Pam Bower wrote: > >From http://www.raystrand.com > > PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Specific Nutritional Supplement Recommendations > > I feel that it is very important for my patients with Parkinson’s disease > to be on a high quality nutritional supplement program. Since the medical > evidence is demonstrating that the underlying cause of Parkinson’s disease > is oxidative stress, I want my patients on the most potent antioxidant > supplements they can find. I also believe that the earlier a patient begins > their supplement program after they have been diagnosed as having > Parkinson’s disease, the better. The medical literature has demonstrated > that the progression of their disease can be slowed down with the use of > antioxidants. I have actually seen some of my patients with Parkinson’s > disease show improvements in their disease when they begin taking the > supplement program I am recommending. > > I recommend a very aggressive nutritional supplementation program for my > patients that have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In my office, I > recommend that my patients take Usana Nutritional Supplements. I believe > that they are the most potent antioxidant supplements on the market today. > The main reasons that I recommend the Usana Products to my patients are: > > 1.They are pharmaceutical-grade nutritional supplements. In other words, > they are manufactured in a FDA-registered facility and follow good > manufacturing practices. In other words, Usana produces these supplements > with same quality control as a pharmaceutical company uses to produce a > brand named drug. > > 2.They are complete and balanced. They provide all of the essential > nutrients to the cell at optimal levels, not RDA levels. This allows me not > to worry about in what nutrients my patients may be depleted, but rather > allows the cell to decide what it needs and does not need. > > 3.They are simple to take, and the compliance of my patients is greatly > increased. > > 4.The antioxidants and their supporting nutrients are allowed to work in > synergy, which makes them very potent in handling oxidative stress. > > 5.I believe they are the most potent antioxidant supplements in their > ability to handle oxidative stress. > > In my Parkinson’s disease patients, I recommend that they take the Usana > Essentials, Cal/Mag, Optomega, GinkoPS, E Prime and Proflavanol. I have my > patients take their nutritional supplements three times per day with meals. > These nutrients are better absorbed and better tolerated when taken with > food. I usually start them on just one tablet of each nutrient with each > meal. When I am sure they are tolerating this level of supplementation, I > will slowly increase these nutrients until I have them at the desired level > of supplementation. I also make sure they are tolerating all the > nutritionals for a couple of weeks before I even have them start the > Cal/Mag. I will then slowly introduce the Cal/Mag because it may initially > cause some loose stools. However, if added slowly after the patient is > tolerating all the other nutrients, this usually does not happen or will at > least be transient. > > I recommend the following schedule to my patients with Parkinson’s disease: > > AM with Breakfast: > > 1 Mega Antioxidant > 1 Chelated Mineral > 2 Proflavanol > 2 Cal/Mag > 1 Ginko-Ps > 1 E Prime > 2 tsps Optomega > > Noon with Lunch > > 1 Mega Antioxidant > 1 Chelated Mineral > 2 Proflavanol > 2 Cal/Mag > 1 Ginko-Ps > 1 E Prime > > PM with Evening Meal > > 1 Mega Antioxidant > 1 Chelated Mineral > 2 Proflavanol > 2 Cal/Mag > 1 Ginko-Ps > 1 E Prime > > This is my goal as to the level of supplements that I would like my > patients to be taking. When I begin a nutritional supplement program with > my patients with Parkinson’s disease, I am actually looking for > improvement. Proflavanol and the GinkoPS are the main optimizers for > Parkinson’s disease. Proflavanol is 50 times more potent than vitamin E and > it readily gets into the fluid in and around the brain. Ginko biloba has > been combined with PS (phosphatidylserine) to form the most potent support > for mental function presently known. Nearly 50% of the patient’s with > Parkinson’s disease get an Alzheimer’s like dementia. Almost all of the > studies with Parkinson’s disease have been done with very high doses of > vitamin E. E Prime along with the natural vitamin E in the Mega Antioxidant > provides the absolute best vitamin E mixture at optimal levels. However, > these optimizers still need to be taken with the Usana Essentials in order > to get the best results. > > I then will see the patient back in one month to see how they are doing. If > they are having a good clinical response, I do not make any changes to > their program. If they have not noted any significant improvement, I will > increase the amount of Proflavanol to three tablets with each meal, which > makes a total of nine Proflavanol each day. I will then see them back in my > office in another month and make the same observations. If they are showing > significant clinical improvement, I will just keep them at this level. > However, if they are not noting much improvement I will increase to four > Proflavanol with each meal. I continue this pattern until I get a response > or until they reach six Proflavanol with each meal. When I get a > significant clinical response in my patient, there is no doubt. The patient > is able to note improvements that can only be attributed to his or her > nutritional supplement program. They may not be clinically or physically > where they would like to be, however, they are convinced that they are on > the right track. If they have not responded clinically to the nutritional > supplement program after they have built up to 18 Proflavanol per day and > been at this level for at least a month, they most likely will not respond. > I can usually get a significant clinical response in the first three to > four months. Rarely do I have to increase the Proflavanol above 12 tablets > a day. > > Once I have seen a good clinical response in my patients, I will leave them > at this level of supplementation for a few months. Then I will slowly > decrease the amount of Proflavanol they are taking down to what I call a > maintenance level. This is the level of Proflavanol needed to maintain any > of the improvement they have received from the supplement program. If they > begin to get worse as I am decreasing the Proflavanol, I will simply > increase the amount of Proflavanol again. I simply use the least amount of > Proflavanol needed to maintain their improvement. > > If my patients do not see any obvious clinical improvement, I will back > them off to just six Proflavanol each day. There is still good medical > evidence that patients who are taking these potent, antioxidants are at > least able to slow down the progression of their disease. This is my > secondary goal. If I am unable to get a significant clinical improvement, I > at least feel that we are able to slow down the progression of their disease. > > I find that it is best if my patients take their nutritional supplements > with food. This allows for better absorption and tolerance of the > supplements. Eighty percent of my patients tolerate their nutritional > program with absolutely no problem. However, occasionally