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Noel Batten is he a quack? I don't think so.

Please watch the video and you decide. https://youtu.be/MQ2eXhdgiD4

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•9 years ago

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Dance for PD

Hi all, yesterday I started a "dance for pd" class, a regular program of the Mark Morris dance company. What an upper! The irony is, I covered just such a...

Hi all, yesterday I started a "dance for pd" class, a regular program of the Mar...

Beckey

•9 years ago

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The rest of the story: "Cannabis harms brain, imaging shows"

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846094 For those who are trumpeting marijuana as God's gift to PwPs, and one moreover that is maliciously suppressed by...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846094 For those who are trumpeting mariju...

lempa_nik

•9 years ago

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things could be worse....

I am 57 and was diagnosed with PD at the age of 38. I think the only thing that slows this thief down is exercise. Smoking pot just slows me down some more...

I am 57 and was diagnosed with PD at the age of 38. I think the only thing that ...

stormco

•9 years ago

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¿Autohemoterapia - Autohemotherapy for Parkinson?

Hi all! A friend of mine from Brazil just spoke to me about autohemotherapy. First time I heard about it. ¿Does anyone know anything about it? He encouraged...

Hi all! A friend of mine from Brazil just spoke to me about autohemotherapy. Fi...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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New to the Group!

I'm Sheri, and I am joining this group with hopes of learning from others, as well as hopefully having an interactive support group. Hindsight is 20/20, and I...

I'm Sheri, and I am joining this group with hopes of learning from others, as we...

Sheri-Howarth

•9 years ago

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What shall I do for the best?

My wife of 56 years has Parkinson's and dementia. She can just about move about the house with the aid of her stick. Her memory is very patchy, she has to be...

My wife of 56 years has Parkinson's and dementia. She can just about move about...

lazyrideruk

•9 years ago

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Dietary history

Having a sister who developed PD, has there been a study that has asked the dietary and lifestyle history of all those with PD? If not, why not? The people...

Having a sister who developed PD, has there been a study that has asked the diet...

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•9 years ago

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prepare for a dramatically worse progression of disease

Based on these non-motor (and some motor aspects), the most accurate way to divide patients was into three groups – diffuse (many non-motor symptoms), pure...

Based on these non-motor (and some motor aspects), the most accurate way to divi...

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•9 years ago

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brain stimulation, no surgery, noninvasive Parkinson's therapy called transcranial direct current stimulation

The students were referred to Yousef Salimpour, a Johns Hopkins Medicine postdoctoral research associate who has been studying a noninvasive Parkinson's...

The students were referred to Yousef Salimpour, a Johns Hopkins Medicine postdoc...

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•9 years ago

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Ready to start my new prescription for rytary but . . .

My Parkinson's disease neurologist has just prescribed rytary, the new extended release version of levodopa that the FDA approved in January. But for nearly a...

My Parkinson's disease neurologist has just prescribed rytary, the new extended...

gleeson

•9 years ago

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Going off meds

How do you go off meds once yyou have been on them for 5 years? Here is a good song to llsten to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4jwprFiDeU Music sure...

How do you go off meds once yyou have been on them for 5 years? Here is a good ...

12stargate

•9 years ago

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THE HEAT

Beloved Friends; I have a very simple question: How do any of you handle the summer heat? I live in Salt Lake City, UT, and we have desert heat, hot and...

Beloved Friends; I have a very simple question: How do any of you handle the ...

12stargate

•9 years ago

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Has anyone used a rivastigmine patch?

I had a memory test the other week and the result was not very good. The doctor suggested that I start using a rivostigmine patch. I am not very keen, having...

I had a memory test the other week and the result was not very good. The doctor ...

Trenny

•9 years ago

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Converting animal data to human doses. Plant extract dosing for PD.

The way to convert doses from animal studies to humans is to do it based on relative caloric or water intake. Water consumption is based on calorie consumption...

The way to convert doses from animal studies to humans is to do it based on rela...

zawy

•9 years ago

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Plant extracts for PD

I've ordered the following extracts from China, generally $100 to $200 per kg. The doses I want to simulate from the research in mice and rats pretty much...

I've ordered the following extracts from China, generally $100 to $200 per kg. ...

zawy

•9 years ago

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Ghrelin and Tangerine peel extract

In researching the benefits of ghrelin, I came across a study that doubled the amount in patients by a traditional Chinese herb concoction that blocked its...

In researching the benefits of ghrelin, I came across a study that doubled the a...

zawy

•9 years ago

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GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine systemDate: March 4, 2015

"We decided to confirm the previous result using the mouse model Andressoo developed, and noticed that the complete absence of GDNF did not cause significant...

