An important part of the natural healing program I am using to manage (and eventually overcome) Parkinson’s, is Body Stress Release. BSR uses a ‘pressure-point’ technique to relieve tension and stress from the muscles (primarily along the spine), thereby allowing nerve impulses to flow more freely.
Parkinson’s is a neurological disorder, thought primarily to result from a deficiency of the dopamine neurotransmitter. Dopamine is involved in the part of the brain that controls movement. Simply put, a deficiency of dopamine impairs the flow of nerve impulses from the brain to the muscles resulting in trembling and other symptoms.
When I first started doing BSR three years ago (in 2010), my left arm was trembling constantly and my right wrist had just started trembling. Within three months, the trembling had diminished by approximately 75%, which for me was awesome! These days, if I am too long between BSR treatments, the trembling in my arms increases noticeably.
BSR makes no claims relating to Parkinson’s, but clearly for me it works. It seems that muscle tension in the back further impairs the flow of nerve impulses and BSR relieves this tension.
I’m still learning about Parkinson’s (as is the medical community), but my focus and intention is to heal it, not simply to control the symptoms using drugs. Healing the condition means healing the substantia nigra part of the mid-brain and this means providing it with the appropriate nutrients to effect healing. So, in addition to BSR, I’m on a really healthy, fat-based diet.
I believe that BSR is an important part of the healing process, although I don’t know to what degree … yet … and I would advocate it for anybody experiencing back-related health issues. In the meantime, it is giving me great drug-free relief from the symptoms.
For whatever you’re experiencing, have an awesomely symptom-free day!
FredPhillips 
My dad had Parkinson’s. So glad you’ve discovering some answers for it in your life!
Thank you Rayora. It’s been an interesting journey.
Sorry to hear that you have this disability. From your posts you have a good mental attitude and if any one can overcome this, I know that you can. And if not, I know that you will still take life by your hands and enjoy to the full.
Best wishes.
Thank you Elizabeth. I think a positive attitude is really important, as is enjoying the journey … whatever the journey is! Have an awesome day!
Hi Fred, Thank you for sharing your experience with Parkinson’s. I was just diagnosed at Christmas and am searching for a healthy alternative to meds as I am not accustomed to putting meds into my body. As a result of your blog my wife and I are looking into Body Stress Release. I would be very interested in learning about your diet. From our reading we have seen that a higher cholesterol may not be all that bad as some fats help protect brain cells. Look forward to hearing from you. Good luck to you in your journey. Look forward to sharing information.
Regards,
Gary
Hi Gary. Thank you for your message and kind words. Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I would urge you to take PD very seriously. I didn’t initially and wish I had. I thought it was just trembling, until I started losing balance, developing Dystonia and experiencing constriction in my throat, plus a number of other symptoms. Having said that, I am confident that it can be overcome through diet and other protocols.
Diet is key. The goal is to detox the body (especially the lymphatic system), heal the gut, eliminate inflammation and alkaline the body. I am presently on a Ketogenic Diet (high fat, low carbs & protein). I eat a lot of coconut oil, olive oil, flax oil, avocado, brazil nuts, walnuts and almonds. Carbs are mostly broccoli, spinach, lemons (all great alkaliners) and honey. If I see no changes within 4 – 6 months, I will go back to the fruit detox diet.
I also believe healing unresolved emotional pain is critical because, in my experience, it’s at the root of all physical disease.
Body Stress Relief has been very helpful and so has Qigong. I urge you to take up Qigong.
I don’t know which of my posts you have checked out, so I’m sending links to the ones I think are most pertinent.
Good luck and please stay in touch.
Cheers,
Fred.
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10979/what-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-parkinsons-disease.html
Hi Fred,
Thank you so much for the information on BSR and diet. I have looked into a ketogenic diet for my father, but once he had kidney stones twice, he revolves his treatment around preventing the horrific experiences he went through. He was eating handfuls of raw almonds every day, which might have led to his problem. Regardless, there have been articles linking ketogenic diets to uric acid kidney stones, perhaps due to increased acidity in the urine. Are you taking any steps to prevent this? Do you have any research that might counter what I know on this topic?
Thanks!
Thank you for this information Jonathan. I wasn’t aware that the ketogenic diet could cause kidney stones, so I will definitely look into it. Actually, I’m not really on a strict ketogenic diet. It is high fat but not ketogenic. Cheers! Fred