What Parkinson's Teaches Us about the Brain

Check out this article in NY Times, about exercise and PD.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/what-parkinsons-teaches-us-about-the-brain/?src=me&ref=general

Sort of a paradox for Lyme patients because aerobic exercise often makes Lymies feel worse. My Lyme docs have warned against aerobic exercise, saying it's better to concentrate on weight-bearing exercise. After aerobics I do feel much worse, sometimes for two days. But I think I'm going to give some bike riding a whirl. 

Exercise & PD

Exercise and Parkinson's disease:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/what-parkinsons-teaches-us-about-the-brain/

PD Vaccine Shows Hope

Here's a news story about a potential vaccine for Parkinson's disease. The vaccine prevents the build-up of fibrous tangles called lewey bodies in the brains of PD and Alzheimers patients. There may be application for Lyme patients too, considering that reseacher Alan McDonald found Borrellia spirochetes in 7 of 10 post-mortem Alzheimer's brains he examined, which suggests that there may be a connection between Bb and lewey body formation. 

http://www.michaeljfox.org/newsEvents_mjffInTheNews_pressReleases_article.cfm?ID=515

High Risk Medical Insurance

I believe this is the direct link to the California High Risk Medical Insurance program. Some Lymeies have had good results here:

http://www.mrmib.ca.gov/mrmib/mrmip.shtml