Parkinson

[akgirlsrock]

Has anyone tried Amino acid therapy from Dr. Hienz for parkinsons?

[rustjudge]

I am not familiar with the therapy. Can you elaborate?

[badboy99]

Yes, I have.

[fluteman]

What are the results of this therapy?

[badboy99 in reply to fluteman]

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[akgirlsrock]

I've read the trial info, but has anyone tried this Amino acid therapy. I wanted to hear from someone that is using this and if it works for them?

i have Parkinsons for 3 years and have only used L-tyrosine, 5htp,nac and other cofactors. At first I only used Macuna pruins but tyrosine seems to work better. I'm going to try a little bit of macuna with tyrosine. I take 2 thousands mg. Tyrosine and 1@100 mg until bedtime. I have tremor on left side only and if i dont take the tyrosine and 5htp my left foot turns in, but leg is sriff. I want try Dr. Hienz protocol but it is expensive, pills run about $400 -$600 a month that's not including tests and phone conseltasions.

Looking forward to replies.

[badboy99 in reply to akgirlsrock]

It works for many people. Can you afford it?

[garyd11 in reply to akgirlsrock]

Have you had phone consults with Dr. Hinz, himself?

[talan001]

I have done my own 'modified' version of this myself. It is just too expensive otherwise for me. My twitching thumb stopped for the most part but not the dystonia in my left foot. I still have occasional curling of fingers but not nearly as bad. I am about a month and a half in on it. I am not taking any prescription meds at this time. I took levadopa/carbidopa for about a week and the side effects were so bad for me, I stopped and started with this. I do feel better after doing this. Just so you know I take 6 grams Vitamin C (seems to help alot), 4500 mg of L-cysteine, 3000mg L tyrosine and 300 mg 5 htp. I also added vitamin e and cat's claw (heard it may stop dopamine breakdown - it feels like it may in fact do this). It is not a cure but at this point a doable substitution for now and no side effects. Does it work as good for dopamine as levadopa, no not for me. But at this point it helps the symptoms somewhat and that will work for me at this point. I hope this helps you.

[lempa_nik]

RE: AMINO ACID THERAPY--EXPECTED OUTCOMES

I have not tried this therapy yet, but have been reading up on it. It looks extremely solid and of highest value for all PwPs. But don't expect to hear anything about this from your neuro. Most of them seem to be schooled only in the standard drug-and-more-drugs and/or DBS paradigm. Of course, this is understandable. The amino-acid therapy is intricate and not easy to learn. The learning curve is steep. Among wannabee providers, even including licensed MDs, we truly must wonder how many have mastered it well enough to do it in a fully successful way?

The following is quoted from "Parkinson's Brochure #2" new.neurosciencemyths.com/w... off a website (new.neurosciencemyths.com/ )of Dr. Alvin Stein MD, a longtime collaborator in the research of Dr. Marty Hinz MD.

"What are the expected outcomes of treatment?

For Parkinson’s disease patients who are early in the course of the disease, expectations should be complete restoration of function with few or no symptoms with a marked slowing in the progression of the disease. For patients who have had the diagnosis for several years, time, the disease, and drugs may have taken their toll. While complete restoration of normal function may not be possible, the expectation should still be to achieve the highest level of function possible without unmanageable L-dopa side effects interfering"

Most of us PwPs attracted to the use of supplements think we can successfully dose ourselves. John Graves has promoted the same pipe dream in the You Tube video where he caims to have cured himself of Parkinsons. But two decades of fundamental, world-class research by Dr. Marty Hinz MD, Dr. Alvin Stein MD, et al, has shown why this is almost certain to fail. They have studied the imbalances in the body's neurotransmitters fostered by the PD, by the L-Dopa, and, most seriously, by Carbidopa, a truly toxic ingredient in the mix. (Aside: John Pepper's advice to shun Parkinsons drugs turns out to be right on target at least where carbidopa is concerned. It binds up all the vit B6 in the body, with devastating long term results. Again, most neuros are blissfully ignorant of this. Vitamin B6 is required for over 300 biochemical reactions in the body.)

Those who are interested in learning more about this therapy from a top expert, can read, for example, the 4 brochures, #1- #4, on Dr. Stein’s website above. But you probably want to start with #2. Brochure #1 is written in a way that makes it heavy going for a newbie. Brochure #4 is also a bit heavy going—it gives the detailed protocol, and is thus probably of most interest to the provider of the therapy. But it gives a clear, brief explanation of the OCT method used on urinary samples to fine tune the dose of supplements. After getting a nodding acquaintance with the therapy, if you are interested in going further, you can read in brochure #2 about the option of telemedicine service (remote therapy).

[lempa_nik in reply to lempa_nik]

CORRECTION: When I referred to the You Tube video ( it's titled "How I Reversed my Parkinson's Disease Symptoms") , I meant John Gray of "Venus/Mars" fame, not John Graves!