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	<title>About Parkinson's Disease</title>
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		<title>Medications for Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am airing Compounding Pharmacist Randy Mentzer&#8217;s answers to questions you have submitted to me regarding Parkinson&#8217;s medications on my radio program Thursday (March 11th) at 11:00 am pacific time.  I have already heard the answers.
Everyone needs to hear this program. What you learn from his answers could save your life. Literally!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am airing Compounding Pharmacist Randy Mentzer&#8217;s answers to questions you have submitted to me regarding Parkinson&#8217;s medications on my radio program Thursday (March 11th) at 11:00 am pacific time.  I have already heard the answers.</p>
<p>Everyone needs to hear this program. What you learn from his answers could save your life. Literally!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery</a></p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Reverse Cataracts Naturally</a><br />
<a href="http://www.vibroacoustic.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Vibroacoustic Therapy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness</a><br />
<a href="http://www.weeklyreader.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery Weekly Reader</a><br />
<a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net/">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><br />
<a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php">Symptom Tracker </a><br />
<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aquas.us/">Aqua Hydration Formulas</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease<br />
</a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com/">Pioneers of Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com/">Five Steps to Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons</a>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons+disease+dementia" rel="tag">Parkinsons disease dementia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson+disease" rel="tag">Parkinson disease</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+research" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease research</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons" rel="tag">Parkinsons</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease</a></p>
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		<title>Natural Remedy for Parkinson&#8217;s Weakness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been talking with a member of my audience for several months now who has been telling me about a profound weakness he feels throughout every muscle of his body. He has been experimenting with various therapies to see which ones provide relief. I get the benefit of periodic reports on his progress.
He called [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been talking with a member of my audience for several months now who has been telling me about a profound weakness he feels throughout every muscle of his body. He has been experimenting with various therapies to see which ones provide relief. I get the benefit of periodic reports on his progress.</p>
<p>He called today with a very heightened sense excitement. Why? A sure fire remedy had been found.</p>
<p>He discovered eating something every two hours did the trick. I asked if it mattered what he ate (thinking that healthy food would certainly make a difference). His answer?</p>
<p>It didn&#8217;t matter. Just eat something every two hours.</p>
<p>You are probably thinking this is too simple to be true. Certainly eating more frequently can&#8217;t be the solution to a long standing symptom like weakness? All I can report to you is that it works for him.</p>
<p>Why not give it a try if you experience weakness? We all have to eat. Just eat something more often.</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Reverse Cataracts Naturally</a><br />
<a href="http://www.vibroacoustic.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Vibroacoustic Therapy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness</a><br />
<a href="http://www.weeklyreader.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery Weekly Reader</a><br />
<a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net/">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><br />
<a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php">Symptom Tracker </a><br />
<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aquas.us/">Aqua Hydration Formulas</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease<br />
</a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com/">Pioneers of Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com/">Five Steps to Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons</a>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons+disease+dementia" rel="tag">Parkinsons disease dementia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+treatment" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease treatment</a></p>
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		<title>Parkinsons and Dystonia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is a footnote from Brad whose comments were posted on my most recent entry,
