Facebook keeps recommending this product to me. It’s made in NZ so might give it a shot as todays story was about a guy from NZ who has Parkinson’s and lives here in Christchurch!
When I was diagnosed 10 years ago, I was referred to a specialist in Oregon. Dr John Nutt, a Professor Emeritus of Neurology specialising in Parkinson's and Movement Disorders. He was recommended to me as one of the top practitioners in North America. I remember his advice vividly. There are no magic cures on the horizon. He asked whether I was aware that "the drugs haven’t changed significantly since the 70's". That really burst my bubble. 😔
However, he went on to say...
"In his experience, the people who lived best with the condition were those who:
➜ ate super-healthy,
➜ challenged themselves physically and mentally,
➜ kept up the social contact,
➜ and slept well."
Sounds like a recipe for a healthy life which everyone could benefit from. It reminds me of the Blue Zones stories - the people who live long, happy lives, with extraordinarily good health. The common traits they displayed matched the 'prescription’ I received from Dr. Nutt. I thought, "I can do this" and it sounded way better than waiting round for a miracle cure.
I was introduced to the shots in 2017. I became a regular customer, and shortly after became a major shareholder and director. It became incredibly apparent that the shots worked for me, and that I was not the only person who would benefit from taking them.
Even if you don’t have an underlying health condition, it’s highly likely that taking the nutrient-rich shots every day will give you more energy and make you feel better. Our customer surveys consistently tell us that over 80% of our daily double shotsters, notice a marked improvement. For those with underlying health conditions, the impact is usually more dramatic.
Why do the shots work?
The best way I’ve found to describe it is:
"If you let the tide go out on your nutrition you expose the rocks, or your frailties, and when you give your nutrition a boost it brings the tide back in."
Alarmingly 96% of all men in New Zealand don't eat the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. The stats for women aren’t much better. In my book, they're letting the tide go out, which means they probably aren’t feeling great. They're exposing themselves to a higher risk of chronic illness.
Taking a Double Shot each day is an easy way to give yourself a boost. It helps you get your daily dose of micronutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and more.
My specialist in Christchurch told me at my last checkup that he couldn't believe how well I was doing. He said that we would never have talked about things like nutrition making an impact 10 years ago, but he is now. I'm still on medications and I would never propose that nutrition is a substitute, but there is clearly a role for good nutrients, alongside your medical treatment to make you feel great, and ready to take on the world each day.
Written by Simon Challies
Director, shareholder, and avid fan of Nutrient Rescue”
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if you look at the webpage it explains it. There is a scoop of powdered plant materials from various sources, add water and shake. Then pour into shot glass. Or add to smoothly. I think the shot idea is just marketing gimmick
This is the research that has been done by Dr. John Nutt of OHSU neurology. He is not taking new patients. It appears he is an instructor in the neurology program. I was looking through his research to see what research he had been doing with regard to nutrition. Here is a list of his research projects. I do not see research related to nutrition or diet listed
The research he writes doesn’t need to be on nutrition.
He probably reads research that other people have done on nutrition then uses that information to give advice to his patients. He doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel to give nutritional advice.
In the same way your doctor doesn’t need to research the drugs you take to advise you to take them.
LAJ12345 , how do you "measure" improvements based on the supplements that your husband takes at a given point in time? "The general health improvement" claim + Facebook relentlessly targeting you suggests to me that one would have to be very careful about taking this gentleman at face value.
I agree with you about trusting him about his product, but I can tell you from experience enzymes and nutrients do work. Within a month, I lost 10 lb without even trying. I wasn't absorbing my nutrients properly because of the Parkinson's. I started the digestive enzyme to help, and it's made a world of difference. I gained 7 lbs back, and I'm able to walk now with no problems.
It is hard because there are always so many factors at play. Eg he can have the same diet and drugs over a period but something stressful happens like our teens doing something dumb and that creates worse outcomes. Or a tradesman in the house. And obviously we don’t eat exactly the same meals or times every day. Sometimes there is no obvious cause of improvement or deterioration.
How I measure the success is if after making a change I notice a consistent improvement in his mood and willingness to participate in activities and an ability to cope with an event that he normally would find difficult.
