I feel like I am progressing in reverse, which is exactly what I want to do.
I'm very hopeful.
The western medical establishment declares Parkinson's to be a progressive disease, but I don't believe it. The progress I seek is toward healing, not towards deterioration.
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| when my eyes only needed sunglasses |
I had cataract surgery, successfully completed, but with a lot of time and effort stretched over two months. It started after a call on an opthamologist about my sore eyes. I was told I had chronic dry eye, apparently a symptom of PD (I blink too slowly my opthamologist said). And then I also learned I had operable cataracts. I'm happy I can see much better now.
I added two more supplements. to my regimen. One of them is for the chronic dry eye, called "Vision Alive." I've taken it for over 6 weeks now. It has compounds from bilberry and blueberry. and for the first time in a long while my eyes are not sore when I wake up in the morning, or during the day, except if I use the computer too much, or watch a long show on the TV.
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| a painting from many years back |
The other one is a probiotic, made from plants. it contains bacteria subtilis, which I had read is useful in removing harmful bacteria found to be numerous in the gut of Parkies. The bad bacteria may be the cause of the disease.
It's worth a try, I thought, even if it's only been tried on mice with PD. Since starting it, about the same time as the Vision Alive, I have reduced my daily dose of CL from 5 to 4 to 3 pills/day.
It has only been a few days on the lower doses. I can't draw definite conclusions yet, but as I said, I'm hopeful. I'm on the path.
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| landscapes are from Block Island |