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
www.parkinsonsrecovery.com
Robert, I apologize for not including this footnote.  Not being a professional researcher and being academically lazy, I failed to reference my source, so I see why you had to say I &#8220;speculate&#8221;.  The date of this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What follows is a footnote from Brad whose comments were posted on my most recent entry,</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
Parkinsons Recovery<br />
<a href="www.parkinsonsrecovery.com">www.parkinsonsrecovery.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Robert, I apologize for not including this footnote.  Not being a professional researcher and being academically lazy, I failed to reference my source, so I see why you had to say I &#8220;speculate&#8221;.  The date of this paper is 2006.  Of course, further research would be entailed to corroborate the statement, but my point was that traditional doctors and neurologists don&#8217;t do their research either, or they just don&#8217;t care to share it with laypersons and/or patients.  The relationship is paternalistic.</p>
<p>Unless you go to public research symposiums (such as those occasionally offered by the MJFF) your fifteen minute office visit is not going to get into a detailed analysis of your symptoms or their etiology.  When I asked questions regarding my toe curling (which is only triggered by bicycling) of my family doctor, a sports medicine doctor, and a neurologist, all three merely shrugged and offered no explanations or further interest in the matter.  Even after PD fully emerged, it was considered a secondary symptom and in any event it is controlled by L-dopa, so the course of treatment is the same.</p>
<p>Brad</p></blockquote>
<p>An abstract of the article Brad refers above follows:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Eduardo Tolosa1  and Yaroslau Compta1 (2006), Neurology Service, Institut de Neurociències, Hospital Clínic i Universitari de Barcelona, c./ Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain</p>
<p>Abstract</p>
<p>Dystonia can occasionally be found in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. It is very uncommon in untreated patients and is more frequently seen as a complication of its treatment. In this review, the various types of dystonia occurring in PD, the differential diagnosis with other parkinsonian syndromes associated with dystonia and treatments available are revised.</p>
<p>Dystonia unrelated to treatment can be typical (blepharospasm, torticollis), atypical (parkinsonian writer’s cramp, camptocormia, anismus), or occurring in early-onset Parkinson disease (the so-called kinesigenic foot dystonia, considered a hallmark of earlyonset Parkinson’s disease). Early and prominent dystonia in untreated patients with parkinsonism should raise the suspicion of other entities other than Parkinson’s disease, such as progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy or corticobasal degeneration.</p>
<p>In patients on chronic dopaminergic treatment, peak-dose dystonia, diphasic dystonia and off-dystonia can be seen. The later constitutes the major dystonic feature of chronic levodopa therapy, and a wide variety of strategies are available to manage this complication. Among them, deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus has proved to be the most effective one.<br />
Dystonic reactions (mainly involving oculomotor cranial nerves and limbs) in operated patients (especially carriers of deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices) are increasingly being reported, constituting a new type of dystonia in patients with Parkinson’s disease: dystonia linked to surgical treatment.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons" rel="tag">Parkinsons</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+research" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease research</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease symptoms</a></p>
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		<title>Toe Curling and Early Diagnosis of Parkinson&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my radio show today I interview 83 year young Lee Bender who confronted a debilitating problem with curled toes in his right foot.  Lee discovered a solution to his problem from a most unexpected source which he talks about during my interview with him today.
You are probably expecting me to tell you the solution [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On my radio show today I interview 83 year young Lee Bender who confronted a debilitating problem with curled toes in his right foot.  Lee discovered a solution to his problem from a most unexpected source which he talks about during my interview with him today.</p>
<p>You are probably expecting me to tell you the solution which took 15 minutes.  Part of me wants to cave, but I won&#8217;t. It is worth taking 45 minutes to listen to the entire show.  I am on live at 11:00 am pacific time today (March 4th). You can always listen to the show later by downloading the recording. Click on the radio program link at the top of the blog (on the ride side panel) or visit by clicking the link below:</p>
