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Category: Parkinsons Disease Information (Page 1 of 14)
Access 20 years of research focused on identifying natural approaches, therapies and treatments that offer the opportunity to celebrate relief from the symptoms associated with a diagnosis of Parkinsons disease.
Brendan Thorson—an experienced energy healer, teacher, and founder of Vital Energy Medicine, a self-empowering healing system designed to restore vitality and support those living with chronic illness and neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease.
Brendan brings over 24 years of experience in energy medicine, with a background in acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, and therapeutic bodywork. But what truly sets his work apart is his ability to activate the body’s internal energy systems in ways that help people reconnect their mind and body, recharge their system, and awaken deep healing potential.
His method blends ancient energetic principles with modern understanding of health, helping individuals strengthen their internal wiring, improve symptoms, and transform their long-term well-being.
Today, we’ll be diving into Brendan’s unique healing approach, the success he’s seen working with individuals with Parkinson’s and other chronic conditions, and the hope this work may offer for those still searching for answers.”
Questions I asked Brendan
Personal Journey & Background
- Can you share a bit about your personal healing journey and what led you to develop Vital Energy Medicine?
- You hold a Master’s in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine—how did your path evolve from traditional training into the energy healing work you now do?
Vital Energy Medicine – How It Works
- What is Vital Energy Medicine, and how is it different from other healing modalities like Reiki, acupuncture, or Qigong?
- Can you explain what happens during an energy healing session with you? What might someone expect to feel or experience?
- You often talk about “restoring the body’s internal wiring”—what do you mean by that, and how is it connected to healing?
- You do both online and in person healing sessions and training. Is there a difference in effectiveness?
Healing Chronic Illness & Parkinson’s
- You’ve worked with individuals with Parkinson’s and other chronic illnesses—what types of improvements have you seen?
- Are there particular symptoms or challenges—like fatigue, tremors, or anxiety—that your work tends to support especially well?
- How does your energy work complement or differ from approaches like physical therapy or medication?
- Can you work with non-mobile people? If yes, how do you do that? Can you give me an example of how you work with people? Can you give me a short sample of what you do?
- You mentioned something about planning to do research. Can you share more about your research plans?
Hope, Healing & Transformation
- For people who feel like they’ve “tried everything,” what makes your work a different kind of opportunity?
- Can you talk about the role that grounding, energy awareness, or inner connection plays in the healing process?
- Why do you think so many people don’t know about this kind of energy work—and what needs to change?
Energy Medicine Next Steps for Listeners
- If someone is curious to try your work, what’s the best way to begin? And what kind of commitment or mindset helps people get the most out of it?
- Can you lead a brief sample exercise or session so people can see what your work looks like?
My guest today is Dr. David Berceli, PhD, creator of TRE® (Tension, Stress & Trauma Release Exercise) which is an innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma.
TRE® safely activates a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system. When this muscular shaking/vibrating mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is encouraged to return back to a state of balance.
Dr. Berceli explains the potential therapeutic value of tremors in this Youtube video and is the author of Shake it Off Naturally.
This Youtube video is a testimonial of a man diagnosed with Essential Tremors who found TRE helpful.
For further information and to find a practitioner visit TRE®
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com
People Who Discovered Natural Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease
Tell Stories of Their Recovery

Pioneers of Recovery is a 364 page book that covers natural therapies for Parkinsons recommended by health care professionals and persons with Parkinson’s who discuss the ways they reversed their symptoms.
Each person has a unique story, but each story is packed with hope and promise for a better tomorrow. Of course, recovery can be slow and frustrating, but the stories reveal an indisputable truth. A little experimentation and courage goes a long way toward fitting pieces of the puzzle of recovery together.


People with Parkinsons are discovering effective ways to get good relief from their symptoms with natural methods. Some people are symptom free today. There is hope, especially when you see what smart things people with Parkinson’s are doing for themselves to get well.
About the Interviews with Pioneers
What follows the questions I asked of each pioneer. Each person I interviewed read and edited the transcript of their interview. The interviews capture what the person really said and meant, not my interpretation of what they said or meant.
Andrew Bentley – Herbalist

Andrew Bentley
Herbalist
- What does a herbalist do for people?
- What herbs in your past experience are helpful for people who have central nervous system challenges?
- If a person came in and had a dominate tremor, that would inform a certain set of herbs or maybe just one dominate herb versus if someone came in with a dominate symptom of pain and rigidity, that would inform a different recommendation of herbs?
- Many people ask me a question about excessive salivation. Is there anything you would suggest as a possibility in the herbal area for that?
- What would be recommendations for a person who presents depression as a primary symptom?
- Could you talk about your experience with people who have the symptoms of Parkinsons and how these herbs have helped them?
- It sounds like for the people with Parkinson’s that you have seen the results are indeed encouraging. People are seeing relief from their symptoms. You offer hope that there are people who have become virtually symptom free – maybe not totally – but virtually symptom free. Do I understand that correctly? Is that what you said?
- One specific herb that I do not think you have mentioned (and what many people are interested in is called Mucuna.
Many people have been acquiring that from India as a dopamine supplement. Do you prescribe Mucuna for your patients?

Carl Buchheit
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Can NLP be useful to persons who have the symptoms of Parkinson’s?
- One of the common symptoms of Parkinson’s is anxiety. If a person were to focus on a specific
event or events that create the anxiety, then would it be possible working with an NLP therapist to find quick relief from that anxiety? - You mentioned some of the misinformation on the internet about NLP. Do you have other books or tapes or CD’s that you would recommend people might look at to find out more about NLP?
- There are many people that believe once they are diagnosed with Parkinson’s they are always going to get worse. From my understanding of what you have said, you have worked with individuals with Parkinson’s who have gotten better. Is that correct?

Chris Bliss
Comedian, Juggler
- When you are juggling and when you are in that place of perfect balance and harmony, hat does it feel like?
- In your shows you do both the comedy and juggling. As I understand it, what you are saying is that many times that place of perfect harmony and balance is actually present when you are doing both, not just when you are juggling?
- For people with the symptoms of Parkinsons fear and tress are huge issues. When fear and stress are up, symptoms flare. Do you ever feel fearful or stress when you are juggling? How do you get yourself out of being in fear when fear rolls in while you are performing, if it ever does?
- People with Parkinsons who are finding ways to feel better tell me that there are certain things that help them feel more in balance. I want to ask you if you do these things.
- Many who have the symptoms of Parkinson’s tell me they are very careful about making sure they are properly hydrated, that they drink enough water. Is that anything that is conscious for you?
- People also tell me they have various ways they relieve stress. Everybody faces stress every day. One of the ways to release stress is humor. Is humor one of the biggest ways you relieve your own stress?
- A number of people have told me that they have had great relief from their symptoms because they have such strong support systems and support networks. Yet, you are often traveling. You are all over the place. Do you have a strong social network or support system for yourself?
- What practical suggestions do you have for people who are trying to live their lives in that very same space you are in when you are juggling?

Jean Oswald, R.N., CCA – Aromatherapist
- When I use the term “essential oils” what is that exactly? What is an essential oil?
- How would I know what type of essential oil will help me? For example, if my symptoms are tremors and rigidity, are there specific essential oils that can help offer me some relief from my symptoms?
- Has there been research to evaluate the impact of essential oils?
- What if an individual has problems with muscle rigidity and it is very difficult for them to move with ease. What is an essential oil that might help relieve that particular symptom?
- How about the problem of tremors? What essential oils might be recommended to relieve that symptom?
- A problem some people have is with excessive salivation. Are there any essential oils that come to mind specifically for that symptom?
- How about insomnia?
- Many people I interview talk quite extensively about stress and how that affects them. When they are under extreme stress their symptoms flare up. Can essential oils address the problems that stress creates?
- There are some reports that pathogens and bacterial infections confound the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Do essential oils have the potential to address those pathogens?

Lisa Brown
Physical Therapist
- If I am a person who has had these challenges, when I go to you is it a question of your moving my arms and legs around so that they are more flexible or do you work with me in terms of helping me how to walk?
- A lot of people you see have had difficulty with falls or other problems. Is there any reason why a person who is first diagnosed with the symptoms of Parkinson’s should come to you in the very beginning?
- When a person comes to see you is it likely that they will get a relief from symptoms and feel better or are they going to feel worse?
- You have extensive experience working with persons who have Parkinson’s. Do you have an exercise protocol that you give to people that you recommend everybody does or is the work you do very specific to the person’s needs?
- What would you say is the most important thing for persons with Parkinson’s to know about movement and about flexibility? What would you want them to know would be most important?

Steve Fenwick, Ph.D. – Psychologist
- What often happens then is that when a person comes to see you, they will come with a dream and you will help them sort through what that dream means?
- Let’s say a person with the symptoms of Parkinson’s is shaking or tremoring. What might be an interpretation that is possible of the shaking or tremoring in the context of the person’s entire life?
- Let’s say I had Parkinson’s and I came to you. We begin to work together and the approach is to help me exaggerate my symptoms which is tremoring of my hand. Am I going to have certain thoughts that I didn’t expect? Will I have certain feelings that I didn’t expect or revelations? What is likely to happen?
- How might people with Parkinson’s be helped if they do Process Work? Is it going to be connected somehow with being able to get some relief from their symptoms and feeling better?

