My father had Parkinson's He was an anesthesiologist , he developed it in his early 40's. Worth noting 5 out of the 9 anesthesiologist he worked with got Parkinson's. Its due to inhaling the heavy metals in the gases they use in the operating room. Leakage as they switch tanks. Dad passed at the age of 64, he really struggled but always had a smile. One tear fell down his cheek as he took his last breath. Even being trapped in his body for all those years he wanted to keep living. Its amazing how the will to live can keep you going. Miss him everyday
@@DeirdreMFox Very smart preventive of neuropathies. Too I now use fresh, dark green parsley not just as a food garnish, but buy a large bunch, rinse, soak 15 minutes in water with baking soda and/or vinegar; ziplock and freeze 2/3, 1/3 in refrigerator, and near daily use it as a main salad green and in egg and fish dishes (and will try it pureed in a smoothie). Too, as aluminum is implicated in Alzheimers, I use steel, no aluminum cookware, serving containers, nor foil directly to touch food. Your father was a hero; rest in peace.
Ah thanks for sharing. I’m so sorry for his experience and your loss. I did Parkinson’s research in the mid 90s… we studied ethnicity, profession, gender, etc. The more recent research is utterly fascinating. The statistics of your father’s medical group certainly speak to specific exposure! 🫶🏽✌🏽
I was recently diagnosed with "Parkinson Plus Syndrome," which my neurologist called "Parkinson's evil cousin." I came home and cried my eyes out." I'm not looking foward to a bright future. I decided to take life one day at a time - it helps me get thru this.
The neurologist could have given you the diagnosis and spoken about the disease in a professional manner. What a terrible bedside manner. Mental state plays a role in dealing with illnesses. It doesn't make it better, but it helps stress. Stress contributes to feeling worse.
I’m sending you my love and sincere prayers! I’m just diagnosed with RH and feel why me? But then I hear about you and so many others with different diagnoses. I know your condition is a lot more serious than mine , however I’m taking things easy and living my life with some adjustments necessary. You’re not alone and you’re strong and wonderful person. ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Try a carnivore diet with plenty of animal fats....your brain is 80% cholesterol so eating ANIMAL fats helps ...I tried it at 65 now 70 best health ever!
Retired critical care nurse with a varied background from clinical psychiatry to ambulatory medicine to critical care to cardiac electrophysiology. At around age 50 I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder (very soft diagnosis). Naturally I was started on Lithium. To make a long story short, I began experiencing fine tremors in my hands which fairly rapidly progressed to gait disturbances, cogwheeling and etc. Within a few months I was almost flapping. I was referred to a neurologist, who was in the process of diagnosing me as Parkinson’s. Bear in mind, I had a primary family practice MD and a psychiatrist who I was seeing regularly. Initially I accepted the Parkinson’s diagnosis, but began to look for for differentials. I am a chronic pain patient, cervical ADR and adjacent fusion, on opioids for about a decade. I began looking at my meds, and lo and behold I saw that lithium can cause pseudo-Parkinsonism. My psychiatric experience with lithium was decades old, old was in the US Army, so most of my patients were young, healthy males. I had never seen or heard of a lithium-Parkinson’s connection back then. There it was. I took myself off lithium and Sinemet and for a month and slowly but surely my neurological symptoms vanished. I then represented myself to my neurologist and revealed what I had found. Embarrassing, Today I neither have Parkinson’s nor bi-polar disorder. Who’d a thought? I just wonder if this would have happened this way if I hadn’t had my background. Frightening,
How could all 3 doctors miss this? On initial workup with your neurologist, he should have gone through all your meds and then looked for any connections to your presenting symptoms. Good thing you did your own differential diagnosis! Some of those with Dr. Credentials shouldn't necessarily practice medicine. I am like you, I study everything my Doctors tell me to make sure they aren't missing or miss diagnosing anything. And in my spare time, I watch lectures like this one, just for the sake of learning.
@@theancientsancients1769 ...and that 'poor education' is due to nearly all medical schools funded/supported by the pharma industry. This is a practice that started in the US and eventually spread to the UK and in part to Europe.
Hello from New Zealand 🇳🇿 my Dad was diagnosed with PD 15 years ago he is now 78 years old. His brother who was a twin died from PD his sister still living has tremors and symptoms but not PD apparently. My dad grew up on a farm with his 5 siblings. They worked with lots of pesticides, spays. Dad and his brother with PD both later in years worked at Dunlop wetsuits and a wire making factory- ( more chemical exposure) Dads first symptoms pre diagnosis were nightmares and night sweats, sudden weakness. My Dad is amazing he’s a real gentleman and I’ve never seen him get angry or resentful because of PD, I have cried so often for him. He is now having a lot of falls, he is frail and his blood pressure is typical of PD often very low. He had a fall three weeks ago and got a bleed on his brain, then another bleed. He isn’t feeding himself that well anymore either. PD is a bastard and it’s cruel. Tremors, low blood pressure, hypertension, loss of muscle mass, soft quiet voice, poor posture - severe back pain. Incontinence, loss of movement, or slow movements. Falls and fainting, sometimes extremely hard to wake up. Night disturbances and scary visions. Slurred speech, no facial expression or loss of facial emotions and expressions. I pray for all those suffering with PD And send healing thoughts to everyone going through this. ♥️🩵🙏🏼
@@bearindaboo6091 ❤️🙏🏼 take one day at a time. So much good advice these days, when dad was diagnosed 16 years ago no one told us there were things to do such as music therapy And eating special diets. They aren’t a cure but they’ll definitely help in the long run. I’m so sorry that your beautiful lady has this horrible disease. Sending you hope and healing thoughts. ♥️🙏🏼 just take each day as it comes and try not to be overwhelmed xx
My mother-in-law had it. She had almost all those symptoms. She fell and hit her head due to it and passed a couple of weeks later. Never came out of the hospital. 😢
I worked with an airforce veteran who was exposed to some chemical while in the airforce and he developed severe Parkinson disease. It was horrible to see how bad his shaking symptoms were. Beware of chemicals.
It was probably a combination of TCE and benzene. Two of the biggest offenders for anyone that worked in metalworking or on sensitive parts, such as those found in aircraft.
@@m.campbell650 In the 60's and seventies I was a research chemist in a lab that made things from very bad chemicals. We had benzene and TCE running off our elbows. I ate a raw carrot and a banana daily and that had to be what kept me from getting cancer or PD or some other disorder.
@@m.campbell650 For those who don't know what TCE is, it is Trichloroethylene and can be used in research labs in freeze and thaw preps and auto mechanics also and many other fields. It's around and both are aromatic compounds. My liver used to hurt when I worked with these two chemicals. Thanks for your post that got me going here for my lab exposure.
I have a dear friend who returned from a tour in Quatar with the USAF...within only a few months, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. He is only 53 and it's progressing quickly.
My dad was stationed at Camp Lejeune when there was contaminated water with TCE, benzene, vinyl chloride, etc..... My mom also lived there while my dad was deployed for 2 years. My dad was there only for about 60 days and in his early 80's developed very slow progressing Parkinsons. At 91, he is doing pretty well, all things considered. His mind is basically clear, still drives a little bit, his mind is sharp but I can see the aging factor starting to take hold - looking more frail, eating less, etc. I am very lucky to still have him around. My mom died at 88 years old & over the years had 2 miscarriage & 4 bouts with cancer - lung, breast, colon, then ovarian.
My mother lives with me, and suddenly seemed to develop dementia two years ago. I asked her to go on the ketogenic diet with me, knowing the it was helpful with epilepsy. The dementia cleared up. No delusions or hallucinations anymore. Her swallowing and balance went back to nearly normal.
WOW, AMAZING HOW FOOD CAN AFFECT US AND HEAL US. THE RIGHT FOODS AT THE RIGHT TIMES IN THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS. LET FOOD BE THEY MEDICIN!😄🥳 I ALSO WONDER IF SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIABETIC OR PREDIABETIC PRIOR TO KETO MAYBE EVEN UNDIAGNOSED🤔 HMMM. CONGRATULATIONS!!
@@starlingballet6082 Thanks. I did test her blood glucose. It was OK except that it would spike to around 200 after eating a banana. So I suppose pre diabetic. It really surprised me. I reasoned that as she became older her body didn't manage carbs as well, and probably this caused swings in blood glucose levels that left her brain suddenly without enough glucose to run on correctly. In fact, for all I know, she had pre diabetes for a long time. I appreciate your insights on this.
My husband just passed away from Parkinson’s. He had this horrendous disease for approximately 15 years. Thank you for bringing awareness and knowledge to this disease.
It’s so horrible that environmental factors cause so many terminal diseases. Thank you for this. I’ve been an RN since 1999 and just had to go on SSDI for Lupus, Sjogrens, RA, and recently diagnosed Myasthenia Gravis. Despite all of this I kept working until I had a second stroke and was told I couldn’t work anymore because I was a liability to the HHC agency I worked for, and probably any hospital would see it the same way. My Grandma had Parkinson’s and she and my Grandpa passed of Bone Cancer. Like how can a married couple die of the same exact type of cancer unless it was something environmental.
LOOK INTO PARASITE CLEANSE PROTOCOLS. MORE ILLNESSES ARE MISDIAGNOSED AS DRs KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT PARASITES AND WHAT THEY OFTEN CAUSE, BUT WILL BE REVERSED ONCE THE TOXIC EXCREMENT ONCE THE PARASITES, THEIR EGGS AND EXCREMENT ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE BODY
Two friends of mine developed Parkinson's. One was a farm labourer who worked with horse on the land and developed it in his forties and this was practically a century ago. The other is an artist friend who would go for long walks of miles near crop fields next to his home in Suffolk. I was born and raised only two miles from my friend and in the same village as my farm labourer friend and used to visit with him as a child. My house was next to crop fields and, although we would shut doors and windows when they were spraying, we still would get a tint of it in the house as if the breeze was in our direction, the smell, therefore the molecules, of the spray would permeate through any gap in the building. I have developed a tremor - said to be an essential tremor - which my uncle, on my maternal side, who lived next door had in his later life. My maternal grandmother also started to develop a tremor in her later life and she was born in 1881, so their is a familial maternal connection. My point is, although the tremor is in the lineage, and possible solely a genetic inheritance, there is a saying that genetics merely holds the 'gun', but the environment 'pulls the trigger'!
There are many disorders that can start this way, like schizophrenia for example. We know that if you have a predisposition to psychosis, consuming THC (in marijuana) will be the event that activates it.
@@teresaforsyth6185 Do you not take any drugs or supplements? I ask because I have a similar situation and the difference between my sick relatives and friend and my health is that I am the only one not consuming any toxic drugs (they are all toxic) or any other toxic substances (supplements, herbal remedies, OTC or prescription or street drugs, alcohol, etc..)! FYI: anyone dependent on any medicine or alcohol or herbal or any supplements, usually just needs to taper these (very slowly safely decreasing every two weeks or as tolerated. This may take months or year to taper off slowly and successfully!
I was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s 10 years ago. Luckily, it has been slow. Lately every is so hard. Just little things. I keep pushing myself for my family
I seen a video on you tube where a man with Parkinson's he wore an infra red helmet and he showed significant improvement, not sure what the channel was but do some research. Best of Luck.
I was just diagnosed w PD, n I can relate just getting dresses is difficult or dropping something n pic it up, little things getting out of car. I just asked my Dr about oxygen treatment. Dr's not helping me besides physical therapy
My two great uncles both died of Parkinsons after 20 years of suffering. Both grew up on a Canadian farm and used large amounts of pesticides and herbicides. Correlation is not causation, but it guides us to perhaps useful hypothesis.
this happened to my family- my. father died of cancer 20 years earlier and i then starte to think its def that. my mother and brother have Parkinsons and ,y brother is young
I do believe there is a correlation between Parkinson’s disease and pesticides. My aunt was an avid gardener and used pesticides every day. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease many years ago. A friend of hers, an old matron told her then , it was caused by the pesticides. My mother had alzheimers but I believe it was caused by mould. Her office stank of mould but she would say, it’s okay once you open the doors you can’t smell it anymore. I refused to go in her office because of the smell.
@@chaoschaos6657 My grandparents were farmers and my grandpa's cancer was super aggressive. My grandma cleaned his clothes, but she beat the same cancer twice before she had a brain bleed. My great grandma on the other side of my family had Alzheimer's, but her husband was more of an animal farmer, and he was still mentally there when he died in his 90s. She did garden.
I am a musician (drummer) and I was diagnosed at the age of 60 even though I had symptoms a few years prior. When I retired from my careers in emergency medicine and law enforcement, I went back to playing as I did professionally in the 70's and 80's. I quickly found that PD took away my ability to play. I did medical research and found that playing a drum kit lights neurons in the brain, creates new neural-pathways, adds dopamine and started to give me movement again. I have decreased my PD meds in half and now play professionally again. I still suffer from the symptoms of PD but I believe my research shows that playing slows the progression of the disease. I have a mini documentary of my journey on RUclips by searching "David Putterman".
I was conceived,carried to term,and born in Camp Lejeune, and continued to live there for 3 years. I am now in my sixties recently diagnosed with Parkinson Disease
My mother served in WWII as a Marine out of Camp Lejeune and now I have ataxia. One leg doesn't want to pick up as I try to use my walker. Even from room to room to prevent falling.
Congrats! Toronto Conservatory Grade 10 Pianist who played in a Rock n Roll Band 13 years ago...also Figure Skated as an Ice Dance Pertnership...I'm fighting hard!!!
PS Grew up over the Vancouver Canada Dump Site with 47 feet of Toxic Waste and brand new homes built on top!!! All my high school class has MS, EARLY DEATHS MI LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA ETC ETC ETC
I was diagnosed with a Parkinson's like condition and worked with perchlorethylene dry cleaning solvent for many years. I happened upon Dr. Daniel Einhorn "s research when studding a co-morbidity (diabetes). I watched his lecture which suggested niacin (B3) and methyl-cobalamin (B12) and tried them. The effect was astonishing and unexpected, instead of a noticeable change in my diabetic condition, within the hour I was able to take full and quick steps and my movements became fluid and so did my speech for several hours. I believe the nicotinic acid supports mitochondrial metabolism and facilitates synaptic mechanisms since it is necessary for neurotransmitter to proceed across the snaps.
for B1/Thiamine take Benfotiamine for B*12 take Methyl B*12 for B*6 take P-5-P for Folate take Methyl Folate Niacin & Magnesium Citrate & Zinc DHEA, Ashwagandha, Berberine w Milk Thistle. The Bottom Line is for Type II Diabetes
I'm a type 1 diabetic and I found that wearing a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) made all the difference in managing my diabetes. Using the CGM also helped me make better food choices as I could see which foods had positive impact or negative impact on my health.
You are such an effective educator and enlightener on medical issues. I hope more people discover this channel and benefit from your communication skills.
@@katiekane5247 Doing drugs when you are young can be fun...I remember the late '60's and '70's etc....however as the years pass and you try to take care of your health let this be a cautionary tale. What you did when you were young (especially excessively) you will pay for later in life.....Unless you die first! I'm Still going strong at 75.....in pretty good health considering.
Just imagine if we put as much money into innovating healthcare as we do for making bombs that drop on other countries that never really do produce any afterlives whatsoever? Why just imagine? Please be safe, please be tomorrow, please remain helpful caring for those who can't so easily do so for themselves, Mary Johnston, a world class local hero.
@@MedicalSecrets@MedicalSecrets Anti-psychotics induce Parkinsons. Zuclopenthixol is one of the group. Such drugs should be considered a crime against humanity.
I was diagnosed with Parkinson's 10 years ago. During my 79 years of life I have had extensive exposure to TCEs (I owned a computer store and built computers), insecticides, and I was on daily Demerol for over 6 months after my head went through the windshield of our car. And just to make things more interesting, there is some type of genetic tremors in the family. So I don't really know if I have Parkinson's, tremors from the traumatic brain injury, exposure to TCE's and insecticides, or a genetic neurological disorder. It is even possible that it is a combination of insults to my brain that cause my tremors, autonomic issues, rigidity, etc. so I would suggest people avoid these factors if at all possible.
