My darling Father was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease when he was 75 years of age. He had many tests done and they said he had to take tablets to control the tremors which were only slight to start with. One of his symptoms was, as my Mother noticed, he looked like he was trying to roll a ciragette, although he was not aware of it. It is an insidious desease and will slowly take away your speech and walking. He was eventually placed in a Nursing Home when he was 82 and died when he was 85. The doctor told us he had seen some patients with it at the age of 30. I hope they find a cure soon.

Chemicals used in farming have all too often been found to be harmful long after they were first used. Clearly our testing regimes don't work.

Did you see the Catalyst program about Antibiotics and how all out food --ie  farmed fish/ beef / pork etc is fed all these have a look here,  you can download the Utube of it.

There is really nothing left that is safe to eat these days

 http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4446258.htm

My beautiful Dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 73 and unfortunately passed away only 4 years later. 

Parkinson's is a very cruel disease and I have great empathy for all sufferers and their families.

Whilst there is still no cure, advances have been made in understanding some of the causes. As mentioned, a possible link to pesticides has been found, as has a common denominator of low glutathione levels.

There is now an all natural, parented herbal supplement that has been scientifically proven to upregulate the body's production of glutathione by 300% and reduce oxidative stress in every cell by an average of 40% in 30 days. Whilst there are no guarantees, I only wish this was around when my Dad was alive.

Thanks for a sensible thread PlanB. Better than all that hate stuff we have been getting.

My mother suffered from Parkinsons and was chair or bed bound for years until she died. Having seen how it affects people I do hope that there is some success in treating patients.