<p><a href="http://blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery</a></p>
<p>I sent out an e mail announcement to my list about the radio show today and in response received a fascinating e-mail  from Brad who speculates that toe curling is a reliable predictor (and early sign) of Parkinson&#8217;s.</p>
<blockquote><p>I just discovered that &#8220;toe curling&#8221; or &#8220;kinesigenic foot distonia&#8221; is a &#8220;hallmark&#8221; of early-onset Parkinson&#8217;s, often appearing long before tremors or other obvious symptoms.  Distonia is different from regular cramps.  I had this symptom for two or three years before diagnosis (at age 52).</p>
<p>What is really unbelievable is that (western) doctors, even neurologists, either can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t tell you this.  They either ignore or misdiagnose this unique symptom.  You have to display at least three classic PD symptoms to get a diagnosis of PD.  By then you know something is wrong and from a western medicine perspective it makes no difference when you receive diagnosis and treatment (since there is no hope for improvement anyway).</p>
<p>What effect might  three years of detox and/or lifestyle changes and alternative therapies in early intervention have on the later progression (or remission) of PD?  Ten to fifteen percent of these PD related distonias resolve spontaneously (for unknown reasons).  Of course, PD never resolves (by definition).  If it does, it is declared a misdiagnosis or &#8220;psychogenic&#8221; (you never really had PD).  This does not really help discover early indicators of PD.  Any strange or unusal sensations in the body should be taken seriously as a sign that something is out of balance.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Brad</p></blockquote>
<p>Incidentally, if you want to sign up for the few newsletter, you can do so by entering you e mail address in the field at the top of this blog (on the right side panel). I hope you can join us for the show today.</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Reverse Cataracts Naturally</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness</a><br />
<a href="http://www.weeklyreader.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery Weekly Reader</a><br />
<a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net/">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><br />
<a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php">Symptom Tracker </a><br />
<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aquas.us/">Aqua Hydration Formulas</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease<br />
</a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com/">Pioneers of Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com/">Five Steps to Recovery</a><br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons</a>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+early+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease early symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons" rel="tag">Parkinsons</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons+disease+dementia" rel="tag">Parkinsons disease dementia</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s</a></p>
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		<title>Intoxication with Heavy Metal as a Possible Cause of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A neurologist recommended in the year 1998, that I should be medicated against my tremor, but I said no thank you to his offer, as I preferred to be better diagnosed before starting medication.
The following year my symptoms increased, as I became more rigid and my tremor got worse and I therefore was easy to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>A neurologist recommended in the year 1998, that I should be medicated against my tremor, but I said no thank you to his offer, as I preferred to be better diagnosed before starting medication.</p>
<p>The following year my symptoms increased, as I became more rigid and my tremor got worse and I therefore was easy to persuade by a new neurologist to try anti-Parkinson medication. Shortly after, I was scanned for Parkinson’s disease and the result was compatible with the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in the early stage.</p>
<p>Anti-Parkinson medication helped to decrease the symptoms, but soon I experienced more severe symptoms. At first I thought that it was the disease becoming more severe and this was confirmed by my neurologist who told me that it was unavoidable.</p>
<p>After one year on medication my neurologist recommended that I stopped medication before the next consultation. This became the start of a new phase in the way I coped with my disease, as without medication, I experienced that:-</p>
<p>-     The medication can result in abstinences when the medication is stopped.</p>
<p>-     Many of the symptoms, that I thought were Parkinson’s symptoms, were in reality side effects of the medication.</p>
<p>Therefore I decided to accept the symptoms of the disease instead of being burdened with adverse side effects of the medication. The outcome of this choice forced me to search for factors, which had influenced my symptoms.</p>