Quite a few years ago I recall reading that Parkinson disease among welders was high. I had an uncle that developed severe Parkinson disease and he worked in the Bethlehem Steel Company ship building facility on Staten Island, NYC in the 1940s and 1950s.
Everyone on here who has, or knows someone who has, Parkinson's should look into high-dose B1 (thiamine) therapy. It's not a cure, by any means, but it seems to be helping my wife. An Italian neurologist, a Dr. Costantini, used it successfully to treat his PD patients. He has passed, but his associates are continuing his work.
This is totally correct,. It is imperative that people follow the original protocol by Dr Costantini of 4G of B1 hydrochloride every day. I say that because there is a woman who has published a book telling people to only take 100 mg a day, That wont work.
My dad had Parkinson's, he then fell down the basement stairs & hit his head twice on a concrete surface receiving TBI after the TBI he didnt have Parkinson's, no more tremors, but because of the TBI he could no longer stand. He became bedridden & eventually died. I took care of him up to a year before he died.
My father in law died 4 years ago because of Parkinson’s. He had the core Parkinson’s. He had Lewy Bodies also. When he was doing some what good he was on the dopamine regimen. However we had to put him in a facility because he was falling and he became combative. They (Hospice) took him off of his medication at the end because they were afraid of him choking on the pills. He started, almost convulsing, like epilepsy. It was because he no longer had the dopamine. It was so sad. It was such a relief when he finally went to sleep. I look forward to a time when we won’t have to deal with all of these issues. Revelation 21:3,4 and Psalm 37:9,10,29 offer so much hope.
Amen, and I'm so sorry you lost your father. My brother murdered my father out of greed (Dad said if he outlived Mom, he'd change the wills and leave envy me), and he got away with it!!
As Katherine Z states there is "going to be a resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous." Jesus and Jehovah will makes things right again and we will see our loved ones again.
Many years ago, I was stationed at the infamous Camp Lejeune N.C., where the water was contaminated with numerous chemicals (they covered it up for many years), one of those was CCE. Fortunatley I've developed no symptoms of Parkinson's.
My first experience with a Brain Disorder was living on a Military Base, Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ. I started having Grand Mall Seizures at 16 Years old. I wondering if this Base is a Super Clean-up Site for the Pentagon!
I just read article on thiamine given in high doses can help with Parkinson’s and other brain atrophy. It was being researched by Dr Constantini . There are a couple videos on B1 and it’s use. Are you familiar with B1 helping some conditions?
As I'm watching this, I looked over and saw a photo of my grandfather building engines at Packard's. He suffered from Parkinson's for many years. So, I looked it up, and TCE was most commonly used in automobile manufacturing, including engine degreasing. That generation was unknowingly exposed to so many toxins.
My uncle committed suicide once his Parkinson’s got bad enough he knew he would soon not be able to hold his gun😢. He lived at a high altitude and his career was heating & refrigeration tech
Condolences, may he rest in peace. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for him to get to the point where he decided going out on his own terms like was the best option available to him.
My condolences, I'm sorry for your loss. I honestly couldn't imagine how you feel. I've had discussions about a lot of these kinds of diseases and the available medical interventions, up to and including suicide (only after all treatments have failed). I doubt it will make them feel good, but I came into this world kicking and screaming, but when my time here is done, I seriously hope I slide into heaven shouting like I stole home base. Until that time comes, I intend to enjoy the life I do, so I have stories to swap in the next place
He had no right to decide his fait u don't know if he could have been healed or a slower progression nobody has the right to pledge on that's good where is he now!???? I guess it don't matter if u didn't believe in a God or a afterlife
My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in her mid-60s and died one week after turning 78. She also had dementia. My brother attributes all this to her being born, raised, and then living in Pittsburgh, PA in the 1920’s-1940’s, when she was breathing shocking levels of air pollution from the steel industry.
Interesting comment. I met Jerry Orbach (Law and Order) at a Cancer fund raiser at the University of Pittsburgh. He believed his cancer came from living in the Pittsburgh area and breathing in polluted air and having a house built over abandoned coal mines. In fact, those were topics discussed by the doctors at the convention due to the large number of people with cancer. Thank you for sharing your post.
I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR YOU AND YOUR MOM, MAY SHE RIP. 🌹🌿💯🥰 I LIVE IN N. CALIF AND HAVE HEARD OVER THE YRS ABOUT SOME OF THIS BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW SEVERE THE PROBLEM WAS. MY GOSH!!! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH. THANKS FOR EDUCATING ME. ✝️🙏🙇🏼♀️💖🧏🏼♀️
@@donnabittner69 OH MY GOODNESS,!! THIS NOT GOOD I AM SO SORRY!! AND I ALSO LOVED JERRY ORBACH. THAT POOR MAN! SOUNDS LIKE "DOUBLE DAMAGE" . PRAYERS TO YOU BOTH. TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS.,✝️🙏🙇🏼♀️💖🧏🏼♀️🥰💯🌹🌿🙋🏼♀️
He also live there between the dates that you mentioned he wasn’t in Pittsburgh, but he was in a town near the coal mines. He died of Parkinson’s, and so did his mother.
Most degenerative disease is about what you ingest or have in in your environment. Drink clean water. Fast and avoid processed sugar and wheat products. Long shelf life = short human life. Take care of your gut microbiome and all the other little friends that you host.
I have been diagnosed with a fatal form of Parkinson’s disease it’s a very rare one called perry syndrome but I also have a learning disability which according to my neurologist prevents me from feeling depressed, I can still experience all of the known key emotions like happiness, anger and sadness Although I haven’t been happy since being diagnosed 8 years years ago
I was raised in 60s 70s on farms in Southern California. My sister and I walked a mile to the bus stop where we waited at the corner of grape fields and citrus groves. Crop dusting was done by plane, and no concern was given to all us kids. DDT was most commonly used and our only protection was a bandana, which was for dust more than anything, as farm was in a dessert off Salten Sea in the Coachella Valley. I have had tremors for last 7 years and received Parkinsons diagnosis 2 years ago. My sister is no longer living, she died from breast cancer, which wasn't discovered until after it had metastasized, passing a week after diagnosis. Of course, dusting wasn't the only thing, we actually would eat the freshly dusted fruit on the long walk home from school, without washing it (desert, no water). I wonder about the impact of pesticides on us, as DDT was only 1 of several used.
Jewel, interesting comment. I read the book, TORTILLA CURTIN. It discusses the poor treatment of migrant workers who pick crops and do crop dusting. Then, they all get sick and have no where to go 😢 No sanitation for them.
Crop dusting is not just a farming process but in cities that have crops and citrus fields , I witnessed in Fall brook California the crop dusting right next to the house I worked on and months later the wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died a painful death 4 months later , but how many times have they dusted the avocado fields and citrus trees during the time she lived there and all the other folk that lived around there! go figure.
@@donnabittner69 I don't know about the workers' exposure, my dad was the manager of the farm for a major food corporation that owned it, but I'm sure that the workers were much more in contact with the chemicals than us. I do know that in Europe, there was a study done that showed a higher than average propensity of having Parkinsons in the agricultural community than other trades. Makes one think, doesn't it.
I grew up in Apple orchards in WV with my family spraying DDT from a spray truck 1950/1960's. I remember it smelling sweet as it dripped off the apple leaves. I'm 68. No issues. None of my apple working family ever tremmored. But, mother's side has "Familial Tremor" for four generations and now I'm just waiting at 68.
A dear friend of mine died about a year + ago with Parkinson’s. When he was early diagnosed, he wondered aloud to me if chemical exposures may have contributed to it, since there was no family hx. He worked in a science lab, doing cutting edge brain mapping (one group of chemicals) and his old home had a shed with all kinds of yard/garden /household/auto care chemicals (a second group of chemicals) that he cleaned out. He posited that he thought the yard/garden chemicals exposure was the more dangerous, and perhaps a good respirator and chemical protective gloves might have prevented his Parkinson’s.
Overexposure to DOW FireStop D2000 with a basic dust mask rather than the proper 1000 dollar breating apparatus worn during highrise residential condo construction, is why i now live rurally in a leaking trailer beside a rundown fixer upper with a giant segment of missing roof and wearing a wintercoat indoors for the past 15 years, and because my bone breakingly violent afterlife professing right winger type of older brother sure made it very difficult for me to want to remain in my hometown of toronto after our very caring nonviolent atheist parents sadly passed away. His friends seem even worse than he is really, so i made sure that 4 hours distance from them would be safer than turning em in for a bunch of sociopathic stuff they did in their history files. My highrise employer was a wealthy sociopath, he didn't care about if i would end up with this lifelong painful challenge that feels like a mix of parkinsons/MS/C-PTSD. I can't even prove it, lawyers would eat me alive if i tried to sue over it. We need to vote for critical thinkers rather than disingenuous manipulative lying sociopaths that always seem to evade apologies and level playing field forms of debate. If we remain willfully ignorant, then the victim impact statements keep piling up..buried in billionaire owned algorithms if not deleted with freedom of speech rights stolen away. I don't expect any replies back, but please be safe, please be tomorrow, not yesterday.
Since toxic chemicals effect your microbiome; and since Parkinsons involves the vagus nerve doing everything to keep your gut healthy would be a first concern.
@Libertarian Ninjas Are all libertarians seemingly as disingenuous and willing to make fun of victim impact statements as you, or are you just going the extra mile proving my point?
@Libertarian Ninjas Upon evaluation of your youtube profile, i have to ask, what makes you think that george carlin would align with right winger tucker carlson types? This litmus test ought to prove interesting..
I’m glad you’re bringing up affordability… for those who don’t have ample money, remember if you cut out toxic foods, it saves a lot of money and allows the healthy foods to do their work unimpeded. Still, eating all organic, no gluten, grass fed butter, organic humane eggs… just really healthy is very expensive… and especially now with inflation! My grocery bill for healthy, fresh foods has doubled!!! My last grocery trip was shocking. Still, better to cut out other things in life than food which is essential… but this price gouging needs to be stopped!!! There really needs to be a movement~everyone needs to be able have the time to be properly educated about food (free of invasion of corporate and medical interests) and able to afford healthy food, clean air and water! It’s like they just want to profit from the poor and for them to die before pension. The money system we have is warped. For example caregivers and childcare are both essentials to society and are hard work… work should be paid on basis of necessity and effort! All the government systems we’ve had as humanity once moving past tribes have been based on greed and lust for power by the few. Now we can clearly see the dangers of big Capital systems as well! Money is the thorniest problem for humans to solve. Money and power in too few hands is cancerous and destructive-always!
I agree with your take on things. It's interesting though how sometimes pooer people may have it better. Especially if they live in the country, raise their own food and can't afford the chemicals. Natural animal manure and herbs are used instead, and more raw unrefined foods are eaten. Most poor people have never had their clothes Dry cleaned either !
If you switch to eat whole food plant based and stop eating butter, eggs, and meat, you’ll be even healthier and save money. Gardening to grow vegetables helps too.
Dr. Kaveh, I've gotten so much from your videos: I had several VP shunt revisions as a child, and was terrified of the smell of the O2 mask, even though I felt 'old hat' with everything else. Last revision, I begged them not to give me the mask, so the anesthesia team gave IV meds first that time, and I still remember the sound of Doc's voice, and the comfort he gave as he pushed them. Now, the hospital has Child Life Specialists who use flavored Chapstick on the inside of the mask. Anyway, I am a neuro nurse now, and my Parkinson's patients are my fav population, so I appreciate this video. Thank you.
Pesticides kill the bugs by attacking their nervous system.... My mom always said to wash off apples before you ate them { Wash off any dirt or Pesticides?} But these orchards { apple , orange etc} spray these chemicals for years and you know some ( or maybe a lot) get in the ground water. So you might wash the pesticide off of the out side ... but how much is on the inside? A small amount of exposure over a long time might be the problem.
You are right, the pesticides are in the ground and they stay there for years, so we eat small quantities even when the crops are not sprayed. And yes the chemicals cause every type of illness you can think of.
I have read somewhere Rotenone can cause Parkinson's. Also, Robin Williams had Lewy Body Dementia which can manifest Parkinson's symptoms. As I understand, he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia with an autopsy of his brain.
I had a friend whose husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons. As time progressed, drs said he also had Lewy Body Dementia. Then, towards the end of his life, some of his drs were of the opinion that he had LBD, but not Parkinsons. The drs said in early stages, LBD and Parkinsons are hard to differentiate, because the symptoms are so closely similar.
@@judybritt6288 going through this with my mother. It has been a difficult road to get a "potential LBD" diagnosis (can't be officially diagnosed until death). Seems so far her Parkinson's symptoms are ravaging her more than the dementia, though the dementia seems to be catching up quicker as time passes.
@@dawnmitchell11 Dawn, I am so sorry you and your mom are traveling this tough road. I was a caregiver for both my mom & dad. It's very hard, no matter the diagnosis. It's an honor and a blessing to be a caregiver for your parent. It's also heartbreaking and the most difficult thing I've ever had to do. Take comfort in the knowledge that you are doing the best that you can for your mom. I wish the best for you and your mom. Take care of yourself, too.
@@judybritt6288 thank you for the kind words! I actually live about 500 miles from my parents, so my dad is her caregiver. My sister is also about the same distance away. I'm currently not working, so I'm able to visit once every couple of months (I have one going into high school). My sister and I are having the conversation though about what would be best for her in the unfortunate event my father were to pass away before her. Thankfully he is a healthy 75, but I have seen in the last couple of years it has taken some out of him. I try to schedule my visits to coincide with the monthly caregiver meetings he goes to so that I can be on the same page with him. It is helpful to attend those meetings, being able to glean useful tips and info, being able to see other perspectives due to others' circumstances, and being able to have the occasional chuckle when others know exactly the same experience you're having. Blessings to you for caring for both parents going through this, that is more than a few handfuls! There are some that attend caregiver meetings whose loved ones have passed on already. They say it has helped them to process the grief as well as the chaos of dementia caregiving. I don't know if your parents have passed or not, but something to consider if they have and you don't already. I get the feeling, as generations go by, it will be very common to find others who have walked the caregiver road.
Yes I have heard of chem-induced Parkinson's. I was rx'd a medication for severe morning sickness requiring many hospitalizations. It resulted in a severe dystonic reaction sending me back to the hospital. When researching the medication there was a footnote mentioning that if the dystonic reaction occurs it could lead to a "Parkinson's-like syndrome" later in life. This may not be exactly what you are referring to but it's similar.
I lost my dear, sweet father to Parkinson’s a few years ago. I miss him every day. Such an awful disease. I wish I had known some of this information early in his disease. God bless anyone suffering from Parkinson’s!
Sorry to hear the loss of your father. I have PD too and I fear I will also die from it. I served in Vietnam from 1971-1974 and was exposed to Agent Orange. I started noticing symptoms in 2010 but was finally diagnosed in 2016. What a horrible horrible disease. It has sucked the life right out of me. I am overwhelmed with fear and anxiety. And no one around here seems to want to help. The last year has been the worst. My legs are giving out and stiffness is overwhelming my body. There is so much information and disinformation I don't know what to believe.
