Anyone have info or opinion on this?

[taxidermy1944]

I have been watching videos on DR Lonnie Herman from Florida USA. He says he does not treat symptoms but finds the cause of the problems. Has unique equipment or tests. Has anyone tried this? $697.00 for first consultation.

Any experience or knowledge about this clinic?

[park_bear]

His theories of causation of Parkinson's disease are frankly, bizarre: drlonnieherman.com/parkinso...

Nonetheless he has a lot of five-star rave reviews from patients who were not able to get help elsewhere, including one from a Parkinson's patient. He also has quite a few adverse reviews: ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/...

It is possible he is doing some things right in spite of what I regard as wrong theories of causation. He may also be doing some things wrong. According to the reviews his fees are in the thousands. This is not someone who I would see nor could I recommend.

[taxidermy1944 in reply to park_bear]

Thanks for your opinion. I kind of agree. That's why I asked for advise.

[Bolt_Upright]

His web site is practically a red flag dispenser. drlonnieherman.com/

He uses the word "quantum" (never a good sign).

"Once I have found the unique combination of movement disorder-causing infections in your body, I develop a safe and effective protocol with liquid drops that help enhance your body’s ability to eliminate these PD-disease causing agents from dopamine producing areas of your brain and your body". For the first example patient I think he found about a half dozen infections and he treated them all with liquid drops. It just seems to be a stretch.

On the other hand, Florida is nice this time of year.

I have a high school degree. My opinion should be taken with a pinch of salt.

[AGH_1966 in reply to Bolt_Upright]

"He uses the word "quantum" (never a good sign)" - 😂😂😂

[LAJ12345]

It seems a bit dodgy, however you could follow his leading and go to specialist dentist to remove your mercury fillings (make sure they use mouth dam and have protection in place) and if you have root canals get them checked, and have a thorough dental check up. You can have blood tests for mercury. I had mine removed as my mercury was top of the normal range, and a year later it had dropped right down. I was worried as the year before I had a very large filling that the dentist decided had to be amalgam after already drilling it out and i had started feeling weird. I had to have that whole tooth removed. (I don’t have PD, just my hubby).

Have blood tests that can check for infections, also deficiencies and any other abnormalities.

You can have organic acid urine test to see what metabolites are in your urine which can pick up some infections and things going on. And faecal test for parasites. Go to a functional doctor.

I imagine after his initial consult he charges for all these types of tests/ processes anyway.

[Boscoejean]

there is an interesting comment where the commenter says that he uses muscle testing - I do not know if you are aware of what muscle testing is but it is often used by natural health practitioners and it is used to detect things like allergies - the person holds a small vial of the substance being tested then the tester sees what their muscle resistance is to determine whether they have a problem with the substance- my guess would be that he might have vials with things like toxic metals or mercury or maybe vials of things like various infective toxins like botulism - this is just speculation but it could give a person an idea of how he "detects" what the supposed problem is

[taxidermy1944 in reply to Boscoejean]

Thanks for the reply. The majority of members are of the opinion that this would be a nice but wasted trip to Florida. And as I travel from Western Canada, the cost would be extreme as insurance does not cover it. We all seem to be in the same boat. Let's keep rowing.

[Boscoejean in reply to taxidermy1944]

I agree with them. I just thought that it was interesting to see what he was using

He is not the only one who does this kind of testing. A lot of chiropractors and other practitioners do this kind of testing to see if a person has toxins or allergies. I don't know if I believe there is merit to it and I have heard arguments both ways but it would no doubt not be hard to find someone who did it nearby if a person thought it could be helpful particularly in detecting if a person had things like too much iron or mercury in their system or possibly to see if there was a food allergy healthline.com/health/muscl....

[JMDean]

unless ruling out those other causes is going to lead to a cure, I’m not sure what the point is. And as the other posters have said, lots of red flag language. Definitely snake oil nonsense. Check Benzi Kluger’s website - benzikluger.com/2021/04/05/....

He is a movement disorders specialist, formally the head of the movement disorders program at the University of Colorado before taking a new position in Rochester, with a strong focus in palliative care. He breaks down medical BS very well on his website and more importantly, he has the right training and clinical experience. Most importantly, he’s not selling anything. His income comes directly from his clinical work and his research. No supplements, no processes of procedures or anything like that. He’s just a regular neurologist, specializing in Parkinson’s and related disorders, who is happy to give his opinion when he sees people selling nonsense like this.

[amykp in reply to JMDean]

Oh, that was great. Thank you for it.