I expand selected portions of a daily diary of my PWP's woes. BUT I do not wish to become involved in never ending questions & answers, so NO QUESTIONS, just read it for what it is. My PWP was diagnosed 16 years ago. -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of rayilynlee Sent: Saturday, 15 December 2007 5:29 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease I believe I posted a study about the benefits of green tea a couple of months ago - also put an article in our AZNPF newletter. I buy it by the gallon - I'm a tea lover anyway and figure it can't hurt. Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Federico Acerri" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:35 PM Subject: Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease >I came across this. > Fred > > Public Release: 13-Dec-2007 > Biological Psychiatry > Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease > Does the consumption of green tea, widely touted to have beneficial > effects on health, also protect brain cells? Authors of a new study being > published in the Dec. 15 issue of Biological Psychiatry share new data > that indicates this may be the case. > > Contact: Jayne Dawkins > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > 215-239-3674 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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