John Coleman, ND
Naturopath
- How did you come to the realization you could get better when all indications were that you would get worse?
- There is so much information out there about what is supposed to help – vitamins, supplements, body therapies, etc. etc. How did you go about deciding what to try in terms of therapies, supplements, doctors, etc.?
- Which therapies/approaches did not work for you?
- What has helped you get the most relief from your own symptoms?
- Is there anything in particular that you recommend for the symptoms of:
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- Inability to sleep
- Pain
- Constipation
- Tremors
- What was recovery like for you?
- What about your patients… what has their experience been like?
- Among your patients with Parkinson’s, how many are getting relief
from their symptoms? How many have been able to see full relief from
their symptoms? - Does a person have to make any lifestyle changes to recover?
- It took you three and a half years to recover. That is a long time to sustain hope. How did you do it?
- How can I reduce or manage my rigidity, spasms and burning sensations?
- When should we start taking medication?
- Could you discuss the approaches using the Emotional Freedom Technique for my Parkinson’s condition and your opinion of the value of the technique?
- How long did it take you see substantial symptom relief? How long did it take to become symptom free?

Max
- Can you talk a little bit about the detoxing work that you have done and the Ayurvedic work?
- Is it hard to stick to a diet?
- Your experience varies from day to day? Every day is a new experience?
- You notice a very strong, direct relationship between stress and the symptoms?
- What types of things do you do other than all the meds to be able to release some of that stress that you’re under?
- If there is one thing you would say about what’s helped you the most to be able to feel better and get relief from your symptoms, what would it be? What would you tell people they really should do, whatever it may be?

Sandy
- What are some of the struggles you have had with Parkinson’s? Are you taking traditional medications?
- Do you take other supplements or herbs or vitamins?
- What are some of the things you do to help you feel better?
- You have really been able to continue doing all the things you have always done without much interruption?
- I am sure there are modalities, therapies and approaches that you have tried since you have had Parkinson’s that really did not offer much help. Could you talk about those?
- What about other approaches, therapies and modalities that you have tried that have offered you some relief and have helped you feel better?
- When you say they tested you for lead and mercury, was this with saliva or blood or hair samples or …? How did the test actually work?
- Many believe once you begin to have the symptoms of Parkinson’s you are always going to get worse and feel worse. From what you have described it sounds like that really has not happened for you. Is that right?
- When tension comes up what happens when you choose to exercise rather than relax?
- Do the symptoms get better when you exercise?

Stan
- We are all interested to know what you have tried, what has worked and what has not. Could you talk a bit about what your experience has been?
- When you talk about meditation could you possibly say a little more about specifically what type of meditative approach works best for you?
- Do you notice when you do this meditative technique that there is a relief in symptoms?
- What other approaches or natural therapy do you use that you find gives you relief of your symptoms?
- Are there any dietary concerns that you have or that you would like other people to know about that seem to make a difference?
- So what about exercise? Do you notice any connection between activity, exercise and feeling better?
- What would you want to say to someone who has just heard the news that they have Parkinson’s?
- Over the course of the period that you have had the symptoms, it sounds like what you have been able to do is to find a number of ways to get relief as those symptoms begin to flare up?

Mary
- What you have been doing to get relief from your symptoms?
- What about craniosacral work?
- You have done so many therapies and tried so many things. Some of them haven’t helped and some of them have. Are you getting better?
- Is there anything that you would want to be sure and say to a person who is just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s?
- About how much time everyday or every week do you spend on your exercise program?
- You definitely notice a difference? When you exercise you feel better and when you don’t exercise you feel worse?

Nathan
- Tell us who you are and what your story is in terms of having had Parkinson’s and being able to recover.
- You mentioned that a lot of the work that you were doing was challenging. After you were able to recover, were you able to go back full steam into doing work and other kind of activities?
- What would you say to somebody who has just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s?
- Are you in contact with or do you know many other people whose story is similar to yours – people who had Parkinson and have been able to get relief from their symptoms?
- Could you summarize for people, from just your own experience and observations of others, what is it that happens to others who do not recover – who are not able to feel better?
- You’ve also described your own recovery is not exactly a smooth ride up. Are there some rocky spots on the path to recovery?
- What do you have to do to help your body detox?

Carl
- What generally did the doctors recommend would be a good path to pursue?
- Can you talk a bit about exactly what you’re doing now? Are you still doing the craniosacral therapy?
- Are you taking supplements of one kind or another?
- Are there any dietary rules that you have for yourself that are important?
- What would you say to anyone who’s just discovered that they’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s? What kind of help, insight or comments would you want them to hear?
- Is there anything that you’ve regretted doing? Or trying?

Taube
- So, you’ve responded by getting a lot of good medical advice and attention. What other kinds of things have you done in response to this medical challenge?
- What do you suppose might have been the contributing factors that created the symptoms for you?
- You’re out there exploring and experimenting and have quite fascinating
experiences. For a person that might first be discovering that they have the symptoms of Parkinson’s, what would you want to say to them? What advice would you give to them? - When you say you do eat well, could you provide any specifics on that? I mean, steak, mashed potatoes, french fries, milkshakes? What is it that you like to eat? What do you try to avoid?
- Did you get some relief from your symptoms after attending Hypocrates? Have you been able to keep up with the dietary regimen?
- When you are eating food that your body needs and loves you feel better, so that is a motivator in itself?
Summary
I invite you to select some of the approaches to recovery previewed in Pioneers of Recovery to launch your own personal program of recovery. There are many genuinely rich and useful approaches to recovery. Once you discover options that work the magic for you you have launched a successful journey down the road to recovery.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com
Olympia, Washington
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com

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Research Reports Light Therapy Reverses Dementia
Light therapy has floated to the top of the list as a promising treatment for Parkinson’s after reviewing results of my 2022 Parkinsons Recovery holiday survey. A surprising number of respondents to the survey reported that low level laser light therapy (or photobiomodulation) helped them celebrate relief from their symptoms.
Light therapy is not new. It has been researched under a variety of terms for over 40 years: low level laser therapy or LLLT, laser biostimulation and most recently photobiomodulation. This noninvasive therapy has been used in clinical practices to treat healing-resistant wounds, ulcers, pain and nervous system injuries. More recently it is a therapy that has attracted the attention of researchers as a therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
The interview clip below is with Dr. Lew Lim, the CEO of Vielight that has developed several photobiomodulation devices.
A July 2018 a University of California San Francisco study conducted by Linda Chao PhD offered compelling support for its application to treat dementia. Eight adults diagnosed with dementia participated in the study. Four subjects received 12 weeks of self-administered photobiomodulation treatments in their homes. Four were assigned to a control group. Treatments were administered using a commercially available device (Vielight Neuro Gamma). Outcome measures were assessed at baseline, 6-weeks, and 12-weeks.
Findings revealed significant improvement in cognition and functional connectivity. Dr. Chao concluded that photobiomodulation therapy is a safe, non-pharmacological therapy that can be used to treat patients in their homes.
Results of this study are indeed impressive. Large samples are typically required for a study to show significance. Despite its small size, this study showed significant results.
Below Dr. Lim why photobiomodulation is an effective treatment for dementia.
Light Therapy Research
Individuals who responded to the 2022 Parkinsons Recovery survey reported that photobiomodulation (or low level laser therapy) was one of the top five therapies found to be most beneficial. This finding is backed up by a series of research research studies that focus on the beneficial effects of photobiomodulation for individuals diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Visit the link below for a listing of these study abstracts:
Since diffuse light does not easily pass through the skull, Dr. Lim’s had the brilliant idea to pass the light through a device clipped to the nose. Now, in my book of creativity, that is inventiveness at its best!
Click the image below to hear the interview and learn more about Dr. Lim’s new photobiomodulation device called the Vielight Gamma.
It would seem at this early stage that you cannot go wrong to be open to allow light to shine brightly on the surface of your body and of course your retina!
What has been the experience of persons with Parkinsons symptoms who have been using the Vielight Gamma Device?
Thus far, several hundred persons who listened to my interview on the Vielight device purchased the neuro gamma device using the 10% discount coupon code (healing4me) Dr. Lim provided to listeners of my Parkinsons Recovery Radio Show interview. Those who acquired the device were invited to return the device to the company for a 80% refund after using it for six months if it did not offer relief from their symptoms.
More information is available here: https://www.vielight.com
The company reports to me that 10% of the Neuro Gamma units have been returned. One estimate of effectiveness is that approximately 90% of users are satisfied it helps address some symptoms. The odds are certainly in your favor that the device will be beneficial. Know also that it does not help everyone.
I have also heard from a member of my audience who is connected with a wide community of persons with Parkinsons symptoms. He reports that virtually all users experienced welcome relief from some symptoms. For some, the most pronounced results were seen in the initial 4 months or so, after which the improvements tended to level off.
Anecdotal Reports about the Vielight Photobiomodulation Neuro Device as a Treatment for Parkinson’s Symptoms
Informal feedback from users who are members of my audience is captured below:
- One common report from users is that the therapy does not show quick results. You apparently have to apply the therapy over a period of several weeks to a month or longer to celebrate a positive shift in symptoms.
- I have heard several specific reports on tremors that were calmed.
- It is unclear at this point to what degree the therapy will address balance issues, but I have heard it seems to offer help with gait issues.
- Evidence does suggest that this therapy can potentially help with dementia.
- One user reported a definite return of smell, but the jury was out on the effect on tremors and other symptoms.
- The wife of one 85 year old man with advanced Parkinson’s symptoms reported that after 6 weeks of using the Vielight Neuro device there were no major improvements but several minor ones of some consequence: Her husband reports being more alert, sleeping better, his cough is less, he has been inspired lately to use his automatic peddler and his hallucinations have dwindled. She reports it has been an answer for a better quality of life for both of them and promises to keep me updated.
Of course, it is difficult for people diagnosed with Parkinson’s to attribute an improvement in symptoms directly to the Vielight photobiomodulation therapy when they are taking advantage of other therapies at the same time. Reports above are a general summary of the informal feedback I have received in emails and phone conversations. One person told me it did not offer them the relief they had expected and returned the unit.
Like virtually all natural therapies I have documented over the past several decades, the Vielight Neuro Gamma device will not help everyone. Odds do appear to be in your favor if you decide to try it out.
Dr. Lim has has also invented a device called the X-Plus which delivers light directly to the mid brain. This device is designed to send light to the midbrain which is the location of issues associated with Parkinson’s symptoms.
For more information, visit the Vielight website. If you decide to try out the Neuro Gamma device, be sure to tell them you are a member of the Parkinsons Recovery audience and they will apply a 10% discount (coupon code healing4me) when you order. https://www.vielight.com
Robert Rodgers PhD
Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease
https://www.parkinsonsdisease.me
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An abstract of a 2024 study below finds a link between gut microbes in Parkinson’s patients with decreased levels of two B vitamins: riboflavin ( vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7). Researchers recommend patients supplement Vitamins B2 and B7 for Parkinson’s.
Research shows there is a strong link between the health of our gut and Parkinson’s symptoms.
Researchers have long recommended patients discuss with their doctor the supplementation of B1, B5 and B12 vitamins, largely because medications cause their gradual depletion. This recent study adds to the list of two additional B vitamins: B2 and B7.

