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My sediments exactly. Whenever I mention nonstandard therapies we are trying I can feel the cold shoulder all the way to Montana. Consequently I've just about stopped communicating. I am really getting a phobia about mentioning any information I find out about on this list. I feel that we are doing lots of things right since my husband, who has had PD for at least 16 years, is still able to work 10 hour days 7 days a week on our ranch. This last week he spend fixing fence in our mountain pasture. He would leave around 8:00 in the morning and get home around 8:00 in the evening. Yesterday we took the cattle to the mountains. Left our yard at 4:30 on horseback, arrived at the pasture at noon. Back home around 2:00. I took a nap, but Don didn't get a chance to rest until he went to bed around 8:30. I didn't even ride, just took food to the riders for breakfast and lunch!!! I've investigated aromatherphy, but never tried it. I've heard of personal testimonies from several who have had great results. Some of the products we try seem to help, other don't. I have high hopes for what we are doing now. I'm sure not going to leave our health only in the hands of the medical profession. Earlier I wrote about the clinic in California that gets to the root cause of chronic conditions, have talked to several who have gone and have had great results. ( not PD) In conjunction with the clinic is a non-toxic dental clinic. We are seriously thinking of making an appointment with the clinic. I'm sure one of the first recommendation will be for Don to have all of his fillings removed. Nancy B cg for Don 65/16. PS I'm leaving this week to visit my children in Boise Idaho. I have a son and daughter there and three Grand Babies. Will probably get off the list for a short time. -----Original Message----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 12:19 PM Subject: nonstandard therapies >Janet, > >Nonstandard therapies are valuable and "scammers" is a pretty harsh >characterization of people who provide information on alternative healing. >I think people who promote and practice aromatherapy, acupuncture, >chiropractic, herbal therapies, etc., in the end do more good than harm. My >wife, in her 13th year of disabling rheumatoid arthritis, has used all of >the above, in addition to allopathic, homeopathic, psychological, and >psychic counseling. Homeopathy put the arthritis into remission for a >couple years, other things have worked (and not worked) at other times. >Possibilities offer hope. > >This pushes a button of mine, I guess. I had to switch dentists recently >because I was regarded as a weirdo for being concerned about amalgam >safety, and even talking about possible risks in the dentist's office. The >anti-amalgam camp is currently regarded as part of the lunatic fringe. > >Even aromatherphy, which I admit I'm not up on, may have at least part of >an answer for some individuals, including those who have impaired olfactory >capabilities. > >Let's leave room for a multitude of views and therapies. > >Rick Hermann > >>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 03:20:44 -0400 >>From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: Persistent Abnormal Smells >> >>hi all >> >>At 18:20 1999/06/13 -0400, norma wrote, in part: >>>My name is Norma Myhre and new to the PARKINSN list... >>>I have an odd problem in that I have experienced a >>>persistent abnormal smell for the last 2 1/2 years... >> >>i understand that >>olfactory "irregularities" are a fairly common secondary symptom of pd >>[as opposed to new factory irregularities] >> >>one of the funniest 'list hustle' experiences here >>was the scammer who signed on in order to promote >>sales in aromatherapy! >> >>janet >> >>ps >>try a search in the archives using "smell" or "olfactory" >> >>janet paterson >>52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset >>PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada >>a new voice http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ >>[log in to unmask] >