PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© January 2023, 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 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. CAUSES OF PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
According to
medical science, the cause for ParkinsonŐs disease is not known. However, mineral analysis research
indicates that the cause is toxic metal poisoning. Metals that may be involved are toxic forms of manganese,
aluminum, nickel, lithium and/or lead. Other nutrient deficiencies and constipation also play
a role.
MANGANESE AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
According
to an interesting recent study, ParkinsonŐs disease is linked to excessive
toxic compounds of 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.
The group we
call the Rogues may also use toxic forms of manganese
as a weapon to sicken people.
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.
The report said some others have also received help this way.
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 several 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. Several years or more of the development program are usually
needed. Then a retest reveals an
increase in manganese as it is eliminated from the body through the hair and skin. This is a
common situation.
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, the development programs we set up will do
this. In fact, most people
eliminate some manganese 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.
For best results, we find that constipation,
lack of rest and other imbalances must be corrected. This is true for ParkinsonŐs cases, and in other cases of chronic
ailments.
OTHER TOXIC METALS AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
Dr.
Paul 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 gasoline
fumes over many years.
On
a mineral balancing 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. Symptoms improved
after the lead elimination occurred.
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 ideal mineral values
we use, visit Mineral Ideals.
V. OTHER TOPICS
SAUNAS AND PARKINSONŐS DISEASE
Including
daily lamp sauna therapy with the development 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.
Sauna use,
or at least the use of a reddish heat lamp each day for an hour, 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 article Sauna Therapy and 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
reddish heat 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 10 tablespoons of granules or 10
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
ParkinsonŐs-like illnessÓ, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, June 7, 2006,
15-37.
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