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On Sat 21 Dec, Kathie Tollifson wrote: > Barbara writes: > > > >Has anyone tried Annetta's PD treatment using liquid deprenyl? > > > >What do we know about liquid deprenyl, is it better than tablets? > - > I find the liquid deprenyl to be MUCH stronger than the tablets, don't know > if that means better. My tolerance for the liquid topped out at about 4 mgs > a day to prevent too much sleep disturbance. > > When I checked out Annetta's regimen I discovered I was already using many > of the same supplements. I added DHEA and still take it, I used the liquid > deprenyl for a while and would use it again, I never did get the Cell Guard, > and probably should. I think she also uses Sun Chlorella, which I love but > don't take with any regularity mainly because my threshhold for pill-popping > was crossed many moons ago, and you have to eat lots of those little green > pills. > > I believe her program has definite merit although I don't think I would be > able to discontinue sinemet as she did. I would also have trouble with the > huge volume of pills/supplements and the required religious dosing, probably > a character flaw on my part. > > BTW, we just caught the tail end of a news documentary on nutrition and > down's syndrome...studies showing that the down's babies main deficiency is > an inability to properly assimilate nutrients, causing ever-increasing > damage due to basically malnutrition. Some very convincing shots of down's > kids who are using a high-nutrient formula, very rich in amino acids, doing > really well compared to their degenerating counterparts. > > I for one am making a New Year's resolution to be more diligent in the > taking of my supplements, and wiser about dietary choices. I noted a BBB > article stating that they have found a way to get chemo drugs into the brain > past the barrier by injecting sugar (manitol) into the brain, it creates a > very brief window of time that the blood brain barrier sorta relaxes and the > chemo drugs can pass. Makes me wonder how my excessive use of sugar as my > main food group has compromised my neurological health. > > Kathie Tollifson > [log in to unmask] > > I am continually amazed at the seewmingly casual abandon with which some people are prepared to swallow an endless array of potentially mind-altering drugs. I am not addressing anyone in particular - just commenting on what I have observed to be a sort of free and easy attitude toward the drugs which we have to take. In comparison, every change that I make to my meds is only done after research, cross-questioning my neurologist, and any other checks I can devise. Oh well, I suppose the appropriate phrase is 'Whatever turns you on'. Incidentally, are you aware that as it breaks down in the brain, one of the products from (Deprenyl, Eldepryl, or Selegiline = different names for the same thing ) is amphetamine:- you are in danger of becoming a 'Speed Freak' as well! Please - take care -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>