Archive for August, 2008

Aug 30 2008

Parkinson’s and Anxiety

Question:

Robert I spoke with you several weeks ago
and I am having difficulty with anxiety along
with PD.  Would sure like some advice. 

I take 125 mg mucuna, 25 mg losodyn, .50 4 times
daily plus .50 ativan 2 times a day and am still
very shaky and slow moving.  Suggestions?
All meds are MD prescribed. 

Norma

Response 

I have two thoughts in response to your question.
First, you report taking three different medications.
It is possible there may be an issue with the particular
combination of medicines that you are taking.

Side effects can flair up when certain combinations of
medications are taken that do not happen when any one
drug is taken by itself.  Certain combinations of drugs
can cause mineral depletions in the body or other
vitamin deficiencies. Only an expert can say for sure
if this is happening in your case.

I believe it is always important to have your medications
reviewed by a certified nutritional consultant. The person
we recommend is Randy Mentzer who is also a licensed
pharmacist who looks at the whole picture. (He does
phone consultations). It may be there is a problem
with foods you are eating or other supplements you
are taking in conjunction with the medications you are taking.
Someone needs to take a look at the whole picture.  

Click here for more information about Randy’s nutritonal consultation

Second, when it comes to finding relief from anxiety, Craniosacral
therapy and Bowen therapy can be very helpful. I have written
two blogs eariler today with information about how you can link
up with either type of therapist.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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Aug 30 2008

How Can I Find a Craniosacral Therapist?

Published by admin under craniosacral therapy

Our research has shown that craniosacral therapy helps 
many people with Parkinson’s find relief from their symptoms.
There are a number of excellent training programs in the
USA and elsewhere for training craniosacral therapists.

One resource for locating people who are trained in
craniosacral therapy is through the Upledger Institute. 
The following link provides information on therapists
by region.

           Craniosacral Therapists in the USA           

For example, if you live in Eugene, Oregon you can do a search
for Eugene and discover there are over 20 persons listed who
have had craniosacral training.  Five of the 20 persons have 
extensive training. 

My recommendation is always to check it out. If it feels
right give it a try for 2 or 3 times. Your body will tell
you if it is the right therapy for you.

Let me stress that this is only one place to look.
There are other excellent training programs that
certify outstanding craniosacral therapists.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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Aug 30 2008

Where can I find a Bowen Therapist in the USA?

Published by admin under Bowen Therapy

John Coleman, ND, recommends Bowen therapy
as a way to release trauma and stress from tissues in
the body as one way of finding relief from the symptoms
of Parkinson’s. Bowen therapy originated in Australia, but
there are many therapists who are trained in
Bowen therapy that practice in the United States today.
 

If you click on the link below you can do a search of
Bowen therapists by region. This is a very useful resource
because it gives the level of training for each therapist
and their phone number to call for further information.   

       Bowen Therapists in the USA 

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery 

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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Aug 30 2008

Stem Cell Implants and Parkinson’s

Published by admin under stem cell implants

Question: 

Greetings – I am getting more information from/about two
different private facilities that do stem cell implants. 
Both advertise on the internet.  One is in Cologne, Germany
and the other is in the Caribbean.  While there are  no
guarantees, both claim to have made dramatic improvements
in Parkinson’s patients.
 
Notwithstanding the prices they charge, I’m tempted to
spend a good deal of my limited savings on one of them.  Why?

Because I am approaching desperation.  I’ve had PD for 20+ years
(I’m now age 67) and my symptoms–mainly dystonia,
depression, and fatigue– are worsening day by day.
 
I happened across your web site.
 
Please tell me what you would do if you were in my shoes.
 
Many thanks,
 
George .
Montana

Response: 

My short answer:

I would search for more information about stem cell implants and
try other natural approaches first.

My long answer: 

I would be highly suspect of anyone who promises a single
approach will do wonders for permanently relieving the 
symptoms of Parkinson’s.  My understanding of its causes
suggest to me that changes in life style and a multi-faceted
approach are necessary.

