Dr Joel Wallach just came out with a new youtube video specifically addressing how to fight PD if your interested. Any questions after watching the video....just ask....it's working for me

I take a slew of things. Aside from a good multivitamin, I take fish oil, ginseng for stress relief, a probiotic (PDP tend to be missing whole families of bacteria) another probiotic that improves your immune system, Gingo for brain health, magnesium taurate (figure the taurine can't hurt since PD brains tend to be in short supply of it), extra Vit C (2000 mg/day), Grape seed extract for its antioxident ability, curcurrium with longvida (longvida is proven to help it cross the blood-brain barrier) to fight inflammation, and "true" cinnamon for its health benefits. Also I use coconut oil in my morning oatmeal and take TUCDA.

So a good bit of things.

Thanks, I added probiotics, I do take Fish Oil, vit C and cinnamon but what is TUCDA?
My pharmacist told me one medi I take tends to delete calcium, so I added that. Might not have been a PD medi...just took her advice.
I start my new exercise class tomorrow morning. I am thankful for the time you spent answering.
Jeanie

TUCDA is the abbreviation for tauroursodeoxycholic acid. It is the taurine conjugation of ursodeoxycholic acid. We naturally have a small percent of it in our gall bladder and our body combines it with taurine or another substance I don't recall. The UCDA is a prescribed medication primarily for certain liver diseases and dissolving gall stones. But TUDCA is sold "over the counter" as a liver support supplement. But it isn't cheap. The best deal in pill form still costs around $80/month if you take at least a gram's worth a day. If you can get a doctor to prescribe UCDA off-label, I understand that is cheaper.

There have been cell studies showing it can slow and prevent brain cells from dying. Human clinical trials have been done mostly in relation to ALS, and has shown promise in slowing that disease.

Due to some folks on another forum swearing by it, I did my own experiment with it back in February. The first post can be found at the following link:

http://rickspdjourney.blogspot.com/2015/01/day-1-tauroursodeoxycholic-acid.html

A few weeks ago I started exercise classes too. Zumba 4x/week, Pilates 2x/week, yoga once a week, tai chi once a week, and a water aerobics class once a week. Plus some additional stuff when my wife wants to go work out. My health has improved, and I know it is good for PD and cognitive functioning, and has shown to slow/prevent decline. So exercise is an important part of this picture. I've lost over 10 lbs. since starting this exercise routine. Was around 174, now around 159.

Cole, do you take all that along with PD meds? or do you not take the meds? paula