<p>In the year 2001 I was tested for Heavy Metal Toxicity in a private clinic in Aarhus, Denmark by Dr. Bruce Kyle (<a href="http://www.holistic-medicine.dk">http://www.holistic-medicine.dk</a>) and I was diagnosed with a combined toxic overload with mercury and copper.</p>
<p>I was treated at Dr. Bruce Kyle’s clinic with the Chelating Agent DMPS, with Vitamin-C infusions and different kinds of antioxidants and nutritional support. At the same time I had my amalgam fillings removed and had non-toxic, non-metal composites instead. This was done by a dentist with extra education in safe removal of amalgam. I also use saunas, which help detoxification by sweating out the toxins through my skin.</p>
<p>After some years of undergoing detoxifying treatments, I had fewer tremors and was less rigid, but I still suffered from fatigue. Allergic reaction against metals was suspect, and I undertook a MELISA-test.  (<a href="http://www.melisa.org">http://www.melisa.org</a>)</p>
<p>My test showed an allergic reaction against gold, nickel and cadmium and treatment protocol was removal of a dental gold crown, which was replaced with plastic.  Now, I try to avoid nickel and to eat more organic food to avoid cadmium. Luckily I have been rewarded for my efforts as my fatigue has decreased.</p>
<p>Today I can honestly say that testing and treatments for my chronic cumulative toxicity has been successful for revealing some of the causes of my Parkinson’s disease. However, I still have slightly high levels of copper left and in Autumn 2006 and Spring 2008 tests show that I am also burdened with lead and aluminum.</p>
<p>I do not dare to think about how my life would have been without detoxifying treatments!  When I look at other patients with Parkinson’s disease who are getting worse, I have even more reasons to be thankful for my health, which continues to improve as time goes on.</p>
<p><strong>Where do these Heavy Metals come from?</strong></p>
<p>In my case, mercury and copper were likely to have come from my amalgam fillings. Copper-amalgam contains a high percentage of copper and I had many fillings in my milk teeth. Even later in school I had many cavities, which were restored with amalgam. The dentist said that I had weak teeth.</p>
<p>As an adult, I have only had one cavity, so I might think that my parents were not good at helping me with tooth brushing and perhaps also the school dentist has been tempted to do fillings, which were not necessary as she was paid for the amount of pupils&#8217; cavities that she restored.</p>
<p>In addition I have in my job as a veterinarian, been exposed to many thermometers, which sometimes break and where the mercury ended up in the bottom of the car. Veterinarians were not properly informed that this could constitute a health hazard at that time.</p>
<p>Moreover Mercury can come from vaccinations containing the preservative Thiomersal (ethyl-mercury). Mercury might also come from environmental pollution and intake of fish. Copper might come from use of copper spiral (anti contraceptive) and from drinking water and food. The Danish Agriculture Production uses 200 tons of copper yearly and this copper could be assumed to spread to the environment and end up in drinking water and food.</p>
<p>When a person is burdened with mercury toxicity, then the excretion of copper is decreased.</p>
<p>My toxicity burden with lead might perhaps come from common environmental pollution. My toxicity with aluminum probably came from years of injections with aluminum containing products against dust mite allergy.</p>
<p>My nutrition today contains more antioxidants (nutrients which protects the body against free radicals and oxidation), more vegetables (raw vegetables are chosen) and more fruits.<br />
I have stopped eating unhealthy fats such as margarine, hard fats, corn oil, soy, sunflower etc. I try to eat more of the healthy fats such as fat fish (salmon), linseed, olives oil, nuts etc.</p>
<p>I take antioxidants as nutritional supplementation, also a multivitamin mineral pill without iron and copper, extra vitamin C and E, Lipoic acid, N-acetyl-cysteine, Echinacea, Ginkgo Biloba and Coenzyme Q10. I also use DMSA for mercury, copper and lead chelation.</p>
<p>Concerning the nutrition I would recommend the book by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060984406?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=zerpoihea-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0060984406">Jean Carper &#8211; “Your Miracle Brain</a>.”</p>
<p>Physical activity has been an important part of my life. At the beginning of my disease I walked without swinging my right arm and I stumbled rather often. After years training trying to walk normally with swinging my right arm, I have succeeded, but only when I am not too stressed or exhausted. The principle is like this, if I can walk one step with swinging the arm, then I can also walk 3 steps….. or also walk 5 minutes…or 5 kilometres and so on.</p>
<p>I also use visualization when training my movements.</p>
<p>People, who do not realize the effects that Parkinson’s disease has on their own body, often have problems understanding how demanding it is for a Parkinson patient to cope with conscious movements. Even something as banal as cleaning your shoes on a doormat is not necessarily functioning automatically but needs mental work, like steering a toy car with a joystick.</p>
