Shifting the Parkinson's Disease Mindset

Putting my energy into YouTube videos and gonna start writing a book.

And  . . . opening the subject of positive vs. negative humor

Introducing the concept of humor being a mindset and that there are three pathways to eliciting a humor experience.

Was her mind responsible for her recovery?

True story of using suggestion to relieve excruciating pain.

I revised this recording based on listeners' feedback

It was more than humor.  He used humor to change a mindset of an illness.

Exactly the point of the title. This is the first in a series of podcasts about developing a humor mindset.

Don't know t he answer to  that question, but it probably has something to do with the mind.

But the hardwiring is relative. We can reconfigure these mindsets with life experience and decisions made by our minds

A discussion of concepts that Erik Vance detailed in his book, Suggestible You, The curious science of your brain's ability to deceive, transform and heal.

Some motor symptoms ARE REVERSABLE. 90% of Parkinson's disease is mental, the other half is physical. (Yogi Berra said so - actually he said that about baseball.

Has cancer been cured by using the mind alone?  Not exactly.

This story claims that it happened. More reason to explore the bodymind in greater depth.

A 21 minute deep guided imagery for relaxation and to encourage healing from Parkinson's disease. Listen only when you have the time and won't be disturbed.

The enormous - even critical - importance of building muscular strength - a lot of it!  Check out my latest YouTube videos:  Bodybuilding for PD, https://youtu.be/jBQkaUsGhyw                                                                              Treadmills for Parkinson’s https://youtu.be/YrkF-0DovLw

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is now recognized as an effective treatment for depression.

Survey of treatment for depression from short term psychotherapy to electro-convulsive therapy.

Surely it is no coincidence that Steven Hawking lived ten times longer than anyone else with ALS. What else but a creative and well-disciplined mind could keep him from dying a respiratory death over the last thirty-six years? Is there a lesson for us in this remarkable achievement?

I see the relationship between the Mind and its mindsets and the progression of Parkisnon's disease.  I need to take more time to study the subject befroe coming back and explaining it further.  Cheers.

“Don’t tell me what disease the patient has, tell me what patient has the disease.” Hippocrates

I have returned from Uganda. Things did not go as planned while I was there, but I’m not going to retell the story of why I returned early. If you want to know about what happened there and why I returned early, send me an email (chag41@outlook.com) I have reconsidered what to call what I do. When I started this process five years ago, I felt I was doing so well because of not just exercise, but the intensity of exercise. Make you sweat. Nowadays all PwPs know about the benefits of exercise. Is there more to it? To reversing symptoms? What happened in my case that I have done so well?  I have determined it is a shift in my mindset. I am renaming my project from Sweating Out Parkinson’s Disease to MINDSHIFT.   I’m back to a regular schedule. Three podcasts a week.

All plans are in motion.  I'll be in Uganda in just over 3 weeks. I just published a Parkinson's video. You can view it here:  https://youtu.be/dJGR_mVXeFk  . Also, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah , Happy Holidays, Super Kwanzaa , or whatever. I'm only wishing you be merry today. You don't have to  have a reason. This is simply my wish for you.

Should it be somewhere else?

The lesson is meaningful today—even more so since now we understand the significance of reprogramming mindsets.

More on the subject: change your mindset, change your bodymind. Focus on your mind, not your disease.

Here’s a story to tickle your funny bone

The positive Parkinson’s disease mindset. These messages need to be implanted into your deepest mind. It is your responsibility to mindful to them every day.   I have Parkinson’s disease. I’m glad it’s not ALS or Alzheimer’s. I choose to view PD as a challenge, not a curse. I will seek out those people who are doing well with PD and learn from them. Neurologists see the people who are doing the worst with PD, so their opinions are jaded. I will take no medicine before its time. I will adopt every reasonable complementary and alternative medical approach first. I believe in neuroplasticity and will engage my body-mind to make it work for me. I will study and read . . . a lot. There is much to be learned about my Body-Mind. I reject the phrase, “I can’t!”  . . . I can, dammit, and I will! I have a mind. I can learn to meditate. Meditation is not a competitive sport. I will always stand erect. I refuse to let my head and shoulders slouch—ever. When I walk, I’ll pretend I don’t have PD. I commit myself to smiling and laughter. I have a full life ahead of me . . . it’s up to me to live it.

Depends on whether you have Parkinson’s or not. 

Do you believe it is possible that by using your mind you can alter the course and symptoms of Parkinson’s? Have you done that?

Something tragic happened yesterday.

If you expected to hear about cannabis today, go to my YouTube channel. I produced a fifteen minute video on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGhQ9bCRN8&feature=youtu.be 

Stay tuned; on Monday I’ll be talking about cannabis.

Exercise for Parkinson’s disease has three functions: aerobic conditioning; strength training, and neuroplastic change.

To shape your inner mind, you have to know what’s there. Sort it out. Make choices. Add new merry tracts. (Sad to say, it’s not so easily done. But we will get there as we meander through our various cups of tea.)

There are two functions of intensity. One mires you in knee deep mud. The other focuses your mind to you can master sending a man to the moon. This has gotta apply to Parkinson’s; the Inner Game

Or the lack of it . . .  and what you might do about it.

Yes, but there’s a lot more to it than simply laughing.

While the word, rag, has referred to scraps of cloth, a couple more incarnations of the word make for interesting contrasts. Rag-time became a musical genre in the 1890s. Rag was used to describe syncopation. Then in the last 30 years it means to be petulant and angry. The term itself was a reference to the mood changes women experience with menstruation; though now it’s used equally for both sexes.

Well. Not really, but I do introduce the concept of “a merry heart” and what that might mean for those of us who have Parkinson’s. Yogi once said, “baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.” So, I asked him if that might apply to person’s with Parkinson’s disease. His answer, “If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.”

Help me bring good cheer and a positive outlook to every Parkie on the Internet.

Also included is a letter from Dr. Doidge about my particular improvement in my Parkinson’s disease. We end with a resounding instrumental celebrating victory.

Rather than tell you about it, I just direct you to it. Didn’t even get a chance to drop the tea bag in the water.

I woke up feeling mellow and wanted to share my mood with you.

Slightly rambling . . . serious yet fun. Whose music will we hear at the close? Think 1964.

Recognizing that properly prescribed exercise should always be the first step of treatment.

And announcing that I have made it possible for those on fixed incomes to make small monthly donations instead of single big time ones. I need your support to make Uganda happen.

Suggestions about how to deal with trauma when there is no escaping it.

But I give it a try by telling you about my Aunt Nora

Don’t worry if you don’t sing so well. Be bold, go for it. Singing every day helps rewire your brain.

A rousing talk about expectations about others—and more importantly expectations about yourself.