Topics discussed during the support group gathering today:
- Potential value of light therapy to potentially make it possible to reduce the dosage required for medications and improve cognitive functioning.
- Explanation of the difference between diffuse light therapy and laser light therapy as treatments for Parkinson’s symptoms. [Be sure to read the explanation of the differences on the Updates From Robert page here on the member websites.
- Encouragement from me to listen to my radio show interview with Warren Kramer from Macrobiotics New England – [posted here on the radio show page here]. Many rich and practical suggestions were offered that you need to hear!
- Considerable discussion for the value of a vegan diet as therapy for Parkinson’s symptoms. Several encouraging reports from members were discussed.
- A recommendation to watch Knives over Forks, a DVD about vegetarian diets.
- Discussion of MRIs – pros and cons – and how to tolerate to closed spaces that this diagnostic places you in.
- Ideas for healing infections using herbs rather than resorting to antibiotics.
- Multi-faced causes of Parkinson’s symptoms.
- Issues involving providers who pitch a “cure” on their website for Parkinson’s.
- Use of high doses of B1 as therapy for Parkinson’s symptoms.
Robert