<p>It is very common that a Parkinson patient with time develops a forward bending posture and some years ago I had thoracic Kyphosis and could not wear any of my shirts anymore. A physiotherapist has taught me some physical exercises, which I since have done every day.</p>
<p>Today my back is straight again, which makes me happy. People, who are happy, often have a straight posture, while sad and grieving people often have a crooked posture. By choosing body posture you can also indirectly choose your emotions.</p>
<p>I enjoy sending a signal that I am bubbling with joys of life.</p>
<p>I try to avoid, if possible, all kind of stress. Now I choose calm classical music instead of rock; I value tight relationships instead of having a circle of acquaintances with &#8217;small talk&#8217; and I love being out in nature instead of taking city walks. It is a pleasure for me to do meditation and to sing.</p>
<p>I have also improved at listening to the signals from my body and I take care to rest and sleep when needed.  I have also improved at learning to avoid doing things, which I dislike and instead I do things that make me happy.</p>
<p>When being diagnosed with a chronic disease the patient often goes through a life crisis and so did I. The crises made me more religious and I learned to pray to my God from the bottom of my heart – this has given me spiritual power to cope with life and the new circumstances.</p>
<p>&#8216;Where there is willpower, there is a way to go.&#8217; This phrase was said about me by a good friend, as a way to express how I cope with my disease.</p>
<p>Years ago the neurologists said several times that I had got Parkinson’s disease and that this disease is chronic, impossible to cure and progressive. I thought that it might be like this for other patients, but that it would not be like this in my case. By working and studying a lot and sometimes by choosing blind paths, I have succeeded in finding a tiny little path out of my disease. Today I have fewer symptoms than in the year 1998, which means that the expression &#8216;progressive&#8217; cannot be used generally about all patients with Parkinson’s disease.</p>
<p>I retired in the year 2001 when I was 44 years old and although it was really a hard time, today I feel that I have a good life. To my co-patients I will say:-  &#8220;Search for knowledge and keep on trying to search for new possibilities.&#8221;</p>
<p>Generally I recommend neurological patients to be tested with a chelating agent for chronic toxicity with heavy metals. If this is diagnosed, then it is possible to de-toxify, which can give hope to a future of increased health and decreased neurological symptoms.</p>
<p>If you want more information about toxicity with heavy metal and Parkinson&#8217;s disease then use the Internet.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading my case-story and I wish you all the best.</p>
<p>Hanne Koplev<br />
Veterinarian</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Loss of Smell and Parkinson&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By way of introduction to the correspondence below from Hanne Koplex, I thought you might first like to know something about her. The information was taken from the 12 Melisa Conference in Prague.
&#8220;Hanne Koplev, a Danish veterinarian, who also had studied acupuncture &#8230; stopped working as a veterinarian in 2001 because of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, presumably [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By way of introduction to the correspondence below from Hanne Koplex, I thought you might first like to know something about her. The information was taken from the 12 Melisa Conference in Prague.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hanne Koplev, a Danish veterinarian, who also had studied acupuncture &#8230; stopped working as a veterinarian in 2001 because of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, presumably caused by exposure to mercury and copper. In collaboration with private clinics she &#8220;challenged&#8221; 15 Parkinson patients with Dimaval (DMPS) and 3 patients with penicillamin in order to prove exposure to mercury and copper, respectively. Some were later treated with chelators and improved.</p>
<p>Hanne indicated a number of exposure sources: mercury from dental amalgam; copper from intense pig farming, intrauterine inlays, cooking-vessels, copper tubing and amalgam; manganese from welding; lead from gasoline:</p></blockquote>
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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;<em>The Parkinson patients that I have seen were all heavily exposed with amalgam in their teeth, and sometimes also gold. The only exception was a dentist from India, working in Sweden, with no amalgam in his teeth, but exclusively amalgam in his work.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>Hanne Koplex submitted for posting the following fascinating summary of her ongoing study that clearly links toxins to the loss of smell for persons with Parkinson&#8217;s.</p>
<blockquote><p>Please note that intoxication with Mercury can be followed by symptoms as loss of smell.</p>