@@invoxicated Sorry you ars experiencing a lack of support. I developed symptoms in my early 30's & was finally diagnosed in my early 40's. There's a lack of willingness to accept that the "young" in young on set Parkinson's means it happens at a younger age then 50 to 55. A big change & improvement for me was when I started seeing a neurologist that specialized in movement disorders. You may want to seek out a movement disorder clinic like I eventually did. Unfortunately sometimes you have to travel some distance to go to one, but they are vastly more equipped to provide you the support & treatment you need & deserve. I have to travel 85 miles one way to the university of Rochester's movement disorder clinic in NY, but I am very happy that I made the choice to stop seeing my local neurologist. One other thing you may or may not be aware of is, that you need to address the fear & anxiety as well. Extremes of emotions, negative or positive, can exacerbate your symptoms. So learning to develop better coping skills makes a sizable improvement. I find even just being mildly stressed by running behind for an appointment makes my symptoms worse until I take the time to release the stress. It was a big shock to me how much even mild everyday stress can impact my symptoms. One silver lining is that unlike myself, those who develop Parkinson's in the normal age range, 50 or older, most likely are not going to die from it, but die with it. Meaning that the treatments have improved to the point that most people no longer die from Parkinson's, but die of other causes, including natural causes. Because I developed it much earlier in life, I have a far greater chance of reaching stage 4 or 5 by the time I am your age. It's a hard thing to accept, but there's not much I can do about it. Don't forget to keep exercising. They found that bike riding can slow the progression of loss of balance, even riding a stationary bike helps as much as riding a regular bike. I go to the gym to use the recumbent bike for 30 minutes every other day to hopefully prolong how long I can remain independent. Also be aware that one of the symptoms is day time fatigue, and sleep disturbances night. So don't be ashamed of taking a nap during the day. While you obviously don't want to sleep the day away, sometimes our bodies just need the rest. While I have a bad habit of resisting taking a nap no matter how exhausted I may be, it's amazing how much better I function after a 30 to 60 minute nap. Take care of yourself, try to find a movement disorder clinic / doctor, and try to remain positive. I know that last part can be hard, but it's important. I hope you find the support you need soon. You deserve it!
I lost my father to Parkinson’s a year and a half ago. Watching him go from a strong, intelligent lawyer to a literal shell of his former self was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. Thank you Dr. Kaveh for detailing so much information about a disease that took my father and his father as well.
I have severe familiar Tremors since I was 20yo. Now that I'm 65 they are out of control, however I recently had heart valve replacement surgery and I didn't shake and enjoyed having control of my body for almost 3 days. It was beautiful 😊
I know what you mean about having a brief period without symptoms. I had that once, & it was amazing. I’ll never forget it. That said, I’m so sorry for what you’re having to endure. Truly, you must have a very strong will. *hug*
I just saw a new treatment for the tremors without open brain surgery ..it targets a very small area of the brain with mri which destroys the defect and the results are immediate. Good luck
My mother was in nursing home for over a decade! Many ailments! But Parkinson's run a bit on her family's side! She shook/couldn't feed herself! Doctor prescribed 8 oz of wine a day! In 3 weeks = the tremors STOPPED! Completely STOPPED TOTALLY!.
as an environmental engineer that used to work on military bases... TCE is endemic and in many water sources. TCE was used to clean military equipment and just flushed down the drain. i knew it caused cancer but had no idea that it could also create parkinsons.
@@donnabittner69 only if you are not afraid of pfas or pfoa. for me? life is to short to fear things. was ddt, then tce, then preservatives, then perchlorate, now pfas and plastics. we need to keep the kids safe from asbestos and lead based paint and we cant even do that. for god sakes in california when you flush your toilet you are violating mercury in water standards.... we need to start thinking and not fearing.
I treated a Parkinson's patient with acupuncture massage, once a week, for over 15 years. Acupuncture massage involves static treatment of the joints. After each treatment he could move better, but it did not go away. But one day, after the treatment, he could get out of the car alone, move normally, put on his jacket briskly by himself. It was completely gone!!!! Unfortunately, he still visited a chiropractor in addition to acupuncture massage. And he did that that week as well. After the chiropractic treatment, all the symptoms were back. We never achieved that level of success again and to this day I don't know what made the symptoms completely go away for 3 days. So it can't be that the cause is permanent actual damage to the nerves. There must be something happening in the statics that has not been discovered to this day. Muhammad Ali was a boxer. I think the cause is in the cervical spine/head joint/skull bone area.
Thanks for the video. My husband died at 49 from esophogeal cancer. Yes, he smoked & drank pepsi, but he was an electronic tech/engineer. Pretty sure they used TCE at his job. This gives me more hope that the cancer is not heriditary to my kids.
Sounds like that Pepsi and the environmental toxins depleted Thiamine crucial for ATP. Look into Eliot Overton on RUclips and start getting extra Thiamine. Thiamine deficiency will cause GERD and GERD puts you at risk for esophageal cancer.
My husband was diagnosed with Parkingson's disease 11 years ago in November. The Dr. Said he had full blown Parkinson's Disease his mind was slowly leaving him. And he couldn't sit up for falling over or stand for falling down. It was very heartbreaking to see one minute he would know his family and the next he wouldn't. We stopped going places because he didn't want anyone to see him like that. He was a healthy man with good weight on him by the time he passed away he was down to skin and bones. I pray that they will soon find a cure for all the evil diseases really soon. To many are dying from this and it just doesn't affect one it affects the family and friends as well. Thank you kindly Dr. For taking the time to address this evil disease. God Bless You Sir.
something my Dad also had was called Shy Dreger syndrome, I may not have spelled it correctly. It would affect him when he stood or sat down too fast and it would cause a major dangerous drop in blood pressure .
Look into 2 things: high dose Thiamine (B1) & Methylene Blue. There are videos about both. My Grandfather passed 20 years ago from PD. I wish we knew about both these things…I truly believe he would still be with us, living the life he should have had. Please look into it & spread the word. Best wishes.
Focused ultrasound surgery is not a Parkinson's cure but it IS a fix. My Tremors were totally abolished in 2 hours. My life changed dramatically in the time it takes for a long lunch. Tremor Documentary 2022 will give everyone HOPE. Trust me. 🙏
@@robertapascal6962 My Mom did those things too. Sad to watch them lose those abilities. So sorry for your loss. I believe we will see them again one day.
My father also worked at house restoration and cabinet making. He started his working life in a railway workshop where coaches would be sprayed on the underside with wood preserving chemicals pitch and insecticide. One out of three of his work colleagues developed a range of neurological symptoms. My father suffered peripheral neuropathy and I think an undiagnosed Parkinsons type syndrome. He began to shuffle, spoke slowly and softly. Had gastric system problems and a marked tremor in his hands.
I vaguely recall when Michael J Fox first came out about his illness, he mentioned the coincidence of other members of the set staff being diagnosed with PD…
I just read MJ Fox's books and I did NOT read that others were diagnosed with PD. I did think it was interesting that he made the comment about too much partying with Woody Harrelson.
@@donnabittner69 I put the link to an article in the Seattle PI, but I think it was removed? There’s also info in Wikipedia and others dating back to 2002, the show was Leo and Me. Michael J Fox, along with four other cast members from this Canadian show have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
You don’t hear this discussed much, but Fox was a Diet Pepsi junky…practically drank it like water. NutraSweet (aspartame) is a diluted neurotoxin originally developed by the DOD as a nerve agent. It works by fooling the brain into thinking what you’re consuming is sweet. EVEN IF it is safe when used occasionally, none of the testing presumes excessive consumption. Many people have had diseases clear up by cutting out artificial sweeteners, GMOs, gluten, etc. because many things the FDA deems to be “safe” is based on OCCASIONAL consumption. Like anything you can consume (especially chemicals), there is a “toxic load” where you suffer adverse effects. Nothing is 100% safe. So, how much did Fox’s dietary choices impact his development of Parkinson’s?
Lets talk about Reglan for a moment my ex-wife took Reglan for her gastroesophageal reflux but they just keep giving it to her for seven years when they finally took her off of Reglan and they just did it cold turkey she started having severe withdraw symptoms and within a week she totally lost her voice for over a year plus started having tardive dyskinesia and a host of other problems she almost died they could not figure it out. for over a year. I on the other hand finally started doing research on Reglan and guess what they use Reglan for people that has severe hiccups; So what happen to my wife it slowed down her lung diaphragm so she did not have enough air to vibrate the vocal cords or getting enough oxygen to the brain they found this out in a sleep study they did on her they had to rush in and give her oxygen and immediately prescribed her a oxygen concentrator. I was lucky she was even still alive and she slowly started her recovery. But she still has a lot of problems . Reglan should not be given for over 12 weeks let alone for 7 years .
I am 70 yrs old I had Parkinson’s disease for 11 years and my tremors are getting worse and I am starting with mild dementia, I am scared no to remember my kids and grandkids. I 🙏🏻 for the dementia to to progress fast. Thank you for all your dedication to gives us information about this disease.
Thank you Dr. K. My mother has PD and Diabetes type 2, and she started suffering from terrible gastroparesis last year after an emergency appendectomy. They also repaired a small umbilical hernia during the surgery and we have wondered if the operation somehow caused the gastroparesis or the anesthesia? My mother’s brother also had PD and Diabetes Type 2. They grew up on the Gulf coast in Texas and remember playing in the mist behind the mosquito trucks as kids. She’s in her 70’s and we have had so many ups and downs the past few years but one positive thing that has helped her so much is POWER FOR PARKINSON’S. It’s a series of exercise programs that slow and even reverse some of the symptoms of the disease. My mother went from shuffling her feet and sometimes bent over while walking with her walker (for previous back injury) to no more shuffling, walking upright with her walker and even getting out of the car without using her arms to pull or push herself up. She started the program before the pandemic and regressed somewhat when everything shut down. They’re now on RUclips (and in-person) and the sessions help her so much. They also help prevent losing your voice due to PD, and many other symptoms. For anyone out there with Parkinson’s, I hope you try it. It’s been a real game changer for mom.
I have not read many comments here about fasting to detox chemicals. I have a belief that fasts are very therapeutic. My first 10 day water fast was over 30 years ago. Since then I have tried different forms - intermittent, juices, dry fasting, etc. My longest was 34 days in 2013, of which 9 days were dry fasting. It was the most consequential fast - cured bad knee arthritis enough to avoid a knee replacement, cured erectile dysfunction that had been a problem for about 20 years, blood pressure lowering, blood sugar lowering, lipid improvement, etc. I am also a big fan of NAC to boost immune function and nicotinic acid to lower triglycerides and boost HDL. Recently I have started to consume beetroot juice. It lowers my BP and resting heart rate within an hour. I take TMG to offset the increased homocysteine from niacin and a MTHFR mutation. It seems that high homocysteine is associated with PD - and many other diseases. NAC also lowers homocysteine and blood pressure. There seems to be synergy between NAC, beetroot juice, niacin and Viagra. I recently read that men who regularly consume Viagra have about 40% lower risk of dying from CVD. It seems like the factors that raise nitric oxide all work in the same direction. I guess that they all lower the risk of PD. Niacin increases homocysteine, but substantially improves triglycerides and HDL - which are also risk factors for PD. It is a trade-off. I hope that the NAC, beetroot juice and TMG compensate enough. I also have a high choline diet (lots of eggs). Choline converts to betaine (TMG) in the body.
Of course never how to clean out your body and heal. Go to Mark Hyman and functional doctors.. Not mainstream diagnose and drug doctors .. pill pushers and Covid Clot shot pushers.. NO respect for a lot of them
Anti-emetics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, benzos, Z-drugs like Ambien.....all of these can (and do) lead to Akathisia which can look like Parkinsons. My grandpa had Parkinson's....I was misdiagnosed, polydrugged and ended up with Akathisia. Everyone, please be so careful with meds. Wish I knew then what I know now. I learned the hard way. P.S. MANY PEOPLE IN THE AKATHISIA SUPPORT GROUPS WERE GIVEN ONLY ONE SHOT OF REGLAN AND ARE NOW IN YEARS OF NIGHTMARISH HELL.
I have an interesting story. I was having double vision, swaying when I walked, and my leg sometimes felt like it was going to give way. One of my college classmates reported in our class newsletter that he had just been diagnosed with PD and those were his exact symptoms. Except my symptoms were going away. I tried to think what I had been doing recently that could have helped and I remembered that I had been trying a colloidal silver nasal spray (by Triguard Plus). That was over a year ago and I have been fine but I have continued to use the nasal spray.
Back in the 1970s I worked in the automotive machine tool industry and 1,1,1,TriChloroEthylene was widely used. It is, as you say, in a lot of places, like grease for motorcycle foam filters (think motocross). We knew it was dangerous then and I was warned by the engineers to treat it with resepect. Sadly, a lot of guys took short cuts.
I'm in my late 60s & have heard a lot of health problems tool & dye makers/machinists get and it's astounding. For decades now, I hear that Mesothelioma is common among ppl in those occupations. Then my dad who also was a machinist in the PA steel mills, back in the 1940s & 50s, got very sick when he was in his 30s. He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis which today the medical community calls COPD which is an umbrella term for lung diseases & died when he was 48. Some occupations ppl need to stay away from being downright deadly with all the chemicals around you.
Consider the harmful chemicals that naturally occur in common processed foods eg seed oils, grains, legumes, produced by plants to deter animals, including humans, ftom eating them. Not enough credence is given to the effects of plant antinutrients on human biochemistry.
I’m a Viet Nam vet who like hundreds of others vets were subjected to the defoliant Agent Orange. I understand it has been now linked to Parkinson’s disease, is there a connection?
If you're not well file a presumptive claim with VBA , you don't have to prove service connection with PACT Act passed last summer . That's what I did. Good luck brother.
My father in law had Parkinson’s, a sister of his had Parkinson’s and another sister was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. They grew up in Northern Idaho and had stories of the county coming through their area every year and spraying for moths and mosquitos. They said the spray was so thick in the air that they couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see the sky through the “fog” of spray. Their parents did not have Parkinson’s. It seems too coincidental that they all suffered from this type of disease for it to not be caused by this pesticide exposure as youths. Unfortunately, they have all passed so I can’t pepper them with questions. It’s interesting that Demerol can cause Parkinson’s, not sure if they ever took this drug, but they all suffered from allergies so maybe.
As a kid I used to follow trucks spraying white "smoke" for mosquitos on my bicycle in FL mid 1950's , worked in an offset print shop with lots of chemicals for several yrs and dipped wooden lobster traps in copper tox and bilge oil to kill wood eating worms - never got Parkinson's but got systemic sarcoidosis mid 90's with fibrosis of both lungs with bronchiectasis ,COPD and CKD. Qualified for VA service connected disability ( toxic exposure ) because I worked with asbestos , TCE , red lead paint , degreasers , acids, petroleum distillates , exhaust smoke and lots of other nasty chemicals in the engine room of a coast guard cutter built in 1942 . Amazingly , I live alone , take care of myself and feel pretty good most of the time at the age of 77, so you never know . . .
That Would Be GREAT to AVOID ANY Medication 💊 From China ❗️❗️I have Epilepsy And ANd Take Other Medication AND it PRETTY much ALL is From China Or Mexico.
So glad that we have similar conclusions! I buy organic wherever possible and reduce food waste by fermenting food to minimise wastage and I grow small amount of plants using food scraps (eg apple cores/ vege ends or bruised parts) as fertilizers.
My grandma had it. She had a mini stroke first, then was bedridden for ten years and couldn't move. She was never around chemicals. I always wondered if this is hereditary. My mom has dementia/Alzheimer's. I don't wish this on anyone 😢
I worked in a Silicon Chip (Integrated Silicon Chips for computers) Manufacturing Plant for AT&T (the real Ma Bell; not the cable company of today) from 1975 to 2003. Early in my career for about two years I cleaned tiny parts with TCE (Trichlorethylene). Two different times in my career; I worked with it again. We did not have enough protection from this chemical and many other chemicals and gases I work with for 28 years. This industry uses massive amounts of many chemicals and gases. I also worked with Arsenic, Boron and Phosphorus on a machine the size a small room; it was called an Ion Implant Machine. A very high energy beam was generated to implant these impurities into the silicon chips at different parts of the process to change the characteristic and charge of the chip. This high energy beam also created radiation. I am now 70; I have major neurological issues. My suspicion is that it goes back to all the chemical exposure I had over those 28 years. Many of my co-workers either got cancer or died from cancer. I have a great fear of developing cancer in my life time.
I too worked in semiconductor manufacturing for 22 years, on the photo side, not implanters. I. Was heavily exposed to acetone, isopropyl alcohol, HMDS (Hexamethyldisilazane), positive photoresist, developer, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and others. I was diagnosed with PD in 2019. I wonder if anyone else who worked in this field has developed PD?
Here in my part of Oregon, you can purchase subscription Organic Farm Foods, and get a real discount by volunteering on the farm. I'd rather buy a small amount of really good food, then a large amount of mediocre food.
@@rebeccaching5928 Wonderful climate for growing food there, and plenty of local customers. I’m grateful that so many small farmers bring produce to the coast. Thank you for encouraging people to check into what’s available locally. It’s beneficial for so many reasons!
