PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© August 2019, LD Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All information in
this article is for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure
of any disease or health condition.
I. INTRODUCTION
About 6.2
million people around the world suffer from ParkinsonŐs disease. It is a debilitating and usually fatal
illness that involves degeneration of the nervous system. It usually occurs in people over the age
of 60, and is somewhat more common in men than in women.
II. SYMPTOMS
Early
symptoms include a tremor or shaking of the hand that becomes progressively
worse. Also common is a particular
difficulty walking where the person must take small steps to keep balanced.
Also, the
body may become more stiff or rigid, especially the facial expression that
begins to look like a mask because there are reduced facial expressions. There can also be problems with
coordination, speech and other activities. Constipation is also often present.
Later
symptoms include depression, anxiety, sleep problems and dementia.
III. THE CAUSES FOR PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
According to
medical science, the cause for ParkinsonŐs disease is not known. However, hair analysis research
indicates that the causes are chronic manganese or lead toxicity. Other nutrient deficiencies and constipation
also play a role.
MANGANESE AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
According
to an interesting recent study, ParkinsonŐs disease is linked to elevated
manganese in the brain. Manganese
is an essential trace element.
However, it must be in a bioavailable form.
Other
compounds of manganese, such as oxide forms (MnO6), are very toxic and common
in the environment. We call this
form of manganese an amigo. For details, read The Amigos
- Manganese, Iron and Aluminum.
Sources of
toxic manganese. Manganese is
added to our gasoline today, ever since lead was removed in the 1970s. Therefore, there is a significant
chance that millions worldwide are exposed to higher levels of manganese. Manganese miners, welders and some
metal workers are also exposed to manganese in their workplace.
Excessive
levels of manganese are also common in some well water, especially some
drinking water supplies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This is reflected on hair analysis
charts of those who bath or drink the water. One town, Spenser, Massachusetts, was sued by those harmed
by the town water supply. So
manganese toxicity is far more widespread than one might imagine.
Journal report. An important medical article concerning
ParkinsonŐs disease appeared in the Journal of Occupational Environmental Medicine in
2006. This is a well-known
journal. Here are some of the
major points in the article:
1. ParkinsonŐs bears striking
resemblance to a disease of manganese miners called Ňmanganese madnessÓ. This affects some 450,000 welders and
others in America and around the world who are exposed to manganese in various
ways.
2. Doctors were able to ŇcureÓ one
woman of ParkinsonŐs disease by administering just one dose of the drug
para-aminosalicylic acid or PAS.
This drug can remove some manganese from the body. It is an older tuberculosis drug that
is used rarely because of its many adverse effects or side effects.
Adverse
effects of this drug include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and rarely
anemia because the drug interferes with B12 absorption. Allergic reactions to the drug are also
common and include chills, fever, skin rashes and other general symptoms of
malaise. The drug must be stopped
in these cases.
The womanŐs
symptoms of trouble walking and writing and a mask-like appearance with poor
coordination disappeared with one dose of PAS and she has remained well for 17
years since 1987. This is quite
unheard of for ParkinsonŐs disease.
In at least 80 other cases, the same thing has occurred.
3. It appears that manganese may be a
specific toxin for the basal ganglia, the part of the brain affected in
ParkinsonŐs disease. It appears
that, at least in early cases, the manganese toxicity does not kill the cells
outright, but merely disables them.
Thus, if the manganese can be removed, healing can occur.
IV. DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH WITH PARKINSONŐS
DISEASE
We have
helped a few people with early ParkinsonŐs disease. Often, they have a manganese imbalance on their first or on
a later hair mineral test as manganese is eliminated from their bodies.
Types of
manganese imbalances on a hair test. Identifying manganese imbalance is often not easyÓ
1. One may
initially have no imbalance with manganese. A year or more of a corrective program may be needed before
excessive manganese begins to be eliminated from the body through the hair so
that we observe its presence. This
is common.
2. One may
have what is called a poor eliminator pattern involving manganese. This is a hair tissue manganese level
less than about 0.02 mg%. It means
one has difficulty eliminating excess and toxic forms of manganese from the
body. To understand this pattern
better, please read The Poor Eliminator Pattern
on this website.
