re: A Radical Dietary Approach to Fighting Parkinson's

black57 — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:27:32 GMT

I Am just commenting on your last post. Sorry I waited to post this so late. I too have been researching vitamin D. When I wrote the first post, I meant to tell you that I do know the imporatance of vitamin D (3 ).I have done extensive research and I have you to thank for that information. I have been an active low carber for 6 years and have even advanced to a more ketogenic version of low carb. I take 10,000 IUS daily plus I stopped using sun screen and I have stopped my family members from using it. As a matter of fact, I have been trying to nudge my family into considering taking vitamin D3 on a regular basis.

My mom, being African American, is also diabetic and is in renal failure. She lives in Ohio. Can vitamin D3 be added to a dyalisis patient or is it too late. She says that she is taking vitamin D but I don't think that it is enough. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

re: A Radical Dietary Approach to Fighting Parkinson's

black57 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:24:21 GMT

Dr. Mercola,

Thanks for posting this. I have been wanting to comment on this for a very long time. After reading so much about ketogenic diets and their benefits to neurological maladies, I was wondering if it could treat individuals of all neurological disorders. My main concern, right now, is for the treatment of some dystonias. I have searched and asked about this throughout the year. I don't feel any closer to an answer although I remain hopeful of the significance. I became familiar with this through the musical community.Musicians such as leon Fleischer and Billy McLaughlin have been dealing with this malady. I am a musician and I am on the Atkins diet.So there is a sense of comraderie with me, musicians and dietary lifestyles. I have been doing Atkins for several years and have come to appreciate and value this controversial lifestyle. Actually, I think that my diet is more ketogenic than the induction phase of Atkins. So I think that my strong feelings toward this may help many with other neurological illnesses and can be beneficial. It bothers me that so many think that it causes heart disease or that it is unpalateable when the opposite is true. I want to lend my support to that opposite.

I look forward to your comments.

Thanks,

Mary T.