Supplementation is possible from eating certain foods as well as taking supplements. Many foods contain B2 (spinach is one) and B7 (such as eggs and salmon)
A deficiency B vitamins has been correlated with a decrease in short-chain fatty acids. These are the molecules that create a healthy mucus layer in the intestines. This leads to a thinning of the mucus layer in the intestines which in turn increases intestinal permeability.
A compromised intestinal layer exposes the nervous system to be assaulted by toxins such as cleaning chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides. This is why toxins are one of the primary causes of Parkinson’s symptoms and why detox protocols are fundamental to a successful recovery.
Below is an Abstract of the Recent Study
NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 May 21;10(1):106. Meta-analysis of shotgun sequencing of gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease
Abstract
We aimed to identify gut microbial features in Parkinson’s disease (PD) across countries by meta-analyzing our fecal shotgun sequencing dataset of 94 PD patients and 73 controls in Japan with five previously reported datasets from USA, Germany, China1, China2, and Taiwan. GC-MS and LC-MS/MS assays were established to quantify fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and fecal polyamines, respectively. ?-Diversity was increased in PD across six datasets.
Taxonomic analysis showed that species Akkermansia muciniphila was increased in PD, while species Roseburia intestinalis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii were decreased in PD. Pathway analysis showed that genes in the biosyntheses of riboflavin and biotin were markedly decreased in PD after adjusting for confounding factors. Five out of six categories in carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) were decreased in PD. Metabolomic analysis of our fecal samples revealed that fecal SCFAs and polyamines were significantly decreased in PD. Genes in the riboflavin and biotin biosyntheses were positively correlated with the fecal concentrations of SCFAs and polyamines.
Bacteria that accounted for the decreased riboflavin biosynthesis in Japan, the USA, and Germany were different from those in China1, China2, and Taiwan. Similarly, different bacteria accounted for decreased biotin biosynthesis in the two country groups.
Why to supplement vitamins B2 and B7 for Parkinson’s
Decreased SCFAs and polyamines reduce the intestinal mucus layer, which subsequently facilitates the formation of abnormal synuclein fibrils in the intestinal neural plexus in Parkinson’s patients. This causes and neuro-inflammation in and compromises the ability of the body to eliminate toxins.
There is a specific feeling that makes recovery so challenging. Unless it is acknowledged and released, the symptoms will undoubtedly persist. What then is the feeling that feeds Parkinson’s symptoms day in and day out?
The feeling that feeds Parkinson’s symptoms is unresolved anger. Are you angry because you are currently experience symptoms associated with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease? You certainly have every reason to be.
Anger of course can be expressed in the most unexpected places and times. The target of anger can be anyone and anything.
- Spouses
Children
Parents
A Job
Your Body
Of course, anger may not be expressed openly. We often hold it in, fearing an expression of anger will alienate our friends and family. This of course is a realistic fear and why so many of us do not express our anger. We hold it in.
If you have been taking all of the steps needed to recover but continue to experience problematic symptoms, the reason may well be unresolved anger. The first step is to acknowledge your unexpressed and unresolved anger. The second is to release it.
The therapy I have found helpful is Core Energetics. Why not contact a practitioner and see if this therapy might help you resolve anger issues (whether expressed or not).