3. Manganese
may be elevated.
4. Iron or
aluminum may be either elevated or show poor eliminator patterns. This is also associated with manganese
imbalance. For more information
about the connection between iron, manganese and aluminum, read the article on
this website entitled Manganese, Iron and
Aluminum.
REMOVING MANGANESE FROM THE BODY
Removing
toxic manganese from the body is not easy. However, a development program will do this. We find that most people eliminate some
during their development program.
Removal
often requires up to 10 years or more on a program because it is often not one
of the first minerals to be eliminated.
In addition, we find that constipation, lack of rest and other imbalances must be
corrected in ParkinsonŐs cases, as in all cases of ailments of a chronic
nature, for the best results.
OTHER TOXIC METALS AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
Dr.
Paul E. Eck spoke about the role of lead in some cases of ParkinsonŐs
disease. He had an interesting
case of a man who fueled jet aircraft for many years. The man was exposed to leaded fuel
fumes over many years.
On
a development program, lead began to be eliminated in large quantity. At one point, if the patient took a
bath, when the water was let out of the tub, it left a ring of lead on the tub
wall that could be scraped off with oneŐs fingernail.
Thus
it appears that ParkinsonŐs disease, like certain other illnesses such as ADHD
and many others, may have more than a single cause.
A RECENT PARKINSONŐS DISEASE HAIR CHART (July
2019)
Recently,
we reviewed a hair mineral test of a 72-year-old woman with ParkinsonŐs
disease. Her test revealed a hair
manganese level of 0.013 mg%, which is a poor eliminator pattern. Interestingly, a hair test 10 years ago
had revealed a very high hair manganese level. She had not followed a development program between the time of these tests.
She also had
a poor eliminator pattern for iron of 0.8 mg%. She also had an elevated aluminum level (0.59 mg%). Iron and aluminum imbalances often
accompany manganese imbalance. All
are highly inflammatory and highly toxic compounds of these minerals.
She also had
an unusual mineral pattern we call Ôhell bentŐ. It is a very fast oxidation rate with a sodium/potassium
ratio greater than 10.
Her hair
test also revealed elevated mercury (0.055 mg%) and elevated nickel (0.039
mg%). For the mineral values we
use, go to Mineral Ideals.
V. OTHER TOPICS
SAUNAS AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
Including
daily lamp sauna therapy with a nutritional balancing program greatly enhances
the effectiveness of the program and appears to be very safe, cost-effective
and a comfortable therapy. The
sauna greatly enhances the circulation and warms the body a few degrees. In most cases, this enhances enzymatic
activity, decongests the internal organs and greatly improves oxygenation and
hydration of the body.
In addition,
near infrared rays penetrate into the organs and even the skull to further
enhance the healing effects of the sauna.
Infrared has many other benefits that are described in the book, Sauna Therapy.
Once the
sauna is set up, the operating cost is minimal if the sauna is
powered by three or four reddish heat lamps, the only type we
recommend. Lamp saunas can be
built for under $400.00 or purchased for as little as $700.00. We offer free plans to build a
sauna on this website, and a list of those who sell near
infrared lamp saunas, as well.
Far infrared
saunas or traditional saunas are not as effective as the lamps.
Children
under age 5 should not go in saunas, however, because their sweating mechanisms
are not fully developed.
ANXIETY HELPED BY LECITHIN
In addition
to a standard development program, at times ParkinsonŐs patients experience
anxiety that can be quite severe. If
this occurs, adding lecithin, up to 8 tablespoons of granules or 8 1200 mg
capsules daily may be helpful.
Lecithin,
which contains inositol and choline, is calming because choline is the
precursor for acetylcholine, a calming neurotransmitter. Lecithin seems have other beneficial
effects, as well.
This can be
more effective than adding more calcium, magnesium or zinc for these
clients. For details, read Lecithin.
References
ŇTuberculosis drug PAS may cure
ParkinsonsŐs-like illnessÓ, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, June 7, 2006,
15-37.
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