A sign he is feeling better is he smiles again, finds jokes funny, starts playing and singing loudly to the Welsh crowds singing old hymns at football games (go figure, we are in NZ) Then starts playing his favourite playlists of songs from the 1970s and 1980s. When he is bad he can’t handle the stimulation of music.
I happen to trust him more than most as I know he is a real person with Parkinson’s that has been involved in the setting up of the “Braintree” charity facility which I have personally been to for a course on Parkinson’s and lifestyle changes that help, and they seemed to be onto it. (But not saying anything that I haven’t already known about for a while. )
“The BrainTree Wellness Centre is an innovative, first-of-its-kind facility in Ōtautahi-Christchurch that supports people living with neurological conditions to live well in the community.”
Simon Challies knows first-hand what it’s like living with Parkinson’s. He took on a directorship at the Canterbury Brain Collective because he wanted to help other people with the condition, while also utilising his extensive experience in property development and design, establishing community spaces, and understanding the needs of older people and people with health conditions.
Before joining the Canterbury Brain Collective, Simon was Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Executive of Ryman Healthcare – one of New Zealand's most successful companies on the NZX and in the health sector globally.
Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, was Deloitte Top 200 Executive of the Year in 2014, INFINZ Leader for 2013 and New Zealand Shareholders’ Association Beacon Award recipient for 2011.
Simon continues to help establish and grow social and commercial enterprises. He is currently a director of Kilmarnock Enterprises, a leading Christchurch social enterprise that unlocks the potential of people with disabilities through employment and training. He is chairman of social enterprise Nutrient Rescue, and co-founder of positive storytelling project Braveheart Christchurch.
Simon believes the new Canterbury Brain Collective wellness centre will give people powerful opportunities to connect with others in the same situation. This will create positive impacts for people with neurological conditions and their families, and ultimately support people to remain independent for as long as possible, decreasing reliance on public health services.”
“Alarmingly 96% of all men in New Zealand don't eat the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. The stats for women aren’t much better. In my book, they're letting the tide go out, which means they probably aren’t feeling great. They're exposing themselves to a higher risk of chronic illness.”
This seems like the problem to me. If you don't manage to follow a proper MIND or Mediterranean diet with PD, while that's the basis for limiting your symptoms, then maybe 76 $ for a “double shot” of 300 g. is your last resort. You also help Michael Mayell to build his desired multimillion-dollar business...
Remember that is NZ dollars which are considerable less than US ones
They say a shot has the nutritional equivalence of 4 servings of fruit and vege, and it is pesticide residue tested or organic ingredients. The ingredients are high density anthocyanins, carotenoids, chlorophyll servings like wheat grass , berries, Brocolli sprouts, barley leaf, Manuka leaf so mostly not things most would eat regularly.
Ok, then a NZ multimillion-dollar business. 🙂 I understand that you want to do everything you can to get as varied a supply of active nutrients as possible. If you think it helps your husband and you have the means to buy this, I would definitely do it. But isn't it in the simplest possible life and nutrition? The residents of the Blue Zones do not need these types of supplements to turn 100 years old. We are now getting better and better what a healthy diet and lifestyle for PD looks like. Supporting local organic farming, enjoying varied healthy food with a glass of wine, that gives you a good feeling, is sustainable and that is at least as important.
Yes,we do that too but these are mostly unusual plants that we mainly wouldn’t eat. Except the berries.
And it has Brocolli sprout! It might be taking just the green one is the best bet as we already eat blueberries every day. They could skip the peas in my opinion.
i used it and have started to again. I think it gives me more energy but so might a multi vitamin.
Esperanto NZ with its 5million inhabitants does not specialize in multi millionaires. This is a family run business that i hope does well but could just as likely go under as many fledgeling businesses do in NZ.
I think it is good to take both. The plants that are in this are high in flavonoids but I don’t think they are known for their b vitamins so I think they are complementary
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TTFD - I think I made a judgment error.
Hey, I made a summary of research on PD I've read this week
MDS is Doubling down on nutrition and lifestyle
