Archive for August, 2011

Aug 25 2011

Heavy Metal Chelation

Published by under detoxes,heavy metals

I heard the interview with Dr. Hickey. Very impressive. Some of the health care practitioners I have worked with specifically to rid my system of heavy metals all shy away from intravenous chelation. I have used various highly touted products. The process is very slow and I am not sure that they are strong enough to pull the metals out of the deep tissue including the bones. In your opinion from all of your interviews and readings is intravenous chelation the most effective, the quickest way to get rid of metals in all body tissues including the central nervous system? My patience is at a low point.

Thank you for all you do.  

Kevin

Response:

I have the same problem with impatience Kevin. Can’t this release of heavy metals happen now? Unfortunately,  the true answer is that it is likely to take time and patience.

Chelation simply means to claw out the heavy metals from the tissues and bones of your body. You put in your  body something that has a positive charge. This attaches to the heavy metal which has a negative charge. The  heavy metal toxin is eliminated through your liver, kidneys and bowels.

I have heard from a number of people on their experience with chelation therapy. Some report positive results. Others report that the treatment was horrendous. It triggered a worsening of symptoms. I understand that most doctors (whether MDs or naturopaths) are very cautious in the chelations they prescribe for people who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinsons for this reason. This explains your own doctor’s hesitancy to use IV chelations.

I understand it is helpful to assess precisely what heavy metals are at issue in your body. Different chelating  agents are needed depending on the metals that are at issue. I would suggest that you work with your doctors to assess which heavy metals in particular are problematic for you. As you now know from listening to my radio show with Dr. Hickey, there are serious issues with the current medical tests used to assess the presence of heavy metals.

I personally think the diagnostic tests that are most revealing are bioenergetic testing, hair analysis and  voice profiling. I have interviewed experts who discuss the benefits and outcomes of all three diagnostic approaches.

Naturopath doctor Ivy Faber from Canton, Georgia has been a guest on my radio show who uses bioenergetic testing. She has done those tests on myself. They are really quite amazing. Compounding Pharmacist Randy Mentzer from Olympia, Washington discussed hair analysis for heavy metal testing during my radio show with him. Sharry Edwards has been a guest on my show several times. She diagnoses heavy metal toxicity using voice profiling.

In summary, if this were me, I would step back and go through a series of diagnostics using several assessments that are different than the tests that you have already had done as a reliability check. Once you know what you are dealing with, a chelation approach can be designed that will be effective. It may still take time and patience!

In summary – it is a process which can be slow, tedious and frustrating. In my personal opinion, everyone in a body should be chelating the toxins using one approach or another.

Hang in there. There are many approaches to detox. Some actually makes things worse. When you land on the chelation approach that works for your body, I predict you will be very pleased with the outcome.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkisnsons Disease
www.parkisonsdisease.me

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Aug 22 2011

Insights and Discoveries about Parkinson’s Disease

I have also focused energies this summer on answering the following question which I keep getting from a number of members:

I am doing everything right according to Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease. I have pursued a number of the suggestions offered by radio show guest. Yet, I am still experiencing symptoms (though they are better). What am I doing wrong?

I address the answers I have found to this question in the telesminar recording that you can hear by clicking on the arrow below. The session lasts about 20 minutes. I also preview what you will see what is coming up over the next few months at Parkinsons Recovery

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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Aug 17 2011

Hidden Gift of Tremors

Many people who happen to currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson’s think of tremors as a problem and a nuisance. Recovery from Parkinson’s disease means that you have successfully eradicated the tremor or, at a minimum, numbed your neurological system so that the tremor does not exist.

There is an alternative mindset that some people have adopted to their great advantage. Professional photographer Alan Babbitt finds his tremor is a huge advantage. Instead of trying to still his hand when he takes pictures, Allan allow his camera to jiggle in whatever position his hands move. He has produced a remarkable series of pictures that he aptly describes as “”tremor enhanced” work that are incredible in every respect. I was so taken by his images that I contracted with Alan to use one of his images as the featured cover of my book Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease.

A second person with Parkinson’s who has used his tremor to great advantage is Whit Deschner.  Whit is the founder of the Salt Lick contest in Baker City, Oregon which raises money for Parkinsons research every year.  Whit was my featured guest on my radio show this week.  How does author and humorist Whit Deschner uses his tremor to great advantage?