<p>My article about Parkinson&#8217;s disease is not updated since 2005. The corresponding diagram can be found at this link:<a href="http://www.snowboat.no/Diagram15.03.2006.PD-1korr.pdf"> http://www.snowboat.no/Diagram15.03.2006.PD-1korr.pdf</a> (This diagram from 2005 contains only 18 patients.) Today I have collected test results for about 72 Parkinson patients.</p>
<p>All except two patients, who were or had been medicated with anti-psychotic medication, were found intoxicated with heavy metals. The most common result is a combination of chronic intoxication with Mercury, Lead and Copper. Copper could be a special Danish problem due to pollution from agriculture production.</p>
<p>The article has been used at The MELISA-congress in Prague concerning &#8220;Toxic Metals as a Key Factor in Disease&#8221;. <a href="http://www.melisa.org/popup/12-group-summary.php">http://www.melisa.org/popup/12-group-summary.php</a></p>
<p>Please note too, that in some patients with Parkinson&#8217;s disease the sense of smell is changed. Putrid smells are sensed very strong, and pleasant smells as ex. flowers can not be sensed. Some of these patients would (wrongly) answer, that they have a very good sense of smell.</p>
<p>The sense of smell have be restored after (years of) detoxification in one of the patients with loss of smell.</p>
<p>And note too the way that mercury can enter into the body and destroy the sense of smell.</p>
<p>Best regards.</p>
<p>Hanne Koplev<br />
Veterinarian</p></blockquote>
<p>The links Hanne provides in the summary above contain information about toxins and Parkinson&#8217;s that is illuminating. If you have Parkinson&#8217;s and have not yet explored with your health care providers whether toxins may be a factor that is contributing to your symptoms, may Hanne&#8217;s study inspire you to explore this possibility with greater zest and zeal.</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska">Cruise to Alaska</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness<br />
</a><a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php"><br />
Symptom Tracker<br />
</a><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network </a><a href="http://www.cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.aquas.us">Aqua Hydration Formulas<br />
</a><a href="http://cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com">Alternative to Cataract Surgery</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease </a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com"><br />
Pioneers of Recovery </a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com">Five Steps to Recovery<br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons </a>
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		<title>Phantom Smells Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
I have experienced the loss of the ability to smell for a number of years even  though I was diagnosed with PD only three years ago BUT I often have phantom  smells (wires burning, ammonia, permanent wave solution, smoke and other smells  I can&#8217;t describe.) I wonder if I am alone in [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>I have experienced the loss of the ability to smell for a number of years even  though I was diagnosed with PD only three years ago BUT I often have phantom  smells (wires burning, ammonia, permanent wave solution, smoke and other smells  I can&#8217;t describe.) I wonder if I am alone in this or have other PD patients  experienced this.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Sharon</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Response:</strong></p>
<p>How about it folks? Anyone else experiencing phantom smells like those Sharon describes above? Please write in a comment to let Sharon and the rest of us know your experience with phantom smells.</p>
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<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska">Cruise to Alaska</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness<br />
</a><a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php"><br />
Symptom Tracker<br />
</a><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network </a><a href="http://www.cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com"> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.aquas.us">Aqua Hydration Formulas<br />
</a><a href="http://cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com">Alternative to Cataract Surgery</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease </a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com"><br />
Pioneers of Recovery </a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com">Five Steps to Recovery<br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons </a></p>
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		<title>Tai Chi and Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.parkinsonsrecovery.com/2010/02/24/tai-chi-and-parkinsons-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Creativity and Parkinsons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inspirational e-mail posted below was sent by Danny Loney who will be offering free Tai Chi workshops on the Parkinsons Recovery Cruise to Alaska which departs from Seattle on May 3, 2010. For further information about the 7 day cruise to Alaska, visit: http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska.
