A fellow who reversed severe symptoms and is doing well after 22 years - 4-minute video where he outlines his protocol

[park_bear]

I'm not following his protocol (yet) but there are others here who are doing similar things:

youtu.be/pxDW6L8a5-M(Not working as expected?)

Link to his other YouTube videos: youtube.com/@thefourthfoodg...

Also some interesting replies by him to comments to the above video.

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healthunlocked.com/cure-par....

[park_bear in reply to Hidden]

Thanks,  Hidden . Interested parties should review discussion at the link.

[kaypeeoh in reply to park_bear]

Seeing how varied the symptoms are it's difficult to follow one guy's protocol even though it's been working for him the past 22 years.

[chartist]

Everything he is doing has a positive impact on the gut microbiome and oddly enough FMT does also, and it also has a very positive impact on PD symptoms.

Art

[kaypeeoh in reply to chartist]

FMT? Is that where you collect shit and shove it back into the colon?

[JayPwP in reply to kaypeeoh]

Collect some one else's shit and shove it into your colon

[chartist in reply to kaypeeoh]

It is transplanted from the donor to the recipient via colonoscopy and in some cases via crapsules. Other methods seem less effective, but it helps to return the gut microbiome toward healthful homeostasis.

Art

[kaypeeoh in reply to chartist]

It was mentioned in 4th year equine medicine as a treatment for colic.

[Farooqji]

Thanks for sharing

[Farooqji]

Here is the summary of his protocol1. I take my Parkinson's meds on time. One of these is a generic form of AzilectⓇ called (rasagiline mesylate).

2. I take a baseline of nutrients including multivitamins, B vitamins, vitamin D, omega three fatty acids, magnesium citrate, and recently I started supplementing a class of lipids called plasmalogens.

3. I fast every day for 16 hours making use of circadian rhythms. 4. I exercise in the AM in a fasted state. I try to get my heart rate to 140 beats three or more times.

5. I take some healthy fats in the morning during the fast. These include coconut oil. I don't consider the fats as breaking the fast.

6. I take some exogenous ketones in the morning.

7. I avoid acute overfeeding of protein or carbohydrates. I avoid fructose in high fructose corn syrup and sucrose. I avoid foods that are high in carbohydrates and low in fiber.

8. I eat healthy fats and avoid PUFAs.

[Esperanto in reply to Farooqji]

An important part seems to be missing from the protocol. Stress management is perhaps the most important factor in success with items 1 to 8. Although I have no idea of his personal circumstances, it can be no coincidence that he also stopped working at his lowest point. Stressful work, he seemed to have a spirited job, can negatively affect Parkinson's symptoms, such as tremors, stiffness and mobility problems. Stress can also lead to fatigue, anxiety and depression, all of which are common problems in people with PD. Reducing stress, such as quitting work or reducing workload, may therefore have had a beneficial effect on his changing lifestyle. With other stress-reducing strategies, such as mindfulness, relaxation exercises and regular exercise, it should perhaps be at the top of this list.

[Tonypet in reply to Farooqji]

Is there any more detailed info regarding this protocol? I.e. dosage of vitamins? how much protein is too much? how long of a cardio session? etc...

[Lizzy9]

Thank you for posting!! Very interesting, informative!!

Have a fabulous day!

[Esperanto]

Looking at a few of the other videos, I notice that Mr. Curtis is heavily overweight. Seems to me to have a negative effect on the intestinal flora and on your health in general. Given the rigourous diet applied (with balanced limited protein and carbohydrate intake) combined with fasting and the fairly intense exercises in the protocol for more than 10 years, that's somewhat remarkable. Maybe the Curtis protocol will be handled a bit smoothly or is too much fat being used on his fasting stomach?

[CaseyInsights in reply to Esperanto]

Well fat consumption does not make you fat: carbohydrates consumption makes you fat. So there maybe other factors at play 🌹

[Gigi216 in reply to Esperanto]

Here is research discussing adipose tissue and micro biome

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

[Esperanto in reply to Gigi216]

Seven years ago he seems to have followed the protocol a bit more strictly. If he still has reasonable control of his PD now, it shows the value of the method followed. But he could actually do even better!