Liver Detoxes
Unresolved anger compromises the function of our liver to eliminate toxins. A majority of persons in the Parkinsons Recovery audience have issues with toxins. An ongoing detox protocol is recommended when anger issues continue to be unresolved.
Summary
Unresolved feelings lie at the foundation of every chronic illnesses. Often these feelings are unconscious and unacknowledged. What is the feeling that sustains Parkinson’s symptoms? It is anger.
A successful journey down the road to recovery from Parkinson’s disease will be roadblocked until any and all anger issues are resolved. First, acknowledge to yourself anger is an issue for you. Second, take steps needed to release anger that is stuck at the cellular level in your body.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com
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Are you interested in rock solid walking? Are you sometimes anxious because of a fear you might …
- Freeze
- Trip
- Stumble
- Fall
When these fears rear their ugly head the possibility of falling, freezing, stumbling and tripping becomes even more likely. Ugh! Many practical solutions to mobility challenges do exist. I have documented what people with Parkinson’s report helps their walking to become rock solid.
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Rock Solid Walking Online Course
Selected for inclusion in this comprehensive online course are the most useful tips, strategies, therapies and suggestions I have documented during the past decade and a half. Many are taken from the wisdom of guests on Parkinsons Recovery Radio.
I want everyone to know about the many proven techniques, therapies and strategies that offer the promise of reducing the troubling consequence of falling, freezing and tripping. It is high time to stop worries about having to make visits to hospital emergency rooms because of broken bones, sprains or muscle tears.
The strategies, suggestions and tips for walking have been taken from the wisdom of two primary sources: individuals with Parkinson’s symptoms and knowledgeable health care professionals. Radio show guests reveal how they have succeeded in improving their own gait, walking pace and overall stability.
Physical therapists and other health care professions who work with persons with Parkinson’s symptoms offer practical suggestions that they use with their patients. Image is taken from https://www.chionline.org/
Vision
Sometimes a limitation or obstruction of peripheral vision accounts for mobility challenges. Other times it is a question of where you look when walking.
Grounding
A reason for falling, tripping and freezing is a lack of grounding. The human energy field that supports the physical body is top heavy. Discover ways to balance and center the energy field.
Exercises
Simple exercises are discussed that address specific problems with mobility including poor posture, rigidity, freezing and shuffling.
Mindful Walking
Studies report that becoming mindful promotes walking that is rock solid. Become totally aware of the “now” experience rather than regretting the past or worrying about the future.
How to Kick Start Mobility
Practical Suggestions for How to Kick Start Mobility Challenges
Sound Therapy
Research shows that listening to music that has well defined beats and rhythms facilitates a steady and reliable pace of walking.
Light Therapy
Light can have an immediate effect on effortless mobility. For some people, wearing glasses that allow a specific color to dominate vision shifts walking from being awkward to effortless.
The online Rock Solid Walking course is accessible using any phone or computer.
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Break Down Each Movement into its Component Parts
Any movement can be broken down into its component parts which make up the whole. Focus on the parts – not the movement taken as a whole. .
Solution for Tick Tock Walking
Re-train your body to remember how to walk with evenly paced, evenly distanced strides.
Stochastic Resonance Therapy
A new invention from Germany adds a critical feature to vibration therapy by delivering the frequency of the vibrations randomly.
Chakra Healing
Watch a demonstration of a brief chakra healing using the voice to emit sounds that open up the energy flow through chakras.
Solution for Rigidity
Magnesium is a muscle relaxant and one of the best therapies that offer relief from rigidity and stiffness..
Underlying Cause of Gait Difficulties
What really lies as the foundation of mobility challenges? Answer: Trauma locks up the muscles and freezes flexibility
Access Memories to Facilitate Rock Solid Walking
When struggling with large or small movements, recall an activity of the past that involved doing a similar movement effortlessly.
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About Cistus Incanus Tea as Treatment for Parkinson’s
Dietrich Klinghardt MD discusses a simple treatment for many illnesses including Parkinsons in this 11 minute video. Click the link below to watch (scroll down to find his video)
Release of Retro Viruses are a foundational cause of Parkinson’s
Here are Dr. Klinghardt’s instructions for brewing the tea:
- Boil slowly with the lid on.
- Steam for 5 minutes
- Add Stevia
- Drink 6-8 cups every day
- Re-brew the tea several times
Below is the source of the tea Dr. Klinghard recommends
Research Evidence on Cistus Incanus Tea
Abstract
Recently, previously known viruses have changed their pathogenicity and encompassed new types of host populations. An example of such an infection is that caused by SARS-CoV, belonging to the “well-known” coronavirus family. Another group of viruses that are of great importance to the human population are the herpes viruses.
Due to increasing viral resistance to existing antiviral drugs, plant extracts are attracting increasing interest due to their complex composition and their simultaneous attack of different viral targets. Based on the above, we tested the antiviral potential of water-alcoholic extract obtained from a commercial sample of the plant Cistus incanus L. against the enveloped viruses SvHA1, SvHA2 (ACV resistant) and HCoV 229E.
The results showed both complete inhibition of the intracellular stages of the viral replication and a strong effect on extracellular virions in the three viral models. In a study of the effect on the replication of SvHA 2, the calculated selectivity index was over 10. From the experiments on the virucidal effects on the two herpes viruses, it was found that the viral titer of the samples decreased by about 4 lg compared to the control sample. The extract is of interest for introduction into practice.
Photobiomodulation Parkinson’s Study Results Released
Finally! I have been eagerly waiting to learn results of a 3 year Australian photobiomodulation Parkinson’s study that examined the impact of light therapy (using Vielight.com devices (10% coupon code healing4me) on symptoms of persons diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Results have finally been published.
Documented reductions in symptoms far exceeded my expectations. Measures of mobility, cognition, dynamic balance and fine motor skill for the 12 Parkinson’s research subjects were significantly improved (p < 0.05) with photobiomodulation treatment for 12 weeks and up to one year. Many individual improvements were above the minimal clinically important difference, the threshold judged to be meaningful for participants. Individual improvements varied but many continued for up to one year with sustained home treatment.
The design of this study was eloquent. Participants were assessed for mobility, fine motor skills, balance and cognition before treatment began, after 4 weeks of treatment, after 12 weeks of treatment and the end of the home treatment period.
Researchers drew the following conclusions:
“PBM (photobiomodulation) was shown to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for a range of clinical signs and symptoms of PD. Improvements were maintained for as long as treatment continued, for up to one year in a neurodegenerative disease where decline is typically expected.”
The Future of Medicine has Arrived
Click on the link below to hear my interview on Parkinsons Recovery Radio with Dr. Lew Lim, inventor of Vielight photobiomodulation devices. This interview was conducted before publication of the photobiomodulation Parkinson’s study.
I predict the future of medicine rests with innovative therapies that utilize light and sound to bring the body back into balance and harmony. Neurons are cells that contain mitochondria. Photobiomodulation energizes neuronal mitochondria, triggering a cascade of beneficial cellular functions. Potential benefits are:
- Neuroprotective effects.
- Self-repair mechanisms and
- Enhanced functionality.
Results of this photobiomodulation Parkinson’s study affirm these expectations.

I predict Dr. Lim’s new invention promises to set health care in new and exciting directions and has the potential to offer far reaching benefits to persons experiencing Parkinsons symptoms.
After listening to this interview, I am even more optimistic about this therapy for Parkinsons and other conditions including mental fog and dementia. Be sure to listen to my interview with Dr. Lim posted at the top of this post. I believe Dr. Lim is a true pioneer who has invented medicine of the future which uses light.
Intranasal photobiomodulation is the most efficient method for light energy to reach the brain. Different from electrical and magnetic stimulation, photobiomodulation uses light energy (or photons) of specific wave lengths and power density to simulate cellular function.
Dr. Lim is an engineer and a Doctor of Natural Medicine with additional diplomas in Medical Neuroscience and Business and Accountancy. He obtained his degrees and diplomas from the University of California at Berkeley, University of Sheffield, Duke University, Quantum University and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK.

About the Vielight Photobiomodulation Device
The company, Vielight, has generously offered followers of Parkinsons Recovery a 10% discount off orders of any Vielight devices including the Neuro Gamma and Duo devices. Enter the coupon code healing4me on the shopping cart. The website: www.vielight.com
Do not hesitate to call the company. They always provide four star service and are happy to answer all of your questions.
Warranty
Vielight is so confident in its new product that you get six (6) months to try out their newly invented photobiomodulation therapy. If for any reason you are not satisfied, you can return it for a 80% refund. I have never heard of a company that is so confident in their product that such a generous warranty can be extended. They obviously have high confidence in their new invention. The opportunity to try it out for minimal risk makes the investment easy to make.
Are Medicines or Supplements no Longer Working for You?
If the answer is yes to this question, what treatment options remain? There is, of course, Deep Brain Stimulation available as an option and focused ultrasound, but I am well aware many of you prefer not to pursue this treatment option. It is my hope and prayer that photobiomodulation therapy will become a natural option that supports the therapeutic effect of medicines and supplements such that the dosage does not have to be increased or even can be reduced under close supervision of your doctor.
About the Vielight Photobiomodulation Device
The company, Vielight, has generously offered followers of Parkinsons Recovery a 10% discount off orders of their Vielight Neuro Gamma device . Enter the coupon code healing4me on the shopping cart. The website: www.vielight.com
Do not hesitate to call the company. They always provide four star service and are happy to answer all of your questions. 1-877-355-8012 (Main line). The company is located in Toronto Canada.
Warranty
Vielight is so confident in its new product that you get six (6) months to try out their newly invented photobiomodulation therapy. If for any reason you are not satisfied, you can return it for a 80% refund. I have never heard of a company that is so confident in their product that such a generous warranty can be extended. They obviously have high confidence in their new invention.
Experience of hundreds of members of my audience is certainly positive. Nine out of ten users retain their units. Only one out of ten return them to claim the 80% refund.
Be sure to enter the coupon code healing4me on the Vielight shopping cart to claim your Parkinsons Recovery 10% discount. Please also email me your experience with using it after a month (or longer) of use.
Research on Light Therapy from MIT
The following video previews recent research at MIT that explains why light therapy offers a promising opportunity to reverse dementia associated with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