my patients will > complain of mild to moderate body aches and maybe headaches. These > nutrients are potent and they allow the body to finally be able to detoxify > (clearing the toxins from the body). This is usually temporary and > transient, and lasts only a few days to a week or two at the most. Rarely, > it is severe and I have to advise my patients to stop their nutritionals > for a few days. It is just too much, too fast. I then start them back on > the products slowly, having them take one tablet from each bottle each day. > Once this level is tolerated for a few days, I will increase to two tablets > from each bottle. Then I will finally increase to the full dose. I have > always been able to get all my patients on these nutrients. I find it > interesting that the individual patients who have the most aches and pains > always seem to have the best results. > > Some of my patients may experience an upset stomach after a few days. This > is usually related to the potent vitamin C that is contained in the Mega > Antioxidant. I have them stop the Mega Antioxidant for a few days and then > start with just one of the Mega Antioxidants with their largest meal. After > they are tolerating that level of Mega Antioxidant, I will add a second > tablet with their next biggest meal and eventually add a third Mega > Antioxidant. > > Some patients will start to have loose stools and even may get diarrhea. > This is one of the ways the body detoxifies itself, so I am not real > concerned for the most part. However, sometimes their bottom gets pretty > sore. The most likely culprit is the Cal/Mag. Therefore, I usually like to > have my patients tolerating all the nutritionals for several days before I > add the Cal/Mag. Then I add it slowly until they are taking 4 to 6 Cal/Mag > each day spread throughout the day with meals. Some of my patients actually > tolerate the Cal/Mag better if they take them all at bedtime. Calcium > citrate actually causes constipation, and it is the magnesium that > increases the motility of the GI tract and leads to the loose stools. If my > patients are usually constipated, they love the Cal/Mag. However, > occasionally I have to add some straight calcium citrate to the Cal/Mag in > order to control the loose stools. I strongly believe in trying to get my > patients to take as much of the Cal/Mag as possible, since magnesium > deficiency is related to over 300,000 cardiac deaths each year. Proflavanol > can cause diarrhea on occasion, also. This is usually not as significant, > and my patients can usually build up to the recommended dose in a very > short time. > > I will occasionally see a dull, red rash that appears more like a sunburn > or dry red skin. This is not evidence of an allergic reaction but rather > another way that body detoxifies. The skin is an important way that the > body gets rid of toxins. It will occasionally cause this mild red rash > which is transient. > > Minerals can cause a natural relaxation response as they are absorbed into > the body. This does not happen very often, but when it does my patients get > concerned. I advise them to just take all their minerals at bedtime. They > not only tolerate them better, but it also allows them to possibly sleep > better at night. > > As I mentioned earlier, well over eighty percent of my patients tolerate > their nutritional supplement program with no problems. All the potential > problems that I have mentioned are temporary and transient. This is a > dietary change for the body. You are nourishing your body like you have > never nourished it before. You just occasionally have to give it some time > to adjust. > > This is the present program that I have personally been recommending to my > patients with Parkinson’s disease. This is not alternative medicine. The > patient must continue to use the medications that have been prescribed to > them by their physician. A nutritional supplement program simply improves > the patients natural antioxidant defense system. It is never meant to > replace a patient’s medication. I have been seeing clinical improvement > with this level of supplementation, especially when it is started early in > the disease. This is the main reason that I have taken the time and energy > to share my clinical experience with you. Not everyone experiences results, > but by following this program in my practice, I have been able to obtain > more consistent and more long lasting clinical improvements. If you would > personally like to start the Usana Nutritional Program that I have > recommended on this web page, simply show these recommendations to the > individual that directed you to this web page. If you found this web page > through your own search, just click on this hot link with Redeeming Health > International to get started on these amazing products. > > I offer personal medical consultations in my Comprehensive Wellness Clinic > located in Rapid City, South Dakota. I also offer telephone consultations > to patients in regards to developing their own personal supplementation > program. The cost is $80 for the initial consult and $45 for any follow up > consults. You may arrange either a personal visit to my office or a > telephone consultation by calling 605-342-7785. > > If you have had or if you do have a significant clinical response to this > nutritional program, I would like to hear from you. Time restrictions do > not allow me to respond to everyone. However, this is how I have learned > what I am sharing with you today. Please send me a very short and concise > case history regarding your clinical response to Comprehensive Wellness > Publishing, PO Box 9226, Rapid City, SD 57709. Please include details of > any specific laboratory or clinical improvements that you or your physician > has noted since starting this nutritional program. > > Disclaimer: > > The information shared on these web pages is for educational purposes only. > Every effort has been made to make this web page as accurate as possible. > It is the review of scientific evidence and my personal clinical experience > in using nutritional supplements. This information is not intended for > self-diagnosis, treatment, or the justification for accepting or declining > any medical treatment for any health problems or diseases. Any application > of the information presented in these web pages is at the reader's own > discretion. Therefore, any individual who has a specific health problem > should consult his or her health care provider licensed in his or her state > of residence before starting any nutritional program. BIG SNIP > Ray Strand, M.D. > > 1999 Ray D. Strand M.D. > > All the materials published on this web site are the property of Ray D. > Strand, M.D. Copyright 1999. All rights are reserved. The materials and > information contained herein cannot be edited, altered, or used in any > other format. > > "There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different > from the things we do." - Author Unknown Nice name. the Dr. has a nice ring to it. middle initial is different from mine--I'm not him--no relation comes from Rapid City, SD which is way out in the Abyss My sister is Dr. M. Strand, M.D. from Washington state. -- ............................................................................................ 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