[Gioc in reply to Gigi216]

In my opinion a little niacin (vitamin B3NA) will simplify the fat part of this protocol without the side effects of fat. Carbohydrates are not all the same, pasta for example, which is used in an award-winning Mediterranean diet is made from a 'special' wheat with a low yield per hectare but is rich in fibre and minerals and is a complex carbohydrate, it should be taken in moderation like the rest.

Some liver is a good source of minerals, but so is honey (the kind not counterfeited with corn syrups) and brewer's yeast.

I say this because at the end of the day you have to say something practical that is easily applicable as a potential solution to certain nutritional deficiency problems, but there are also other ways.

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The secret of a good Mediterranean diet is the sea:

Photo Sardinia sea.

Gio 💫

Mare Sardegna

[Gigi216 in reply to Gioc]

Lovely photography as usual! You know I haven’t really tried niacin yet. Is any type ok? Or do you need the flushing kind? I do get a small amount of niacinamide in my complex that I use but I’ve mainly focused on thiamine and methylcobalamin, now I’ve been trying 100mgs a day of B2 and I actually feel some better my fatigue is 50% better with B2. Yes nothing like vitamin sea!! I brought my grandkids to the beach this week I always feel so nourished when I come down to the ocean, y’all are so lucky to have all that beautiful food in your country here in America they want us sick!

Take care

Gigi ✨✨

[Gigi216 in reply to Gigi216]

This is our view, in Destin 🐬🐠☀️🌊

Ocean

[Gioc in reply to Gigi216]

Niacin flush type , is usually contained in b complexes. But in your case I don't know what's better.

“America they want us sick!” I don't think so but definitely with less money in the wallet .. I checked on the wallmart online site to find high quality products but they cost x7 times than here in Italy.

Like this pasta that in Italy cost 4€ kg.

Pasta

[Gigi216 in reply to Gioc]

Yes that is quite high for the best pasta, I guess what I mean is in America we have lots of artificial colors and flavors and preservatives that aren’t healthy for people and high fructose corn syrup in everything and soy which can affect thyroid. That’s what I mean about they want us sick because they don’t clean up the food. I do try to get organic food as much as possible. I’ve read that in Europe y’all don’t have all the preservatives etc but I’m not sure if that is true or not.

[Gioc in reply to Gigi216]

I understand.

Many are used here too and guess where the fat-soluble ones end up? It is precisely in the adipose tissues mentioned above and they accumulate over the course of a lifetime causing inflammation later on.

[Gigi216 in reply to Gioc]

Yes! Exactly

[Michel0220]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing PB. Quite similar to what I do and very encouraging.

[MBAnderson in reply to Michel0220]

Have you benefitted (to the same degree?)

[Michel0220 in reply to MBAnderson]

It is hard to tell as I don't know how I would be if I did not do all what I do (see my bio for details) but I am doing well. Some symptoms are better (sense of smell, writing, balance, anxiety) and some are worse (rigidity, internal tremors). I also believe this is a very long marathon and some benefits are really long term. I will update my routine in my bio after the Summer.

[Happy21a]

thanks for sharing. Mr Curtis is an inspiration

[ghoegap]

Is MCT oil an exogenous ketone?

[park_bear in reply to ghoegap]

MCT = medium chain triglyceride. Three C8-C10 fatty acids bound together

[pdwife41yrs]

Thank you for sharing your very inspiring story, PB. My husband has PD for over 15 yrs now. He had the DBS 2 yrs ago and it definitely helped him. Some of the PD symptoms are gone, except freezing and speech problem. He joined Rock Steady Boxing a month ago, I think it’s amazing. He is already doing some of your protocols. May I ask how much of coconut oil you take daily? I want him to give it a try.

I wish you well PB and thanks again.

[park_bear in reply to pdwife41yrs]

Not my story!

[pdwife41yrs in reply to park_bear]

ooops…sorry, nevertheless, thank you for posting.

[fel3k]

thank you for your video. HwP can’t seem to control tremors in hand and mouth. I wish there were a cure after all these years. God Bless

[Godourtruehealer in reply to fel3k]

I pray a cure will be available soon! The problem is the pharmaceutical industry. As long as every patient runs towards them without trying alternatives they won't try to find a cure. They are satisfied with the current medication PwP's are taking. They earn billions out of it.

