That is a miracle - the first I have heard for the DBS
yet I know of a few others that were real and they are not famous people
but they were healed of PD...
thank you! I needed to hear of another...
there is a book called - "Hope Heals: How One Man Conquered Parkinson's"
by William P. Hansen (Author)
Case report
Parkinson's Disease “Don't Become Your Disease!”
http://tinyurl.com/4fhwo4
Opher Caspi MD, , a and Cynthia Thomson P D, RDa
a From The Program in Integrative Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Available online 18 October 1999.
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a common idiopathic neurodegenerative disease affecting an increasing number of elderly people. The disease usually manifests with a classical triad of symptoms (tremor, rigidity, and akinesia) and is considered to be the result of dopamine deficiency in the brain. Among the theories to explain the ethiopathogenecity of Parkinson's disease are some endogenous mechanisms, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, action of excitotoxins, deficient neurotrophic factors, and dysimmunity, and some environmental factors, such as undesirable nutritional status. The cornerstone of Parkinson's disease therapy is the exogenous supplementation of levodopa, the amino acid precursor of dopamine. For most patients, however, this treatment fails over time and other alternative therapies are pursued. The purpose of this paper is to explore the lines of evidence suggesting the roles for Mind–Body medicine, nutrition, and vitamin and herbal supplements in the integrative approach to the medical care of patients with Parkinson's disease. It is proposed that many parkinsonian symptoms can be treated, controlled, and even reversed by adopting such an integrative and comprehensive approach.
Author Keywords: Parkinson's disease, diet, antioxidants, vitamins, mind–body medicine, hypnosis, Ayurvedic medicine, music therapy, alternative medicine, integrative medicine
Article Outline
• Mind–body medicine and parkinson's disease
• Diet and parkinson's disease
• Diet and Oxidants as Potential Etiologic Factors in Parkinson's Disease
• Diet as a Potential Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
• Ayurvedic medicine and parkinson's disease
• Music therapy and parkinson's disease
• Summary
• References
Table 1. Dietary factors that affect clinical response to -dopa medication
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Table 2. Practical dietary guidelines for Parkinsonian patients
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Integrative Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 1999, Pages 37-42