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You are abslutely right. Ray . Exercise is a must if you have PD, I know it by experience. It is also known to increase the stem cell production in mice. R. Rajaraman ******************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: Exercise and PD > Exercise and Parkinson Disease > September 27, 2008 > Exercise is the most important component for beating Parkinson's Disease. > I can reiterate this enough. Please if you are diagnosed with Parkinson's > Disease do not give up exercising, if you were not exercising before your > diagnosis get up and start exercising. If you have had Parkinson's Disease > for any length of time it is not too late get moving. When you are so > stiff and feel you can not move then move force yourself to move. There is > a theory out there that exercising at a high rate of speed will regenerate > the dopamine receptors in your brain. I have had Parkinson's Disease now > for 21 years. At one point in my disease I made a decision that > Parkinson's was not going to beat me. I exercise every day, I also walk 4 > miles a day and most of it is up hill. ( I Iive in the mountains of East > Tennessee) When I am stiff I get out and I force myself to move. I do not > have the equipment to exercise at a high rate of speed but I do run down > hill as much as possible and make do with what I have at my disposal to > exercise. I feel for me that exercise is the most important element in > beating Parkinson's Disease. I know that there are pieces of equipment out > there that would probably help me exercise at a higher rate of speed but I > do not have the financial means to acquire these and I know most people > that are diagnosed with Parkinson' Disease will also not have that means. > But that should not prevent us from working as hard as we can to exercise. > We just have to be as creative as possible with our exercising. And I > challenge anyone with Parkinson's Disease to get creative in beating > Parkinson's Disease. If you don't succeed today work at it again tomorrow. > Remember only when you feel it is hopeless then it will be. If you need > some one to talk to email me. If you need some one to bounce things off > email me. I have had Parkinson's Disease now for 21 years almost 22 years > to be honest. And I will be honest my family wanted me to give up and > collect social security but my wife put it this way. Look there are quads > that are working full time jobs get off your butt and get busy. Granted > there are some out there that have Parkinson's Disease worse than I do. We > are all different but for all of us exercise is extremely important. > Please understand that exercise is extremely important if you have > Parkinson's Disease. > > Source: Unknown > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn