Category Archives: adrenal exhaustion

Zeolite and Parkinson’s

adrenal exhaustion, detoxes

Congratulations on finishing Road to Recovery from Parkinsons Disease and thank you for making this available to those who are in need of help with the “charms” of PD. I have a question about Zeolite and Parkinson’s.

It has been 14 months since I was diagnosed and I shared this news with you when it was confirmed. My journey has made me try mirapex for l0 months which made me feel worse than the symptoms I had at the time mainly the fatigue. I stopped the mirapex three weeks ago and started amantadiine twice a day since then. I feel better being off of mirapex but I do not feel normal.  The fatigue has lifted somewhat, I can stay up longer hours however I am still slow in movement, bad handwriting, constipation, mask, left leg trembles at times, back pain when I walk. I do eat a healthy diet and keep a good attitude most of the time. I still drive a car but just locally, no long trips. I challenge my brain with reading, scrabble games, chess games and going out to lunch often.

My sister bought me some “Zeolite” to try to see if it will help me. I read some good things about it so far on the internet. It makes sense to me the reasoning to cleanse the body of toxins so that the body is enabled to heal itself. Your outline of your researched book makes ablot of sense to me and made the lightbulb in my head turn on!!! I am going to try the Zeolite starting Monday morning taking it in a glass of water three times a day dropping 10 drops of it each time. If you have any feedback you can share with me on Zeolite, I would appreciate it.

Terry

Response:

It is wonderful to hear from you and to learn more about your journey back to health.

Zeolite was highly recommended as a detox by one doctor I interviewed, Lyn Hanshew, MD which I discuss in Road to Recovery. Dr. Hanshew is convinced it will make a big difference to the symptoms of Parkinsons.

Doctors I have interviewed recommend that you detox very slowly. I have had a surprising number of phone calls from individuals who wound up in the emergency room because their detox regimen was too strong. If you experience symptoms after taking the drops consult with your doctor and consider reducing the number of drops taken each day.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

Sugar Cravings

adrenal exhaustion, sugar cravings

The holiday season is upon us.
Are your sugar cravings up?
The holidays are a great excuse
for indulging yourself in sweats
and other pleasurable pastimes.

I always think so anyway. But
of course, sugar is just as deadly
to your neural networks during the
holidays as it is on your birthday
(unless your birthday falls on the
holidays. Then it is deadlier).

In most cases sugar cravings are
not eating disorders but rather a signal
of hormonal imbalances. If you regularly
answer the body’s call for more sugar,
your symptoms will worsen and you will
feel increasingly lousy.

Let me be clear about the logic here.

  1. Sugar cravings are triggered by hormonal
    imbalances.
  2. The symptoms of Parkinson’s are triggered
    by hormonal imbalances.
  3. There is very likely a connection between
    the intensity of your cravings for sugar and
    the severity of your symptoms.

Sugar cravings suggest that the signaling
system in the body has been short circuited.
When we are tired or depressed — sounds
like the holidays, eh? — our blood sugar
and serotonin levels are too low.

Serotonin is the perfect quick fix for
feeling warm and cozy again. The body
lets us know it needs an immediate
serotonin boast. Sugars and carbohydrates
are the perfect quick fix. They release a
brief burst of serotonin.

Unfortunately, the burst of euphoria is
short lived. Sugar cravings always return.
We eat more sweets to get a serotonin hit.
Remember, this is a sure bet to fix the
problem of being down in the dumps.

Over time, larger doses of sugar are needed
to sustain a tolerable level of serotonin
in the body. It is a downward slope headed
for the valley of depression, disease and
illness.

Why does this happen? The body begins to
produce more and more insulin in response
to the artificially high level of sugar
that is mainlined into the body from the
sweet cravings. As levels of insulin
rise, the body’s resistance to the effects
of insulin increases.

A vicious cycle is born. Increased insulin
resistance causes insulin levels to rise
higher and higher which in turn trigger
stronger and more frequent cravings for
sweets.

Another cause of sweet cravings is adrenal
fatigue which is created by sustained levels
of stress and trauma. Most people with the
symptoms of Parkinson’s have adrenal fatigue.
For some it is a chronic condition. Adrenal
fatigue also signals to the body that it
needs a sugar hit.

I suspect that anyone with the symptoms of
Parkinson’s is especially susceptible to the
seductiveness of sugar and the attraction of
sweets during the holidays.

So you say, so what? What in the world do
I do about it? I have the answer, really.

Sugar cravings are a tough addition
to break. It is not a question of
exerting will over desire. It is a
problem rooted in hormonal imbalances
in the body The solution involves
addressing hormonal imbalances.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

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