I hope many of you will try this therapy out and let me know the result. It is not a permanent “fix” to be sure, but neither is medicine. I am attracted to this option because it is noninvasive and inexpensive over the long term when you consider it can be used for a lifetime and by all members of the household.
Photobiomodulation Mechanism
Visible red and near infrared light energy stimulates cells to generate more energy facilitating self-repair. The healing takes place within the mitochondria through an enzyme called cytochrome c oxidase. This enzyme accepts and converts the light (or photonic) energy into cellular energy (ATP) and other gene transcription factors leading to cellular repair and regeneration.
Will Photobiomodulation Therapy Interfere with My Daily Life?
No. You are welcome to receive the therapy while working, reading or doing anything really. Dr. Lim, the inventor, recommends that people with more serious health issues such as Alzheimers might be advised to do the therapy at night while going to sleep. The treatment duration lasts only 20 minutes.
Summary
Claim a 10% discount when ordering when you use the Parkinsons Recovery discount code of healing4me. The website to order is https://www.vielight.com
- Get 6 months of use to see if it offers symptomatic relief or not.
- Risk is reduced 80% since you can return the device within the 6 month period after purchase for an 80% refund of the purchase price.
- Everyone in the family can use the therapy.
Vielight obviously has confidence in their product which is a very encouraging sign. I have never heard of any company that offered a 6 month warranty. You can purchase any of the Vielight devices from the Vielight website or by calling them.
Photobiomodulation for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
An assembly of recent research studies that report very favorable outcomes using photobiomodulation for traumatic brain injuries is presented here:
https://www.alzheimersrecovery.com/photobiomodulation-for-traumatic-brain-injury-tbi/
Robert Rodgers PhD
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com
Olympia Washington
Parkinsons Recovery
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What follows is an email I have permission to post regarding the photobiomodulation gamma device from Vielight. As with any therapy, do your due diligence in deciding whether this therapy is right for you.
“I want to let you know my wife’s experience so far with the Vielight gamma device.
We received the device on 1/25/18 and started using the device per Dr. Lim’s instructions 6 days on 1 day off. It took about 3 weeks to start seeing benefits. The benefits have been clearer head, more confident, better balance(hasn’t fallen since 1/15/18 with prior multiple falls weekly), better gait, much less threshold challenges, and has been able to reduce medication by about a third.
Steer a Steady Course on the Road to Recovery from Parkinson’s Disease
In small part, recovery from Parkinson’s disease is about medicines, supplements, exercise and good food.
In large part, it is about our own thoughts that declare we cannot heal, stress that soars to new heights every day, anxiety that seems to never lift, toxins that eat away at tissues and even infections that destroy cells.
The Jump Start to Recovery Course offered by Parkinsons Recovery founder Robert Rodgers PhD introduces the steps one by one that must be taken to celebrate a successful journey down the road to recovery.
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Let me ask you a few questions. Do you want to…
- Erase negative thinking that does not serve the best interests of your recovery?
- Discover what is causing your symptoms?
- Explore natural treatment options that reverse your symptoms?
- Manage your anxiety?
- Release past trauma?
In short, do you want to reverse the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease? Want to do that in 2025? Jump Start to Recovery provides the resources and support needed for a successful journey down the road to recovery.
Lillian comments on Jump Start to Recovery
About Jump Start to Recovery
Since 2004 I have been conducting research on the factors that cause Parkinson’s symptoms and natural therapies that offer the opportunity to reverse them. After two decades of research, I have integrated my discoveries into my best selling Jump Start to Recovery online course. Included are recent discoveries that are revolutionizing how neurological conditions can be successfully reversed.
Jump Start to Recovery is the whole enchilada!
These sessions were very helpful as far as truly understanding Parkinson’s disease. To me it’s like a mystery movie playing out in your body and your job is to solve that mystery by trying everything you can to find answers as your body give you clues. The class helped a lot with my anxiety which was a very big problem for me. I still have it but now I seem to be able to control it better. Also I especially enjoyed listening to what the others had to say about the different things they are doing to help their symptoms. Jeannette |
In short, Jump Start to Recovery offers a wealth of resources I have identified over the past two decades that have been helping people reverse their symptoms.
Why not set the intention to formulate a personalized recovery program that supports a successful journey down the road to recovery in 2025?
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Hi Robert,
Thank you so much for putting the jump start program in the place. I am experiencing great benefits from your knowledge as well as the experiences of others. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 8 months ago by a neurologist. Not believing her, I drove 2 1/2 hours for a second opinion by another neurologist that specializes in movement disorders. It was confirmed. Beyond a reasonable doubt, they said. I accessed your materials within one month of the diagnosis. I refused medication and put together my own program, with the help of your materials.
Nancy |
Purpose of Jump Start to Recovery
The good news about Parkinson’s disease is that it is possible to feel better and celebrate relief from symptoms. Jump Start to Recovery demonstrates what other people with Parkinson’s have done for themselves to feel better.
Everyone knows some things that can make a difference. Eat healthy food. Exercise. Reduce stress. Maybe you do this. Maybe not. Jump Start to Recovery introduces fresh ideas and approaches that are making a huge difference to the quality of life for people who currently experience Parkinson’s symptoms.
The Jump Start to Recovery experience helps you discover what you can do for yourself to feel better. You read the last sentence correctly. Jump Start to Recovery is all about putting you in the drivers seat of your own recovery. It is not about convincing you to buy into any particular therapy.
More and more people are reversing their symptoms, but the path to success differs for everyone. Given the complexity of this particular neurological condition, there will never be a single magical solution that will fix the problem for everyone.
Jump Start to Recovery helps you figure out for yourself the natural therapies that will offer you the best opportunity for returning to your natural state – the state of balance and health.
- My mission is to help you steer a steady course on the road to recovery.
You are the one who heals. - My role is to facilitate your process of recovery.
You are the one in control.
Hi Robert,
Now that our Jump Start to Recovery program has completed, I want to thank you. Your knowledge and skill in guiding us through each session was very helpful and appreciated. You affirmed my feelings that I need to learn to trust my gut instinct and maintain control over my own healing journey.
Thank you for making time to respond to every one of my emails when I was looking for information. I’m looking forward to having ongoing access to all the resources you are posting. All the Best, Ann |
It goes without saying that the 2025 Jump Start to Recovery course will not offer a quick fix or “cure”. Given the complexity of the factors that contribute to the symptoms of Parkinson’s, it is highly unlikely that any single “cure” will ever be found.
I do believe it is possible for each person to discover opportunities to get great relief from their symptoms and lead a full and productive life. My research has revealed that many people’s lives are enriched beyond measure after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Some are symptom free today. Others are successfully traveling down the road to recovery,
Grateful…yes, that is the word for the Jump Start To Recovery. The opportunity to share and reflect in a neutral space, a place where awkwardness crumbled in the mind’s inner core to be awakened on a new path for discovery.
Dave
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What Helps Reverse Parkinson’s Symptoms?
Find out by enrolling in the Jump Start to Recovery course. You get to take the journey with other participants who are also committed to their own healing.
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Many people use prescription medications to control their hormones. This works well for some people and not so well for others. Jump Start to Recovery introduces various options that capitalize on natural therapies and approaches that facilitate recovery. My goal is to help you heal yourself from the inside-out by learning how to reset the delicate ‘thermostat” your body uses to balance your body’s hormones.
Hi Rob:
Your program provides extreme value in guiding me through the process I had already embarked on. The guidance you provide as well as the guidance the other participants provide through their stories is rock solid spot on , so my body confirms. Allowing to feel the old pains – getting presented where they come from , processing and synchronizing the mind and body and … releasing the old energy captured in my body after that is on my daily menu – all comments provide confirmation of what I am going through. All is part of the process. Medication camouflages the real ‘feeling it’, processing it and cleaning it up – therefore I can imagine that when people take medication it is hard to help them heal, as the experience remains hidden. Until also max medication can’t cover it up any longer – The area where medication does not yet or not anymore camouflages the symptoms is the area where the work lays. That’s where the nasty bits stick up their ugly heads, asking and yelling to be felt, recognized and healed.
So grateful that I was given the techniques to handle the phenomena that then arise, through the guidance received from many, as a preparation for the release process which is now intensifying, and the relief that that brings afterwards – every time again.So grateful for folks like yourselves!! Just had to let you know.
Grateful regards, Hans
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Can I Participate If I Take Medications?
Heavens yes! Medications are simply one of the many options that many people pursue to get relief from their symptoms. Many participants in our Jump Start to Recovery Programs currently take medications of one type or another. Methods that improve the efficacy of medicines and make it possible for them to last longer will be addressed in the course.
Hello Robert,
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your Jump Start Program. I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to it. I learned so much and now have so many options to explore and research. Thank you so much Janie |
Can a Family Member Participate?
Yes indeed. Family members are always welcome in all of the classes. They play a critical role in the recovery process.
Thank you so much for a wonderful seminar, full of a lot of practical ideas to help oneself, and most importantly your genuine care and concern for everyone. May Our Lord continue to bless your work with Parkinson’s and instilling hope and the positive approach that this does not have to be a life sentence. God bless you always,
Mary and Jeff |
Reasons to Register for Jump Start to Recovery
Jump Start to Recovery does not replace the critical role of your doctor and other health care providers. It is critical that you consult with your doctor before starting any natural therapy that is introduced through the Jump Start to Recovery course.
