What apart from heathy food, exercise, fa... - Cure Parkinson's
What apart from heathy food, exercise, faith and positive attitude has helped slow down the progress of pd for you?
That about sums it up for me! 
Surely, there isn't anything else. Be interesting to find what is missing.
I don't know if this slows the progression,but it sure makes it easier. HOPE! Hope for a cure.
physical therapy, tho I guess that can be considered exercise.
What kind is best? I do exercises at home, yoga/pilates, aquarobics, walking..;bit nervous of swimming as get cramp ::havent tried cycling although I love it..I wak a lot every day.;but aam lazy with my weak hand/arm;;do some one kilo weights once a day..
Gigos offfers machine type exercise/sretching ;;what do you think?
the only thing that helps me, besides what you've mentioned , is meditation. I make tapes to help me meditate, because otherwise I would just think and worry... ALso try Calcium & magnesium for your cramping....
thanks- kinesiologist says all the supplements I take make no difference! I was taking magnesium. I mediate and count breathing on waking..or if I find it hard to sleep.
I find any aerobic exercise is good - I race walk 5 x per week - typical workout is 8 to 10 k in 50min to 70 min. - I also do balancing exercises which I find to be strenuous though they would not have been in the past, active warmups, strtching afterward. I try to do weight bearing exercises 2 - 3 x per week.
. There is conflicting evidence that Azilect and CoQ10 might slow progression of PD. I am in the study of pioglitazone, testing if it could slow progression. I take Azilect and CoQ10 in case it will help, I'll let you know 10 years!
I am going to be starting a new therapy called LSVT. It is supposed to be very intensive 4days a week for 6 weeks. The web site is Lsvtglobal.com.. I will try to keep you all informed of my progress.
CoQ10, omega 3's and B vitamins and also D3. Through reading alot about PD I've come to find that people with this disease tend to be low in the nutrients i mentioned. I had my galbladder removed 16 years ago after my daughter was born. If you don't have a gb the the fat just runs thru your body instead of being absorbed. You have to have some fat inorder for your brain to function.(I often wondered if there was a connection) My Neurologist said it is very important to reestablish these nutrients that's why it is told to eat things high in omega3s, fish , good oils watch out for things that deplete your body. It is possible to read too much about PD. (Been there done that). I like to cook so I read about nutritional info.
I also take those nutrients in heroic doses plus a good multi and alpha lipoic acid which is a precursor to gluthathione, niacinamide and coconut butter too...
I take them too but kinesioilogist did muscle testing on al supplements said they were not doing anything..goo to take omega 3 though. I was told I am not absorbing vit d through food and had to have injections of it. Also have fatty liver with small biliaric cysts so feel I dont absorb fats either..
Yup. I can't take supplements any more. I don't absorb them. So I eat lots of fruit and veggies. People tell me I look good. Even when I feel like s***! That's what counts, right? 
It certainly is; Smile and the whole world smiles with you. Keep it up!
How did you find out you werent absorbing supplements?
I was diagnosed with pd 11 years ago and for the first 9yrs nobody knew I had Parkinsons unless I told them. I am a british citizen living in France and the neurologist I saw on the onset of my parkinsons prescribed Requip I started with a low dose and was gradually increased as needed until I reached maximum dose after 9yrs. The neurologist I saw on the onset of parkinsons said to me if you do not take enough medication it does not slow the parkinsons down. But for me the medication was a great success I have parkinsons that started with trembling of my right leg. I must admit that since I have had to go on levodopa this last 2 years it is not so well controlled. Hope you find this information useful. As having a medication that worked well KI could continue with a near normal life.
