Hello all,

My dad is visiting from NY and I'm very sad to say his tremors in his left arm and leg are getting worse. He is on Sinemt I think 4 tablets a day. He has also tried other mess and he says nothing works. Dies anyone have suggestions as to what might help his tremors, even natural alternative treatments? Thanks very much

Hi Has he tried chewing on natural raw organic pumpkin seeds from a health food store (should be green color)

Has that been shown to reduce tremors? Hard to believe.... Thanks AB

Aunt Bean,
I'm intrigued. What is it in pumpkin seeds that can reduce Parkinson's tremors?
Thank you
Norton

Yes, I am intrigued. How does that work?

Pumpkin seeds are an excellant source of tryptophan and glutamate. Tryptophans convert into seratonin and niacin. Seratonin is a beneficial nerochemical (nature's
sleeping pill) Tryptophan is a precursor of B Complex vites.
Glutamate is required in the synthesis of y-amino butyric acid(GABA) an anti-stress
neurochemical in the brain.
They are a good source of Vit E antioxidant, protecting cells from free-radicals
Also, source of B Complex Vites that work as cofactors for various enzymes during cellular metabolism. They enhance GABA activity INSIDE the brain
Raw Pumpkin seeds also contain essential minerals...copper, manganeese, potasium, calcium,iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium.
They help cut the risk of prostate and ovarian cancers, and have a role in preventing diabetic kidney disease
They seem to have the effect of reducing tremor in several PD'rs I know...
scientifically....don't know if there have been clinical trials using them
They are an important ingredient in the Fava Bean Sprout Balls we make and devour
around here for our PD symptoms....try a couple handfuls a day as a snack or ground into meal and put in cereal or peanut butter.....report what you notice with them..

Hi,

I have been diagnosed only a few months ago with PD. Currently taking Propranolol only (40mg twice daily) This completely stops tremors.

I know it is early days yet but Propranolol may help. Certainly I intend to continue with this for as long as possible.

hope this helps.

Welcome Geoffe,
excuse me, but have you PD or essential tremor? Because as far as I know, normally, propranolol is not prescribed for PD.
What kind of symptoms have you ? Resting tremor, stiffness and bradykinesia? or some other? Are the arms swinging when you walk ?
This issue interests me very much, because I had the tremor (of action) as the symptom of onset, and the right arm doesn't swings too much when I walked.
It is now about five years since I received PD diagnosis and now has added a bit of bradykinesia, but with Neupro Stalevo and other supplements I still can work, and my workmates don't know about my PD, yet.

If Propanolol works well for PD, I will go tomorrow to ask to my doc an explanation.

Many thanks Geoffe.

I am 70 and have tremors primarily on my left side and the best thing I ever did was get a rocking chair, just an ordinary wooden rocking chair. I sit and cross my legs, right thigh over left thigh in my case, place my tremoring hand between my two thighs - this has the effect of dampening the tremors - and then I rock. The rocking motion sort of "drowns out" the tremors and as long as I keep rocking I am virtually tremor free. Through experimentation, you will find other configurations of legs and hands that allow you to shift positions and still get the same effect. I can't tell you what a comfort it is to know there is a place I can go where my symptoms will virtually disappear, even if only temporarily.
Curem

I have been told (don't understand it though) that crossing say your right hand to left foot makes some change in your energy channels. When I am walking and tired or my l-dopa is low and I need to take some...my left arm may stop swinging and even come up and look like a puppy begging in front of me. If I take hold of my left hand by the wrist with my other hand and stretch it as far as it can go out past my right shoulder, it will go down by my side and begin to swing normally again..at least for a while (til I take my fava tops tincture and get jumpstarted again