Past experience has shown that best results come from gently nudging your body to do the intricate work of balancing hormones. Short term remedies do produce awesome results for a few weeks or months. Jump Start to Recovery is all about helping you discover ways of nurturing your body so that you enjoy long term relief of symptoms.
I got the diagnosis from the neurologist last year in May and made the choice not to take medication. I started to do my own research. I changed habits (still do), started to heal traumas and now I am healing my gut. So, your Jump Start program is a great welcome and a big confirmation that I am on the road (my road) to be recovered. Recovery is my goal. Thank you for this wonderful Jump Start.
Marie-Laure Netherlands |
Stress and trauma aggravate the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Sometimes trauma from the past – even in childhood – can be so horrific that it remains contained and stuck in your physical body. Trauma from the past can literally be lodged in your tissues. Reduce ongoing stress by releasing traumas.
There are gentle ways to release unresolved trauma. When stress and trauma are released from the body, it becomes possible to return to a familiar state for the body – a natural state of balance and harmony. The body’s natural tendency is toward health and wellness, not toward disease. At Jump Start to Recovery we introduce a variety of powerful methods that gently nudge the body to remember how to maintain the delicate balance of hormones and sustain overall health.
Lay a Fresh Foundation for Recovery
Much of my research over the past two decades involves identifying the therapies and treatments that help people with Parkinson’s celebrate relief from their symptoms. I know a great deal about what helps because people with the symptoms of Parkinson’s tell me what helps them.
What lies at the foundation of the symptoms? Some researchers believe genes lie at the foundation. I enthusiastically applaud their work. Other researchers believe chemical and hormonal imbalances lie at the foundation of symptoms. I enthusiastically applaud and support this stream of research. Still other researchers focus on developing new drugs and surgeries. I too enthusiastically applaud and support this work.
I center my attention on an entirely different approach – the identification of what is causing the symptoms. Once the cause has been identified, appropriate therapies can be pursued to reverse symptoms.
Thought forms also lie at the foundation of the symptoms. Thoughts which bring up fears, anxieties and stress will inevitably wreak havoc on a sensitive neurological system. When we churn a hamster wheel of negative thoughts day in and day out, physical discomfort and disability will inevitably persist.
When destructive thoughts are dismantled and replaced with a new foundation of thoughts that serve our highest and best good, recovery becomes possible. This is when correcting all imbalances in the body happens.
Entanglements in family systems can also impede recovery. Once identified, these entanglements can be cleared. Clearly entanglements is also an important focus of Jump Start to Recovery programs.
Learn about Natural Approaches and Methods for Releasing Toxins and Viruses
Viruses and toxins also contribute to the symptoms of Parkinson’s. There are a wide variety of natural and safe approaches that can be used to release toxins and viruses from the body. Jump Start to Recovery offers explanations of natural approaches that facilitate the release of toxins, bacteria and viruses that clog up the neural networks. Many people are unaware that they are being re-exposed to toxins from every day exposures.
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The Path to Recovery Starts with Jump Start to Recovery
There is no doubt about it. People feel better when they are not stressed and when they take control of their own health. Jump Start to Recovery is informative, interesting, fun and stress free. Learn what you need to know to feel better at Jump Start . Have fun doing it. Why wait?
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder of Parkinsons Recovery
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robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com
Olympia, Washington
1-877-526-4646
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- Some days it may feel like recovery is a big lie …
- Other days it may be easier to numb yourself …
For the past two decades I have focused my research program on identifying natural therapies that offer the promise of reverse the symptoms associated with a diagnosis of Parkinsons Disease. Twenty years ago there were a few natural options that helped but not many. That dismal picture has changed dramatically over the past two decades as a result of Parkinsons Recovery research.
I have now documented a number of natural therapies that members of my global audience report help them celebrate relief from their symptoms. Sometimes relief is temporary as is the case with medications. Other therapies offer more long lasting relief.
Many of the more successful therapies have been developed or invented recently. Most involve continuing improvements and changes in how they are delivered. Parkinsons Recovery memberships offer updated information about the most promising therapies available to persons experiencing neurological symptoms.
Get the support and resources you need to recover now. Join a virtual Parkinsons Recovery Support Group that meets every month and helps members identify steps they can take to reverse their symptoms
- The focus is positive.
- The intent is to support the recovery of persons diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinsons Recovery memberships are open for enrollment at a $10 monthly subscriptions through March 10, 2025. Clicking on the Subscribe Now Button below to join.
After years of working with persons who have the symptoms of Parkinson’s I have two observations to report. First, most people with Parkinson’s do not realize there are dozens of options that are helping people reverse their symptoms: natural therapies, herbs, alternative approaches, various healing modalities, body work – you name it. Most people are not aware that some people have had a full recovery and are symptom free today.
Second, sustaining the lifestyle changes that are needed on a day to day basis is the true challenge. Many people eventually do figure out what they can do for themselves to feel better – things like eating good food, detoxing their organs and tissues from heavy metals, pesticides and pathogens, coping better with daily stresses and healing traumas in their life. But how do you make these changes a part of your daily routine? It is not easy.
We know for the most part what we should do for ourselves to feel better. But for a variety of reasons – some conscious and some unconscious – most of us find it difficult to commit to a healthy lifestyle.
Let’s face it. We all fall off the wagon. We know what little pleasures we have always treasured that are bad for our health. We know if we eat sugar we will feel terrible. We know what happens when we eat foods we are allergic to. We all love to eat comfort food because it makes us feel happy for a few minutes. After the few minutes of bliss we feel lousy. Sound familiar? And we do it over and over again.
Why are we our own worst enemy?
Because we do not have the day in and day out support we need to stay on track. This is why I have created a membership program that encourages people to maintain a healthy lifestyle so they can manifest their commitment to feel good again and the opportunity to connect with others every month who are also traveling down the road to recovery.
What is a Parkinsons Recovery Membership?
First and perhaps most importantly I facilitate support group meetings each month with all members. Members from across the globe connect with one another using a telephone or computer. The focus of meetings each month is to discuss recent discoveries about what is helping people reverse their symptoms. Every month we all learn something new and exciting.
I interview people with Parkinsons from all over the world who are getting good relief from their symptoms. I document their stories. As a member, you get to learn about these discoveries.
I interview some people who have fully recovered. I document how they helped themselves become symptom free. As a member, you get to learn all about it.
New treatments are being discovered every month that are helping people with Parkinson’s feel better. I interview the people who are making these discoveries. I document what their approach does and how it works. As a member, you read all about it.
I do not believe for one minute that any one therapy, drug or medical intervention will “cure” Parkinson’s. No “cure” exists today. From what I now understand about Parkinson’s a “cure” that “fixes” all the symptoms of Parkinson’s will never happen in our lifetime.
Factors that cause the symptoms of Parkinson’s are multifaceted. Underlying reasons for symptoms differ from one person to the next, often significantly. Everybody’s situation is unique.
Symptoms are highly individualized. Therapies and approaches that can help you feel a great deal better are connected to the particular factors that are causing your symptoms. What helps you feel better may be of little or no help whatsoever to someone else with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
Membership in Parkinsons Recovery is all about having access to a hub of resources that offer you the information and support needed to feel better. There are so many exciting choices to consider. What are they?
I assemble new options for recovery on the member website. This information captures the latest updates in the same place. I report anything from anywhere that offers a shred of hope.
My goal is to provide the support everyone needs to steer a steady course on the journey down the road to recovery. Everyone has a bad day here and there. Everyone has days that reinforce the belief they will never feel better. Membership offers a healthy choice during the difficult days.
Parkinsons Recovery memberships are open for enrollment at a $10 monthly subscriptions through March 10, 2025. Clicking on the Subscribe Now Button below to join.
Where can you go when you get discouraged?
You can now visit the Parkinsons Recovery member websites. There are twelve (12) different websites that present fresh, updated information either every weekday or every week.
Where can you go when you need the motivation to do what you know helps you feel better?
You can visit the Parkinsons Recovery member websites and encounter new information and support for your recovery every weekday.
Where can you go to be reminded what you need to do today to feel better?
You can visit the Parkinsons Recovery member websites. It is easier to steer a steady and determined course of recovery when you travel together with others who are also on a journey to health and wellness.
I created the twelve (12) unique Parkinsons Recovery member websites to provide …
- Resources that offer ideas and suggestions about what you can do to feel better. Everywhere I look – the internet or health care providers or families affected by Parkinson’s – I am overwhelmed with one negative thought form after another. Most people believe Parkinsons is a “degenerative” disease. Once you get it – you are destined to get worse. Guess what? It is not true. I believe words like “degenerative” are prophetic for those who believe they are true. If you believe you are destined to feel worse, you will feel worse. If you believe you will feel better, you will feel better. The secret is out. Our thoughts and beliefs determine our future. My research reveals that the belief Parkinsons is “degenerative” is entirely untrue. It is possible to feel better. It is possible to find good relief from symptoms. People are doing it now. I have been documenting their stories of recovery.I have not found a large number of persons yet who have fully recovered, but there are people out there who have succeeded. Many others have succeeded in reversing many of their symptoms.
I created the Parkinsons Recovery membership to offer …