I still hope somehow a cure will be found.

[HekateMoon]

Thanks for posting, PB. Ihave been increasing my fasting times. Now many days i get to 16 hrs. I have coffee and 1 tsp coconut in the morning and that keeps my hunger at bay until 12pm. The bit i find unachievable are the "exogenous ketones". The prices of those drinks again are unaffordable for me and i wonder if there is anything more affordable ore a more natural way to achieve this accelerated ketosis...HU, make your magic! 🙂

[MBAnderson]

I have a theory - that some PWP experience a plateau after many years and I wonder if this is what is going on with Mr. Curtis.

I do everything he does (except I don’t take ketones or coconut oil) and while I am progressing slowly, I am still progressing. And, my rate of progression seems unaffected by anything I do causing me to often believe I am on something of a natural plateau.

All of which is to say, I would add a note of caution to expectations.

[HekateMoon]

My expectations are on pause at the moment. Some symptoms go, some progress, Some become old friends...reading a lovely book, "How to be sick" is Buddhist based...while trying what i can afford and treating myself with kindness, to keep away from both attachment and aversion seems a wise formula.

[reedboat2]

I do a lot of similar things. But due to Mr. Curtis’s latest report, I’m tightening up my IF window and maintaining morning fasting until after AM exercise. Thanks PB for posting.

[JerryinSATX]

I am reading Howard Shifke’s book “Fighting Parkinson’s…and Winning”.

I am going to follow his Recipe for recovery and beat Parkinson’s.

Here is his website : fightingparkinsonsdrugfree.com

[park_bear in reply to JerryinSATX]

Qigong is part of Howard's recipe. Qigong has been very helpful for me as well. My experience here:

healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

[MBAnderson in reply to park_bear]

pb, Do you believe Shifke had PD?

[park_bear in reply to MBAnderson]

Skeptical. He was intimately acquainted with symptoms since his father had PD and he was under extremely high stress at the time he started having his own symptoms. He devoted all of a single sentence in his book to his diagnosis by an MD. So yeah it is questionable.

[MBAnderson in reply to park_bear]

Some of his quotes.

"... I had to take personal responsibility for having the disease, which leads to taking personal responsibility for recovering from the disease. "

"Here is my opinion: Parkinson’s is an electrical problem. It is not a chemical imbalance."

"I do not believe that the dopamine is depleted ..."

"By listening to my body, talking to my body and examining my electrical impulses, I was able to re-open the dopamine faucet. The result was full recovery with 100% pre-Parkinson’s controlled movement."

"Please note: I did not take any medications, nor did I take herbal supplements, herbal formulas, or Ayurvedic formulas. My recovery was predicated on a combination of soul, mind and body healing."

youtu.be/hwde5XxWitM(Not working as expected?)

[HekateMoon in reply to MBAnderson]

"He coaches people around the world"...i would love to hear more about them. Has his protocol and success been repeated? If it works for one why not for many?

[MBAnderson in reply to HekateMoon]

I don't believe he had PD because I don't believe his regimen would totally resolve all issues as he claims.

"Parkinson’s symptoms Howard fought included: Internal tremors; Extremely poor balance; Bradykinesia (walking — hunched forward, shuffled feet, arms did not swing); Rigidity (arms, legs and upper back were tight and extremely painful); Constipation; Inability to stand up straight; Inability to get out of a chair without using arms; Inability to go up and down stairs without holding railing and using arms to pull self up; Inability to get a utensil to his mouth when trying to eat; Falling asleep in middle of the day sitting at the computer; Frozen face; Inability to write; Inability to type with two hands; Constantly worn out and tired."

"June 12, 2010, Howard became symptom free.

August 5, 2010, Parkinson’s neurologist could not detect a single Parkinson’s symptom.

Today, Howard remains symptom free, Parkinson’s free."

"My recovery was predicated on a combination of soul, mind and body healing."

What does this even mean?

[MBAnderson]

youtu.be/VjXNSQhIgYQ(Not working as expected?)