"We", found only part of the cause. Parkinson's is not all that difficult to understand when you apply simple root cause analysis and boolean logic. It is a neurological condition. The nervous system can be compared to an automobile's electrical system. The car's communication wires and bundles require plastic insulation, in the human body the nerve pathways also require insulation made from lipids or fats. Plastic by the way is also made from fats. So in both cases a breakdown in the insulation creates short circuiting and a breakdown in electrical pathways which inhibits proper communication and function. The human body requires proper lipids and cholesterol in order to build and maintain nervous system insulation. Polyunsaturated fats and cholesterol blocking drugs inhibit the process by reducing available healthy and usable lipids within the body. Now how do chemicals play into this problem? Simple, petroleum based chemicals are naturally attracted to and absorbed by lipids. If the lipid is in the nervous system, then the chemical can create a breakdown of its function as an insulator. Now if you continue to follow the logic, then a diet rich in healthy mono saturated lipids should reverse the neurological malfunction. And looking into it I discovered that there is much empirical evidence showing that Keto based diets dramatically improve and reverse neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Who would have guessed? For people who I know, I recommend cleaning up their exposure and intake of petroleum based chemicals, including those requiring prescriptions, and letting food be their medicine, and do no more harm to their body. Also cut out seed fats which are highly processed and often contain traces of dangerous toxins and solvents that can be absorbed readily by the nerve's insulation or myelin sheath. And then I recommend going on some form of the keto diet so as to get plenty of healthy lipids. Just a thought from a logical perspective.
My father was an anesthesiologist at Stanford and mom an artist. Both played golf at Stanford Golf Course. Mom got PMR and had to take Prednisone for decades and developed Alzheimer's. Her golf friend wife of a plastic surgeon there got severe rhematism around same time mom got PMR. I have always wondered if it was pesticides or herbicides at the golf course.
lived in my property for 35 yrs this July. Every dog died of cancer or brain tumors. We never use any chemicals in the lawn bc we’ve had children also. Neighbors all around us stay their lawns for weeds, now mosquitoes and not to mention what is being sprayed by planes from the air. It will be interesting to see what my 2 yr old will come up with when she’s old. We have also learned the damages of dry dog food. Anyway, we all need to get rid of these toxic chemicals in the house and outside
I once spoke to a British Parkinson's consultant about my mother's condition. He was admirably frank, and said, 'look, you could learn absolutely everything there is to know about Parkinson's disease in a fortnight'.
@@travelinggirl6681 means we know little to nothing about it which makes sense because we know so little about the brain. But we are advancing much faster now.
Someone asked what drug causes Parkinson's-like symptoms. Tramadol can cause serious tremors. I'm told by a nurse that 2/3 of patients have bad reactions to Tramadol.
my mom and brother have parkinsons- we grew up on a farm- our neighbored used pesticides- it was paraquat- and that is the leading pesticide they are researching - it is still on the market in the US
My dear friend, who lived for years as a raw foodist on a health compound with a famous vegan teacher and author, died in her fifties from colon cancer. Last thing I would have expected.
As a Parkinson's patient, I wish you had more time to discuss the fact that there is no cure for it. They can only treat the symptoms. As you mentioned they are many possible causes for Parkinsons. I went through a long process that the DOE has for patients that have developed certain cancers and Parkinson's. Of course, you must have worked at certain facilities run by the DOE, specifically certain buildings or areas. This is a long story but by spending hrs. and hrs. doing research on my own along with my Neurologist and the DOE website it was due to the amount of time that I spent as a welder and the specific types of material welded and used.
At age 74 I'm living alone on combined not-enough-invested savings and Social Security for a total of $2,500 a month. My grocery expenses are over $500 a month because I buy as much organic and healthy foods as I can find. Fresh produce is not the most nutritious; fresh frozen is. I even regularly buy eggs from organic, pasture-raised hens at $6 a dozen. I grow my own strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries with nothing but carefully curated compost that I collect (no municipal wood chips or mulch). I no longer plant a vegetable garden; too hard with a heart condition. If I can afford organic, most people can.
I add a lot of chemical exposures in the navy, including my hands were bathed in TCE. Decades later, I have daily intractable migraine with some cognitive impairment I figure I’m doomed. the neurologist who has helped me dial the pain back is also somewhat close lipped on my test results.
I'm sorry you are suffering so much, and I hope you can find more help. As to your test results, you absolutely have the right to those, so please insist he come clean and be completely forthright with you.
I had severe migraines for 30 years, and struggle with memory loss as a result, but am getting better now as I age, not worse. What stopped my migraines was when I started supplementing with magnesium, and potassium, bio available b-complex, high dose coQ12, and high dose (180 mg) pure melatonin in capsule form. My husband had a cerebellum blockage that triggered mini strokes every day for 9 months...after doing research on melatonin, I started him on 60 mg melatonin ( 1 capsule) at night...and no improvement, no improvement at 120 mg, but when he went up to 180 mg, the mini strokes stopped. As long as kept taking 180 mg, he had NO more brain issues...unless we ran out of melatonin...and the mini strokes returned. Obviously, we learned not to ever run out again! So I started taking 180 mg myself, and it’s a game changer for me as well. 60 mg melatonin capsules are available on amazon. Do not use melatonin tablets...it’s a fragile substance and the mechanical pressure used in tablet manufacture can destroy the melatonin.
I recommend NAC 1200mg a day Milk thistle extract at 200mg daily plus Sun Chlorella to detox your system and protect from new toxins . Chlorella was used in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster even and it's a natural food supplements
For a long time, it’s been known that Parkinsons cases are well above national averages for those living close to fields that get crop dusting, particularly when two different chemicals are applied aerially in fairly rapid succession. Halting that agricultural practice would surely decrease incidence, and the chemicals used on the crops that result in this malady should be readily identifiable since they’re purchased by name and used by the ton. Glyphosphate, the main active ingredient in Roundup, a herbicide, was already noted as a carcinogen, yet is still being sold for home garden use, as well as millions of gallons sold annually to farmers. The stuff becomes less effective as plants develop immunity to it, and then the strategy is to combine it with other toxins. The synergistic effect of multiple toxins being used in combination is rarely studied, and entirely unregulated.
“we have incredible ability to overcome many of these “diseases- I believe this also . Years ago I read that in the Silicone Valley there was an overwhelmingly high amount of children with Autism.
My sister in law has Parkinson’s .She has had it since she was 42 she’s 59 and it has progressed.She can’t walk much now. I pray for a cure. She has nurses now to help her. She also had the brain surgery at Stanford University and it helped for awhile but now it’s not helping. They put a device to monitor her. I feel sad that she has had this and has raised a son since he was newborn she has had this terrible disease.
I'm sorry to hear that! Lions Mane mushroom which you can buy as supplement has some research on neurogenesis rebuilding of brain nerves . I highly recommend NMN or NR which boost NAD levels as most sick people have low NAD levels . A great company for NMN is Do Not Age. It should be taken with TMG though. Another NAD booster is NR which is slighter cheaper, for some NR works and some NMN works. A good company for NR is Xtend-life product called NR6 which has all its co factors in one product too. Xtend-life Serene Saffron product may help with mood and sleep too. I suggest their omega 3 fish oil and Tumeric product to help with inflammation. You can get longvida tumeric from elsewhere too which is shown to reach brain which may reduce inflammation there. Boosting glutathione is something I recommend for anyone with Parkinsonian diseases or any illness as most have low levels . An excellent product is NAC at 1200mg for such chronic conditions. It will boost glutathione levels . The never version is GlyNac which is NAC with Glycine which may be more potent , but NAC is a good start and very safe. COQ10 Ubiquinol has shown people with PSP which Is one of the most severe Parkinsonian diseases over a year helped their movements at 1200mg . It can get costly though. Other therapies that may help is hyperbaric oxygen therapy if the lungs are healthy , many respond to that well. This things may not cure the illness but I believe they can slow down progression and improve the condition. The final best option is stem cells therapy, which is the most costly one , it can make the condition stable like not get worse and give little improvement. Vitamin D with K2 MK7 variant is important too as people with Parkinson's often are indoors and this can improve their immune system and prevent infection. I learned this things through years of trial and errors treating my mother rare form of Parkinsonian called PSP which made her stiff and she could not move her eyes even and choked often and only this natural supplements helped reducing this episodes. I hope this helps . Lots of new research is underway which links Tau protein with this conditions which is linked with Alzheimer's too . Stay positive people!
Gluten may hurt the gut lining where 1/2 of dopamine is made. NO gluten/dairy/soy/sugar/GMO may help. Gluten is in wheat/barley/rye...oats/corn/rice. Rice is low in gluten. Wild rice has no gluten. Hidden gluten may hurt. LDN may help. Milk thistle/dandelion may help detox.
I live in Jamaica.I am a 66yr old female.Was diagnosed with PD 10 yrs ago.I used to spray PHYRO @ crocker lizards a lot.,I also had dental fillings. The struggle is real..I use COCONUT OIL & take levidopa. Am prayimg for a miracle..
You are such an amazing educator! Thank you for breaking down these technical topics, while wrapping the intimate connections found in the human spirit.
I use a disposable pleated paper A.C. filter with a high rating and have started changing it once a month even though the directions say you can use it for up to 3 months. I keep the windows closed most of the time - unfortunately we're near a main road. We need to change our societal culture so that our lawns can be natural, not needing chemicals. Impossible here since I'll never convince my 800 fellow condo owners of this. Also, new upholstered furniture can off gas. It just goes on and on.
I was given Demoral once in the hospital after back surgery. I had terrifying hallucinations 11:58 , both visual and auditory. I thought I was losing my mind. After two injections a refused any more of that medicine. No more problems. I will never let them come near me with that drug again!
I grew in the small city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada from 1949 to 1966, which sat on the south shore of Lake Huron.. It was the endpoint of the cross-Canada oil pipelines, and was dubbed the Chemical Valley of Canada and housed all the major oil refineries, Dow Chemical, Polymer Chemical and more. You knew when the wind blew from the south. It was surrounded on three sides by agricultural land. In those days the effects of pesticides were unknown. The air therefore was a soup of bad stuff. In 2019, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. No surprise.
Thank you! It's not just the water it's also the plastic.. I suggest people do their research and see the amount of propane to make the plastic that is used. After a horrible illness of almost 2 years for a family member we made so many changes and did so much research on the dangers of plastic.
My father was heavy all his life, until at 80 or so my mother decided to put him on a diet, which turned out to be mostly wheat and skim milk, despite his lactose intolerance. After about a year he had lost over 100 pounds and become forgetful. Not long afterwards he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
MY SISTER is in the last stage of Parkinson's disease. I always wonder if one specific chemical she sometimes worked with back in the 70's was a contributing factor, if not the direct cause of her condition. I know it was a cleaning solution the plant used for metal objects and she would tell me how it burned to breathe it in. She was provided no air filtration of any kind by the plant.
If you live in the UK I get a huge box of mixed organic veg for 22.00 a week, plastic free: the taste is amazing and I spend no more a week on shopping.
A neurologist recommended .... Coenzyme Q10, Magnesium, B2 & B Complex for migraines when did not have medical coverage and could not afford prescription meds ..... it has worked like a charm.... he said it was important to take B2 & B Complex( complete) as taking the B2 alone would deplete other B's.
My mom was diagnosed at 42. She died at 60. I tried ti figure out her exposure to chemicals. She used a hairspray very often. It left a metal taste in your mouth. We always ran away when she started spraying her hair. She also had a bridge for her teeth made from some metal and amalgam fillings. I was wondering if MJ Fox used lots of hairspray in the movies?
The Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has Parkinson's. He worked as a welder in a shipyard as a young man for a couple of years. Some in that industry think they have a higher incidence and that the exposure to the heated metals could have been the cause of his PD.
My father had Parkinson's He was an anesthesiologist , he developed it in his early 40's. Worth noting 5 out of the 9 anesthesiologist he worked with got Parkinson's. Its due to inhaling the heavy metals in the gases they use in the operating room. Leakage as they switch tanks. Dad passed at the age of 64, he really struggled but always had a smile. One tear fell down his cheek as he took his last breath. Even being trapped in his body for all those years he wanted to keep living. Its amazing how the will to live can keep you going. Miss him everyday
Try daily intake of organic herbs cilantro and parsley. I read that they can chelate (hook) heavy metals out of the body.
@@JudgeJulieLit I follow Medical Medium protocol which includes cilantro in his Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie
@@DeirdreMFox Very smart preventive of neuropathies. Too I now use fresh, dark green parsley not just as a food garnish, but buy a large bunch, rinse, soak 15 minutes in water with baking soda and/or vinegar; ziplock and freeze 2/3, 1/3 in refrigerator, and near daily use it as a main salad green and in egg and fish dishes (and will try it pureed in a smoothie). Too, as aluminum is implicated in Alzheimers, I use steel, no aluminum cookware, serving containers, nor foil directly to touch food. Your father was a hero; rest in peace.
@@australianwoman9696 thank you for touching my heart 💖 Blessings xoxo
Ah thanks for sharing. I’m so sorry for his experience and your loss. I did Parkinson’s research in the mid 90s… we studied ethnicity, profession, gender, etc. The more recent research is utterly fascinating. The statistics of your father’s medical group certainly speak to specific exposure! 🫶🏽✌🏽
I was recently diagnosed with "Parkinson Plus Syndrome," which my neurologist called "Parkinson's evil cousin." I came home and cried my eyes out." I'm not looking foward to a bright future. I decided to take life one day at a time - it helps me get thru this.
The neurologist could have given you the diagnosis and spoken about the disease in a professional manner. What a terrible bedside manner. Mental state plays a role in dealing with illnesses. It doesn't make it better, but it helps stress. Stress contributes to feeling worse.
I have seen ppl do well on M gummies. I hope that treatment was real but we saw him stop shaking.
Look into high dose thiamine for Parkinsons---you can find many youtube videos on this. Very promising results!
I’m sending you my love and sincere prayers! I’m just diagnosed with RH and feel why me? But then I hear about you and so many others with different diagnoses. I know your condition is a lot more serious than mine , however I’m taking things easy and living my life with some adjustments necessary. You’re not alone and you’re strong and wonderful person. ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Try a carnivore diet with plenty of animal fats....your brain is 80% cholesterol so eating ANIMAL fats helps ...I tried it at 65 now 70 best health ever!
Retired critical care nurse with a varied background from clinical psychiatry to ambulatory medicine to critical care to cardiac electrophysiology. At around age 50 I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder (very soft diagnosis). Naturally I was started on Lithium. To make a long story short, I began experiencing fine tremors in my hands which fairly rapidly progressed to gait disturbances, cogwheeling and etc. Within a few months I was almost flapping. I was referred to a neurologist, who was in the process of diagnosing me as Parkinson’s. Bear in mind, I had a primary family practice MD and a psychiatrist who I was seeing regularly. Initially I accepted the Parkinson’s diagnosis, but began to look for for differentials. I am a chronic pain patient, cervical ADR and adjacent fusion, on opioids for about a decade. I began looking at my meds, and lo and behold I saw that lithium can cause pseudo-Parkinsonism. My psychiatric experience with lithium was decades old, old was in the US Army, so most of my patients were young, healthy males. I had never seen or heard of a lithium-Parkinson’s connection back then. There it was. I took myself off lithium and Sinemet and for a month and slowly but surely my neurological symptoms vanished. I then represented myself to my neurologist and revealed what I had found. Embarrassing, Today I neither have Parkinson’s nor bi-polar disorder. Who’d a thought? I just wonder if this would have happened this way if I hadn’t had my background. Frightening,
Bravo, you!
Everyone has to be their own doctor nowadays.
How could all 3 doctors miss this? On initial workup with your neurologist, he should have gone through all your meds and then looked for any connections to your presenting symptoms. Good thing you did your own differential diagnosis! Some of those with Dr. Credentials shouldn't necessarily practice medicine. I am like you, I study everything my Doctors tell me to make sure they aren't missing or miss diagnosing anything. And in my spare time, I watch lectures like this one, just for the sake of learning.
