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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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phytochemicals
...are simply compounds produced by plants. They are looking more and more like they are key to avoiding degenerative diseases. If one looks at this objectively, it makes perfect sense. If my hairy little ancestors were evolving in a jungle full of plants making powerful toxins to drive away insects and ancestor "A" had the ability to use those chemicals to further her own health and ancestor "B" did not, it would be logical that I would have more genes from A and these plants would be good for me.
Curcumin, tea, ginseng, quercetin, ashwagandha, all show promise. They are not a cure but they may be a toolkit.
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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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