So is that a "no"? > -----Original Message----- > From: Raw Food Diet Support List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dr Bernarr > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 1:38 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Parkinson's disease-How to help heal it > > > Wes Peterson wrote to Dr. Bernarr "Do you know of any > cases of people healing Parkinson's Disease via fasting as per your method." > PARKINSON'S DISEASE-HOW TO HELP HEAL IT > By Dr. Bernarr, D.C., D.D. > > > WHAT IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE? > > Parkinson's Disease is also known as Paralysis Agitans > and used to be known > as Shaking Palsy. > The disorder is named for British M.D., James > Parkinson, who first described > the disease in 1817. In a report describing six > patients, Parkinson called > the disorder Paralysis Agitans. > It is a Central Nervous System disorder. It is a > chronic, slow, progressive > degenerative disorder affecting primarily the basal > ganglia, substantia > nigra, globus pallidus or other lower brain areas. > These are masses of gray > matter located near the cerebral cortex. > It generally effects those from 40-79. It is more > prevalent in men than > women. By age 95, most people show Parkinson's-like > movement disorders. It > also effects children, because of the effects of drugs > the children had taken > for other diseases. It appears to effect all races and > all social classes. > One and one half million Americans have Parkinson's > Disease, more than those > who have Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy combined. > After onset of symptoms, Parkinson's patients > typically survive 10 to 15 > years. > FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE OR HAD PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Some famous people who have had and presently have > Parkinson's Disease are: > U.S. President Harry Truman, Chinese Dictator Mao Tse > Tung, Spanish Dictator > Francisco Franco, Nazi German Dictator Adolph Hitler, > Rev. Billy Graham, U.S. > Attorney General Janet Reno, Boxer Mohammed Ali, Actor > Michael Fox, Indian > Guru Krishnamurti and Writer and Television > Commentator Michael Kinsley. > SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Its signs and symptoms are : "Lead pipe" or "cogwheel" > rigidity during > passive range of motion, most common at the elbow; > Involuntary "pill-rolling" > resting tremor, with thumb and opposing fingers, which > starts at hands and > works its way up to the jaw, about 5 per second; > "Mask-like" stare and facial > expressions (unblinking eyes); Festination Gait or > Propulsion Gait; They > develop a flexed or stooped posture which contributes > to this gait. Rapid, > short, shuffling steps and reduced arm swinging. Trunk > is pitched forward; > elbows, hips and knees are flexed. Steps are short and > shuffling. Hesitation > to begin walking and difficult to stop suddenly. The > person holds his body > rigid. Walks and turns as one fixed unit. Difficulty > with any change of > direction; Mouth slightly open and drooling; > Bradykinesia (slow movement); > Weakness of muscles and fatigue; Insomnia; Gradual > onset; Balance difficulty; > Falling and freezing; Attitude of flexion-arms and > knees, head flexed; > Swallow dysphagia; Slurred speech; Poor hand and leg > agility; Difficulty > turning in bed; Illegible handwriting; Spinal pain; > Dementia associated with > delusions and visual or auditory hallucinations; > Urinary bladder dysfunction: > Difficulty initiating a stream. Frequent urination; > Bowel hypomobility: > constipation; Tendency to dehydration; Prolonged > stomach emptying time; > Reduced eye blinking; Seborrhea of scalp and face: > Increased secretion of > fatty lubricant matter secreted by the sebaceous > glands of the skin; > Dizziness when standing: Eventual confinement to bed > or wheelchair; It > ultimately results in death. > CAUSE OF > PARKINSON'S DISEASE > Cause: Enervation (Exhaustion) and its resultant toxemia. > CASE HISTORY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENT I HELPED HEAL > In 1957, Herman J. age 53, had a history of > Parkinson's Disease, for many > years, regularly taking medication for such, but > progressively was getting > worse. After over one year of intermittent water > fasting, eating exclusively > raw food and practicing feeling meditation, > progressive resistance exercise > and regular airbathing and sunbathing, he became > symptom free. He never took > medication