Natural Options that Reverse Symptoms

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Cause of Parkinsons Disease

Cause of Parkinsons Disease is Multifaceted

After only a few minutes of research, you will encounter one explanation that is offered as the cause of Parkinson;s disease – a deficiency of dopamine. Yes, this clearly can be a factor, but only one among many other factors. Where do you start with a recovery program once the symptoms have emerged?
Most people choose at the beginning to suppress their Parkinson’s symptoms.  I discuss during the radio show the many logical reasons why the is the first choice for most people.
In the program today I recommend pursing another strategy. Why not determine the cause of Parkinson s disease first and then design a treatment program that addresses the cause?
My research over the past decade has revealed many surprising conditions that cause the Parkinsons Recoverysymptoms which include (but are certainly not limited to) toxins, infections, trauma, stress and thoughts that we rattle around our heads that are not conducing to recovery. I discuss all of these issues and more during the radio show today.
I also announce an exciting new Jump Start to Recovery program that will convene at Alderbrook in Washington state November 1st – 3rd. Check out the program details.
Robert Rodgers PhD

Jumpy Hands

Hello Robert: This is all mew to us. My 62 year old fiance has insulin dependent diabetes and severe neuropathy in his feet from the diabetes and he has started having jumpy hands, fingers, legs, and other areas of jumpiness in his body such as his eyes twitching and shoulders jumping and some twitching of muscles. He takes morphine for severe chronic arthritis pain in his low back and tailbone. He takes reglin for diabetic slow stomach emptying. He also takes oxycontin for breakthrough pain. His balance issues was caused form the diabeteic neuropathy which he had way before the jumpey problems started. He did not have the jumpy problems until about 6 months ago and it is progressively getting worse a little at a time but is not severe yet. It is not constant but he does jump and twitch in his sleep too as I have noticed this when he is asleep.

Do you think he has Parkinsons Disease? We are very concerned about this, but he does not I am writing to you as I am very concerned for him. Will Parkinsons take his life and does it cause Alzhemiers Disease which I know can eventually take a persons life. How advanced are the drugs for Parkinsons as far as slowing or stopping Parkinsons Disease? How much and for how long do these drugs slow the progression of Parkinsons Disease? Which drugs do you think are the best on the market to use for Parkinsons Disease. Are their any other disease that this could be besides Parkinsons. Any help you can give me is very much appreciated as I don’t want to loose him as he is my whole life. We both met after we had both gone through bad divorces and have only been together 11 yrs and I would like to spend many more years with him. By the way I am 60 and he is 62. Do you think if he had bariatric surgery for weight loss ( he is about 310lbs and 6 foot 2 inches tall) and we have read that gastric bypass surgery will put the diabetes in remisssion as long as he adheres to the eating program after the surgery for good. I am going to have the surgery and I think it will help him too. Any help or information you can give us is very much appreciated.

Sincerely

Andrea

Response to your jumpy hands question follows ,,,

You have ask a series of questions that involve diagnosing and treating conditions medically with medications and surgeries. I am not the resource who can answer these types of questions which should be addressed to a medical doctor.

From the perspective of a researcher, I have two observations to offer. First, I would recommend that you investigate the side effects of the medications he is taking. Some of his current issues may be due to side effects. Keep in mind there is no research that reports side effects when two medications are used in conjunction with one another, much less more than two medications. The medications themselves combine together to create unreported side effects. Making matters even more complicated, the effects of medications differ depending on the person. Some people can tolerate them. Others cannot.

My second observation to your jumpy hands question is to suggest you take a different perspective. All of your questions address the treatment of symptoms. If you want to be together for another 30 years, think about finding and treating what is causing the symptoms. When it comes to reversing the symptoms of diabetes, diet changes do the trick. Change what you eat every day and you will be dazzled at the result.

Best of luck to the two of you and may you be together for another 30 years.

Robert Rodgers PhD
What is wrong with Me? 
Seven Secrets to Healing

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Depression and Parkinsons

Hi Robert: First of all, let me congratulate you for your nice work. It helps me a lot. though, I have 2 questions I could not find any answer in your blog about depression and Parkinsons.

1. You mention your book relating a few people that have recovered. And you also mention you are a researcher. I wonder if you have some data (bigger than these 11 people) that have completely or almost completely recovered. And where to find these data.

There are actually two Pioneers of Recovery books: A first set and a second set. I used to be a quantitative researcher and did analyses of huge data sets. I decided that was only proving the obvious.

I have switched over the past decade to qualitative or case study research. You get to hear the full story from each person about how they reversed their symptoms. A relatively small number of people are willing to tell their stories, but I can assure you that I hear reports from many people who have been successful in their healing journey. I might add – what does it matter anyway? Isn’t the most important issue for you to find the cause and heal it?

2. Also, and most important, how to deal with the depression related to PD? where to find it in your blog?

On the blog: click on the category listed in the right column entitled “depression help.” The posts that related to depression will pop up.

thanks again for your comments about depression and Parkinsons.
Eneas

You are most welcome Eneas.

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery 
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease

 

Treatments for Tremors

How to Treat Tremors Successfully
Everyone makes three choices about how to calm their tremors day in and day out, moment to moment.
  1. Suppress the tremors.
  2. Treat the cause(s).
  3. Pursue both strategies.

I have concluded it makes the most sense to pursue both strategies: i.e. pursue the 3rd option: Suppress symptoms and, at the same time, address the cause. Both approaches are discussed in my new release today of Treatments for Tremors.

It is important to find therapies that suppress tremors at least temporarily for one important reason. Tremors themselves create unrelenting stress in the body. When stress escalates, tremors become more pronounced. The cycle is endless as tremors cause even more stress.

Click on the link below depending on whether you are interested in the paperback or download of Treatments for Tremors.