I have talked with many people in many countries who have found
ways to get relief from their symptoms and no one yet has told
me that stem cell implants are the reason they are feeling better.
By asking the question and posting it here, maybe we will discover
invite people who have tried stem cell implants to tell us about
their experience.

I have talked with a naturopath doctor who tells me he
has a novel stem cell procedure that is producing good results for
people with Parkinson’s. I will put him on top of my long list to
interview, so you can hear his story. 

My guess is this: It may be that stem cell implants do provide
temporary relief, but I doubt at this point they will provide
long term relief. (Let me stress I really have no evidence at
this point to know if this is true).

I have concluded from working with many people with Parkinson’s
and from interviewing many people with Parkinson’s that the causes fall
into a minimum of two categories: trauma/stress and toxins.

If you are carrying significant trauma in your tissues or holding
the effects of stress in your body, stem cell implants will not
succeed in releasing them. Other approaches are needed.
If you have an overload of toxins in your body, stem cell implants
will not help your body purge them. Other approaches are needed.

The other important issue I want to raise is the following:
Bu concluding your body needs a fresh batch of cells because the
existing cells are defective is a rather devastating statement
to the existing cells. You are saying to them -

“You are not doing your job.”

Think of the feeling someone might have who has been fired
from their job despite the fact they are doing everything
right and putting in 110% effort. The existing cells -
who I strongly believe have a consciousness – are certainly
going to wonder what is happening.

“Have I been fired without cause? Are replacements willing to be paid
minimum wages being sent?”

Your challenge is formidable to be sure. You have been
suffering from the symptoms for 20 years. You are not
feeling better and have good cause to be at your wits end. 
It must be hard to find the motivation to do anything for yourself.

You might explore low cost ways to get a boast in energy so
you can begin feeling better. Some people find nutritional IV’s
are helpful (where you give your body an infusion of vitamins
and minerals it needs).

Eating fresh food each and every day helps. Juice with fresh
vegetables if you can.  I will be writing soon about nutritional
approaches to recovery that have helped many people with horrible
symptoms feel better. Finally, exercise every day will help.

I am doing teleseminars which are an exciting development for
me. I had been interviewing people privately. Some of
my interviews now will be live.

I am doing a live interview with John Coleman on September 4th.
(See the blog entry that appears yesterday). John has awesome ideas
about what you can do to get relief from your symptoms.
He is symptom free today. Be sure and join us. You can ask
questions through an interface on the web.

Anyone else out there have any experience with stem cell
implants? George and I would love to hear from you.
 

Robert Rodgers
Parkinsons Recovery 

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery
 
 

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Aug 29 2008

Live Interview with Dr. John Coleman, ND

I have a confession to make.
I have been very selfish.
How so you ask?

I have genuinely enjoyed
interviewing people who have
Parkinson’s who have found
ways to get relief from their
symptoms. I have also truly
enjoyed asking experts in
various modalities about their
experiences in working with
people with Parkinson’s

My confession is that I have
always asked the questions I
want to ask, so you never 
have the opportunity to ask
the questions you want to ask.
I admit it. I have been selfish
and self serving.

The good news is that I am ready
to make amends. I am doing a
teleseminar this coming
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at
4:00 pm Pacific time (7:00 pm
Eastern time) where you will have
the opportunity to ask questions
of my surprise guest, Dr. John
Coleman, a naturopath doctor from
Melbourne Australia.

John is a friend and a naturopath
doctor from Melbourne, Australia
who had an advanced stage of
Parkinson’s in 1995 but who is
symptom free today.

Click on the link below to get the
details on the interview with John
Coleman. You can listen to the
interview over the phone or connect
through the web on your computer.
Ask any questions you wish today
and I will put them on the list to
ask John Thursday. Or, you can always
ask questions during the interview.

TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, CLICK THIS LINK NOW…

Interview with Dr. John Coleman, ND

I hope you are able to join us.

Again, click on the link below
and get the scoop on the teleseminar
coming up this Thursday.

