After reading about the work going on at Dundee university regarding the skins of red grapes and turmeric i now give Cassie red grapes, dark choc, and a few almonds every night as well as a curcumin tablet every morning. Now i dont know if this is any good but theres no harm in trying is there? Anyone else take anything they think may be of benefit?
Hi Punk - I took Resveretrol supplements for awhile - what red grapes have - but didn’t really notice a difference.
Thanks Butterfly i dont supose it will make a difference but i have to try and slow it down. Hope your keeping strong
I’m a big fan of dark chocolate - really, any kind of chocolate.
Can you tell me more about the turmeric connection?
http://www.ataxia.org.ukhttp://www.ataxia.org.uk/data/files/Ataxian/Ataxian_177_final_20pp_low_res.pdf/data/files/Ataxian/Ataxian_177_final_20pp_low_res.pdf My son put this on for you Butterfly. He said if you cant open it you have to copy and paste it. Scroll down to research. If nothing happens let me know. Good luck
Hi Punk, I was able to get into the newsletter but couldn't find the article about the foods. Can you direct me. I'm interested in finding out more information. Thanks for your help with this! :0)
Punk said:
http://www.ataxia.org.ukhttp://www.ataxia.org.uk/data/files/Ataxian/Ataxian_177_final_20pp_.../data/files/Ataxian/Ataxian_177_final_20pp_low_res.pdf My son put this on for you Butterfly. He said if you cant open it you have to copy and paste it. Scroll down to research. If nothing happens let me know. Good luck
Hi Jeannie, scroll down till you come to research spinocerebeller ataxia. I think its page 5 0r 6
Thanks! :0)
Punk said:
Hi Jeannie, scroll down till you come to research spinocerebeller ataxia. I think its page 5 0r 6
CoQ10 supplement. I also eat 1 tablespoon of ground flax meal and 8-10 walnut halves every day. Ginseng too. Are brains are mostly fat, so healthy fats are essential.
Recently I started taking 1000 mcg of B12 liquid via a dropper under my tongue every day. Lots of energy!!
good on you Julie, most helpfull
I just read the article. Page 7 covers CoQ10. Interesting.
Hello there Punk
I discovered the joy of turmeric independently a few years ago. It is brilliant.
I had just visited the London Ataxia Centre for my annual check-up. I had bad night cramp in my legs. They tried me on Baclofen, but it did not agree with me, so I tried to find a herbal alternative. After much research, I discovered organic turmeric. I take 1 x 400mg Organic Turmeric in the morning an 1 at night. I also take Opti 3, a vegetarian Omega-3 (very similar to fish oil).
You need to be careful that drugs do not interact with herbal things. I found this good site to check stuff on
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/about-herbs
Also this is old but has a useful bit on anti-oxidant levels (if you scroll down)
http://www.ataxia.org/pdf/DrSusanPerlmanQ&APresentation.pdf
Hope my mad ramblings help someone : )
Thanks Lit, Cassie not on medication so herbal supliments should be ok. Love your profile pic,are you an artist?
Oh good!
Thank you, I have a very clever son who takes excellent photos that lie wonderfully and hides pounds! It is also a couple of years old now, I just realised! I TRY to be an artist, to keep busy. I cannot do any 2D, but I love ceramics. I wish I could sculpt too but I have to use moulds. I have some bits on my website if you fancy a look www.litsmith.com