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thank you for this thought. alan has been off his statin for 2 days now and already noticed less pain in his back. he will start the lichithin and monitor his readings thru his fp. On Feb 26, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch wrote: > Statins for high cholesterol have lots of side effects and an easier > and in > my opinion better approach is diet. I have lots of friends who have > been on > statins and soon realized just how much these drugs were messing > their lives > up. > A more natural approach is: > Start with granular lecithin added to fruit juice daily about 1 to 2 > Tablespoons . Granular lecithin will give you a boost of energy as > the > choleserol in your system is converted to useful energy for the body > all the > while destroying the build up in your arteries. In six months retake > your > cholesterol level and be prepared to be shock at just how much it has > dropped. Mine is always below 150 and I eat everything that I want > to eat. > Its great he takes magnesium and Vitamin E but he really should > consider a > High Dose B Complex for stressed out people. Parkinsons stresses the > body > like nothing else I can imagine so one of these a day should help > besides > getting rid of one more chemical that may possibly aggravating the > Parkinson > drug actions for the Parkinsons. Sometimes mother nature has the > simplest of > "cures" to help us fight hard for that improved quality of life. > Rob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PATTI ZAPF" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:53 AM > Subject: new subscriber > > >> i have joined this to learn all i can to help my husband, alan, who >> is >> 63 and been diagnosed with pd for the last 15 years. we live in >> dallas and have been seeing a neuroligist at ut southwestern. he has >> not been to the doctor in over a year. he feels he will just get >> more >> medication or tweaking of his current meds. this is our 5th doctor >> over the past 15 years. >> >> alan's sleep is interrupted with hallucinations occastionally. wish >> those would go away. >> i googled comtan and sinemet which have these side affects. >> >> his current regime is all medications. comtan, carbidopa-levadopa, >> amantadine, plus he takes heart meds crestor, metropolol, plavix >> he supplements with magnesium (constipation), vitamin e, aspirin. >> >> he recently has fallen twice and i think it may be from the crestor, >> as he just started this 4 months ago, instead of lipitor. i am >> trying >> to encourage him to be more wholistic with a statin. anyone with any >> ideas, please pass on. >> >> he said the other day he wished he could go to the doctor and get a >> cure. wishful he knows. >> >> dbs does not interest him. i am massaging him and he does stretches. >> he is extrememly hunched over from back pain. i wonder if that is >> from the drugs he is taking??? >> any suggestions are appreciated. >> >> his voice is so soft, we are trying to find a portable microphone >> that >> could be used in social settings. any suggestions would be >> appreciated. he has tried Lee Silverman training. >> >> alan has a great attitude mostly. he doesn't like to rock the boat, >> but makes profound statements at the right time, that amaze me and >> teach me how to handle things differently. >> >> i have heard alot about a neurologist, dr. jankovich in houston, tx >> that i would like to take him too, but it is 4 hours away and >> expensive. (he is not a Medicare provider) anyone seen this doctor? >> >> we have not been impressed with our past neurologists as time goes >> on, >> because it is the same thing, more drugs, different combinations, >> more >> drugs. the drug companies are making a killing. >> >> we did attend a week long over night session this past summer here in >> dallas ($2750), with a fellow from australia, noel batten, claiming >> parkinson's is the biggest medical blunder, and positive results can >> happen with a week long visit. it was a highly anticipated week , we >> learned alot about our own selves and strengthened our marriage. >> chiropractic care, massage, mental soul searching of past traumas >> were >> most of the routine. >> did we see physical improvement, yes, some, after the chiropractic >> treatments of this wonderful chiro doctor we found during this week. >> results were not long lasting.. >> alan went one time a week for 6 months, which ended in dec 2008, as >> driving was difficult for him to get there, and i have a job that >> kept >> me from taking him. >> >> i am trying to help my husband live a quality life. thank you for >> your suggestions. >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn