It’ has been five years since Phyllis Rogers was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Today she is virtually symptom free. She has done her research and has figured out what really matters when it comes to therapies. Phyllis talked with God and they agreed that she did not need to have Parkinson’s. Among other incredible contributions to the Parkinsons community, Phyllis works with adults to help them become physically fit and is the author of Over 40 and Gettin’ Stronger.Â
Category: Stories of People Who Reversed Their Symptoms
Judith Lynne on Harmonic Healing
Sound healer and vocal alchemist Judith  Lynne shares the story of her journey with PD and how the teachings she received from Hawaiian kahuna and High Chief Hale Makua helped her move from “Suffering with Parkinson’s” to “Partnering with Parkinson’s”. Judith will share how she has successfully applied her self-developed sound healing methods of Vocal EnergeticsTM and Harmonic HealingTM to her personal healing program. Plus she’ll share some simple exercises anyone can easily do in the comfort of their own home.
Website: Judith Lynne’s Website
Reiki Offers Sustained Relief from Parkinson’s Symptoms for Karl Robb
This show highlights, Karl Robb, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 23 and has had it for over 20 years. Hear how Karl deals with the disease and is improving his condition with Reiki and other compleentary therapies. Karl will offer some of the daily tips that he has learned from Parkinson’s Disease. For more information, visit Karl’s website at: http://www.asoftvoice.com
A Three Pronged Approach to Recovery
You will no longer have any doubts about whether a person with a very advanced stage of Parkinson’s can recovery after hearing this interview. The Cypress Alternative’s Parkinson Outreach Program is a three-prong approach to caring for those individuals living with Parkinson Disease—education, support, and fitness. The programming offers daily fitness programs, monthly support groups, and monthly educational seminars on various topics of interest to those with PD, as well as having a comprehensive training program for their staff. Programming is offered at Cypress Palms, an Enhanced Assisted Living Community, located at The Palms of Largo, in Largo, Florida. The Bonsai Holistic Spa, a state-of-the-art wellness center, located in Cypress Palms, provides therapeutic services to the public and has tailored services to meet the unique needs of the Parkinson’s community throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Of particular interest in this interview is the success story of Jim I, a 53 year-old patient in the advanced stages of Parkinson Disease who appears to be showing signs of recovery from what is thought to be a chronic and progressive condition. Over the past six months, Jim has shown improvement in fine and gross motor skills as well as his overall attitude. Jim lives at Cypress Palms and regularly works out at The Bonsai Holistic Spa. Here he frees himself of the need to use his wheel chair. He has been training on a recumbent trike on the 90-acre Palms of Largo campus and gets his speed over 20 miles per hour. He participates and enjoys classes in Parkinson’s balance and agility, Yoga, aquatics, progressive muscle relaxation and autogenic training at Cypress Palms.  He also enjoys dancing, billiards, shuffle-board and karaoke at Cypress Palms.
Howard Shifke on Recovery from Parkinson’s – He did it!
Howard Shifke has a recipe for recovery that worked for him. He is symptom free today. Hooray!
Tony Reverses His Symptoms with Neuro Feedback
Ever heard of Neuro Feedback as a therapy? It certainly worked miracles for Tony. After living with the symptoms of Parkinsons Disease for 14 years, Tony decided to explore other options. He elected to get neuro feedback treatments offered by the Gisburne-Harr Institute in Colorado. Results after two weeks of intensive treatments have been life changing.
Painting and Parkinson’s
Author of Living and Laughing with Parkinsons Anne Atkin offers workshops with a special emphasis on painting for persons with Parkinsons Disease throughout Victoria, Australia. Her neurologist detected no evidence of symptoms during her most recent office visit. He had no idea what she had been doing, but told her to keep doing it because it was certainly working.
You are probably wondering what in the world Anne Atkin has been doing to reverse her symptoms? Discover her secrets by listening to the show today and visit Anne’s website at http://www.anneatkinart.com for more information about her paintings, cartoons, workshops and book which has received rave reviews.
Anne Atkin author of Living and Laughing with Parkinsons who offers weekly workshops which, among other activities, offer painting as a therapeutic activity.
Yoga For Parkinsons
Exercise is a proven way of helping people with Parkinson’s reverse their symptoms. Many people think yoga is reserved for athletic types, but a dedicated group of individuals with Parkinson’s have found a program tailored to people of all levels and now practice yoga on a regular basis. Members of the Yoga for People with Parkinson’s classes in Seattle, Washington tell their stories about how yoga has provided them with remarkable relief from their symptoms.
Is yoga a therapy that is right for you? Listen to these incredible student testimonials and decide for yourself. Yoga is a time-tested, natural therapy and if practiced on a regular basis you can expect often dramatic improvements in flexibility, strength, balance and peace of mind. That formula is hard to beat.
Tim Seiwerath, the founder of the Yoga for People with Parkinson’s program in Seattle (and now New York City) shares his insights with us about why yoga is such a useful therapy for persons who currently experience symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
During this show you will hear interviews with 11 persons who report on their experience with yoga as a therapy to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Of course we cover more topics than just yoga, but that happens to be the focus of the show.
Pioneers of Recovery
My radio show this week is 34 minutes of golden air time. I extracted clips from the radio shows of each pioneer of recovery featured in Pioneers of Recovery (2012) which I released this week. Clips are 1 to 2 minute extractions from previous radio shows that capture the wisdom and insights of each pioneer.
Click on the purple arrow to hear my radio show this week that airs clips from the 11 pioneers featured in the second edition of Pioneers of Recovery (2012).
Low Dose Naltrexone
The mission of Parkinsons Recovery is to identify alternatives that are helping people who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinsons recover. Here is yet another possibility for you to consider – the use of low dose naltrexone (LDN) as a possible treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s. LDN has clearly helped Lexie get remarkable relief from her symptoms.
Lexie was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease in October, 2008. She tried all of the Parkinson’s medications that her neurologist prescribed. While they helped offer relief from her “symptoms” she soon became discouraged.
“I knew that I was taking ‘band-aid’ medications in the form of the PD Agonists and Sinemet. All 3 of the neurologists I conferred with said they did not expect a ‘cure’ in my lifetime. I was only 60 years old with a thriving professional career and that was not an answer I could accept, so I started researching.”Â
“I discovered Low Dose Naltrexone 2.5 years ago and I have never looked back. I have now titrated off of all of my PD meds and feel and look better today than I did 3 years ago when I was first diagnosed. I am excited to share my success with LDN with all of your PD listeners. It could change their lives, as it has changed mine.” Lexie
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LDN website: http://www.ldnscience.org