Phil Gattis

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Of  course I’m disabled.  That’s a term that accurately describes my situation as a veteran receiving a disability benefit as a result of my military service .  I don’t stress out because of labeling.  I’m still me, and I love myself, and my wife/caregiver, children, church brothers and sisters, and many others love and support me.  So why shou…[Read more]

My neurologist also suggested that I try to consume any alcohol earlier in the evening, as it kinda wreaks heck on my sleep pattern, while Melatonin fits well into my body’s natural sleep pattern.

I take a cup of Yogi Bedtime tea, which includes valerian root extract, along with a 10mg Melatonin, which starts with a strong effect, then levels off to a continuous release.

I brew another cup of the tea, which I put on my dresser to drink if/when I awake at night & get up to pee.  This was my neurologist’s suggestion, & it works well, h…[Read more]

I’m a fairly regular attendee of the oldest Parkinson’s support group in the US.  PDSGMHV stands for Parkinson’s Disease Support Group in the Mid-Hudson Valley.  I always come out of a meeting comforted and energized.

Valerian tea, people!  I mean it!

at bedtime, I take 10mg Melatonin

and in addition, a cup of valerian tea.

I brew an additional cup to take cold if/when I awake in the night to help me get back to sleep.

This is almost a failsafe regimen for me.

Christmas was very blessed.

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I’ve been taking Turmeric for several years now.  It very nicely replaced an NSAID in controlling pain/inflammation.  Long-term NSAID use has its danger of side effects, so that in itself makes it worth it.  However, a cure for Parkinson’s it is not.

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My mother had Parkinson’s.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306987/

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/266486/reporting

perhaps the most helpful I’ve found:

Gut Health and the NU-AGE Mediterranean Diet

but it’s mostly over my head.

I can’t see how to start a new forum.  I think this potential breakthrough deserves one, although there doesn’t seem to be enough information to research it further.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/scientists-identify-gut-bacteria-linked-to-neurodegenerative-conditions/

Is this what he’s talking about?  https://www.amazon.com/sesamin/s?k=sesamin

What helped us is that, from early on, we realized that it isn’t my diagnosis, but *our* diagnosis, and we are a team fighting this thing called Parkinson’s.  She is with me at every appointment.  We discuss every change in medication and routine.

For example, I started getting up 10 minutes earlier in order to facilitate 15 minutes of P…[Read more]

My mother had Parkinson’s.

2nd most important treatment is humor.  my current favorite one-liner:  “I’m having short-term memory loss; I’ll talk to you next week.”

most important treatment: exercise

However, C/L initially helped reduce symptoms significantly, so I hesitate to drop Rx treatment, but I rank it in 3rd place.