My fiancee was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 3 years ago.
We both would like to explore the best Parkinsons natural remedies.
To make a long story short, he’s made many lifestyle
changes (better dietary choices; no chemicals in his
home; takes soil-based organisms; limits stresses…)
and has been to multiple ND’s as well as MD’s for
interventions.

He’s only tried one conventional medicine, Reserp,
which resulted in severe palpitations. He has refused
all other medications because he believes that this
only addresses the symptoms and not the cause.

This is only a brief synopsis of what’s transpired
over the past few years, but I’m hoping I’ve included
enough info for you.

What can we try to help him recover from this disorder?
Neither of us believe that this “disease” is incurable,
but we are at a loss as to what to try next. Any help
you can send my way would be MOST APPRECIATED.

You have asked a great question. Parkinsons Recovery
is all about identifying a wide variety of natural alternatives
for people to consider who are committed to feeling
better.

You fiancee clearly is on the road to recovery and he
will get better. Keep in mind two realities. First, recovery
is a gradual process which takes time and patience.
You don’t start eating healthy food one week and see
dramatic improvements the next week. It takes the body
time to rejuvenate cells and to heal.

Second, you do not report whether he is seeing any relief
from symptoms. Is he getting worse? Is he the same? Is
he getting better? My guess is that you and he probably
do not know the answer

From the tone of your letter is sounds like you are
both discouraged. It is very possible that he is
actually improving – but neither of you see it. No one
is adept at tracking improvement in symptoms. We
all tend to focus on the problems not the successes.

You use the terms “better dietary choices” which is
an interesting use of terms. You do not say “healthy
dietary choices.” It is possible that while his eating habits are
generally good he may be eating foods he is
allergic to. Keep in mind also that sugar is a
neuro toxin. If he is eating any sugar at all
it will be a challenge to celebrate symptoms relief.

You say he has no chemicals in his home. That
is awesome news. He may however have certain
toxins lodged in the tissues of his body. Most people
do. It is just a question of whether the extent of
exposure is too much for his body to process.

You do not mention hydration. When the body is
adequately hydrated it is able to cleanse itself
of toxins more readily. Naturopath John Coleman recommends
a homeopathic remedy for dehydration called the
aquas. You can find more information at
www.aquas.us

I would venture a guess that a factor
that is aggravating his symptoms is a sustained
and persistent levels of stress and trauma. You say
he “limits” stress, but the truth is that any stress
can have a profound impact on our immune system
and on the health of our neurological system.

So as a final next step to consider, I would recommend
he investigate methods of releasing stress and trauma
that is lodged in the tissues of his body. As long as a
body is in a sustained state of stress the symptoms
will not and cannot resolve. Exploring ways to release
the trauma that is trapped at the cellular level should
rise to the top of the list of Parkinsons natural remedies..

There are many awesome approaches for relieving
stress and trauma that is lodged in the tissues of
the body: craniosacral therapy, Bowen therapy,
neurolinguistic programming, biofeedback
to mention just a few.

Which approach is right for him? Only he can figure that
answer out through experimentation using his intuition.
Different therapies work for different people. Only he
will know what is right for him.

I hope these suggestions are of some use. Keep in
mind that there are dozens and dozens of therapies that
have helped people with Parkinson’s. Your fiancee’s job
now is to figure out the ones that are a perfect fit for him.

He has set his intention. He has engaged the journey.
He will eventually get better as he and you experiment with various
Parkinsons natural remedies. Just watch. Be sure to celebrate
his progress as the two of you together track the
improvement in his symptoms over time.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery 

© 2024 Parkinsons Recovery

My husband has been diagnosed with
Parkinson’s Disease. What are some
of the best natural remedies for Parkinsons?

From my extensive review of the
research literature on Parkinsons
you have asked the right question.
Diet and exercise have a compelling
influence on how your husband
feels every day.

• Eat healthy food. Exercise. He will
  feel better.
• Eat junk food. Be a couch potato.
  He will feel lousy.

It is as simple as that. This is not
rocket science.

The research on exercise and Parkinson’s
is unequivocal. Exercise helps people
feel better and get relief from their
symptoms.

Twp Best Natural Remedies for Parkinsons

I have a very simple, perhaps
mundane suggestion. Move any
way it feels good to him. Move
as often as he can.

