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I have family members who had it, so I did the 23&me screening for it (negative on genetic mutation thankfully). Have you done that yet?

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I have not done 23&me but really should. My gut feeling is that my family members were perhaps more susceptible than the general population but it was chronic stress & environmental insults that pushed them over the edge, hence the late onset.

I have a very strong belief that Parkinson's will be completely cured by the time I could be at risk. It has been completely reversed in several animals with the use of a few different types of stem cells.

I have also gotten my hands on a brand new neurogenic small-molecule drug called NSI-189 that is currently undergoing clinical trials.

Originally commissioned by DARPA to create the war figher of the future, NSI-189 has shown a robust effect in triggering hippocampal stem cells to regrow the hippocampus.

I've ingested about 5 grams and its had a tremendously positive effect on me.

Do you have a diagnosis of something wrong with you, are did you just start taking NSI-189? I was on a medication for 5+ years and it has taken it's tool on me, as well as getting off those meds was not simple. I still struggle with side effects that can take years to go away.

What has NSI-189 done for you specifically and how does it make you feel? Are there any annoying side effects and where in the heck did you get it?

No diagnosis, I got burned out at work, I pushed myself far past the time to take a vacation and find another job. I took a few months off and felt much better but not back like my old self in college.

NSI made me feel like a kid again. Brought me back to 100%. Stress is really, really bad for our brains, particularly our hippocampus.

No side effects for me.

I got it through back channels, can't say anymore and risk the pipeline.

It will be on the market in five years and will in my opinion revolutionize the treatment of depression, ptsd and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Curious what medications you were taking?

Interesting. This is how I feel about MDMA wrt PTSD, which may very well also be on the market for medical use in the next ten or twenty years.

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