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Hi Linda, >Envir.M.D.but I can assure you that it was natural medicine. We were >instructed that this would in no way be comprised by the use of >antioxidants, mineral or amino acids, etc. (not into herbs<smile>) That raises another point. Analysis of post-mortem PD brains shows an excess of non-absorbable iron, and a depletion of the substance that cconverts this iron to a form usable by the body, in comparison to non-PD controls. I don't know which is cause or effect, nor how this is related to PD, but it may be wise to watch the iron intake, also the types chellating agents in vitamin/mineral supplements. > I believe that their are many causes to Parkinson's disease That appears to be the case; many causes with one effect, to knock out the dopamine-producing cells. > We directed most of his treatments towards detoxification, however, >since we know that any illness can cause stress on the host, not There is a very strong link between stress-produced brain-affecting chemicals and both "freezing" (akinesia) and spasmodic movement (dyskinesia). > I believe that what many patients fail to realize is a doctor is >not always going to suggest that tests be run. But that is no reason >why the patient cannot request these tests. Many older patients are still living with the impression, created in their younger years, that "doctor knows best", and that it is somehow impudent to suggest otherwise. I am grateful for what my present doctors do to keep me alive and functioning (and believe you me, if I wasn't taking my PD meds, I would have been dead years ago - so much for "PD is not life-threatening). But there are so many disorders,medications, side-effects, etc., that a doctor would have to have an Einstein-sized brain just to keep up. However, I would much prefer a doctor who said "I don't know the answer, let's see if we can find out", than one who claimed to know everything. >even cold medicines. However, most drug stores give you a list >of known adverse reactions, but if I was to begin to worry about As far as they are aware of them. I have seen labels on Sinemet saying to take them with meals, and I even saw an advisory note to GPs recommending the same thing. But, as Kathryn(sp?) Holden and others have pointed out, taking Sinemet with animal protein can lead to a lessened intake of l-dopa, or even an absence. We all, sufferers, primary carers, health professionals, and members of the general public, need to be better educated about health disorders, their effects, and treatments, not only with PD, but with other chronic illnesses. Perhaps then we might be healthier, wealthier, and more tolerant. <silent prayer> Jim 59/13 [log in to unmask]