again. Being in contact with him for twenty > years thereafter, he > remained symptom free. > WHY THE LIVING BODY ALWAYS DOES THE RIGHT THING > One's body always does the right thing. After > billions of years that the > living being has been on earth, one's inherent > intelligence within each cell > of one's body, has already learned to make the optimum > adaptation and > resolution, to any problems or stresses to which one's > body may ever be > subjected. Whatever stresses one's body presently > has, one's ancestors have > already successfully learned how to cope with such, > previously. It is already > built into the DNA, the genes, chromosomes and every > living cell of one's > body. One's inherent intelligence, if it chooses to > produce symptoms, it does > so to protect one. One's pathology and symptomatology > help one survive, > despite one's incorrect self-destructive thinking, > life style and > spirituality. > EVERYONE SHOULD FAST, IF ONE CAN, TO HELP HEAL > IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY > Everyone should be given a long fast as the surest > and most rapid means > of freeing the body of toxemia. A fast is necessary to > restore nervous poise > to one. Fasting usually leads to cessation of one's > symptoms, permanently. > EAT A CONSTRUCTIVELY BENEFICIAL DIET > Eat as constructive and beneficial a diet as is > possible. Eat only > natural foods. Eat only foods that one would eat in > the wild. Eat only foods > that one likes and that agrees with one. Eat > preferably fresh, organic, raw > foods, with all the essential minerals and essential > nutrients. Every bit of > cooking destroys vitamins, enzymes, minerals, nucleic > acids, chlorophyl and > damages fats, making them indigestible. The fatty > matter becomes a local > irritant. > HOW TO LEARN TO LISTEN TO ONE'S BODY > One's inherent intelligence, is always talking to > one. One must learn to > listen and do what one's inherent intelligence is > telling one to do. To > better listen to one's inherent intelligence, one can > concentrate best, if > one keeps one's eyes closed, every moment that is > possible, of one's 24 hours > daily. > WHY, TO HELP GET WELL, YOU MUST GET SICKER > If one is sick for a long time, to recover one's > health, one must > reawaken and re-express old pains or symptoms, one had > on the way from one's > good health to one's disease. This is part of the > healing process. This is > the course of restoration from disease back to health. > All disease is > self-limited. If the disease is suppressed by whatever > means, one either > accommodates to it or dies. The initial disease, > acute, lasts minutes, hours, > days or weeks. The suppressed disease becomes chronic, > i.e., lasts months, > years or a lifetime. To get well from one's chronic > disease, one must > transform one's chronic disease into one's acute > disease again. To get well > from one's chronic disease, one must develop one's > acute disease symptoms > again. This is called "retracing". The sick person may > exhibit symptoms which > have not been manifested for months or even years. > HOW TO MEDITATE PROPERLY TO HELP HEAL ONESELF > One should lie down, keep one's body inactive, > keep one's eyes closed and > concentrate, meditate, think on, keep one's mind on > one's symptoms and > discomfort, till the symptoms and distress completely > disappear. This is > feeling meditation. > HOW TO FAST CORRECTLY TO HELP HEAL ONESELF > When one fasts, one should keep one's eyes closed > every day that one > fasts. A fast is a physiological rest. To get total > rest, one must keep one's > eyes constantly closed. > HOW TO REST CORRECTLY TO HELP HEAL ONESELF > When one's eyes are closed, one rests one's brain, > mind and body. An > electric rhythm starts as soon as one's eyes are > closed and ceases > immediately when one's eyes are opened. Activity of > one's eyes prevents > recuperation from occurring. > WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BODY WHEN ONE CLOSES ONE'S EYES > When one's eyes are closed and one is at complete > rest, bodily energies > rejuvenate, cells replenish, tissues repair and organs > refresh themselves and > are made ready for renewed activity. Vital energy is > produced by the blessed > elixir of sleep and/or closing of one's eyes. Sleep > and/or closing of one's > eyes, are the great restorative healing processes of > one's inherent > intelligence. > IF NO TIME TO CLOSE ONE'S EYES EVERY MOMENT, THEM > CLOSE THEM AS OFTEN AS ONE CAN > If one does not have the