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Tim Sanderson wrote: > > Lisa Crumrine asked about alternative treatments. I am not yet on any > medications myself, and am doing pretty well so far on: > > - Antioxidants: lots of vitamin E and C, but also selenium etc. > Antioxidants are one of the few vitamin/nutritional factors which get > approval from the conventional medical community (though I understand their > neuroprotective effects are still not beyond doubt) > > - Ginkgo Biloba: this was recommended to me by Beth Leslie (of this list) and > is a good source of flavenoids (??are these related to your proflavenols?? - > I'm not a pharmacologist!) Ginkgo has been shown in clinical trials to > improve circulation in the extremities (hands and feet) and also the brain. > Hence its use for PD. > > The other alternative treatments I use are aromatherapy massage - I think > it's the massage, not the aroma that does the real good, especially foot and > hand massage - and conductive education (see my earlier posting back in > January, or ask me for more details). > > As to fava beans - I think this is a red herring. They are certainly a > source of L-dopa, and certainly work, but no-one has yet explained to me why > this should be a better or safer source of L-dopa than sinemet. Fava beans > used in the long term will presumably lead to dyskinesia etc. just like pills > do. Any other views out there? > > Best wishes. > > Tim ([log in to unmask]) 42/1 Thanks for your response tim, what is conductive education? I get a massage once a week and yes it really helps. oops here comes my husband with dinner, bye lisa