Gou Teng might be a Good Ting

Ever heard of "Gou Teng"? Me neither until today. Then I had to research it on the net and here is what I found.

Traditional Chinese medicine might offer relief to PWP - maybe. Read this

Sounds Good, right? Well, read this. Maybe not so great.

What to do? What to do?

Well, at the moment, my yang is overpowering my yin. So I ordered four bottles of the stuff.

What have I got to lose?

$58.00, that's what.

I will keep you apprised.

Don't Think I WIll Try It!!!

Weighed myself today. Down 8 pounds and I eat like a you know what. It's the result of walking every day for an hour, at 4:30AM?

Why walk? It's enjoyable, even in winter. Plus, exercise is thought to contribute significantly to a slowing down of the progression of PD.

Why 4:30 AM? Why not? There's nothing on TV and insomnia is a symptom of PD. I don't have insomnia but the number of hours I can sleep is about 5-6 and I always wake up at 4AM. So I walk and weight loss is just a happy side effect of that which I must do to help my brain.

But wait! there is another method of slowing the progression of PD while at the same time losing weight. It is fasting. Read an interesting article in The Guardian. Scientists have apparently found that fasting can help protect against brain diseases such as Altzheimer's and PD.

Who knew? Who cares!

All's Well that Starts Well

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks because I have had nothing to say. Everything seems to be fine. My only noticeable symptoms are a shaking finger, if I point to something, occasional difficulty in expressing myself, and difficulty in handwriting (good excuse to get Dragon Naturally Speak). I can't explain the rush of symptoms following diagnosis. Some may well have been all in my head (of course they are, it a brain problem, idiot, but you know what I mean). However most were absolutely real, I just happen to be in a lull. Let's hope the "lull" lasts a long time. I am feeling optimistic. At present I don't know how fast the condition is progressing because the drugs control the symptoms so well.

Keep checking back. You never know when I have something further to say.