- Hope to every one who has the symptoms of Parkinson’s that it is possible to feel better. What works for someone else may fizzle for you. Then again, it may be exactly what you need to start feeling better. When you begin to feel better, you will have more strength and motivation to do everything that is needed to become healthier with each passing day.
I created the Parkinsons Recovery membership to spread …
- Stories of people who have successfully found therapies and approaches that offer relief from their symptoms. Nothing like this exists anywhere. All I encounter out in internet searches is gloom and doom about Parkinson’s. There is no reason to be pessimistic. The body is out of balance. It happens. It simply needs a little extra support to get back on track. What must you do for yourself to make this happen? Opportunities for healing are posted every week on some of the member websites and every weekday on others. It is exciting for members to be part of a growing community of people who are proving to themselves, their families and their health care providers that the most exciting times of their lives are yet to come. The end of life is not around the corner. The beginning has just arrived.
What happens when Peter Graves visits the Parkinsons Recovery member websites? He …
- Receives a regular update from me every week on recent discoveries that are helping people reverse their symptoms –How do I know what is helping people recover? I am a researcher so some of my discoveries are derived from the research literature. Most, however, come through interviews I have with people with Parkinson’s symptoms who tell me what helps. I document what people say. I talk with national experts (medical doctors, naturopaths, psychologists, physical therapists, counselors, etc.) who explain exactly how their approaches, therapies and treatments work and why they are helping people with Parkinsons. I document these reports.
- Gets a preview each week of a new technique, therapy or exercise to improve balance and prevent falls. Thanks to the hundreds of interviews I have conducted with people who have amazing and useful suggestions about how balance can be improved and falls can be prevented, I have accumulated an impressive body of great suggestions. Each week, I present a suggestion or idea you will find fascinating. Believe me when I say the suggestions really will help improve mobility if you take them seriously and “run with them.”
- Experiences new meditations every weekday – People tell me stress aggravates their symptoms. One way to reduce stress is to meditate. There are many different ways to meditate to be sure. One way that works for many people is to listen to guided meditations. You will find a new meditation recorded by me personally every day, 5 days a week. It is a great way to start the day. You will also receive a new long meditation each week. The length varies from 15 minutes to 30 minutes depending on the week and the topic. Each time you listen to the longer meditation you get to experience deeper and deeper states of relaxation. Meditations help the neural network reprogram itself for health and wellness. People tell me meditations are a fundamental support for their recovery program.
I have so much energy to share and information for people. I know I felt more alive because your information generated new energy on my path of healing. Dave |
- Laughs– The best medicine for helping the body produce dopamine naturally is laughter. It is better than any medication or supplement or herb you can take. Where do you go to find something funny to laugh at every day? You visit the jokes website of course. I think the jokes I post are funny. They make me laugh. I know you will find some of them funny so you will laugh out loud. That is the whole point. That is what gives your body a dopamine rush. I imagine you will discover a joke here or there that you think is stupid or silly or dumb. You may even question my sanity. Great. Laugh at me. It does not even have to be funny. Just laugh. Laugh every day. You will feel better because of it.
- Exercises the mind– Research clearly demonstrates that new neural pathways can be created every day. It is called plasticity. Neural pathways that are blocked and obstructed can create pain and cause tremors. If you are patient, they will rejuvenate themselves. The body has creative ways of healing itself. How does this happen? In part it happens by challenging yourself to solve problems and puzzles. You get a new challenge every weekday. You also get to practice “Mind Work” which involves participating in just about every memory exercise imaginable – from remembering words and numbers to drumming specific rhythms to repeating sentences backward. Every new experience helps carve new neural pathways. Memory exercises are always varied to yield the maximum renewal of neural networks. Doing Mind Work is just like watching Monte Python and just as fun.
- Gets great ideas for healthy eating –What we put into our bodies has a profound influence on how we feel. Have you been feeling lousy this week? The question that often solves this problem is simple: What have you been eating? If you continue with the same eating habits, you are unlikely to get well. How about trying a different approach? Prepare a dish from a new recipe that uses food that your body needs to sustain health. If you want to change eating habits the opportunity to do so awaits you when you visit the Parkinsons Recovery Eat Well member website. Discover a new recipe that uses fresh, raw foods every day. Challenge yourself to change your eating habits. You will feel better. Be amazed at how good natural foods taste. OK. Maybe you will not find all the recipes to be delicious. But you may be surprised how good real food tastes! Take delight in how much better you will feel when you accept the challenge of preparing and eating a new natural food. Change the eating habits that may be making you ill. You will feel better soon.
I read your Parkinsons Recovery articles every day and it fills me with hope. It has taught me a great deal. I want to thank you. Mike |
- Exercises the body – The research on Parkinsons has converged to a sound conclusion. Exercise helps you feel better. The more you exercise the better you will feel. The membership websites offer a new exercise every day by way of reminding you how important exercise is to your health. The exercise of the week takes 2 minutes. Who cannot take the time out to do a 2 minute exercise every day? The reminder to exercise stares you in the face when you visit the exercise member website. The more you exercise, the better you will feel. This means, exercise every day is what counts. Not every other day. Not every week. Every day. Experiment with new ways of moving your body. Your body will thank you.
Thank you for your time and your beautiful work. Kelly |
Sick and tired of feeling lousy? Determined to find ways to feel better?
Find out the many different ways people with Parkinson’s are getting relief from their symptoms. Hear the stories of people who have fully recovered. Learn about new approaches and modalities from the experts, so you can evaluate whether they are worth investigating further. Challenge yourself to engage new experiences. Subscribe to the Parkinsons Recovery membership to:
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- Laugh until you cry.
- Challenge your mind until it hurts.
- Eat good food until you feel good inside and out.
- Exercise your body with a two minute exercise until your body tells you it is happy and your muscles exude pleasure.
- Relax your entire neural system with meditations until your body is flooded with all the dopamine it needs to be fully nourished.
- Reduce stress by undertaking a new mindfulness challenge posted each week. People with a successful mindfulness practice tell me their symptoms are of little consequence to them.
- Become inspired by the words of others on the road to recovery with a new quote of the day.
- Listen to my interviews with the experts from over 200 Parkinsons Recovery Radio shows.
- Discover new says to improve your balance each and every week on the Walk with Confidence and Ease member website.
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I really like what you are doing.John |
Parkinsons Recovery Membership Solves Three Problems for People with Parkinson’s
1. Membership provides current information about Cutting edge, natural therapies that are helping people reverse their symptoms.
If you have Parkinsons and have been searching for information about therapies and approaches that offer the possibility of helping relieve your symptoms, you have probably discovered there are endless sources of information about drugs, herbs and therapies that offer the promise of relief. Some of this information is sorely outdated. Much of it does not specifically relate to Parkinson’s.
The wide variety of choices is overwhelming for everyone, including me! Who can you trust will help? Who are the rip off artists, the scammers and the liars? How can you believe what you read?
Membership at Parkinsons Recovery helps focus your search for answers. I interview people with Parkinson’s who report on their actual experience with a wide variety of therapies and modalities. This is how I get the names of people to interview who are experts in their respective fields. You get the real scoop from the top professionals in their field. You get great ideas from people and places you never imagined existed.
2. Membership provides support and resources to help sustain the daily habits that are necessary to start feeling better.
If you are thinking that membership will offer a pill, therapy, modality or program that will “cure” or “fix” you please do not sign up. If you want someone else to fix you, do not bother becoming a member. It is a waste of your money.
But …If you want to help yourself feel better and are interested in
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- Learning what helps other people
- Visiting the membership web site regularly
- Doing the activities that are offered
Membership at Parkinsons Recovery will become your home away from home, a lifeline of support for your recovery, a place where you will find hope that it is always possible to feel better.
3. Membership offers eternal hope.
I talk with people all over the globe and hear the same frustration from many people.
“It depresses me to surf the internet about Parkinson’s. Everything is so negative and down beat. There is talk about nursing homes and wheel chairs and walkers. Even the words are depressing, words like ‘degenerative’, ‘progressive” ‘debilitating’, ‘end stage’. Everyone wants to sell me products because I am sick.”
My belief is that anyone can feel better. Anything is possible. Miracles happen every day. Parkinsons Recovery is all about documenting the stories of people who are proving it is possible to feel better.
Warning: If you are looking for good information about nursing homes or wheel chairs, don’t count on finding it at the Parkinsons Recovery membership websites. Don’t waste your money “hoping” to find information about how to help you cope as you become sicker. We are not about helping you cope as you become sicker. We are all about helping you achieve better health so you can get your life back.
Parkinsons Recovery memberships are open for enrollment at a $10 monthly subscriptions through March 10, 2025. Clicking on the Subscribe Now Button below to join.
What Information Do You Discover on the Member Websites?
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- Monthly Support Group Meetings.
- Access to the 12 Parkinsons Recovery membership websites.
- Meditations each week that help your neural networks rejuvenate.
- Regular reports from me on what helps people get relief from symptoms.
- Indexing and downloads of Parkinsons Recovery Radio Shows.
- A funny joke every weekday.
- A healthy recipe each week day.
- A new 2 minute exercise challenge every week.
- A new mind challenge every day to renew neural networks.
- A mindfulness challenge each week.
- An inspirational quote of the day
Cost
Membership subscriptions are available through March 10th. You can cancel your subscription anytime.
After subscribing you can begin taking advantage of the resources on the member websites immediately. Your credit card will be charged each and every month thereafter.