I have no doubt there are many answers to this question, given Whit’s off the chart creativity and innovativeness.  Like Alan Babbitt, Whit has found his tremor to be of immense advantage in his own photography.  Whit has always loved to take pictures, especially pictures of children as they are jumping. After experiencing the symptoms of Parkinson’s beginning 10 years ago, Whit found that when he began taking a picture of a child jumping his finger continued to snap the shot. Instead of one shot, he would invariably wind up with a long series of single shots taken with his still camera.

What do you do with a long series of single shots of the same scene? Choose the “best”?  Or, use them all in a sequence of slide show like images. When you string together all of  the pictures in sequence, it looks much like a movie of the scene such as a child jumping. ‘Talk about being creative!

There is a Youtube link below to a 9 minute video that tells the history of horses on Whit’s ranch.  It is well worth taking 9 minutes of time in your busy day to watch this video. When you watch, pay particular attention to the many segments where you see evidence of Whit using all of the images from a still camera. Instead of seeing a still picture, you see a horse gracefully moving through a pasture or smiling back at you with a sweet grin on his face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2HlLhRZjU

There is no mention of how Whit Deschner has used to advantage his tremor in this video, but I wanted you to know because I just learned how he did it today.

Some people think of tremors of a liability. Other people – like Whit and Alan – think of tremors as an asset which has led to remarkable  discoveries and innovations. It is a choice for everyone.

Anyone else out there with a story they would like to share?

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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Aug 17 2011

Whit Deschner Reads from His Forthcoming Book: Departures: No Swearing

Published by under Parkinsons Disease Research

Author Whit Deshner read excerpts from his forthcoming book on my radio show today.  It is amazing writing that will inspire your soul, touch your heart, tickle your intellect, and rattle your funny bone:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery

Want a chance to enter the internationally famous Salt Lick contest and win money? Are you a rancher? Do you raise cows? Here is your chance!

To learn all about the one and only Salt Lick Contest to be held in Baker City, Oregon, watch the video on the follow Oregon Public Broadcasting Link:

http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/917

For details on this years auction to be held September 24th at the Crosswoods Art center in Baker City, visit Whit Deschner’s website
at:

http://www.whitdeschner.com/salt-lick-rules.html

Funds from the Salt Lick Contest support research on Parkinson’s.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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Aug 15 2011

Balance Problems

Published by under balance problems

I am doing better with the Parkinson’s. I wish I didn’t have a balance problem when I walk. I am walking with my mother in the morning 2 miles. My equilibrium is off, but it is better now that I am walking.

Do you have any ideas how I can help myself. The tremors are so much better since I do not have stress in my life.

Response:

Isn’t it so sweet to honor and acknowledge the profound impact stress has on symptoms and – better yet – to see what happens when you succeed in reducing stress. That is certainly cause for celebration. Congratulations.

Your general question regarding balance problems is one many people can relate to. Obviously I have no idea what is causing your specific balance challenge and even if I did, I am not qualified to suggest a remedy since I am a researcher (Ph.D.) not a medical doctor.

If I were personally experiencing balance problems, I would pursue the checklist below:

First, am I taking any medications whose side effects cause balance problems? If so, I need to consult with a compounding pharmacist who might suggest to my doctor an alternative medication that does not have balance problems as a side effect.

Second, I have personally experienced ear problems throughout my lifetime – infections, difficulty hearing from one ear, etc. I might suspect that the balance problems are centered in problems I have with my ear. I have recently regained significant hearing in my bad ear by eliminating  fungi and bacteria that were hanging out in my inner ear.

Third, I would explore the deeper meaning of my balance problems:

  • What is off balance in my personal life?
  • What is off balance in my work life?
  • Am I being jostled from one assignment to the next, or one task to the next without being able to complete any task satisfactorily?
  • Do I always feel suspended in a state of rushing from one unfinished task to another?
  • Am I doing what gives my heart and soul pleasure?
  • Am I always doing what I am told to do rather than what I want to do?
  • Is there someone in my life who is continuously knocking me off balance?

Depending on the answers, I would make some changes to correct the imbalances in my life.

Fourth, I would strengthen my grounding – which is my connection to mother earth. Right now you are not grounded. With electrical outlets there is always a grounding line which connects the electricity to the ground. That is also what humans must do to maintain balance and energy.

We are out of balance because  most of our energy field floats primarily around our head, not our feet. You will want to even out the distribution of your energy field so that there is a solid foundation around your feet. Right now your field probably looks like an upside down triangle (with the point of the triangle at the bottom). You will want to shift that triangle 180 degrees so that the flat side of the triangle is at the bottom (at your feet). Pay more attention to your feet!