time or resources to keep > one's eyes closed many > hours of the day and night, then one should try to set > aside as many seconds, > minutes and/or hours that one can, to close one's eyes > and feelingly > concentrate on one's symptoms. > WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BODY WHEN ONE IS UNDER STRESS > One's living body reacts to the stresses in one's > sick bodily parts and > creates inflammation in one's sick parts to heal them. > As part of the > inflammatory reaction of one's body in the stressful > bodily parts, one's body > instinctively brings its healing resources to the > effected parts, to heal > them. > WHY THE BODY PRODUCES SYMPTOMS > In every inflammation of one's body, the healing > intelligence of one's > body, causes symptoms in those sick bodily parts, to > prevent one foolishly, > from trying to move one's sick bodily parts. The > healing intelligence of > one's body, is trying to physiologically rest those > sick bodily parts. One's > symptoms are coming from the nerves in that spastic muscle. > > WHY SYMPTOMS HELP HEAL ONE > When the healing intelligence of one's body wants > to physiologically rest > some sick parts of the body, it overstimulates one's > nerves connected to > one's sick bodily parts. These overstimulated nerves > cause one's skeletal > muscles surrounding one's sick bodily parts to go into > protective spasm and > therefore, immobilize one's sick bodily parts. > HOW TO EXERCISE CORRECTLY TO HELP HEAL ONESELF > One should do exercises that are progressively > stressful or resistant. When > exercising, one's muscles should be contracted to > their fullest extent and > joints should be carried through their full range of > motion. A short period > of intense, vigorous exercise for one, is better than > a long period of mild > exercise. > WHY ONE MUST EXPOSE ONE'S SKIN TO AIR & SUN > Living beings are by nature nude animals, and are made > to live in the open > air and sun. The sun provides the basis for all life > on earth. The sun is the > source of energy for all plants, and indirectly for > all animals. Sunlight > purifies water, air and the surface of all objects. > Without fresh air and > sunshine, there would be no life possible on earth. > WHY INCORRECT SEX ACTIVITY IS HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S HEALTH > Sexual intercourse and the use of one's reproductive > organs, are for the > purpose of reproduction. Overuse of the male and > female reproductive organs > causes all kinds of illnesses for the male and female. > NEVER DO ANYTHING FROM WHICH ONE HAS TO RECOVER. DO > ONLY WHAT IMPROVES ONE > Never do anything from which one has to recover. > Do only that which > improves one. Always be self-constructive, with one's > physical life style, > mentality and spirituality. > HOW ONE WASTES NEEDED VITAL ENERGY IN ONE'S EVERY DAY > ACTIVITIES > Vital energy is used up by all the activities of > life. Vital energy is > used up by physical activity, by talking, digestion, > emotions, thinking, > seeing, hearing, smelling and sex. > HOW TO HEAL & PREVENT DISEASE PERMANENTLY > Every sick living being may be restored to sound > health and remain free > of symptoms. To correct and prevent symptoms > permanently, one must stop all > activities that cause enervation and toxemia. > HOW TO ALWAYS STAY WELL ONCE DISEASE IS HEALED > Once one is restored to good health, one should be > taught how to keep > oneself permanently symptom free, by a program that > stresses eating natural, > raw, unprocessed foods, with all of the essential > minerals and essential > nutrients, that one likes and that agrees with one, > pure air, good water, > intense, progressive resistance exercise, air bathing > and sunbathing, > adequate sleep, feeling meditation, conservation of > sexual energy and > appropriate observation of the other needs of life. > One should never do > anything that does not improve one's physicality, > mentality and spirituality. > One should never do anything from which one must recover. > HOW I CAN HELP HEAL PARKINSON'S DISEASE VIA THE INTERNET > I have helped heal many people with Parkinson's > Disease, completely and > permanently, all over the world, via the Internet. > Contact me NOW and I will > help heal your Parkinson's Disease, via the Internet. > Dr. Bernarr, D.C., D.D. God Healing, Inc. Natural > Hygiene Society, Inc. > P.O. Box 1523 Santa Monica California 90406 USA > Telephone: 310-396-2914; 310-452-0458 > Web Site: http://www.healself.org E-mail: > [log in to unmask]