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Your proactive fight against HD

No time is a good time to have HD but now there are new promising treatments. For the first time ever, clinical trials are showing that HD can be reversed. Important new discoveries are now raising concerns about conventional treatments. Read about the HDL Triad of exercise, diet and spirituality to fight HD.

Presented here are many excellent care references, including the simple and profound wisdom of Dr. Chiu
- Jerry Lampson, HDL founder.

CARE: "We must not take assumptions written in medical textbooks and circulating around as 'gospel truth' about HD without challenging each one of them. So if someone says, "HD is XYZ," the answer is 'prove it.' If you want me to prove it, I shall take it away and try to prove it." ...

"We hope and pray for a cure but there is no cure for Huntington's Disease, not yet. Good people are working on it of course. In the meantime, other good people are working on the only alternative available- care. The kind of care that doesn't abandon the Huntington's Disease person."
Dr. Edmond Chiu: Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia

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Exercise, a heart and brain friendly diet, and spiritual/emotional well being have all been shown to slow the delay of the progression of HD.
 
 
 
Recent updates for Care
16 Jun 2008
Go outside and enjoy nature!
Message to us couch potatoes: turn off the nature documentaries and go outside to reduce stress.
 
12 Feb 2008
FDA Notifies Public of Adverse Reactions Linked to Botox Use
The FDA has information for your doctor about botox.
 
27 Jan 2008
Anesthesia Warning - Isoflurane
The anesthesia isoflurane (brand name Forane) should not be administered to HD patients.
 
11 Jan 2008
Fruits and Vegetables Counter Negative Effects of Fats
Brightly colored fruits and vegetables rich in polyphenols help counter the negative effects of high fat food.
 
11 Jan 2008
So Why Are We Not Exercising?
Psychologists report on why we do not exercise when we know we should and how we can get motivated.
 
9 Nov 2007
Blueberries ... and Walnuts?!
New research into aging suggests that walnuts as well as the HDL favorite blueberries are good bets for a proactive diet.
 
16 Sep 2007
Mediterranean diet delays death in Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's patients who follow the Mediterranean diet live longer.
 
19 May 2007
Quality of life: patients and partners
Researchers confirmed the obvious - that a caregiver's perception of progression is different than that of the HD patient.
 
29 Mar 2007
Curcumin in a toxin model of HD
A study of curcumin (curry) in a toxin model of HD shows promise.
 
9 Feb 2007
Loneliness and dementia
Having friends decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
 

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