If You Are Suffering From... Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects your movement. It develops gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. But while a tremor may be the most well-known sign of Parkinson's disease, the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement1.

I have no personal experience with Parkinson's (aside from having friends with the Disease) so all of the suggestions herein are aggregated from other trusted sources.  That said, the rationale for trying the recommended alternative therapies can be found herein. 

If you are suffering from Parkinson's Disease and are looking for alternative and non-mainstream therapies, the following recommendations are recommended by Dr. Perlmutter and the Mayo Clinic:

Diet (See Grain Brain, by Dr. Perlmutter for specific recommendations)
Exercise
Sleep
Acupuncture
Massage
Stretching
Meditative Breathing
Dietary Supplements (See Grain Brain, by Dr. Perlmutter for specific recommendations)

Also, read the following article by Dr. Perlmutter on Parkinson's (click here)

1 Mayo Clinic

Dr. Perlmutter on Parkinson's Disease

Researching Dr. Perlmutter's approach to Parkinson's Disease for a friend, I came across a blog post called What I Wish Everyone Knew About Parkinson's Disease by Dr. Perlmutter.  Click here for the blog post.

The Goods (Recommendation) - Grain Brain

Late one night a few months ago, as I flipped through the TV channels, I stopped at the KPBS station (San Diego's PBS affiliate) to watch a show about diet and neurological health.  The speaker was Dr. David Perlmutter, a neurologist, who advocated a new and revolutionary approach to neurological disease (including but not limited to Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS, and Autism).  His approach, which is not mainstream but is backed by a number of scientific studies, largely focuses on diet as a means to prevent, slow down, and/or treat these neurological diseases.

Intrigued, I bought Dr. Perlmutter's book, Grain Brain.  In Grain Brain, Dr. Perlmutter discusses leading theories on the causes of many neurological diseases (primarily gluten and carbohydrate related) and scientific studies on several non-mainstream therapies for these diseases.  The conclusions are simple - stop eating gluten and refined carbohydrates and start eating brain foods.

Interested to find out if Dr. Perlmutter's recommendations could help with my issues (though they were never medically identified as neurological), I experimented with most of his recommendations with noticeable success.  Most of these experiments are already or will be discussed herein at some point, so stay tuned.  But in the meantime, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Grain Brain.