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My Mom

2011-11-19T09:37:00.001-05:00

My mom is still hanging in there living in her house still but the Parkinson's has progressed and it is hard for her to do much. She doesn't drive and mostly just goes to church and doesn't always make it to church. She still hasn't started taking the meds for Parkinsons and is thinking she might try them - anyone have any words of encouragement or warnings?

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2011-11-19T09:33:00.000-05:00

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2011-11-15T14:33:00.000-05:00

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2011-11-05T19:21:00.001-04:00

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2011-10-30T14:44:00.000-04:00

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2011-10-29T17:43:00.000-04:00

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2011-03-17T19:04:00.000-04:00

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2010-09-02T10:45:00.001-04:00

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2010-09-01T10:30:00.001-04:00

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2010-08-21T18:45:00.000-04:00

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2010-08-21T18:29:00.000-04:00

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Parkinson’s and Mitochondrial Failure And Related Alternative Treatments

2009-10-12T10:10:00.000-04:00

Parkinson’s and Mitochondrial Failure And Related Alternative Treatments

My mom now has congestive heart failure plus her Parkinson’s – the doc said it was mild and could be treated. Please pray for her. This week she must endure several test that sound laborious if not- down right dangerous to someone in her condition, and if it were up to her and me-we would try to strengthen her before taking the tests but there is a tension from the family to act now with standard of care so she will submit. In one test she will stand until she passes out- in another test they will give her drugs to put stress on her heart- neither of these test sound like they could be good for a person in a weakened condition- has the world gone MAD? I found this interesting article about Parkinson’s and my 1st quote talks about how this doc is suspicious that the dopamine drug accelerates PD

Dr Sarah Myhill “I’m also suspicious that taking dopamine agonists accelerates the progression of PD because it makes the cells of the substantia nigra lazy and switches off endogenous dopamine production.”

Dr. Perlmutter MD also talks about how he suspects that dopamine drugs accelerate the decline in dopamine… I was just now searching for this quote in his book “The Better Brain Book” but just was able to find this one instead: “The sad truth is that the standard drug treatment for Parkinson’s merely masks the symptoms and does nothing to stop the progression of the disease. In some ways it may actually make it worse.”

We did visit a Neurologist and after hearing our concerns he did agree that all medicines have side-effects and should only be used as a last resort and so as long as Mom can function on a day to day basis and take care of her needs – she should NOT begin the drug treatment for PD. Many people think that the drugs slow progression of the disease. This is NOT true – and some doctors suspect that they may accelerate the disease – so don’t begin the drugs until you have to. High dose CO-Q10 seems to be the best treatment we have used so far – 800 to 1600 mg a day – very expensive – we have just recently switched to ubiquinol which is a more readily absorbed form ( or at least some think so) so you don’t have to take as much) we will see… my mom also swears by her L-theanine but this is not one that was recommended for PD – it is for nervousness and I just suggested she try it and she said it made her feel young again! Also as I had posted earlier -raw milk- yes it has what your body need to make glutathione- read about un-denatured whey protein- well- we believe raw milk has the same properties as the un-denatured whey- is less expensive- and tastes way better! ha! But I am going on rabbit trails here- I really was wanting to tell you all about the Mitochondrial Failure connection and the related treatment for PD. I stumbled upon this when searching for treatments for heart failure. It seems this particular protocol may help both.

Mitochondrial Failure
Dr Sarah Myhill “There is now good evidence that PD may also be a symptom of mitochondrial failure. The idea here is that if one doesn’t have the raw materials for energy production in cells, then the cells go slow and if cells go slow then production of neuro-transmitters will be slow hence resulting in low levels. We also know that PD is associated with toxic stress (see above) and these toxins can cause damage by inhibiting mitochondrial function. For example, organophosphates severely inhibit oxidative phosphorylation (because they get in the way of phosphate metabolism) and therefore could easily impair mitochondrial function in the brain. So there is a good argument to try the package of treatment which supports mitochondrial namely, co-enzyme Q 10 300mg daily, D-ribose 15g daily, acetyl-L-carnitine 2g daily, vitamin B3 (niacinamide) 500mg daily combined with magnesium 400mg daily.”
I gotta go … hope this information helps someone.