The subscription charges will show on your credit card statement from Zero Point Healers which is the LLC for Parkinsons Recovery.
Commitment is Key
My mission is to help people find ways to get relief from their symptoms. People tell me over and over that the information and support on the membership websites is helping them to do just that now. Parkinsons Recovery members are a very special group of people who are committed to figuring out how to get sustained relief from their symptoms. If you want to feel better, a critical step to take is commitment. Why not make a commitment to yourself to feel better today? The sooner you commit to taking full responsibility for your own healing, the sooner you will begin to feel better.
What is the bottom line?
I am not a medical doctor. I do not prescribe medicine. I do not diagnose disease.
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- I do offer hope through the voices of others who have proven through trial and error that recovery is possible.
- I do offer support which focuses your attention each and every day on everything you need to do for yourself to get well.
- I do offer an ongoing connection to a growing community of people who are bound together by the belief that the body knows how to heal itself.
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Give your body a chance to heal from the inside out. Subscribe now to jump start your recovery starting today. Opportunity closes March 10, 2025.
May your recovery unfold effortlessly however you decide to proceed.
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
Olympia, Washington
877-526-4646
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com
Are Answers are “Out There” Somewhere?
Many people who experience symptoms of Parkinsons Disease engage an aggressive search for ways to reverse them. Secrets to healing are somewhere “out there” in the universe. The belief is that most of the good answers are difficult to find. The journey for the right answers is much like a treasure hunt for a treasure that is buried in a secret vault – a Fort Knox of sorts that locks up all the answers for reversing Parkinson’s symptoms.
Sometimes the journey involves finding one solution after another. When one solution fails to produce desired results, a new solution or therapy is pursued. Some people chase after dozens of therapies. Results are often disappointing time and time again. The search for answers “out there” is exhausting!
Research can and does make a difference. Being better informed can and does make a difference to recovery. That is why I maintain the massive body of resources on options for recovery on the many Parkinsons Recovery websites I subsidize.
But, there is a downside to a search “out there” somewhere for answers. It activates a continuous infusion of adrenaline. Adrenaline rushes are stimulating. They energize the body into action. The downside to adrenaline rushes is that the body has no energy or resources to produce dopamine. What is needed to reverse symptoms is to maintain a delicate balance of dopamine and adrenaline.
Recovery is Always Moving Toward You
There is a companion approach to a search for answers that offers the promise of marvelous results. Think about recovery as an opportunity that is always moving toward you. It is not something you have to discover by searching long and hard in places far away.
One of the seven secrets to healing a chronic illness like Parkinson’s disease is to
listen to the messages your body is always trying to communicate to you. The body has a memory of the perfect state of wellness and health. Disease is not the body’s natural state. Health is. the body is always striving to reverse any disease process that causes neurological symptoms.
Your body is giving you important information every day. Perhaps your intuition tells you to stop dying your hair or stop using a particular shampoo or stop using laundry detergent that is toxic. Perhaps you always tend to discount the instincts about recovery that you get every day. When you begin to trust these instincts you may marvel at how much better you begin to feel.
- Finding natural ways to die your hair is not a solution that is “out there.” It is right here!
- Finding a natural shampoo without toxins is not a mysterious solution that is “out there” somewhere. It is right here!
- Changing your laundry detergent is not a task that can be performed only by a rocket scientist.
You can do it – right now.
The reality is that recovery is staring you in the face every day. Your job is simple. Pay attention. Act on any and all intuitions that you get when you listen to your body.
The body has all the resources it needs to maintain the delicate balance of adrenaline and dopamine. You usually have to make some life style changes to give the body the support it needs. When the body has the resources it needs to maintain balance, symptoms will melt like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day.
The answers have been staring you in the face all along. They are not “out there.” They have always been moving toward you.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Seven Secrets to Healing
This is a detailed report from responses provided by persons with Parkinson’s symptoms who responded to the 2024 Parkinsons Recovery Survey. The two minute survey asks two questions.
First, how have respondents been feeling since the previous holiday season one year ago (better, same, worse)
Second, what therapies have offered them symptom relief.
Listen to my reading of responses that reveal a huge range of therapies, methods and activities that offer symptom relief.
Bottom line: Many people believe that all persons diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease are destined to degenerate over time. As with the results of previous years, findings from 2024 soundly refute this false belief.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2024
Parkinsons Recovery
The following series of Blog posts come from Jay Whiteside in Toronto, Canada where he keeps in touch with family and friends in a series of newsletters he’s named as ‘What’s Shaking’. Jay has edited highlights from ‘What’s Shaking’ for us to hear firsthand how he is managing his Parkinson’s symptoms which were first discovered over ten years ago. He kindly gave me permission to post seven of his episodes here.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
Episode 1: My Preoccupation with What’s Shaking.
I began my Blog because of the long quiet among friends, family and me as I addressed my condition. I wanted those close to me to know how I was doing and for them to gain encouragement from my evolution. In doing so I stacked the deck to expect continued progress.
Parkinson’s Disease has been called “as the gift that keeps on taking.” Yet, for all that it takes I am enhanced for having it.
And while the work is hard – and not always pretty – dealing with PD has made me more complete; a person I like more and am content with. But yes, the work is hard.
This Blog is for me. It helps to organize my thoughts in a useful context. The plan is to make this a regular journal. In time, others may find this series of reports can be useful for them too.
This is part of my effort to make sense of the changes that are taking place. My objective is to forestall the natural progression of the condition and establish strategies to get the best from it.
I can be a better person while living with a condition that may be destroying my brain. Since there’s no hiding from it, I elect to embrace it. And since PD is relentless, then I will be too.
I am enjoying success with the program Rosie and I, and my health care team have put together. It’s a mix of traditional medicine and alternative approaches. I have good specialists supporting me. Some of my physical symptoms are reduced from a year ago. The emotional and cognitive limitations that are becoming more present can be successfully managed. “Parkinson’s in Remission” is a real possibility. Many different years-ago metrics have improved.
My outlook is a well-managed positive one. Being upbeat in the face of challenge is a gumbo of gratitude, confidence, faith, good humour, and the choice to be happy.
To consolidate and reinforce this, I reflect on my simple pleasures. My list is intended to go beyond the sunsets-and-puppies pleasures that everybody shares and focus instead on deeply personal, specific pleasures of mine that celebrate and strengthen the sensation of being me. I include the following list of pleasures I am grateful to enjoy.
Parkinson’s can’t take this.
The following series of Blog posts come from Jay Whiteside in Toronto, Canada where he keeps in touch with family and friends in a series of newsletters he’s named as ‘What’s Shaking’. Jay has edited highlights from ‘What’s Shaking’ for us to hear firsthand how he is managing his Parkinson’s symptoms which were first discovered over ten years ago. He kindly gave me permission to post seven of his episodes here.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
Episode 2: My Five Step Program
Starting with an upbeat mindset, my What’s Shaking Five-Step program includes excellent nutrition, 15-plus hours physical fitness training every week, Parkinson’s-targeted physio, and not automatically adding more prescription drugs (my pharma load is 25% less than two years ago).
There’s a lot of learning in each of these steps (and lots of trial by error too) but with this plan I continue to see progress.
I reject the notion that I’m retired. I have a career’s worth of work ahead of me. Learning about myself. Learning about medicine and the warren of health care approaches. Continuous measured improvement of my five-steps. Learning and practicing and refining healing modalities – both conventional and natural, even mystical. Always moving forward. And seeking opportunities where my direct experience may benefit others, and vice versa. Sharing the lessons learned from this peculiar gift.
The work starts with getting in my own face…How healthy do I want to be?
If on the one-to-ten scale it’s a number I can be proud of, then I need a big vision. “Training” must be a total lifeforce devotion, not a twice a day lifestyle diversion. All-in commitment vs. sort-of miscellany.
The following series of Blog posts come from Jay Whiteside in Toronto, Canada where he keeps in touch with family and friends in a series of newsletters he’s named as ‘What’s Shaking’. Jay has edited highlights from ‘What’s Shaking’ for us to hear firsthand how he is managing his Parkinson’s symptoms which were first discovered over ten years ago. He kindly gave me permission to post seven of his episodes here.
Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery
Episode 3: Reawakening a zest for life, while making do with less – and not wanting more.
That’s the thought I had when this picture was taken. I prepared (aka “trained”) for this week in Barbados and was determined to vigorously participate in all resort activities; every nibble was going to be a shark’s bite. That was my schtick.
We had a wonderful holiday. I especially love this photo because it depicts my body in a state of joy, disengaged from the limitations of my head. The week away was all of that.
Not to say everything was perfect. There was brain fog, stumbles, and Parkinson’s disquiet that collided with best intentions for fun and frolic. The verdict wasn’t always in my favour. I was sometimes left shaking and disappointed, wishing I could’ve been better in the moment. And so, the journey continues.
My newly acquired hard knocks are contrary to the usual principles of training. Weren’t we taught the longer and harder we train the more stamina we develop? Shouldn’t I be able to build a reservoir of energy I can spend recklessly during a vacation blow-out? Pre-Parkinson’s, sure. Now, maybe no. No, definitely not.
As you may have guessed, for all my preparation I over-indulged while on holiday. Nothing embarrassing unless you count the five weeks of sluggish recovery from exhaustion, and associated opportunity cost.
It’s been an important lesson about Parkinson’s-as-adversary: momentary improvement doesn’t foretell long-term success. This is a close cousin to a favourite platitude, “never take a victory lap.” This isn’t how I expected to feel after a week in paradise. What went wrong?