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
Hi Robert,
This past week concluded the conference of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The inspirational e-mail posted below was sent by Danny Loney who will be offering free Tai Chi workshops on the Parkinsons Recovery Cruise to Alaska which departs from Seattle on May 3, 2010. For further information about the 7 day cruise to Alaska, visit: <a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska">http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska</a>.</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
Parkinsons Recovery</p>
<blockquote><p>Hi Robert,</p>
<p>This past week concluded the conference of the Israel Parkinson’s  Association held at the Dead Sea.  I spent most of the last night of the conference laying in my bed with tears in my eyes as I thought  about the experiences that I had encountered over the previous four days.  For me personally, it was emotionally overwhelming as I did not expect to experience such an outpouring of warmth, acceptance, and love.  Most of the participants I had known from past conferences and other Parkinson’s events, but this time I was able to connect to others and get to know them in a very personal way.  I felt like a lost puppy that had found a warm and accepting home.</p>
<p>I was amazed at the many compliments that I received from my tai chi workshops and felt a bit uncomfortable with all of the attention.  There is a tremendous amount of creative talent in our Parkinson’s Association, whether it be paintings, woodwork, organizational skills, poems, music, counseling, or just a word of encouragement and a warm smile.  And I am only one of many who want to make a contribution; a guy with Parkinson’s trying to help a few other people with Parkinson’s  improve the quality of their lives.</p>
<p>Danny</p></blockquote>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/about+Parkison%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease" rel="tag">about Parkison\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+early+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease early symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons" rel="tag">Parkinsons</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease symptoms</a></p>
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		<title>Sinemet Alternatives</title>
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Hi Robert
First of a million congratulations for creating such a fantastically interesting radio show [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery] which to me is a lifeline of hope. I wish I could nominate you for the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
A question on the fava beans issue: What&#8217;s the bottom line? Is it that fava&#8217;s are cheaper than Sinemet, which is [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Hi Robert</p>
<p>First of a million congratulations for creating such a fantastically interesting radio show [<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery</a>] which to me is a lifeline of hope. I wish I could nominate you for the Nobel Prize for Medicine.</p>
<p>A question on the fava beans issue: What&#8217;s the bottom line? Is it that fava&#8217;s are cheaper than Sinemet, which is not an problem in London since we have free prescriptions. Or more excitingly do fava&#8217;s lead to less risk of addiction???  Having ploughed through the majority of Janice Walton-Hadlock&#8217;s treatise on the horrific risks one can run in giving up L Dopa, addiction is my number one fear if I put myself on the fava road to Recovery.</p>
<p>Robert</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><br />
Response:</strong></p>
<p>Thanks for your kind words about my<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery"> radio program</a>. I love doing it every week. It gives me a chance to talk with such interesting people and a fantastic way to get the word out that there are many people out there who are on the road to recovery from Parkinson&#8217;s Disease.</p>
<p>What a high honor to be thought of as a recipient of a Nobel prize! Once we have 5,000 cases of documented recovery, I would like to nominate all 5,000 pioneers for a Nobel prize in medicine. I am just documenting the discoveries that others with the symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s are making!</p>
<p>As for the choice between taking fava beans or Sinemet &#8230; What is best? Of course, the decision depends on the individual in all cases. Some people have told me that Sinemet has saved their lives and given them hope. Others have said the same thing about fava beans and mucuna.</p>
<p>As you note, a challenge with any prescription medication is of course the side effects. There is also the long term possibility that the body will become addicted to a prescription medication. Once you start taking it, it is very difficult to stop.</p>
<p>As Sandra points out in my <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">radio show</a> interview with her, fava beans are also not exempt from risks. Some people are allergic to them. There is also a contra-indication for anyone who is taking an MAOI inhibitor (usually for depression). It would be a good idea if anyone is contemplating taking fava beans as a source of dopamine for their bodies to listen to my radio interview with Sandra from Tennessee. She grows her own fava beans and makes a tincture that is giving her sustained relief from her own symptoms.</p>
<p>Clearly, it is not the case that one choice is obviously better than another. It depends on a number of factors that can interact in very complicated ways.</p>
<p>There is an energetic difference between fava beans and Sinemet. When grown in a natural environment, the energetic charge of fava beans (or any food for that matter) can exude a very high frequency, giving your body quite a &#8220;charge&#8221; so to speak (unless you are allergic to the fava beans of course). Because fava beans are a natural food, the body is less likely to react negatively with side effects.</p>
