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Originally Posted by badboy99
Satwar Thanks for your excellent responses. I'm going to follow your suggestion and bump up my dose. I'll let you know how it goes. I will also make some diet adjustments. How long at 6 to 8 tablespoons before you realized it was the oil kicking in and improving your situation?
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Please keep in mind that everyone is different, and will respond differently. I'm looking back in my diary and some of the non-PD improvements (clear mind, positive mood) became apparent after 2 weeks. I also had my first episode of cessation of right hand tremor, which lasted several hours. The fading of my right hand tremor has not been a linear improvement, but I can now look forward to a significant portion of each new day without tremor, as long as I remain stress free. My remaining challenge is to see if my tremor will become more resistant to stress. I have to keep reminding myself that PD took 23 years (diagnosed for 13 years) to get to where I am today, so it may take a few years to repair that damage. I'm not waiting for a miracle, and am thankful for what I have already achieved. The certainty of living in a wheel chair in the future has become a little less certain in these past few months.
The coconut oil gave me a beach-head to launch my battle against PD. I had my blood work done after about 1 1/2 months and the results gave me the courage to make a lifetime commitment to coconut oil. Then I consulted with a nutritionist to get my diet plan and help me in getting my weight down.
It is really quite a juggling act, trying to lose weight, and decrease my tremor, and eat nutritious meals. My first attempt at reducing my weight on my own failed miserably. I was almost disabled by my tremor. Fortunately a good well balanced meal with carbohydrate pulled me out of the tremor. The meal planning by a nutritionist has now solved that problem.
Good Luck. And take it slow on increasing the dosage, it can cause intestinal distress.
I should also mention I take omega 3 oil because coconut oil does not have any. I take a number of other supplements but have not seen any improvement to my symptoms like I did with coconut oil.