We believe grounding is so important that we teach people grounding techniques in our Jump Start to Wellness events. People trained in energy healing are good resources that can give you techniques that will be helpful.

May you feet land solidly on the ground and may you find balance harmony throughout each passing day.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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Aug 11 2011

Heavy Metal Toxins and Parkinsons Disease

Published by under Toxins in the Body

Have you been tested for heavy metal toxins? Have the tests shown no evidence that toxins are an issue for you? Did you get a blood test and urine analysis – the gold standard so to speak?

If the answer is yes to the questions above, I strongly recommend that you listen to my radio show with guest Joseph Hickey, MD. Dr. Hickey offers an insightful and precise explanation of how toxins damage the neurological system and why many people who have been tested for toxins and told they are not an issue might want to reconsider toxins as an issue for them.

Listen to internet radio with Parkinsons Recovery on Blog Talk Radio

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Aug 10 2011

Claim Your Summer Parkinsons Recovery Magazine

Published by under Parkinsons Recovery Magazine

Articles in this summer’s Parkinsons Recovery Magazine will dazzle and inspire. To download your free magazine, visit:

http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/magazine.html

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Aug 03 2011

Electrostimulation Therapy

Published by under electrostimulation therapy

I listened to your interview with Dr. Rhodes of course with great interest.  Having spent a cruise workshop with you, I felt your sincerity and passion for pd recovery and the desire to spread helpful information on approaches.  Of course “caveat emptor”…yet I’m curious as to your screening criteria regarding interviewees…I know I would feel very responsible to a listening audience if I found that, e.g. after the interview, an interviewee was less than legit.  Certainly it would take more than an anecdotal experience to sway me one way or the other.  It would be appreciated to know your process.

Blessings abounding,

John

Response:

My spin on any treatment is that it works for some people and not for others. There will never be a treatment – whatever you call it -
that works for everyone.

I too really have problems figuring out what to believe these days. If you search long enough, you will find something out that falsely claims any legitimate therapy a scam.

How do I figure out who to have as a guest on my radio show? I get references from people with Parkinsons who write me that they would like to know more about a therapy or tell me about a therapy that has helped them. It is actually a pretty straightforward process. I figure if something helped one person it is worth investigating. I figure if someone wants more information about a therapy, I can help. That is consistent with the mission of Parkinsons Recovery. I am really a very curious soul and open to all possibilities.

No – I do not ask that the therapy be systematically evaluated. This type of evaluation takes decades. I am not willing to wait. We need
the information now.

My approach is to open the door to all approaches. I also use my own intuition as to what is worth pursuing. This one certainly seemed interesting and worth a show. His scientific argument seemed logical to me.  I personally liked his explanation. It makes good intuitive sense to me.

I do know that they are getting grants to pursue a formal investigation of their technology. I also know that they have applied to the Fox foundation twice. People who are scam artists do not apply for grants from the Fox foundation. I do know that he is serious about evaluating his technology, so we will be able to see eventually whether it has any merit.

During the show he offers several self help techniques you can apply on yourself that cost no money. That seemed to be information that is helpful to everyone and is free.

If people get his treatment and it is not helpful or is helpful – I can have them on the show as guests. Anything is possible.

There are hundreds of therapies out there. The trick is to use your own guidance to figure out which ones are worth pursuing for
yourself. Sounds like you know this one is not for you – so look elsewhere. This approach is so new it is probably worth waiting a bit
to see how it sorts out.

As I stressed during the Parkinsons Recovery cruise workshops – check in with your body and see what your body says. Your body will always give you the right answer.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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Aug 01 2011

Coenzyme CoQ10 and Parkinson’s Disease

Published by under COq10

What brand of coenzyme Q10 is the one that is best to pass the brain barrier?

Response:

As you are well aware, this is a huge issue. Naturopath Doctor Laurie Mischely from Seattle has a lot to say in response to your question. She argues that it is a waste of money to purchase low quality CoQ10. Many people shop for the best price thinking that they are getting a good buy for the same product. In actuality, they are throwing their money away.

Dr. Mischley recommends several brands in particular that she believes are worth the cost. They do cost more money. Both are waifer like tablets that you melt under your tongue. I defer to her expertise and judgment. She has extensive experience working with individuals who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson’s.

To get the full details listen to the two radio shows with Dr. Mischley which aired back to back last June. They are well worth taking the time to hear from start to finish. You can download the radio show page from the Parkinsons Recovery radio show network:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me

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