Some people love to exercise. Other
people hate to exercise. I talked
with one woman last week who loves
to exercise -so much so that her physical
therapist has limited her exercise routine
to 90 minutes. She gets significant relief
from her symptoms.

Other people have never exercised
in their life and are proud of it. Making
a practice of moving every day is an
annoyance. Too bad for them.

I believe the trick is for your husband
to find a way of moving his body that
is motivated from a place deep inside
himself. When he discovers a way of
exercising every day that works for
him his body will let him know:

“Yes. This is what I need. Do it
today. Do it every day.”

What exercise is the right exercise
for your husband? Ask him to remember
what he loved doing when he was a child.
Did he enjoy swimming when he was little?
Then swim now. Did he love to play
marbles? Then play marbles now.
Did he love to play hide and seek?
Then play hide and seek with your
dog Fido now. (My apologies if your
dog is not named Fido). You get the
point.

I have always been a runner, so I run
frequently. I get high when I run.
Running always makes me feel better.
It is the natural remedy that works
for me.

Some people with Parkinson’s tell me
running on a treadmill is their exercise
of choice. Running itself is clearly not
the best form of exercise for many
people.

If any one of us (you or your husband or
myself) is told that we must exercise in
a specific way using a specific routine
for 60 minutes a day, we will not do it
for very long if we do not like doing it.
Period.

I will stick to a routine I do not like
for a week – maybe. Perhaps you
are good for a month. Maybe your
husband is more disciplined and will
last four months.

Eventually, we will all abandon any
type of exercise if it does not give us
intrinsic joy and genuine satisfaction.
The desire to move must, again, be
motivated by a place from deep inside
us.

Another problem can surface if we
exercise because we are told we must
do it to feel bette not because we
want to exercise to feel better. Isn’t
that just what I am telling you now?

If the exercise is forced, we are
likely at some point to stretch and
challenge our muscles incorrectly.
Tares in tissues and serious injuries
can be the consequences. Injuries
do not happen when exercising
is done mindfully.

Of course, if you are injured you
can not exercise. Is not this the
perfect outcome for anyone who
has always hated to exercise?
The steps are simple to follow:

1. Force yourself to exercise in a
   way that is not right for you.
2. Injure yourself.
3. Stop exercising.
4. Feel worse.
5. Conclude it is your body’s fault
   for not working correctly.

If the question you ask yourself
repeatedly when you exercise is:

“How much longer do I have to endure
this torture?”

Stop. Consider the possibility there is
another form of exercise that is a
better way of exercising.

You may very well have expected a
different answer to your question
about exercise. Perhaps you were
looking for an answer like this from
me:

“Everyone with Parkinson’s should
do “Professor Bob’s Zippy 2 Hour
Daily workout for Parkinson’s.”
(Just to be clear in case anyone is
wondering – this program does
not exist.)

This is not the response I can give
you because I do not believe that
any single exercise program – even
Professor Bob’s Zippy program is
right for everyone. Any particular
type of exercise will always work
for some people, but it will never
work for all people. Far from it.

What is important is to move. Move.
Move. Move every day. The more
your husband moves the better he
will feel.

Everyone – people who are healthy and
people who are not – should move the
equivalent of 5 miles each day (weekends
included). Total up each of your separate
movements throughout the day to reach
your goal.

For example: Let’s say a walk from your
bedroom to the kitchen in the morning
is .005 miles. A walk from your car to the
store at 9 am is .02 miles. And so forth.
By the end of the day, the sum total of all
such movements should total 5 miles.

There are many, many ways to move
your body. If your husband is not moving
his body every day, I recommend he
investigate the multitude of options
that are available for getting the daily
exercise he needs: Pilate’s, Tia-chi, yoga,
swimming, daily walks — the list is
endless. There are so many fascinating
ways to get exercise.

If he does not move every day, his body
will eventually begin to complain loudly.
Symptoms will smack him in the face.

Have you noticed that there is redundancy
in my writing here? This is just was exercise
is all about, going through the same routine
over and over, day after day. So get with it.

I am working diligently to document ways
of exercising that people with Parkinson’s
tell me helps them feel better. If your husband
has not found a way of exercising that works
for him, stay tuned.