Treatment for Tremors Download

 P.S. My new book contains suggestions after months and months of listening to my past radio shows to extract the best and most successful natural therapies for calming tremors.

How Can I Listen to Parkinsons Recovery Radio While Walking?

Is there away to download your programs to listen to while driving/walking? I can not sit at the computer that long to listen to the whole show.  I appreciate your shows especially for us on limited incomes who are far away from options that may help . I use to drive 2.5 hrs. to a NUCCA Chiropractor until recently. 

Yes indeed! All radio shows are recorded and archived. You can download any of the shows to a MP3 player – a small device you can slip into your pocket while taking a walk. Players cost very little if you do not have one now.

Robert Rodgers PhD
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease

Do Toxins Cause Parkinsons?

Do toxins cause Parkinsons? Is there a connection between them? Dr. Joe Hickey MD offers a fascinating discussion of his investigations of toxins among his Parkinsons patients.  Research studies find that toxins are a factor that contribute to Parkinsons symptoms, but after 10 years of testing he found no evidence of toxins in any of his Parkinsons patients.

Why then was he unable to detect the presence of toxins in any of his Parkinson’s patients? How can the studies report one result and he is unable to confirm it in his clinic? Is the answer to the question – Do toxins cause Parkinsons – no despite the extensive research evidence?

Listen to my interview with Dr. Hickey to learn how he solved this strange paradox.

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Dr. Joe Hickey, MD, discusses the approach he uses in his practice to treat the symptoms of Parkinsons disease. Many standard medical tests do not detect the presence of toxins embedded in the tissues and organs of the body.

Environmental toxins are presumed to be the triggers for development of Parkinson’sDo Toxins Cause Parkinsons disease Disease.  Examples of toxins as the cause of PD have been well documented such as Manganese toxicity, Carbon Monoxide poisoning, Carbon DiSulfide from the Rayon Industry and MPTP.  He adds to this list environmental exposures such as aluminum, lead, and mercury.

 

Qigong and Parkinson’s

Qigong and Parkinson’s

I am committed to a wellness model…I especially am exploring qigong at least 2 hrs/day for the past 10 mo.

I would like to titrate off of my daily 5 to 6 Sinemets (25/100mg) as well as my 1 mg of Azilect. I have limited myself to 4 Sinemets/day the last three. So far, OK.
Also it seems to me that there are stores of dopamine in the body as I take my last sinemet at 6:30, sleep from 11 pm ’til about 4 am. I do about 90 min of Qigong and feel the most normal. What’s perplexing is that I can feel so good after about ten hours of last sinemet???? Are you aware of why this occurs? …when the 1/2 life, I believe is abou 90 minutes.???? I am grateful for your sharing of what has worked for others.

Blessings, John

Hi John:

Congratulations on your incredible wellness program! Hooray I say!

The thinking about the medication in your question focuses on the effects of medications independent of any other interventions or therapies the person is doing. Your body naturally makes dopamine when you practice  Qigong. This is why  our ancestors practiced Qigong  for thousands of years! It is a tried and true therapy to be sure. I suspect that you are able to take less medication because your body is able to manufacture more of it naturally.

My suggestion for you is to watch my discussion below on the causes of Parkinson’s disease symptoms. As a researcher I have concluded that the causes are many and multi-faceted. If the intent is to suppress symptoms, flooding the body with more dopamine is the standard,tried and true  approach that works more often than not. If you are interested in healing from the inside out, the focus turns on a very different journey to discover and treat the causes.

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Robert Rodgers PhD
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease

 

 

Do I Go Another Route?

My husband has had Parkinsons for 9 years. We first went with the medicine route. It slowly got to the point where every new symptom was given one or two more medicines. He was talking so many medicines that at one point all he was doing was sleeping and wanting to end it all.

Let me know if you need to know all the meds he was on.

I consulted a naturopath who helped us begin supplements and a doctor who helped us wean my husband off the meds very slowly. He has been off the meds for about 5 months now.

The naturopath assured me that getting off the meds would be the answer, but that has not been the case.

He has been going a gradual decline and has taken a turn for the worse.

He cannot walk or bathe without help, his arms become extremely rigid and stiff, where I can hardly move them, and his whole body shakes (like a seizure). He is also having problems swallowing. His mind, however, remains sharp and clear.

He is becoming emotional and said today that he just couldn’t take much more of this.

I don’t know what to do now nor do I know where or to whom I need to go. He cannot live this way.

Do I put him back on the meds? Do I go another route? There are so many wonderful treatments I have read up on, but money is a key issue.

Please help.

Debbie

Hi Debbie:

The recovery process involves difficult choices day in and day out. The road to recovery entails ups and downs. It is never a smooth ride. Healing from the inside out does usually involves letting deep emotions release. From you question above it sounds like this is what is happening and is actually a good thing to surface. When the focus of treatment is on suppressing the symptoms with medications and supplements, emotions are suppressed too. For the body to heal, the trapped trauma and emotions have to be felt and best of all released.

A wild guess on my part is that he has accumulated toxins in the tissues and lymph that are obstructing his mobility and creating restrictions in the body. Toxins in gall bladder and liver can be problematic in this regard. If he is not moving his  body, the toxins will have no way of moving through the lymph that is designed to carry the bad stuff out of the body. One of my Seven Secrets to Healing is to get the bad stuff out of the body first. Talk with your naturopath about this possibility.

From your question “Do I put him back on the meds” it sounds like you are in control of his recovery process.   My suggestion for you will probably be a surprise. Let him be in complete charge of decisions regarding his recovery. He is obviously a competent, smart man. He can and will figure it out. Watch my youtube video on the critical importance of taking control over the recovery process:

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Robert Rodgers PhD
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease

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