"We decided to confirm the previous result using the mouse model Andressoo devel...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Ghrelin for treating PD

I do not know how one would obtain it, but Ghrelin seems to be pretty powerful in treating PD. Here's an article:...

I do not know how one would obtain it, but Ghrelin seems to be pretty powerful i...

zawy

•9 years ago

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digestion

I have had problems with digestion. After a test I was told it was low stomach acid and was put on hydrochloride and pepsin. Has anyone else had this...

I have had problems with digestion. After a test I was told it was low stomach ...

cshamb

•9 years ago

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Do you have stomach tingling? Comments on ghrelin.

I remember as a child getting a strange feeling in my stomach after running long and hard, sort of like hunger pangs, but apparently something having to do...

I remember as a child getting a strange feeling in my stomach after running long...

zawy

•9 years ago

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Boston Scientific Vercise DBS System

In the US, the Boston Scientific DBS system is still undergoing approval studies before it can freely compete with Medtronics' DBS system. I am...

In the US, the Boston Scientific DBS system is still undergoing approval studie...

CCole

•9 years ago

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Night Terror and Vivid dreams

Hello, My Mom is 70 yo and she has parkinson for 15 years, she is currently taking Amantadine 2/day, selegelin 2/day, mirapex 3/day and trihexyphenidyl 1/day....

Hello, My Mom is 70 yo and she has parkinson for 15 years, she is currently tak...

leelit

•9 years ago

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Parkinson's and undergoing Anesthesia

Hello, My Mom is 70 yo and has Parkinson's for 15 years, she is going to have a Spine Surgery (non invasive) but with 2-3 hours of general Anesthesia, does...

Hello, My Mom is 70 yo and has Parkinson's for 15 years, she is going to have a...

leelit

•9 years ago

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L-Dopa or Azilect (rasagiline) positively affecting mental states?

Has anyone tried going off L-DOPA (or carbidopa) or Azilect (rasagiline) and noticed a change in thinking such as being more critical of people or more easily...

Has anyone tried going off L-DOPA (or carbidopa) or Azilect (rasagiline) and not...

zawy

•9 years ago

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Fighting Parkinson's

A look at research outcomes related to Dr. Stephanie Combs-Miller's ongoing research into the effects of boxing training on Parksinson's disease....

A look at research outcomes related to Dr. Stephanie Combs-Miller's ongoing rese...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Brio Neurostimulation System is second such device approved for tremor disorders

DBS alternative Brio Neurostimulation System FRIDAY, June 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a device...

DBS alternative Brio Neurostimulation System FRIDAY, June 12, 2015 (HealthDay...

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•9 years ago

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Juice fasting?

Anyone know if it's comparable with taking Sinment and Aziltect and statins? Jason Vale juice detox is being pushed here .Anyone done it or similar?

Anyone know if it's comparable with taking Sinment and Aziltect and statins? Jas...

powerfemale

•9 years ago

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Low blood pressure

I have low blood pressure. Somewhere I read that keeping the head lower than the feet at night helps To accomplish that, they put something under the legs at...

I have low blood pressure. Somewhere I read that keeping the head lower than th...

12stargate

•9 years ago

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My blood pressure and levodopa -- six of my doctors were wrong and I was right.

For a couple of years, my major health concern has been the spikes in my blood pressure that occur when I'm in the off period as the old levodopa pill wears...

For a couple of years, my major health concern has been the spikes in my blood p...

gleeson

•9 years ago

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Posts - Cure Parkinson's | HealthUnlocked

Cure Parkinson's

All posts for June 2015

Noel Batten is he a quack? I don't think so.

Dance for PD

The rest of the story: "Cannabis harms brain, imaging shows"

things could be worse....

¿Autohemoterapia - Autohemotherapy for Parkinson?

New to the Group!

What shall I do for the best?

Dietary history

prepare for a dramatically worse progression of disease

brain stimulation, no surgery, noninvasive Parkinson's therapy called transcranial direct current stimulation

Ready to start my new prescription for rytary but . . .

Going off meds

THE HEAT

Has anyone used a rivastigmine patch?

Converting animal data to human doses. Plant extract dosing for PD.

Plant extracts for PD

Ghrelin and Tangerine peel extract

GDNF not needed by the midbrain dopamine systemDate: March 4, 2015

Ghrelin for treating PD

digestion

Do you have stomach tingling? Comments on ghrelin.

Boston Scientific Vercise DBS System

Night Terror and Vivid dreams

Parkinson's and undergoing Anesthesia

L-Dopa or Azilect (rasagiline) positively affecting mental states?

Fighting Parkinson's

Brio Neurostimulation System is second such device approved for tremor disorders

Juice fasting?

Low blood pressure

My blood pressure and levodopa -- six of my doctors were wrong and I was right.

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