Worth a read

[jeeves19]

Guys, Astra just made me think about a book I read whereby the author (Glen Pettibone, a young onset PWP) experimented with nicotine and produced some curious results. He went out and chewed some Nicolette and had some remission. But he went further and researched which vegetables contained the chemicals linked to whatever is in nicotine. He discovered that Aubergines (egg plant to US cousins) contains the most and juices tons of the stuff. His dose of Levadopa is now minimal although still exists to some degree. Worth a read though campers. I can’t remember the book title but I doubt if there are many Glen Pettibone’s out there! I hasten to add though that my juicing of this plant had little effect on my symptoms but then again neither did coconut oil. But why not take a look?

[Xenos]

There actually is a method - others say a cure... - based upon nicotine patches. I have a friend (IRL) who is a big fan and met in France with the neurologist who found the method, Dr G. Villafane. He has over ten years of experience with his therapy.

For some reason - patents maybe ? - the nicotino-therapy is controversial in the neurologists world.

It is definitely NOT a treatment with an optimum dose, etc. It consist of gradually increasing the dose, and then lessen it. It has to be done under a neurologist's supervision, with a cardio test to begin with.

My friend says he knows of people cured from PD with that protocol...

[jeeves19 in reply to Xenos]

Very interesting indeed. I chewed a fair few Nicorette gums as this is how Glen started off but whilst gum improved his symptoms it didn’t affect me. This always frustrates me about PD how two people respond so differently.

[silvestrov in reply to jeeves19]

Here is a study you may find interesting:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/7...

[park_bear in reply to silvestrov]

Conclusions of a very lengthy review:

"Preclinical studies showed that nicotine’s metabolites that are positive cholinergic modulators show pro-cognitive, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties associated with the positive modulation of the cholinergic and dopaminergic systems. Derivatives of nicotine such as cotinine have great potential to become effective agents to prevent and alleviate neurological symptoms developed in subjects with Parkinsonism. "

frontiersin.org/articles/10...

[Xenos in reply to park_bear]

Great reference. Thanks park_bear.

[Astra7 in reply to jeeves19]

How long did you try for? Do nicotine patches give the same feeling as smoking?

[jeeves19 in reply to Astra7]

I used to take 4 gums daily for about a week?

[Astra7 in reply to Xenos]

I'm surprised the tobacco companies aren't all over this! First time in 50 years anyone had anything good to say about smoking!

[Hikoi]

I recently posted this on another thread

It has long been known that smokers have reduced risk of pd. i dont think it is just propoganda.

“A paper published in Public Health Reports in 1959 describes findings1 from a collaborative study by the United States Public Health Service and the Veterans Administration (VA) that investigated the link between tobacco use and various causes of death. Approximately 200,000 people.

Smokers had a dramatically lower risk of PD, with those who smoked 10 or more cigarettes daily having the lowest risk.

Subsequent research has firmly established this perplexing connection, generally showing that active smokers have the lowest PD risk, followed by former smokers, while people who have never smoked have the highest risk. Indeed, a study published in the May 2015 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology reported that people with a history of smoking had a 45% lower risk of developing PD. Other research has shown a similar level of risk, including a large National Institutes of Health study3 reported in Neurology in 2010, which found that current smokers had a 44% lower risk of PD than people who had never smoked. The findings further showed that past smokers had a reduced PD risk that was inversely related to the number of years they had smoked: Compared with people who had never smoked, former smokers who had smoked for 30 years or more had a 41% lower risk, while those who had smoked for 20 to 29 years had a 36% lower risk, and those who smoked for 10 to 19 years had a 22% lower risk.“

neurologyadvisor.com/moveme...

MJ Fox and others have done/ are doing research.

michaeljfox.org/foundation/...

[alexask in reply to Hikoi]

Hmm. But maybe the people who smoke just have a personality that is less likely to develop Parkinson's. Most Parkie types tend to be worriers/ risk averse and not particularly gregarious.

Smokers on the other hand tend to be devil-may-care types: "Lung cancer? Nah I'll be one of the lucky ones not affected".

[Astra7]

I think all members of the nightshade family are good. Red capsicum, tomatoes and I think potatoes.

[stevie3]

I used to smoke and I now use nicorettes instead. Don't think it's had any impact on my symptoms.

[jeeves19]

Welcome back Stevie 3.

[Farooqji]

I am always cynical/skeptical of the intensions of the individuals who sell their experience of coming out of a disease. Its just like a PWP charging another PWP in return of experience/knnowledge sharing

[Fava-1]

Glen Pettibone e book is Powerful Foods and a walk in th Sun. He uses egg plant, peppers and green tomatoes to help build nicotene levels. I grow and eat a lot of these foods also and unless you have food alergies to them, highly recommend them. Also papaya...it has enzymes that really help with PD symptoms.