Misdiagnosis is common in medicine Unfortunately due to doctors being careless or poor education
@@theancientsancients1769 ...and that 'poor education' is due to nearly all medical schools funded/supported by the pharma industry. This is a practice that started in the US and eventually spread to the UK and in part to Europe.
Hello from New Zealand 🇳🇿 my Dad was diagnosed with PD 15 years ago he is now 78 years old. His brother who was a twin died from PD his sister still living has tremors and symptoms but not PD apparently. My dad grew up on a farm with his 5 siblings. They worked with lots of pesticides, spays. Dad and his brother with PD both later in years worked at Dunlop wetsuits and a wire making factory- ( more chemical exposure) Dads first symptoms pre diagnosis were nightmares and night sweats, sudden weakness. My Dad is amazing he’s a real gentleman and I’ve never seen him get angry or resentful because of PD, I have cried so often for him. He is now having a lot of falls, he is frail and his blood pressure is typical of PD often very low. He had a fall three weeks ago and got a bleed on his brain, then another bleed. He isn’t feeding himself that well anymore either.
PD is a bastard and it’s cruel.
Tremors, low blood pressure, hypertension, loss of muscle mass, soft quiet voice, poor posture - severe back pain. Incontinence, loss of movement, or slow movements. Falls and fainting, sometimes extremely hard to wake up.
Night disturbances and scary visions. Slurred speech, no facial expression or loss of facial emotions and expressions. I pray for all those suffering with PD
And send healing thoughts to everyone going through this. ♥️🩵🙏🏼
💔🙏💔...my Girlfriend I grew up with has it...she turned 60 this year & is NOT doing well. It is a Living Nightmare!!! Just 💔
@@bearindaboo6091 ❤️🙏🏼 take one day at a time. So much good advice these days, when dad was diagnosed 16 years ago no one told us there were things to do such as music therapy
And eating special diets. They aren’t a cure but they’ll definitely help in the long run. I’m so sorry that your beautiful lady has this horrible disease. Sending you hope and healing thoughts. ♥️🙏🏼 just take each day as it comes and try not to be overwhelmed xx
My mother-in-law had it. She had almost all those symptoms. She fell and hit her head due to it and passed a couple of weeks later. Never came out of the hospital. 😢
Almost the exact same story as my dad.
Amen 🙏
I worked with an airforce veteran who was exposed to some chemical while in the airforce and he developed severe Parkinson disease. It was horrible to see how bad his shaking symptoms were. Beware of chemicals.
It was probably a combination of TCE and benzene. Two of the biggest offenders for anyone that worked in metalworking or on sensitive parts, such as those found in aircraft.
@@m.campbell650 In the 60's and seventies I was a research chemist in a lab that made things from very bad chemicals. We had benzene and TCE running off our elbows. I ate a raw carrot and a banana daily and that had to be what kept me from getting cancer or PD or some other disorder.
@@m.campbell650 For those who don't know what TCE is, it is Trichloroethylene and can be used in research labs in freeze and thaw preps and auto mechanics also and many other fields. It's around and both are aromatic compounds. My liver used to hurt when I worked with these two chemicals. Thanks for your post that got me going here for my lab exposure.
I have a dear friend who returned from a tour in Quatar with the USAF...within only a few months, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. He is only 53 and it's progressing quickly.
My dad was stationed at Camp Lejeune when there was contaminated water with TCE, benzene, vinyl chloride, etc..... My mom also lived there while my dad was deployed for 2 years. My dad was there only for about 60 days and in his early 80's developed very slow progressing Parkinsons. At 91, he is doing pretty well, all things considered. His mind is basically clear, still drives a little bit, his mind is sharp but I can see the aging factor starting to take hold - looking more frail, eating less, etc. I am very lucky to still have him around. My mom died at 88 years old & over the years had 2 miscarriage & 4 bouts with cancer - lung, breast, colon, then ovarian.
My mother lives with me, and suddenly seemed to develop dementia two years ago. I asked her to go on the ketogenic diet with me, knowing the it was helpful with epilepsy. The dementia cleared up. No delusions or hallucinations anymore. Her swallowing and balance went back to nearly normal.
That's interesting
WOW, AMAZING HOW FOOD CAN AFFECT US AND HEAL US.
THE RIGHT FOODS AT THE RIGHT TIMES IN THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
LET FOOD BE THEY MEDICIN!😄🥳
I ALSO WONDER IF SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIABETIC OR PREDIABETIC PRIOR TO KETO MAYBE EVEN UNDIAGNOSED🤔
HMMM. CONGRATULATIONS!!
@@starlingballet6082 Thanks. I did test her blood glucose. It was OK except that it would spike to around 200 after eating a banana. So I suppose pre diabetic. It really surprised me. I reasoned that as she became older her body didn't manage carbs as well, and probably this caused swings in blood glucose levels that left her brain suddenly without enough glucose to run on correctly. In fact, for all I know, she had pre diabetes for a long time. I appreciate your insights on this.
What a great daughter you are.
@@theancientsancients1769 Thank you. Sounds like a good idea
My husband just passed away from Parkinson’s. He had this horrendous disease for approximately 15 years. Thank you for bringing awareness and knowledge to this disease.
It’s so horrible that environmental factors cause so many terminal diseases. Thank you for this. I’ve been an RN since 1999 and just had to go on SSDI for Lupus, Sjogrens, RA, and recently diagnosed Myasthenia Gravis. Despite all of this I kept working until I had a second stroke and was told I couldn’t work anymore because I was a liability to the HHC agency I worked for, and probably any hospital would see it the same way. My Grandma had Parkinson’s and she and my Grandpa passed of Bone Cancer. Like how can a married couple die of the same exact type of cancer unless it was something environmental.
Fellow RN here. Vaccines cause all your disorders
Research Vitamin B1
@@lindawelburn9140 Yes, B1 is important. But so are all the B vitamins, C, E, D, and K.
LOOK INTO PARASITE CLEANSE PROTOCOLS. MORE ILLNESSES ARE MISDIAGNOSED AS DRs KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT PARASITES AND WHAT THEY OFTEN CAUSE, BUT WILL BE REVERSED ONCE THE TOXIC EXCREMENT ONCE THE PARASITES, THEIR EGGS AND EXCREMENT ARE ELIMINATED FROM THE BODY
Nailed it
Two friends of mine developed Parkinson's. One was a farm labourer who worked with horse on the land and developed it in his forties and this was practically a century ago. The other is an artist friend who would go for long walks of miles near crop fields next to his home in Suffolk. I was born and raised only two miles from my friend and in the same village as my farm labourer friend and used to visit with him as a child. My house was next to crop fields and, although we would shut doors and windows when they were spraying, we still would get a tint of it in the house as if the breeze was in our direction, the smell, therefore the molecules, of the spray would permeate through any gap in the building. I have developed a tremor - said to be an essential tremor - which my uncle, on my maternal side, who lived next door had in his later life. My maternal grandmother also started to develop a tremor in her later life and she was born in 1881, so their is a familial maternal connection. My point is, although the tremor is in the lineage, and possible solely a genetic inheritance, there is a saying that genetics merely holds the 'gun', but the environment 'pulls the trigger'!
There are many disorders that can start this way, like schizophrenia for example. We know that if you have a predisposition to psychosis, consuming THC (in marijuana) will be the event that activates it.
@@JessieInTheSky09 Quite. Genetics holds the gun. The Environment pulls the trigger.
My grandmother, mother and her sister, my aunt, all had essential tremor. I'm almost 70 and so far, don't have it.
@@teresaforsyth6185 mm. It does tend to jump generations it appears. My mother never had the tremor.
@@teresaforsyth6185 Do you not take any drugs or supplements? I ask because I have a similar situation and the difference between my sick relatives and friend and my health is that I am the only one not consuming any toxic drugs (they are all toxic) or any other toxic substances (supplements, herbal remedies, OTC or prescription or street drugs, alcohol, etc..)!
FYI: anyone dependent on any medicine or alcohol or herbal or any supplements, usually just needs to taper these (very slowly safely decreasing every two weeks or as tolerated. This may take months or year to taper off slowly and successfully!
I was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s 10 years ago. Luckily, it has been slow. Lately every is so hard. Just little things. I keep pushing myself for my family
Its not over till its over.
Jesus saves
I seen a video on you tube where a man with Parkinson's he wore an infra red helmet and he showed significant improvement, not sure what the channel was but do some research. Best of Luck.
@@ranrunnn5280 Good advice.
I was just diagnosed w PD, n I can relate just getting dresses is difficult or dropping something n pic it up, little things getting out of car. I just asked my Dr about oxygen treatment. Dr's not helping me besides physical therapy
My two great uncles both died of Parkinsons after 20 years of suffering. Both grew up on a Canadian farm and used large amounts of pesticides and herbicides. Correlation is not causation, but it guides us to perhaps useful hypothesis.
this happened to my family- my. father died of cancer 20 years earlier and i then starte to think its def that. my mother and brother have Parkinsons and ,y brother is young
Progress has a Price.
I do believe there is a correlation between Parkinson’s disease and pesticides. My aunt was an avid gardener and used pesticides every day. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease many years ago. A friend of hers, an old matron told her then , it was caused by the pesticides. My mother had alzheimers but I believe it was caused by mould. Her office stank of mould but she would say, it’s okay once you open the doors you can’t smell it anymore. I refused to go in her office because of the smell.
Also Lyme disease from tick bites common in farms
@@chaoschaos6657 My grandparents were farmers and my grandpa's cancer was super aggressive. My grandma cleaned his clothes, but she beat the same cancer twice before she had a brain bleed. My great grandma on the other side of my family had Alzheimer's, but her husband was more of an animal farmer, and he was still mentally there when he died in his 90s. She did garden.
I am a musician (drummer) and I was diagnosed at the age of 60 even though I had symptoms a few years prior. When I retired from my careers in emergency medicine and law enforcement, I went back to playing as I did professionally in the 70's and 80's. I quickly found that PD took away my ability to play. I did medical research and found that playing a drum kit lights neurons in the brain, creates new neural-pathways, adds dopamine and started to give me movement again. I have decreased my PD meds in half and now play professionally again. I still suffer from the symptoms of PD but I believe my research shows that playing slows the progression of the disease. I have a mini documentary of my journey on RUclips by searching "David Putterman".
I was conceived,carried to term,and born in Camp Lejeune, and continued to live there for 3 years. I am now in my sixties recently diagnosed with Parkinson Disease
My mother served in WWII as a Marine out of Camp Lejeune and now I have ataxia. One leg doesn't want to pick up as I try to use my walker. Even from room to room to prevent falling.
Wow. Fascinating.
Congrats! Toronto Conservatory Grade 10 Pianist who played in a Rock n Roll Band 13 years ago...also Figure Skated as an Ice Dance Pertnership...I'm fighting hard!!!
PS Grew up over the Vancouver Canada Dump Site with 47 feet of Toxic Waste and brand new homes built on top!!! All my high school class has MS, EARLY DEATHS MI LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA ETC ETC ETC
I was diagnosed with a Parkinson's like condition and worked with perchlorethylene dry cleaning solvent for many years. I happened upon Dr. Daniel Einhorn "s research when studding a co-morbidity (diabetes). I watched his lecture which suggested niacin (B3) and methyl-cobalamin (B12) and tried them. The effect was astonishing and unexpected, instead of a noticeable change in my diabetic condition, within the hour I was able to take full and quick steps and my movements became fluid and so did my speech for several hours. I believe the nicotinic acid supports mitochondrial metabolism and facilitates synaptic mechanisms since it is necessary for neurotransmitter to proceed across the snaps.
Try adding high-dose thiamine (B1). Make sure you are getting enough magnesium (for thiamine to get utilized).
for B1/Thiamine take Benfotiamine
for B*12 take Methyl B*12
for B*6 take P-5-P
for Folate take Methyl Folate
Niacin & Magnesium Citrate & Zinc
DHEA, Ashwagandha, Berberine w Milk Thistle. The Bottom Line is for Type II Diabetes
I'm a type 1 diabetic and I found that wearing a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) made all the difference in managing my diabetes. Using the CGM also helped me make better food choices as I could see which foods had positive impact or negative impact on my health.
Have you looked into NR? It crosses the blood brain barrier
@@theancientsancients1769
What is NR?
You are such an effective educator and enlightener on medical issues. I hope more people discover this channel and benefit from your communication skills.
Many of the famous people you named also had cocaine habits in the ‘70’s
My thoughts as well, maybe TCE was used as a solvent. Bathtub meth too!
@@katiekane5247 Doing drugs when you are young can be fun...I remember the late '60's and '70's etc....however as the years pass and you try to take care of your health let this be a cautionary tale. What you did when you were young (especially excessively) you will pay for later in life.....Unless you die first! I'm Still going strong at 75.....in pretty good health considering.
PD tugs at my heart. I am a nurse - in home health.
My PD patients, and their families have real struggles.
Thank you for your service to patients with PD
Just imagine if we put as much money into innovating healthcare as we do for making bombs that drop on other countries that never really do produce any afterlives whatsoever?
Why just imagine?
Please be safe, please be tomorrow, please remain helpful caring for those who can't so easily do so for themselves, Mary Johnston, a world class local hero.
@truetech4158 A patient cured is a customer lost.
@@MedicalSecrets@MedicalSecrets Anti-psychotics induce Parkinsons. Zuclopenthixol is one of the group. Such drugs should be considered a crime against humanity.
I was diagnosed with Parkinson's 10 years ago. During my 79 years of life I have had extensive exposure to TCEs (I owned a computer store and built computers), insecticides, and I was on daily Demerol for over 6 months after my head went through the windshield of our car. And just to make things more interesting, there is some type of genetic tremors in the family. So I don't really know if I have Parkinson's, tremors from the traumatic brain injury, exposure to TCE's and insecticides, or a genetic neurological disorder. It is even possible that it is a combination of insults to my brain that cause my tremors, autonomic issues, rigidity, etc. so I would suggest people avoid these factors if at all possible.
Very, very interesting.
What are TCE’s
I'm a retired RN with 50+ years of experience.
Listen to this doc. He speaks TRUTH.
10:28
But he lives in San Francisco . I’m hesitant.
Quite a few years ago I recall reading that Parkinson disease among welders was high. I had an uncle that developed severe Parkinson disease and he worked in the Bethlehem Steel Company ship building facility on Staten Island, NYC in the 1940s and 1950s.
Everyone on here who has, or knows someone who has, Parkinson's should look into high-dose B1 (thiamine) therapy. It's not a cure, by any means, but it seems to be helping my wife. An Italian neurologist, a Dr. Costantini, used it successfully to treat his PD patients. He has passed, but his associates are continuing his work.
Don't forget to also take magnesium as it is needed by the body to be able to utilise the B1 properly.
This is totally correct,. It is imperative that people follow the original protocol by Dr Costantini of 4G of B1 hydrochloride every day.
I say that because there is a woman who has published a book telling people to only take 100 mg a day,
That wont work.
My dad had Parkinson's, he then fell down the basement stairs & hit his head twice on a concrete surface receiving TBI after the TBI he didnt have Parkinson's, no more tremors, but because of the TBI he could no longer stand. He became bedridden & eventually died. I took care of him up to a year before he died.
Good that you cared for him. God bless you for your kindness.
My father in law died 4 years ago because of Parkinson’s. He had the core Parkinson’s. He had Lewy Bodies also. When he was doing some what good he was on the dopamine regimen. However we had to put him in a facility because he was falling and he became combative. They (Hospice) took him off of his medication at the end because they were afraid of him choking on the pills. He started, almost convulsing, like epilepsy. It was because he no longer had the dopamine. It was so sad. It was such a relief when he finally went to sleep. I look forward to a time when we won’t have to deal with all of these issues. Revelation 21:3,4 and Psalm 37:9,10,29 offer so much hope.
Such a sad story.
May your father in law rest in eternal peace. 🌼
We look forward to
The Return of THE KING of Kings!
#hearHIM
Amen, and I'm so sorry you lost your father. My brother murdered my father out of greed (Dad said if he outlived Mom, he'd change the wills and leave envy me), and he got away with it!!