<p>Any prescription drug is a synthetic. Medications usually convey a combination of frequencies to the tissues of the body that transmit conflicting signals. This of course is why side effects are experienced by some people.</p>
<p>My personal preference is always to try the natural therapies first. If they fail, then resort to the synthetic alternatives. There is a good chance the body will be better able to assimilate the therapy if it is natural.</p>
<p>Of all the Parkinson&#8217;s drugs, my interviews suggest that Sinemet seems to prove the most useful to people. There is certainly no reason to rule out any option that is available!</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
<a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/">Parkinsons Recovery </a></p>
<p>Resources</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska">Cruise to Alaska</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me/alaska"><br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/jumpstart.html">Jump Start to Wellness<br />
</a><a href="http://parkinsonsrecovery.net">Parkinsons Recovery Chat Room</a><a href="http://www.symptomtracker.info/parkinsons/login.php"><br />
Symptom Tracker<br />
</a><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/parkinsons-recovery">Parkinsons Recovery Radio Network</a><a href="http://www.aquas.us"><br />
Aqua Hydration Formulas </a><br />
<a href="http://cataracts.parkinsonsrecovery.com">Improve Vision</a></p>
<p>Books</p>
<p><a href="http://www.parkinsonsdisease.me">Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease </a><a href="http://www.pioneersofrecovery.com"><br />
Pioneers of Recovery </a><br />
<a href="http://www.fivestepstorecovery.com">Five Steps to Recovery<br />
</a><a href="http://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com/meditation/meditation.html">Meditations for Parkinsons </a>
<p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinsons" rel="tag">Parkinsons</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+early+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease early symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s+disease+symptoms" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s disease symptoms</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson+disease" rel="tag">Parkinson disease</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Parkinson%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%27s" rel="tag">Parkinson\\\\\\\&#8217;s</a></p>
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		<title>Loss of Smell and Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</title>
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A pre-diagnosed Parkinson symptom was the loss of my sense of smell.  It rarely appears on medical information forms, and if brought up during  examination noted but never gone further in discussion.
I wonder about this. If it was a matter of lose of touch, hearing or sight, would this be treated differently?  Why is it [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>A pre-diagnosed Parkinson symptom was the loss of my sense of smell.  It rarely appears on medical information forms, and if brought up during  examination noted but never gone further in discussion.</p>
<p>I wonder about this. If it was a matter of lose of touch, hearing or sight, would this be treated differently?  Why is it downplayed?   Are there any known recovery  methods, studies or treatments concerning this condition?</p>
<p>Thanks, any information will be appreciated.</p>
<p>Daniel</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Response: </strong></p>
<p>Researchers have known for at least 30 years that persons with the symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s have an impaired sense of smell. Several studies were released in 2008 confirming the link. The impairment in ability to smell involves more than being able to take in the full essence of a scent. Individuals with the symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s have greater difficulty distinguishing one order from another, or are unable to detect any order whatsoever.</p>
<p>There is currently considerable research interest in the link between Parkinson&#8217;s symptoms and the loss of smell now that it has become clear that the two are inextricably linked. Loss of specific smells in particular have also been linked to Parkinson&#8217;s symptoms, which is interesting in itself.</p>
<p>Some researchers are currently working on designing a diagnostic smell test for Parkinson&#8217;s. There is no definitive test at present that gives a clear  indication of Parkinson&#8217;s.  A smell test will also not be definitive,  but it can be used in conjunction with other evidence.  I suspect such tests will soon be routinely offered to patients.</p>
<p>The Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test is often used by many neurological clinics to evaluate neurological imbalances. This test evaluates a person&#8217;s ability to detect 40 scents.  People who take the test can are able to identify on average 35 of the 40 odors correctly. Parkinson’s patients can identify 20 of the 40 odors or less.</p>
<p>Researchers predict that people with seriously impaired olfactory functions have five times the risk of developing Parkinson&#8217;s than those with the highest olfactory function.</p>
<p>In light of your interest in this question, I will set my intention to interview some of the researchers who are currently conducting studies to evaluate the connection between the ability to smell and the symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s. To be sure, it is an interesting line of inquiry which may  lead to understanding the underlying factors that are at play.</p>
<p>Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.<br />
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