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Heres Hope for Parkinsons Disease
Frank's 85 year-old father was in advanced stages of Parkinson's. Confined to a wheelchair...his speech jumbled...his face frozen in a Parkinson Mask...he was hardly more than a vegetable. Day after day, he sat, unmoving, unable to communicate. It broke Frank's heart to see the once robust, active man he always loved reduced to such a tragic state. One day, a friend mentioned that simple sugars might help his father. Frank had never heard of them and was more than a bit skeptical. After all, they had already tried everything modern medicine had to offer. But desperation drove Frank to check it out. He was impressed with the logic of the science and the volume of clinical research available. This was obviously not some new miracle food with extravagant claims, backed by little or no real medical research. Furthermore, he understood that simple sugars would be no more harmful than giving his dad a blueberry muffin. They were a food. Nothing more...nothing less. He began with small doses. Then gradually increased the amount his father was taking until they reached the amount suggested by their Recovery Coach. The results were amazing. Slowly, Frank's father was able to speak more normally. His face lost its frozen expression. And he regained some of his old energy and animation. One afternoon, Frank's father asked to go bowling. This had been one of his favorite activities before the disease forced him to quit. Frank was astounded and a bit apprehensive. After all, his father was still in a wheelchair. But the desire on his father's face was so intense he could not refuse. The sound of rolling balls and flying pins was like a tonic to Frank's father. He sat up in his chair and looked around with excitement. After Frank placed his favorite bowling ball in his lap, he rolled himself up to the line on one of the lanes, swung the ball several times beside his chair and let it go. Frank watched in amazement as the ball hit the pins. On that first try, his father had rolled a perfect strike. When his father turned his chair around, he gave Frank a grin that split his face from ear to ear. It was one of the most precious moments in Frank's life. WHAT ARE THESE SIMPLE SUGARS? Just that. Simple one-molecule sugars. But eight sugars so essential to the body that they must be internally manufactured if not supplied in the diet...which seldom happens. Although the simple sugars have no healing power, they are a vital part of every cell's communication system. Without them, a damaged cell cannot signal a need for resources to repair itself. Nor can good cells recognize bad cells, such as cancer cells, and trigger the immune system. When a body becomes starved for simple sugars and does not have the resources to manufacture them, disease is often the result. By the same token, supplying the simple sugars, sometimes in large doses, often reverses the disease and the damage that has been done. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THESE SIMPLE SUGARS There is a great deal of information available from both medical journals and consumer scientific magazines. It is worth looking into. Simple sugars could be the key to renewed health for you, a family member, or a friend. To find out more about simple sugars, visit this web site: http:http://www.GrantForHealth.com
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