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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,772
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one more tip
Well, two I guess. I worked outdoors all my life an summer heat is something you learn to respect. It WILL kill you. Also, once you do overheat, you are sensitized for week afterwards.
A tip that is counter-intuitive is that if you are going to be out in the sun, wear longsleeves and pants, a hat, and even gloves. You will never see a farmer, for example, wearing a short sleeve shirt to the fields in summer. The reason is that you absorb far more heat from the sun on the exposed skin than you can ever hope to shed. But if you are going to be hot in the shade, just the opposite applies.
In both cases, a light canvas hat that you can wet and wring out works wonders, too.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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