avoid pd and die of lung cancer ? how's that an improvement ? > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 08:41:15 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Nicotine protects brain from PD > To: [log in to unmask] > > I don't know Ray. My Goddaughter worked in PD research with primates and > she said yes, nicotine is neuro-protective; however, you have to have so > much of it that you would vomit. I'm 62 and smoked since I was 13, regularly > since about 18 with a period of 6 1/2 years; five months and nine months > quit. Didn't seem to help me. I have now quit again for nine months. As I > recall Michael J. Fox was a heavy smoker. I think I read four packs a day > in his younger years. Don't know about now but it didn't seem to help him > either. Roberta > > > In a message dated 8/6/2012 2:00:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > Guess I never should have quit smoking 26 years ago > > http://paktribune.com/news/Nicotine-protects-brain-from-Parkinsons-disease-2 > 52118.html > > Ray > Rayilyn Brown > Past Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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