Interview with Dr. John Coleman, ND

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery
 
 
 

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Aug 27 2008

Toxins in the Body

Published by admin under Ayurveda, Toxins in the Body

The Ayurvedic approach for eliminating heavy metals and toxins from the body  is to support the organ that does the proper work in the first place. The following is taken from an interview I recently had with Nathan who is a strong believer in the Ayurveda approach for eliminating toxins from the body.

“When a person is ill their breath can become sort of foul. But that’s not the case when they’re healthy. Similarly, what we’re talking about here is that some organ is not producing healthy elements that are supposed to be transferred to the brain.”

“The brain is supposed to be filled with nutritious, beneficial gasses. Those gases can become polluted due to stress or injury.”

“The organ producing them will produce contaminated substances which then go on to cause a great deal of difficulty in the form of shaking because the corrosive material starts eating away at the part of the brain that produces movement and starts creating involuntary ones.”

“Most doctors would not agree that the problem is in the stomach. Ayurvedicly speaking, all diseases come from the stomach.”

I should also mention that Nathan once suffered from an advanced stage of Parkinson’s but is symptom free today. The Ayurveda approach certainly worked for him.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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Aug 14 2008

Depression Help for Parkinson’s

Published by admin under depression help

Do you have issues with depression? 
I recently interviewed Dr. John
Coleman, a naturopath doctor
who once had Parkinson’s himself
and helps others today in his
Parkinsons Recovery Program
find relief from their symptoms.

John offered the following
recommendations for this problem.
If depression is an issue for you,
I am hoping you will see a
recommendation of his that will
help resolve this problem for you.

 ”Most depression is misdiagnosed
in my opinion. I feel that most
people with Parkinson’s disease
are not truly depressed but are
anxious about their health and
all the negative rubbish they
have been told by the doctors
and their relatives and their
well-meaning friends.”

“I have found that this state
of anxiety responds well to
activity, that is regular
exercise, yoga, Pilates, Tai
Chi, gardening – just getting
out there. Other helpful remedies
are flower essences and meditation,
especially meditating with
affirmations and visualizations.”

“It’s also really important to
repair our gastrointestinal tract.
A lot of depressive feelings
and so-called diagnosed depression
result from very poor digestion.”

“If we have poor nutrition, we can’t
produce the amino acids and the
neurotransmitters we need to feel
good. Repairing our tract and
eating a really good diet will
certainly alleviate depression.”

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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Aug 05 2008

What Should I Read Next?

Published by admin under Neuro-linguistic Programming

I recently interviewed Carl Buchheit, a
national expert in Neuro-linquistic
Programming or NLP. I was interested
in exploring with Carl whether NLP can be
useful in helping people with Parkinson’s.
I asked him the following question. His
answer follows.

Robert:

“Can NLP be used by persons who
have the symptoms of Parkinson’s
who would like to be able to
find some relief from their symptoms?”

Carl:

“I have worked with a number of
folks who have Parkinson’s.
The answer is yes. I am sure
like just about everyone else
you are talking to this is
really, really difficult
territory.”

“What we typically find and
pay attention to – which
we always do when we are
dealing with any kind of
change working with the N
LP model is – as preposterous
as this question might sound:”

‘What are the intended positive
outcomes of the symptoms, of the
illness?’

“We pre-suppose that all experience,
all behavior (Parkinson’s included)
however difficult it is – is
all prompted by some kind of
intended positive outcome.”

“Now the question is what version
is this, where and when?”

“When people are in such distress
with the symptoms it is really
difficult to imagine that there
could be anything positive
trying to happen as I am sure
everyone can easily imagine.”

“What we usually do is ask this
first question when we are
doing NLP change:”

‘What would you like?’

“That can take two hours to answer
obviously or it can take two days.”

“Then we ask:”

‘What will having that do for you?’

‘Is there anything you might lose
that you value when you have the
outcome that you like?’

“I have had some experience with
people who have shifted their
symptoms quite a bit and several
other people not at all. So I
have a mixed report.”

Interested in learning more about
NLP? Carl recommends that you
read Introducing NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People (1995)

You can also reach him through
his clinic.

Robert Rodgers, PH.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
www.parkinsonsrecovery.com

© 2008 Parkinsons Recovery

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