@@cherylpemberton1676 Holy cow Cheryl. All my relatives stole all my inheritances from my father, mother and in-laws.
As Katherine Z states there is "going to be a resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous." Jesus and Jehovah will makes things right again and we will see our loved ones again.
Many years ago, I was stationed at the infamous Camp Lejeune N.C., where the water was contaminated with numerous chemicals (they covered it up for many years), one of those was CCE. Fortunatley I've developed no symptoms of Parkinson's.
Military is not careful enough! Hold them accountable!
Thank you for your service
So far my husband does not have any symptoms either.
My first experience with a Brain Disorder was living on a Military Base, Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ. I started having Grand Mall Seizures at 16 Years old. I wondering if this Base is a Super Clean-up Site for the Pentagon!
I just read article on thiamine given in high doses can help with Parkinson’s and other brain atrophy. It was being researched by Dr Constantini . There are a couple videos on B1 and it’s use. Are you familiar with B1 helping some conditions?
As I'm watching this, I looked over and saw a photo of my grandfather building engines at Packard's. He suffered from Parkinson's for many years. So, I looked it up, and TCE was most commonly used in automobile manufacturing, including engine degreasing. That generation was unknowingly exposed to so many toxins.
My uncle committed suicide once his Parkinson’s got bad enough he knew he would soon not be able to hold his gun😢. He lived at a high altitude and his career was heating & refrigeration tech
I'm so sorry to hear that 😞
Condolences, may he rest in peace. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for him to get to the point where he decided going out on his own terms like was the best option available to him.
My condolences, I'm sorry for your loss. I honestly couldn't imagine how you feel. I've had discussions about a lot of these kinds of diseases and the available medical interventions, up to and including suicide (only after all treatments have failed). I doubt it will make them feel good, but I came into this world kicking and screaming, but when my time here is done, I seriously hope I slide into heaven shouting like I stole home base. Until that time comes, I intend to enjoy the life I do, so I have stories to swap in the next place
I’m so very sorry
He had no right to decide his fait u don't know if he could have been healed or a slower progression nobody has the right to pledge on that's good where is he now!???? I guess it don't matter if u didn't believe in a God or a afterlife
My mother was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in her mid-60s and died one week after turning 78. She also had dementia. My brother attributes all this to her being born, raised, and then living in Pittsburgh, PA in the 1920’s-1940’s, when she was breathing shocking levels of air pollution from the steel industry.
Interesting comment. I met Jerry Orbach (Law and Order) at a Cancer fund raiser at the University of Pittsburgh. He believed his cancer came from living in the Pittsburgh area and breathing in polluted air and having a house built over abandoned coal mines. In fact, those were topics discussed by the doctors at the convention due to the large number of people with cancer. Thank you for sharing your post.
I AM SO VERY SORRY FOR YOU AND YOUR MOM, MAY SHE RIP. 🌹🌿💯🥰
I LIVE IN N. CALIF AND HAVE HEARD OVER THE YRS ABOUT SOME OF THIS BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW SEVERE THE PROBLEM WAS. MY GOSH!!!
GOD BLESS YOU BOTH. THANKS FOR EDUCATING ME. ✝️🙏🙇🏼♀️💖🧏🏼♀️
@@donnabittner69 OH MY GOODNESS,!! THIS NOT GOOD I AM SO SORRY!! AND I ALSO LOVED JERRY ORBACH. THAT POOR MAN! SOUNDS LIKE "DOUBLE DAMAGE" . PRAYERS TO YOU BOTH. TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS.,✝️🙏🙇🏼♀️💖🧏🏼♀️🥰💯🌹🌿🙋🏼♀️
My father also lived there and he died of Parkinson’s also
He also live there between the dates that you mentioned he wasn’t in Pittsburgh, but he was in a town near the coal mines. He died of Parkinson’s, and so did his mother.
Most degenerative disease is about what you ingest or have in in your environment. Drink clean water. Fast and avoid processed sugar and wheat products. Long shelf life = short human life. Take care of your gut microbiome and all the other little friends that you host.
I have been diagnosed with a fatal form of Parkinson’s disease it’s a very rare one called perry syndrome but I also have a learning disability which according to my neurologist prevents me from feeling depressed, I can still experience all of the known key emotions like happiness, anger and sadness Although I haven’t been happy since being diagnosed 8 years years ago
I was raised in 60s 70s on farms in Southern California. My sister and I walked a mile to the bus stop where we waited at the corner of grape fields and citrus groves. Crop dusting was done by plane, and no concern was given to all us kids. DDT was most commonly used and our only protection was a bandana, which was for dust more than anything, as farm was in a dessert off Salten Sea in the Coachella Valley. I have had tremors for last 7 years and received Parkinsons diagnosis 2 years ago. My sister is no longer living, she died from breast cancer, which wasn't discovered until after it had metastasized, passing a week after diagnosis. Of course, dusting wasn't the only thing, we actually would eat the freshly dusted fruit on the long walk home from school, without washing it (desert, no water). I wonder about the impact of pesticides on us, as DDT was only 1 of several used.
Jewel, interesting comment. I read the book, TORTILLA CURTIN. It discusses the poor treatment of migrant workers who pick crops and do crop dusting. Then, they all get sick and have no where to go 😢
No sanitation for them.
Crop dusting is not just a farming process but in cities that have crops and citrus fields , I witnessed in Fall brook California the crop dusting right next to the house I worked on and months later the wife was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died a painful death 4 months later , but how many times have they dusted the avocado fields and citrus trees during the time she lived there and all the other folk that lived around there! go figure.
@@donnabittner69 I don't know about the workers' exposure, my dad was the manager of the farm for a major food corporation that owned it, but I'm sure that the workers were much more in contact with the chemicals than us. I do know that in Europe, there was a study done that showed a higher than average propensity of having Parkinsons in the agricultural community than other trades. Makes one think, doesn't it.
I grew up in Apple orchards in WV with my family spraying DDT from a spray truck 1950/1960's. I remember it smelling sweet as it dripped off the apple leaves. I'm 68. No issues. None of my apple working family ever tremmored. But, mother's side has "Familial Tremor" for four generations and now I'm just waiting at 68.
@@rogerwillcox2652 , very interesting! I did not know that!
A dear friend of mine died about a year + ago with Parkinson’s. When he was early diagnosed, he wondered aloud to me if chemical exposures may have contributed to it, since there was no family hx. He worked in a science lab, doing cutting edge brain mapping (one group of chemicals) and his old home had a shed with all kinds of yard/garden /household/auto care chemicals (a second group of chemicals) that he cleaned out. He posited that he thought the yard/garden chemicals exposure was the more dangerous, and perhaps a good respirator and chemical protective gloves might have prevented his Parkinson’s.
Ouch I'm so sorry for you, it sounds like your friend was on the something. It makes me furious that Monsanto is still marketing ROUNDUP!
Overexposure to DOW FireStop D2000 with a basic dust mask rather than the proper 1000 dollar breating apparatus worn during highrise residential condo construction, is why i now live rurally in a leaking trailer beside a rundown fixer upper with a giant segment of missing roof and wearing a wintercoat indoors for the past 15 years, and because my bone breakingly violent afterlife professing right winger type of older brother sure made it very difficult for me to want to remain in my hometown of toronto after our very caring nonviolent atheist parents sadly passed away. His friends seem even worse than he is really, so i made sure that 4 hours distance from them would be safer than turning em in for a bunch of sociopathic stuff they did in their history files.
My highrise employer was a wealthy sociopath, he didn't care about if i would end up with this lifelong painful challenge that feels like a mix of parkinsons/MS/C-PTSD. I can't even prove it, lawyers would eat me alive if i tried to sue over it.
We need to vote for critical thinkers rather than disingenuous manipulative lying sociopaths that always seem to evade apologies and level playing field forms of debate.
If we remain willfully ignorant, then the victim impact statements keep piling up..buried in billionaire owned algorithms if not deleted with freedom of speech rights stolen away.
I don't expect any replies back, but please be safe, please be tomorrow, not yesterday.
Since toxic chemicals effect your microbiome; and since Parkinsons involves the vagus nerve doing everything to keep your gut healthy would be a first concern.
@Libertarian Ninjas Are all libertarians seemingly as disingenuous and willing to make fun of victim impact statements as you, or are you just going the extra mile proving my point?
@Libertarian Ninjas Upon evaluation of your youtube profile, i have to ask, what makes you think that george carlin would align with right winger tucker carlson types?
This litmus test ought to prove interesting..
I’m glad you’re bringing up affordability… for those who don’t have ample money, remember if you cut out toxic foods, it saves a lot of money and allows the healthy foods to do their work unimpeded. Still, eating all organic, no gluten, grass fed butter, organic humane eggs… just really healthy is very expensive… and especially now with inflation! My grocery bill for healthy, fresh foods has doubled!!! My last grocery trip was shocking. Still, better to cut out other things in life than food which is essential… but this price gouging needs to be stopped!!! There really needs to be a movement~everyone needs to be able have the time to be properly educated about food (free of invasion of corporate and medical interests) and able to afford healthy food, clean air and water! It’s like they just want to profit from the poor and for them to die before pension. The money system we have is warped. For example caregivers and childcare are both essentials to society and are hard work… work should be paid on basis of necessity and effort! All the government systems we’ve had as humanity once moving past tribes have been based on greed and lust for power by the few. Now we can clearly see the dangers of big Capital systems as well! Money is the thorniest problem for humans to solve. Money and power in too few hands is cancerous and destructive-always!
Absolutely correct
But, you could pay for food OR medicine down the road. It's a choice.
I agree with your take on things. It's interesting though how sometimes pooer people may have it better. Especially if they live in the country, raise their own food and can't afford the chemicals. Natural animal manure and herbs are used instead, and more raw unrefined foods are eaten. Most poor people have never had their clothes Dry cleaned either !
@@sallycarpenter674 true!
If you switch to eat whole food plant based and stop eating butter, eggs, and meat, you’ll be even healthier and save money. Gardening to grow vegetables helps too.
Victory Gardens! We all should put in a garden, not a huge one like our Grandparents. a few potted vevies , your favorites. Good.luck
Dr. Kaveh, I've gotten so much from your videos: I had several VP shunt revisions as a child, and was terrified of the smell of the O2 mask, even though I felt 'old hat' with everything else. Last revision, I begged them not to give me the mask, so the anesthesia team gave IV meds first that time, and I still remember the sound of Doc's voice, and the comfort he gave as he pushed them. Now, the hospital has Child Life Specialists who use flavored Chapstick on the inside of the mask. Anyway, I am a neuro nurse now, and my Parkinson's patients are my fav population, so I appreciate this video. Thank you.
Thirty years ago we gave kids the options of different smelling chapsticks in their mask in the OR in Australia.
Pesticides kill the bugs by attacking their nervous system.... My mom always said to wash off apples before you ate them { Wash off any dirt or Pesticides?} But these orchards { apple , orange etc} spray these chemicals for years and you know some ( or maybe a lot) get in the ground water. So you might wash the pesticide off of the out side ... but how much is on the inside? A small amount of exposure over a long time might be the problem.
You are right, the pesticides are in the ground and they stay there for years, so we eat small quantities even when the crops are not sprayed. And yes the chemicals cause every type of illness you can think of.
Thanks so much! I’m an EM physician in Chicago. This is great information and beautifully communicated!
I have read somewhere Rotenone can cause Parkinson's. Also, Robin Williams had Lewy Body Dementia which can manifest Parkinson's symptoms. As I understand, he was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia with an autopsy of his brain.
I had a friend whose husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons. As time progressed, drs said he also had Lewy Body Dementia. Then, towards the end of his life, some of his drs were of the opinion that he had LBD, but not Parkinsons. The drs said in early stages, LBD and Parkinsons are hard to differentiate, because the symptoms are so closely similar.
@@judybritt6288 going through this with my mother. It has been a difficult road to get a "potential LBD" diagnosis (can't be officially diagnosed until death). Seems so far her Parkinson's symptoms are ravaging her more than the dementia, though the dementia seems to be catching up quicker as time passes.
@@dawnmitchell11 Dawn, I am so sorry you and your mom are traveling this tough road.
I was a caregiver for both my mom & dad. It's very hard, no matter the diagnosis.
It's an honor and a blessing to be a caregiver for your parent. It's also heartbreaking and the most difficult thing I've ever had to do.
Take comfort in the knowledge that you are doing the best that you can for your mom.
I wish the best for you and your mom. Take care of yourself, too.
@@judybritt6288 thank you for the kind words! I actually live about 500 miles from my parents, so my dad is her caregiver. My sister is also about the same distance away. I'm currently not working, so I'm able to visit once every couple of months (I have one going into high school). My sister and I are having the conversation though about what would be best for her in the unfortunate event my father were to pass away before her. Thankfully he is a healthy 75, but I have seen in the last couple of years it has taken some out of him. I try to schedule my visits to coincide with the monthly caregiver meetings he goes to so that I can be on the same page with him. It is helpful to attend those meetings, being able to glean useful tips and info, being able to see other perspectives due to others' circumstances, and being able to have the occasional chuckle when others know exactly the same experience you're having.
Blessings to you for caring for both parents going through this, that is more than a few handfuls! There are some that attend caregiver meetings whose loved ones have passed on already. They say it has helped them to process the grief as well as the chaos of dementia caregiving. I don't know if your parents have passed or not, but something to consider if they have and you don't already.
I get the feeling, as generations go by, it will be very common to find others who have walked the caregiver road.
True
Yes I have heard of chem-induced Parkinson's. I was rx'd a medication for severe morning sickness requiring many hospitalizations. It resulted in a severe dystonic reaction sending me back to the hospital. When researching the medication there was a footnote mentioning that if the dystonic reaction occurs it could lead to a "Parkinson's-like syndrome" later in life. This may not be exactly what you are referring to but it's similar.
I lost my dear, sweet father to Parkinson’s a few years ago. I miss him every day. Such an awful disease. I wish I had known some of this information early in his disease. God bless anyone suffering from Parkinson’s!
Sorry to hear the loss of your father. I have PD too and I fear I will also die from it. I served in Vietnam from 1971-1974 and was exposed to Agent Orange. I started noticing symptoms in 2010 but was finally diagnosed in 2016. What a horrible horrible disease. It has sucked the life right out of me. I am overwhelmed with fear and anxiety. And no one around here seems to want to help. The last year has been the worst. My legs are giving out and stiffness is overwhelming my body. There is so much information and disinformation I don't know what to believe.
@@invoxicated Sorry you ars experiencing a lack of support. I developed symptoms in my early 30's & was finally diagnosed in my early 40's. There's a lack of willingness to accept that the "young" in young on set Parkinson's means it happens at a younger age then 50 to 55. A big change & improvement for me was when I started seeing a neurologist that specialized in movement disorders. You may want to seek out a movement disorder clinic like I eventually did. Unfortunately sometimes you have to travel some distance to go to one, but they are vastly more equipped to provide you the support & treatment you need & deserve. I have to travel 85 miles one way to the university of Rochester's movement disorder clinic in NY, but I am very happy that I made the choice to stop seeing my local neurologist. One other thing you may or may not be aware of is, that you need to address the fear & anxiety as well. Extremes of emotions, negative or positive, can exacerbate your symptoms. So learning to develop better coping skills makes a sizable improvement. I find even just being mildly stressed by running behind for an appointment makes my symptoms worse until I take the time to release the stress. It was a big shock to me how much even mild everyday stress can impact my symptoms. One silver lining is that unlike myself, those who develop Parkinson's in the normal age range, 50 or older, most likely are not going to die from it, but die with it. Meaning that the treatments have improved to the point that most people no longer die from Parkinson's, but die of other causes, including natural causes. Because I developed it much earlier in life, I have a far greater chance of reaching stage 4 or 5 by the time I am your age. It's a hard thing to accept, but there's not much I can do about it. Don't forget to keep exercising. They found that bike riding can slow the progression of loss of balance, even riding a stationary bike helps as much as riding a regular bike. I go to the gym to use the recumbent bike for 30 minutes every other day to hopefully prolong how long I can remain independent. Also be aware that one of the symptoms is day time fatigue, and sleep disturbances night. So don't be ashamed of taking a nap during the day. While you obviously don't want to sleep the day away, sometimes our bodies just need the rest. While I have a bad habit of resisting taking a nap no matter how exhausted I may be, it's amazing how much better I function after a 30 to 60 minute nap. Take care of yourself, try to find a movement disorder clinic / doctor, and try to remain positive. I know that last part can be hard, but it's important. I hope you find the support you need soon. You deserve it!