God Bless,

Sandy

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2009-04-20T16:37:00.000-04:00

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2009-04-18T09:25:00.000-04:00

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2009-04-06T16:03:00.000-04:00

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2009-03-20T19:42:00.000-04:00

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2009-03-20T19:22:00.000-04:00

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2009-03-20T18:25:00.000-04:00

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2009-03-20T18:24:00.001-04:00

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2009-03-20T17:51:00.000-04:00

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2009-03-20T17:28:00.000-04:00

My Mom and Huperzine

2009-03-17T07:29:00.000-04:00

My Mom is now taking Dr. Hoffman's
Advanced Brain Sharp
by MD Select
Three capsules contain: Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg, Phosphatidylserine 125 mg, Huperzine A (Huperzia Serrata)(Aerial Parts), and Blueberry Extract (fruit) (Standardized to contain 25% Anthocyanidins 12.5 mg) 50 mg.
Other ingredients: Dicalcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, silica. Contains Soy.
Does not contain: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Salt, Dairy, Citrus, Fish, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors Added.

She mopped her floors and still wasn't satisfied. She put Mop & Glo on them! My mom hasn't been able to do anything extra for years... so who knows... is it the huperzine or the Acetyl L-Carnitine?? Or the L-Theanine??? Anyway something is helping her tremendously!! yay!!!

My Mom

2009-03-04T12:20:00.000-05:00

My mom just had her first eye done. We think the L-theanine was what made it so easy for her. She was very nervous about the whole thing until she began taking it. She was still nervous but just normal nervous and she did quite well. Her second cataract is much thicker and will take 4 times as long and longer recovery too- but we are confident that with the L-theanine she will be able to endure. She also was able to do her own drops by time I left- yay!!! I am so proud of her! We talked to her MD about getting a prescription for the low-dose-naltrexone, and after what seemed liked a verbal battle, she agreed to look into it. I really do not have much hope that she will prescribe the LDN though, cause she made it clear that she was wanting to see some clinicals done in the states and I don't think she will find any. I didn't when I looked. Anyone know of any clinicals or peer related articles I could use for LDN for Parkinson's???

2009-02-16T08:27:00.000-05:00

Ok... Well, my mom says the L-Theanine makes her feel young again! I was thinking she would just take it when she went out to help with the nerves that cause the increased tremors but NO, she insists on taking it ALL the time. AND she actually was able to call the bank and health insurance company to straighten out a problem that was very upsetting to her and remain OK. She was just normal upset not totally distraught and unable to cope. That is a first in I don't know how long maybe years but at least one year!!!! YAY!!!!

2009-02-15T20:25:00.001-05:00

My Mom has Parkinson’s and is attempting to go as long as she can before she starts the BIG guns (the prescription meds). She is taking high dose COQ-10, intravenous glutathione, undenatured whey, raw milk, L-theanine, vitamin D3 and some other basic vitamins. She has had some success with everything she has tried and has improved since beginning these various treatments. Her tremors are still very much there, but she said before she started her treatments she was not able to sing and now she can. She said her tremors used to be internal and they no longer are inside her body only on the outside now. (Maybe that will make sense to another Parkinson’s patient?) She thinks better now and especially since beginning the L-theanine. She says it makes her feel young again! And this is one supplement that was not even suggested for Parkinson’s, but it is for calming the nerves. Now, Parkinson’s patient’s tremors are much worse when they are out around people-because they are nervous about their tremors acting up. So I offered L-Theanine to her to take when she went out-but she felt so much better that she insisted on taking the L-Theanine all the time! We are wanting to try her on Low-Dose Naltrexone next but we must first find a doctor willing to give her a prescription. We have an appointment for March 5th to talk to M.D. and hope to convince her to do that! If anyone has any helpful tips on good medical articles and or studies to take to present to the doctor, please post me!

Intro

2009-02-13T10:55:00.000-05:00

I am a retired banker- after a very short career that lasted maybe 8 years at the most. I retired to be a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) and then homeschooled my kids in their later years. I didn't even know homeschool exsisted or what it was until my oldest was in the 5th grade. It was illegal then and the court case in Detroit began to become public right around that time, as well. The court case I believe was foundational in homeschool becoming legal across the nation! I am now an empty-nester, both my homeschooled students went on to college- one to Michigan State and another to Freed-Hardeman University. They both have done very well in college. Homeschool prepares students well in that much of their work in homeschool is self-directed (lots of reading!) and there is less spoon feeding at the university level so there you go! My children and mother have had health problems which turned my interests to health and nutrition. We now have a cow-share and drink raw-milk and make kefir and take supplements. (For my depression I take Vitamin D3.) I am also Osteopenic and am going to begin supplements for my bones.