There is a way of exercising somewhere out
in the universe that is perfect for him.
He just needs to discover it. Exercise is clearly
one of the best natural remedies for Parkinsons.

There are also physical therapists who are
specifically trained to help persons with
Parkinson’s. They assess your strengths and
weaknesses and recommend specific exercises
that will help him find relief from his symptoms.

Good options surround you. Explore the options.
Try them out. An exercise routine is not working
for you if you are not doing it regularly and loving
it. Find another. Try it out. Keep experimenting
until you find a way of moving every day that
gives you joy.

Your body will thank you. And you will thank
yourself.

I am supposed to talk two of the best natural remedies
for Parkinsons. One of them is about diet . Oops. Sorry.
No time today. I have to get my daily run in before it gets too
late.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery

©  Parkinsons Recovery

I am 52 years old and I have been
experiencing Parkinsonian symptoms
for over a year now. I am interested
in knowing all about natural remedies.
I went to a neurologist and he said I did show
early stages of parkinsons i.e. trembling
in left foot, cramped/small handwriting,
left hand has trouble touching thumb
to middle finger at a fast pace; I feel I
talk slower; I have constipation
(I thought the constipation was from
my acid reflux condition) and I recently
fell into a depression cause of some
events in my life…

I am taking SAMe now for three weeks
and feel somewhat better but not l00%…
I am scheduled to see this neurologist
again in September to see if my condition
is true and or progressed and at that time
he will discuss taking medication for
Parkinson’s.

I am praying that these symptoms I
am experiencing are due to another
situation like menopause and or my
depression/stress.

I am reaching out to you for any input
on where I am at and also any natural
remedies I might start doing now to
improve my health and well being.

Thank you for sending in your question
to Parkinsons Recovery. You will find
my newsletter, this blog and our website
contains information and resources that
offer many choices you can consider.

You will always find cutting edge information
posted on this blog. The newsletter
covers a wide range of topics, all
related to natural remedies.

I document natural remedies people report
have helped them, so we are very
practical in our approach here. Our
mission is to provide you with a
wealth of information about natural
approaches and remedies so you
can make the choices that are
right for you.

I interview people with Parkinson’s
on Parkinsons Recovery Radio
who tell me what has worked for them.
And, I also interview experts in their
various fields (e.g.: process psychologists,
physical therapists, herbalists, craniosacral
therapists, Neural Linguistic Programming
experts, biofeedback therapists, acupuncturists,
etc., etc.) who tell me about how their
respective modalities can potentially help people with
Parkinson’s feel better.

The good news is that I hear
reports every week from
people with Parkinsons who are
feeling better. You can too, though
you will have to make some
changes in your life.

Speaking generally, the natural
approaches that people tell me offer
relief from symptoms are: a healthy
diet, daily exercise, detoxing heavy
metals and other harmful substances
that reside in the body, awareness of
what stress does to the body, release
of traumas, meditation, laughter,
social contact and dedication to a purpose
in life.

The theme at Parkinsons Recovery is
to emphasize health and well being rather
than to dwell on “disease.” We believe
the body knows how to heal itself. It just
needs a little help remembering how sometimes.

Welcome aboard.

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

© Parkinsons Recovery

How does John Coleman ND fit into your work here in the United States?

John Coleman is a naturopathic doctor from Australia who himself was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1995. Using a unique combination of natural approaches, John fully recovered after three and a half years. He now helps other people find relief from their symptoms as a naturopath doctor.

We collaborate closely with John Coleman ND. Zero Point Healers was doing work with Parkinsons in Washington state beginning in 2004. John had been working with Parkinson’s clients for 10 years.John came to Washington state to do a clinic on Parkinson’s which we attended. At the clinic, John talked about everything we were talking about here in the Washington state to help people find relief from the symptoms of Parkinson’s.

So, I concluded we must have gotten it all right. We must have figured out the answer. After all, how could the two of us working independently on opposite sides of the globe have come up with the same set of ideas? It is highly implausible unless the ideas themselves are intrinsically correct.

John’s has had a profound influence on my own work here in the United States. His recent
book is Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease: The definitive guide to the known causes of Parkinson’s disease and proven reversal strategies

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

© Parkinsons Recovery