I lost my father to Parkinson’s a year and a half ago. Watching him go from a strong, intelligent lawyer to a literal shell of his former self was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. Thank you Dr. Kaveh for detailing so much information about a disease that took my father and his father as well.
I have severe familiar Tremors since I was 20yo. Now that I'm 65 they are out of control, however I recently had heart valve replacement surgery and I didn't shake and enjoyed having control of my body for almost 3 days. It was beautiful 😊
I know what you mean about having a brief period without symptoms. I had that once, & it was amazing. I’ll never forget it.
That said, I’m so sorry for what you’re having to endure. Truly, you must have a very strong will. *hug*
I've got familial (essential) tremor as well.
@@vlw4165 So do I. It mostly doesn't bother me, but I do have periods...
I just saw a new treatment for the tremors without open brain surgery
..it targets a very small area of the brain with mri which destroys the defect and the results are immediate. Good luck
My dad had tremors (not Parkinson’s). Then he had a stroke. The tremors were gone and never returned.
My mother was in nursing home for over a decade! Many ailments! But Parkinson's run a bit on her family's side! She shook/couldn't feed herself! Doctor prescribed 8 oz of wine a day! In 3 weeks = the tremors STOPPED! Completely STOPPED TOTALLY!.
thank you
WHAT 😮
Wow
The doc told us granny drinking red wine CAUSED her Parkinson’s in part so….
@@karenvonbargen4472 He is full of shit. France and Italy would be a disaster zone
as an environmental engineer that used to work on military bases... TCE is endemic and in many water sources. TCE was used to clean military equipment and just flushed down the drain. i knew it caused cancer but had no idea that it could also create parkinsons.
Daniel, should we be drinking bottled water ?
@@donnabittner69 only if you are not afraid of pfas or pfoa. for me? life is to short to fear things. was ddt, then tce, then preservatives, then perchlorate, now pfas and plastics. we need to keep the kids safe from asbestos and lead based paint and we cant even do that. for god sakes in california when you flush your toilet you are violating mercury in water standards.... we need to start thinking and not fearing.
This! It’s in our water systems!
Look up Pat Elder's work on this.
My mom and grandma grew up in a military town and both died from Parkinson’s
I treated a Parkinson's patient with acupuncture massage, once a week, for over 15 years. Acupuncture massage involves static treatment of the joints. After each treatment he could move better, but it did not go away. But one day, after the treatment, he could get out of the car alone, move normally, put on his jacket briskly by himself. It was completely gone!!!! Unfortunately, he still visited a chiropractor in addition to acupuncture massage. And he did that that week as well. After the chiropractic treatment, all the symptoms were back. We never achieved that level of success again and to this day I don't know what made the symptoms completely go away for 3 days. So it can't be that the cause is permanent actual damage to the nerves. There must be something happening in the statics that has not been discovered to this day. Muhammad Ali was a boxer. I think the cause is in the cervical spine/head joint/skull bone area.
You are a person who makes me so proud you took your work and turned it into something SOOOO much bigger!!!! Way to go♥️
Thanks for the video. My husband died at 49 from esophogeal cancer. Yes, he smoked & drank pepsi, but he was an electronic tech/engineer. Pretty sure they used TCE at his job. This gives me more hope that the cancer is not heriditary to my kids.
Cancer is actually METABOLIC..... LOOK UP THE NEW FINDINGS
See recent videos by Dr Thomas Seyfried PhD
Ca not genetic but metabolic
Dr Thomas SEYFRIED
Cancer is METABOLIC
Yes acid reflex caused cancer
Sounds like that Pepsi and the environmental toxins depleted Thiamine crucial for ATP. Look into Eliot Overton on RUclips and start getting extra Thiamine. Thiamine deficiency will cause GERD and GERD puts you at risk for esophageal cancer.
My husband was diagnosed with Parkingson's disease 11 years ago in November. The Dr. Said he had full blown Parkinson's Disease his mind was slowly leaving him. And he couldn't sit up for falling over or stand for falling down. It was very heartbreaking to see one minute he would know his family and the next he wouldn't. We stopped going places because he didn't want anyone to see him like that. He was a healthy man with good weight on him by the time he passed away he was down to skin and bones. I pray that they will soon find a cure for all the evil diseases really soon. To many are dying from this and it just doesn't affect one it affects the family and friends as well. Thank you kindly Dr. For taking the time to address this evil disease. God Bless You Sir.
something my Dad also had was called Shy Dreger syndrome, I may not have spelled it correctly. It would affect him when he stood or sat down too fast and it would cause a major dangerous drop in blood pressure .
Look into 2 things: high dose Thiamine (B1) & Methylene Blue.
There are videos about both.
My Grandfather passed 20 years ago from PD. I wish we knew about both these things…I truly believe he would still be with us, living the life he should have had. Please look into it & spread the word. Best wishes.
B Vitamins are Vital for Nerve health.
B1/Thiamine = Benfotiamine. Methyl B-12.
Methyl Folate. B-6 = P-5-P
Magnesium Citrate, Zinc, Niacin. Best Wishes🙏
Agent orange.... Bio warfare, but also used by farmers which is acknowledged as causing parkinson's
Focused ultrasound surgery is not a Parkinson's cure but it IS a fix. My Tremors were totally abolished in 2 hours. My life changed dramatically in the time it takes for a long lunch. Tremor Documentary 2022 will give everyone HOPE. Trust me. 🙏
My father had Parkinson's with dementia, He was a highly skilled cabinet maker, the saddest thing was watching him lose that ability.
My mom played piano, did cross stitch, crochet and gardening. Sadly she slowly lost the ability to each one. She passed on March 19.
Was he prescribed statins at any time?
@@robertapascal6962 My Mom did those things too. Sad to watch them lose those abilities. So sorry for your loss. I believe we will see them again one day.
My father also worked at house restoration and cabinet making. He started his working life in a railway workshop where coaches would be sprayed on the underside with wood preserving chemicals pitch and insecticide. One out of three of his work colleagues developed a range of neurological symptoms. My father suffered peripheral neuropathy and I think an undiagnosed Parkinsons type syndrome. He began to shuffle, spoke slowly and softly. Had gastric system problems and a marked tremor in his hands.
I vaguely recall when Michael J Fox first came out about his illness, he mentioned the coincidence of other members of the set staff being diagnosed with PD…
I just read MJ Fox's books and I did NOT read that others were diagnosed with PD. I did think it was interesting that he made the comment about too much partying with Woody Harrelson.
@@donnabittner69 I put the link to an article in the Seattle PI, but I think it was removed? There’s also info in Wikipedia and others dating back to 2002, the show was Leo and Me. Michael J Fox, along with four other cast members from this Canadian show have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
They all hung out in trailers between takes and the trailers were routinely sprayed with pesticides.
When he at ate rice which is low in gluten he was better. Gluten may hurt the gut lining where 1/2 of dopamine is made.
You don’t hear this discussed much, but Fox was a Diet Pepsi junky…practically drank it like water. NutraSweet (aspartame) is a diluted neurotoxin originally developed by the DOD as a nerve agent. It works by fooling the brain into thinking what you’re consuming is sweet. EVEN IF it is safe when used occasionally, none of the testing presumes excessive consumption. Many people have had diseases clear up by cutting out artificial sweeteners, GMOs, gluten, etc. because many things the FDA deems to be “safe” is based on OCCASIONAL consumption. Like anything you can consume (especially chemicals), there is a “toxic load” where you suffer adverse effects. Nothing is 100% safe. So, how much did Fox’s dietary choices impact his development of Parkinson’s?
Lets talk about Reglan for a moment my ex-wife took Reglan for her gastroesophageal reflux but they just keep giving it to her for seven years when they finally took her off of Reglan and they just did it cold turkey she started having severe withdraw symptoms and within a week she totally lost her voice for over a year plus started having tardive dyskinesia and a host of other problems she almost died they could not figure it out. for over a year. I on the other hand finally started doing research on Reglan and guess what they use Reglan for people that has severe hiccups; So what happen to my wife it slowed down her lung diaphragm so she did not have enough air to vibrate the vocal cords or getting enough oxygen to the brain they found this out in a sleep study they did on her they had to rush in and give her oxygen and immediately prescribed her a oxygen concentrator. I was lucky she was even still alive and she slowly started her recovery. But she still has a lot of problems . Reglan should not be given for over 12 weeks let alone for 7 years .
I am 70 yrs old I had Parkinson’s disease for 11 years and my tremors are getting worse and I am starting with mild dementia, I am scared no to remember my kids and grandkids. I 🙏🏻 for the dementia to to progress fast. Thank you for all your dedication to gives us information about this disease.
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B3 Niacin (no flush variety) and B12, lg doses, get them at any serious health food store. Natural Factors brand is good.
You HAD Parkinson's? How did you get rid of it?
Thank you Dr. K. My mother has PD and Diabetes type 2, and she started suffering from terrible gastroparesis last year after an emergency appendectomy. They also repaired a small umbilical hernia during the surgery and we have wondered if the operation somehow caused the gastroparesis or the anesthesia?
My mother’s brother also had PD and Diabetes Type 2. They grew up on the Gulf coast in Texas and remember playing in the mist behind the mosquito trucks as kids. She’s in her 70’s and we have had so many ups and downs the past few years but one positive thing that has helped her so much is POWER FOR PARKINSON’S.
It’s a series of exercise programs that slow and even reverse some of the symptoms of the disease.
My mother went from shuffling her feet and sometimes bent over while walking with her walker (for previous back injury) to no more shuffling, walking upright with her walker and even getting out of the car without using her arms to pull or push herself up.
She started the program before the pandemic and regressed somewhat when everything shut down. They’re now on RUclips (and in-person) and the sessions help her so much. They also help prevent losing your voice due to PD, and many other symptoms.
For anyone out there with Parkinson’s, I hope you try it. It’s been a real game changer for mom.
I have not read many comments here about fasting to detox chemicals. I have a belief that fasts are very therapeutic. My first 10 day water fast was over 30 years ago. Since then I have tried different forms - intermittent, juices, dry fasting, etc. My longest was 34 days in 2013, of which 9 days were dry fasting. It was the most consequential fast - cured bad knee arthritis enough to avoid a knee replacement, cured erectile dysfunction that had been a problem for about 20 years, blood pressure lowering, blood sugar lowering, lipid improvement, etc. I am also a big fan of NAC to boost immune function and nicotinic acid to lower triglycerides and boost HDL. Recently I have started to consume beetroot juice. It lowers my BP and resting heart rate within an hour. I take TMG to offset the increased homocysteine from niacin and a MTHFR mutation. It seems that high homocysteine is associated with PD - and many other diseases. NAC also lowers homocysteine and blood pressure. There seems to be synergy between NAC, beetroot juice, niacin and Viagra. I recently read that men who regularly consume Viagra have about 40% lower risk of dying from CVD. It seems like the factors that raise nitric oxide all work in the same direction. I guess that they all lower the risk of PD. Niacin increases homocysteine, but substantially improves triglycerides and HDL - which are also risk factors for PD. It is a trade-off. I hope that the NAC, beetroot juice and TMG compensate enough. I also have a high choline diet (lots of eggs). Choline converts to betaine (TMG) in the body.
Of course never how to clean out your body and heal. Go to Mark Hyman and functional doctors.. Not mainstream diagnose and drug doctors .. pill pushers and Covid Clot shot pushers.. NO respect for a lot of them
R-alpha lopeic acid detoxes many chemicals and heavy metals.
Anti-emetics, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, benzos, Z-drugs like Ambien.....all of these can (and do) lead to Akathisia which can look like Parkinsons. My grandpa had Parkinson's....I was misdiagnosed, polydrugged and ended up with Akathisia. Everyone, please be so careful with meds. Wish I knew then what I know now. I learned the hard way. P.S. MANY PEOPLE IN THE AKATHISIA SUPPORT GROUPS WERE GIVEN ONLY ONE SHOT OF REGLAN AND ARE NOW IN YEARS OF NIGHTMARISH HELL.
I have an interesting story. I was having double vision, swaying when I walked, and my leg sometimes felt like it was going to give way. One of my college classmates reported in our class newsletter that he had just been diagnosed with PD and those were his exact symptoms. Except my symptoms were going away. I tried to think what I had been doing recently that could have helped and I remembered that I had been trying a colloidal silver nasal spray (by Triguard Plus). That was over a year ago and I have been fine but I have continued to use the nasal spray.
Colloidal silver nasal spray? How often do you use it?
thank you so much, I just ordered some!! ditto, how often did you use it? cheers
@@maryannmccabe3648 Once a day
My dad's first symptom was double vision. It progressed to ALS in 12 yrs.
Very very interesting
Back in the 1970s I worked in the automotive machine tool industry and 1,1,1,TriChloroEthylene was widely used. It is, as you say, in a lot of places, like grease for motorcycle foam filters (think motocross). We knew it was dangerous then and I was warned by the engineers to treat it with resepect. Sadly, a lot of guys took short cuts.
I'm in my late 60s & have heard a lot of health problems tool & dye makers/machinists get and it's astounding.
For decades now, I hear that Mesothelioma is common among ppl in those occupations. Then my dad who also was a machinist in the PA steel mills, back in the 1940s & 50s, got very sick when he was in his 30s. He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis which today the medical community calls COPD which is an umbrella term for lung diseases & died when he was 48.
Some occupations ppl need to stay away from being downright deadly with all the chemicals around you.
Consider the harmful chemicals that naturally occur in common processed foods eg seed oils, grains, legumes, produced by plants to deter animals, including humans, ftom eating them. Not enough credence is given to the effects of plant antinutrients on human biochemistry.
I was just diagnosed with Parkinson’s,what meds are generally recommended ,what’s my next step,from Wisconsin?
Thank you Dr for this video. My hubby was diagnosed with PD at age57 and also worked in refrigeration/heating
And they claim it has no cause,sounds right,cya
I’m a Viet Nam vet who like hundreds of others vets were subjected to the defoliant Agent Orange. I understand it has been now linked to Parkinson’s disease, is there a connection?
There is a connection the Army lied to you.
If you're not well file a presumptive claim with VBA , you don't have to prove service connection with PACT Act passed last summer . That's what I did. Good luck brother.
My father in law had Parkinson’s, a sister of his had Parkinson’s and another sister was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. They grew up in Northern Idaho and had stories of the county coming through their area every year and spraying for moths and mosquitos. They said the spray was so thick in the air that they couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see the sky through the “fog” of spray. Their parents did not have Parkinson’s. It seems too coincidental that they all suffered from this type of disease for it to not be caused by this pesticide exposure as youths. Unfortunately, they have all passed so I can’t pepper them with questions. It’s interesting that Demerol can cause Parkinson’s, not sure if they ever took this drug, but they all suffered from allergies so maybe.
Wow, that is really horrible.
As a kid I used to follow trucks spraying white "smoke" for mosquitos on my bicycle in FL mid 1950's , worked in an offset print shop with lots of chemicals for several yrs and dipped wooden lobster traps in copper tox and bilge oil to kill wood eating worms - never got Parkinson's but got systemic sarcoidosis mid 90's with fibrosis of both lungs with bronchiectasis ,COPD and CKD. Qualified for VA service connected disability ( toxic exposure ) because I worked with asbestos , TCE , red lead paint , degreasers , acids, petroleum distillates , exhaust smoke and lots of other nasty chemicals in the engine room of a coast guard cutter built in 1942 . Amazingly , I live alone , take care of myself and feel pretty good most of the time at the age of 77, so you never know . . .
@@karlnordinger5968 Wow! Good for you, I’m glad you’re feeling fine. You just never know.
@@karlnordinger5968 WOW, what a life story! Seems a miracle you're still alive. Wishing you the best!
