Saturday, November 21, 2009

Green Tea ( Matcha ) and Parkinsons

I love Matcha pwdered green tea 2 to 3 times a day. This attached website mentions neuroprotective qualities regarding PD. I buy it online or at Japaanese markets. The best is grown in the Kyoto Ugi Region..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea#Japanese_green_teas

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Recovery ?

Like I said, Ive been 6 0r 7 yrs with PD symptoms aaand almost 5 yrs since diagnosed. I was thinking this morning that the very first symptom was irregularity followed by loss of smell and the micrographia ( writing small ). The smell came baack about 6 months ago, the micrographia is gone ( I still write slowly and unsmoothly cause of tremor ) and the irregularity is almost gone. Recovery is damn slow if this is what it is. Is it changed thought forms ? Is it the rehydration Aquaas formulas?? Does a problem like PD run its course for some but not others, like aa cold or flu? When I first devloped freezing, 2 yrs ago, it greattly hampered mobility flow in the hoouse but strangely enough not outside. I told myself I would probably take 2 yrs to figure out a strategy, and Im still working on it. It is complicated by baalance and this sstooped posture which Im always correcting. Will these 3 newer symptoms run their courses too? The first 3 symptoms gone away give hope.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Timing

I want to write about timing. I get up witth lotts of enrgy and enthusiasm for the day but find approx 6 hrs from arising Im resting because Im running out of energy. A sign that I better sit is I walk poorly and have to really think bout moving. So I slowly recover from about 3 pm on till about 7 or 8 pm. Here's what a day is like..And I alwayss pick 3 tasks to do in my mind the night before. I find looking forward to an activity is rewarding.

Up at 8 - 9 am
15 -20 mins yoga
8 or 9 am to 2 - 3 pm kitchen chores,breakfst,office,other tasks,shower and anything else before I start fading.
2 or 3 till 4 or 5 pm I meditate, listen to classical music, read, do soduko oor chrochet. Mostly I just sit and breathe..
Dinner is between 5 and 6 or 7...rest and breath right after..
7-8 Im doing elliptical machine and bike, tthen aa short 10--15 min dog stroll....
8-9 or so its tv time or reading or music listening.
11- 12 its bed prep, light yoga etc

Timing is everything

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Progress With Parkinsons Update

Where do I begin..It's almost been 5 yrs since diagnosis. I'm still not on drugs but have an appointmennt Dec. 3 with a new neurologist to begin drugs. It's time. My regimine right now is stress management, diet and exercise. I still drive, fix meals, do chores. But all physical movement as was before is slow now. I'm not on auto pilot any longer and actually have to think about all movement. It's exhausting somewhat but I like the challenge of devising different strategies for doing different things. It reminds me of flying in a way. I never realized how magnificant the brain is for allowing me to do the physical things I did before without great effort. Now I'm super thankful for each and every intricate movement my body does. Like it's a big deal for me to handwrite. Typing is sloth speed. Dressing is ridiculously slow. I freeze in my steps alot inside the house but outside I walk pretty normal. Balance sucks. I do qi gung and yoga for that. Weights help alot. Yep, I'm reaady for meds alright !