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I'm 47, have had PD for 3 years (100 mg sinemet every 2.5 - 3 hours plus 30 mg per day of paxil) and still put in a 60 hour week managing a large firm. My secret: (1) Listen to my body - when it wants a nap, it gets a nap. (2) I eat only fruit (usually melons, bananas and oranges) until my evening meal. Then I eat my protein and pasta. (3) EXERCISE! My treadmill is my best friend. A sustained cardiovascular workout on a daily basis seems to work miracles for me in terms of an overall sense of well being and stamina. (4) I've learned to delegate responsibility and say NO! (5) "Mental Health Days" -- Very important. A couple of days a month I cancel all my appointments, rent a couple of good videos, grab all the reading material that has piled up over the weeks and treat myself to a day "under the covers." I turn off my pager, unplug the phones and pamper myself for 24 hrs. It always does the trick. Martin Bayne http://www.mr-longtermcare.com