That Would Be GREAT to AVOID ANY Medication 💊 From China ❗️❗️I have Epilepsy And ANd Take Other Medication AND it PRETTY much ALL is From China Or Mexico.
So glad that we have similar conclusions! I buy organic wherever possible and reduce food waste by fermenting food to minimise wastage and I grow small amount of plants using food scraps (eg apple cores/ vege ends or bruised parts) as fertilizers.
My grandma had it. She had a mini stroke first, then was bedridden for ten years and couldn't move. She was never around chemicals. I always wondered if this is hereditary. My mom has dementia/Alzheimer's. I don't wish this on anyone 😢
Everyone is around chemicals, and back in the day, many were not known to be dangerous, and used in all household goods, dry cleaning etc
I worked in a Silicon Chip (Integrated Silicon Chips for computers) Manufacturing Plant for AT&T (the real Ma Bell; not the cable company of today) from 1975 to 2003. Early in my career for about two years I cleaned tiny parts with TCE (Trichlorethylene). Two different times in my career; I worked with it again. We did not have enough protection from this chemical and many other chemicals and gases I work with for 28 years. This industry uses massive amounts of many chemicals and gases. I also worked with Arsenic, Boron and Phosphorus on a machine the size a small room; it was called an Ion Implant Machine. A very high energy beam was generated to implant these impurities into the silicon chips at different parts of the process to change the characteristic and charge of the chip. This high energy beam also created radiation. I am now 70; I have major neurological issues. My suspicion is that it goes back to all the chemical exposure I had over those 28 years. Many of my co-workers either got cancer or died from cancer. I have a great fear of developing cancer in my life time.
Take a few sessions at your nearest EE therapy center , make sure it's a 24 screen . You will need about 5 to 25 hours
What is ee therapy?
@@sandyfoxcroft809 energy enhancement centre , uses scalar energy, which country are you in
I too worked in semiconductor manufacturing for 22 years, on the photo side, not implanters. I. Was heavily exposed to acetone, isopropyl alcohol, HMDS (Hexamethyldisilazane), positive photoresist, developer, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and others. I was diagnosed with PD in 2019. I wonder if anyone else who worked in this field has developed PD?
OMG ! What a frightening story.
Here in my part of Oregon, you can purchase subscription Organic Farm Foods, and get a real discount by volunteering on the farm.
I'd rather buy a small amount of really good food, then a large amount of mediocre food.
Excellent! I’m on a couple of email lists from talking to farmers at the local markets in Astoria and Seaside. What county are you in?
@Sarah Jensen I'm in Washington county.
@@rebeccaching5928 Wonderful climate for growing food there, and plenty of local customers. I’m grateful that so many small farmers bring produce to the coast. Thank you for encouraging people to check into what’s available locally. It’s beneficial for so many reasons!
"We", found only part of the cause. Parkinson's is not all that difficult to understand when you apply simple root cause analysis and boolean logic. It is a neurological condition. The nervous system can be compared to an automobile's electrical system. The car's communication wires and bundles require plastic insulation, in the human body the nerve pathways also require insulation made from lipids or fats. Plastic by the way is also made from fats. So in both cases a breakdown in the insulation creates short circuiting and a breakdown in electrical pathways which inhibits proper communication and function.
The human body requires proper lipids and cholesterol in order to build and maintain nervous system insulation. Polyunsaturated fats and cholesterol blocking drugs inhibit the process by reducing available healthy and usable lipids within the body. Now how do chemicals play into this problem? Simple, petroleum based chemicals are naturally attracted to and absorbed by lipids. If the lipid is in the nervous system, then the chemical can create a breakdown of its function as an insulator.
Now if you continue to follow the logic, then a diet rich in healthy mono saturated lipids should reverse the neurological malfunction. And looking into it I discovered that there is much empirical evidence showing that Keto based diets dramatically improve and reverse neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Who would have guessed?
For people who I know, I recommend cleaning up their exposure and intake of petroleum based chemicals, including those requiring prescriptions, and letting food be their medicine, and do no more harm to their body. Also cut out seed fats which are highly processed and often contain traces of dangerous toxins and solvents that can be absorbed readily by the nerve's insulation or myelin sheath. And then I recommend going on some form of the keto diet so as to get plenty of healthy lipids. Just a thought from a logical perspective.
My father was an anesthesiologist at Stanford and mom an artist. Both played golf at Stanford Golf Course. Mom got PMR and had to take Prednisone for decades and developed Alzheimer's. Her golf friend wife of a plastic surgeon there got severe rhematism around same time mom got PMR. I have always wondered if it was pesticides or herbicides at the golf course.
Agree absolutely there had to be pesticides
lived in my property for 35 yrs this July. Every dog died of cancer or brain tumors. We never use any chemicals in the lawn bc we’ve had children also. Neighbors all around us stay their lawns for weeds, now mosquitoes and not to mention what is being sprayed by planes from the air. It will be interesting to see what my 2 yr old will come up with when she’s old. We have also learned the damages of dry dog food. Anyway, we all need to get rid of these toxic chemicals in the house and outside
I also have the worst looking lawn in the neighborhood. And proud of it. I refuse to turn my yard into a toxic waste dump.
I once spoke to a British Parkinson's consultant about my mother's condition. He was admirably frank, and said, 'look, you could learn absolutely everything there is to know about Parkinson's disease in a fortnight'.
Holy cow
I don't get the comment--did he mean there was a lot to learn, or you could learn everything about it?
@@travelinggirl6681 They don't know an awful lot about it, what they do know could be studied in a fortnight.
@@travelinggirl6681 means we know little to nothing about it which makes sense because we know so little about the brain. But we are advancing much faster now.
before molecular biology
Someone asked what drug causes Parkinson's-like symptoms. Tramadol can cause serious tremors. I'm told by a nurse that 2/3 of patients have bad reactions to Tramadol.
I don't know if it's quite 2/3, but definitely tramadol is the cause of many drug side effects
I agree with the your beliefs about plastic containers, the world should go back to glass containers , just like in the 1950s.
my mom and brother have parkinsons- we grew up on a farm- our neighbored used pesticides- it was paraquat- and that is the leading pesticide they are researching - it is still on the market in the US
Hi Doc,
How does a person know if they are buying "fake" organic foods?
Thanks!
"Dust is not benign" will change my procrastinating cleaning habits.
My dear friend, who lived for years as a raw foodist on a health compound with a famous vegan teacher and author, died in her fifties from colon cancer. Last thing I would have expected.
Carnivore diet. Is supposedly the way to go now or at least Keto..
As a Parkinson's patient, I wish you had more time to discuss the fact that there is no cure for it. They can only treat the symptoms. As you mentioned they are many possible causes for Parkinsons. I went through a long process that the DOE has for patients that have developed certain cancers and Parkinson's. Of course, you must have worked at certain facilities run by the DOE, specifically certain buildings or areas. This is a long story but by spending hrs. and hrs. doing research on my own along with my Neurologist and the DOE website it was due to the amount of time that I spent as a welder and the specific types of material welded and used.
At age 74 I'm living alone on combined not-enough-invested savings and Social Security for a total of $2,500 a month. My grocery expenses are over $500 a month because I buy as much organic and healthy foods as I can find. Fresh produce is not the most nutritious; fresh frozen is. I even regularly buy eggs from organic, pasture-raised hens at $6 a dozen. I grow my own strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries with nothing but carefully curated compost that I collect (no municipal wood chips or mulch). I no longer plant a vegetable garden; too hard with a heart condition. If I can afford organic, most people can.
My Dad has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He used Round Up every where in his yard so very often.
I add a lot of chemical exposures in the navy, including my hands were bathed in TCE. Decades later, I have daily intractable migraine with some cognitive impairment I figure I’m doomed. the neurologist who has helped me dial the pain back is also somewhat close lipped on my test results.
A suggestion based on prior experience, please get a second opinion. Very important
Dude, lots of things out there you can take. NAC, for one. Zeolite.
I'm sorry you are suffering so much, and I hope you can find more help.
As to your test results, you absolutely have the right to those, so please insist he come clean and be completely forthright with you.
I had severe migraines for 30 years, and struggle with memory loss as a result, but am getting better now as I age, not worse. What stopped my migraines was when I started supplementing with magnesium, and potassium, bio available b-complex, high dose coQ12, and high dose (180 mg) pure melatonin in capsule form. My husband had a cerebellum blockage that triggered mini strokes every day for 9 months...after doing research on melatonin, I started him on 60 mg melatonin ( 1 capsule) at night...and no improvement, no improvement at 120 mg, but when he went up to 180 mg, the mini strokes stopped. As long as kept taking 180 mg, he had NO more brain issues...unless we ran out of melatonin...and the mini strokes returned. Obviously, we learned not to ever run out again! So I started taking 180 mg myself, and it’s a game changer for me as well. 60 mg melatonin capsules are available on amazon. Do not use melatonin tablets...it’s a fragile substance and the mechanical pressure used in tablet manufacture can destroy the melatonin.
I recommend NAC 1200mg a day Milk thistle extract at 200mg daily plus Sun Chlorella to detox your system and protect from new toxins . Chlorella was used in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster even and it's a natural food supplements
For a long time, it’s been known that Parkinsons cases are well above national averages for those living close to fields that get crop dusting, particularly when two different chemicals are applied aerially in fairly rapid succession. Halting that agricultural practice would surely decrease incidence, and the chemicals used on the crops that result in this malady should be readily identifiable since they’re purchased by name and used by the ton.
Glyphosphate, the main active ingredient in Roundup, a herbicide, was already noted as a carcinogen, yet is still being sold for home garden use, as well as millions of gallons sold annually to farmers. The stuff becomes less effective as plants develop immunity to it, and then the strategy is to combine it with other toxins. The synergistic effect of multiple toxins being used in combination is rarely studied, and entirely unregulated.
Thanks for this video Dr. Kaveh, down-to-earth and most informative. A dreadful disease.
“we have incredible ability to overcome many of these “diseases- I believe this also .
Years ago I read that in the Silicone Valley there was an overwhelmingly high amount of children with Autism.
My sister in law has Parkinson’s .She has had it since she was 42 she’s 59 and it has progressed.She can’t walk much now. I pray for a cure. She has nurses now to help her. She also had the brain surgery at Stanford University and it helped for awhile but now it’s not helping. They put a device to monitor her. I feel sad that she has had this and has raised a son since he was newborn she has had this terrible disease.
I'm sorry to hear that! Lions Mane mushroom which you can buy as supplement has some research on neurogenesis rebuilding of brain nerves .
I highly recommend NMN or NR which boost NAD levels as most sick people have low NAD levels . A great company for NMN is Do Not Age. It should be taken with TMG though.
Another NAD booster is NR which is slighter cheaper, for some NR works and some NMN works. A good company for NR is Xtend-life product called NR6 which has all its co factors in one product too.
Xtend-life Serene Saffron product may help with mood and sleep too. I suggest their omega 3 fish oil and Tumeric product to help with inflammation. You can get longvida tumeric from elsewhere too which is shown to reach brain which may reduce inflammation there.
Boosting glutathione is something I recommend for anyone with Parkinsonian diseases or any illness as most have low levels . An excellent product is NAC at 1200mg for such chronic conditions. It will boost glutathione levels .
The never version is GlyNac which is NAC with Glycine which may be more potent , but NAC is a good start and very safe.
COQ10 Ubiquinol has shown people with PSP which Is one of the most severe Parkinsonian diseases over a year helped their movements at 1200mg . It can get costly though.
Other therapies that may help is hyperbaric oxygen therapy if the lungs are healthy , many respond to that well.
This things may not cure the illness but I believe they can slow down progression and improve the condition.
The final best option is stem cells therapy, which is the most costly one , it can make the condition stable like not get worse and give little improvement.
Vitamin D with K2 MK7 variant is important too as people with Parkinson's often are indoors and this can improve their immune system and prevent infection.
I learned this things through years of trial and errors treating my mother rare form of Parkinsonian called PSP which made her stiff and she could not move her eyes even and choked often and only this natural supplements helped reducing this episodes.
I hope this helps . Lots of new research is underway which links Tau protein with this conditions which is linked with Alzheimer's too .
Stay positive people!
Gluten may hurt the gut lining where 1/2 of dopamine is made. NO gluten/dairy/soy/sugar/GMO may help. Gluten is in wheat/barley/rye...oats/corn/rice. Rice is low in gluten. Wild rice has no gluten. Hidden gluten may hurt. LDN may help. Milk thistle/dandelion may help detox.
Dr John Gray cured his PD with Lithium OROTATE a very safe cheap mineral. Namaste 🙏
I live in Jamaica.I am a 66yr old female.Was diagnosed with PD 10 yrs ago.I used to spray PHYRO @ crocker lizards a lot.,I also had dental fillings.
The struggle is real..I use COCONUT OIL & take levidopa.
Am prayimg for a miracle..
You are such an amazing educator! Thank you for breaking down these technical topics, while wrapping the intimate connections found in the human spirit.
The open window thing. What if your neighbors spray their lawns with pollutants?
I use a disposable pleated paper A.C. filter with a high rating and have started changing it once a month even though the directions say you can use it for up to 3 months. I keep the windows closed most of the time - unfortunately we're near a main road. We need to change our societal culture so that our lawns can be natural, not needing chemicals. Impossible here since I'll never convince my 800 fellow condo owners of this. Also, new upholstered furniture can off gas. It just goes on and on.
I was given Demoral once in the hospital after back surgery. I had terrifying hallucinations 11:58 , both visual and auditory. I thought I was losing my mind. After two injections a refused any more of that medicine. No more problems. I will never let them come near me with that drug again!
I grew in the small city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada from 1949 to 1966, which sat on the south shore of Lake Huron.. It was the endpoint of the cross-Canada oil pipelines, and was dubbed the Chemical Valley of Canada and housed all the major oil refineries, Dow Chemical, Polymer Chemical and more. You knew when the wind blew from the south. It was surrounded on three sides by agricultural land. In those days the effects of pesticides were unknown. The air therefore was a soup of bad stuff. In 2019, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. No surprise.
Thank you! It's not just the water it's also the plastic.. I suggest people do their research and see the amount of propane to make the plastic that is used. After a horrible illness of almost 2 years for a family member we made so many changes and did so much research on the dangers of plastic.
My father was heavy all his life, until at 80 or so my mother decided to put him on a diet, which turned out to be mostly wheat and skim milk, despite his lactose intolerance. After about a year he had lost over 100 pounds and become forgetful. Not long afterwards he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
toxins are stored in fat, when u diet it releases the toxins. You forgot to mention he also got older. It comes with age.
MY SISTER is in the last stage of Parkinson's disease. I always wonder if one specific chemical she sometimes worked with back in the 70's was a contributing factor, if not the direct cause of her condition. I know it was a cleaning solution the plant used for metal objects and she would tell me how it burned to breathe it in. She was provided no air filtration of any kind by the plant.
If you live in the UK I get a huge box of mixed organic veg for 22.00 a week, plastic free: the taste is amazing and I spend no more a week on shopping.
That's fantastic to hear!
My biochemistry professor said that acid reflux is caused by insufficient stomach acid not excess stomach acid.
A neurologist recommended .... Coenzyme Q10, Magnesium, B2 & B Complex for migraines when did not have medical coverage and could not afford prescription meds ..... it has worked like a charm.... he said it was important to take B2 & B Complex( complete) as taking the B2 alone would deplete other B's.
Most illnesses & diseases have been the result of contaminants. And no, it's not by coincidence.
My mom was diagnosed at 42. She died at 60. I tried ti figure out her exposure to chemicals. She used a hairspray very often. It left a metal taste in your mouth. We always ran away when she started spraying her hair. She also had a bridge for her teeth made from some metal and amalgam fillings. I was wondering if MJ Fox used lots of hairspray in the movies?
From the looks of it some hairspray use TCE.
What do you think was responsible for Neil Diamond s diagnosis?
The Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has Parkinson's. He worked as a welder in a shipyard as a young man for a couple of years. Some in that industry think they have a higher incidence and that the exposure to the heated metals could have been the cause of his PD.