Coffee and Parkinson’s Disease
Any way you look at it (here, here, and, um, here…), coffee seems to be a good thing for people with Parkinson’s disease, and for people who don’t have Parkinson’s […]
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Non-Pharmacological Fixes
Parkinson’s Disease and Fava Beans
Fava beans have a mixed rep in the Parkinson’s disease community. On the one hand, alternative websites tout them as a replacement for, or supplement to, a drug regimen. On the other
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Constipation and Other Pressing Matters
When I was eight years old, I spent a summer with my two very proper, never-married great aunts, Aunt Nora and Aunt Melinda. My parents went away for July and
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Damned If You Do…
Lately I’ve been suffering from dry mouth at work and, I sense, a resultant softer voice. (Dry mouth is an under-reported PD symptom; soft voice is not.) Why is my mouth
Strike a Pose. Vogue.
Federico Bitti, an Italian journalist, has dystonia, a form of uncontrollable non-stop muscle spasms shared by many people with Parkinson’s disease. He had to give up his job and eventually struggled to
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Finding Out Early
There are two reasons you should read this article in the New York Times (Looking for Parkinson’s Sooner): 1. It lists many symptoms people experience years before they get diagnosed with
Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
I just read a 2012 physician’s guide to non-motor symptoms of PD. I hope it opens for you here. Here’s an itemized list from the Table of Contents: Drooling Olfactory
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“Enriched Environment” Update: Article + Anecdote
Article: Here’s a clearly written and quite exciting article on the steps you can take (besides medical help) to control your Parkinson’s symptoms and perhaps even thwart their progression: Improving
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Banish the TV. Read a Novel.
This online article summarizes two studies that looked at the impact on your brain of reading or watching TV. One study that found that reading a novel produced positive neural changes
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“Enriched Environment”
Apparently, you can thwart the onset or progression of Parkinson’s disease by placing yourself in “enriched environments.” According to the article “‘Enriched Environment’ May Boost Brain Health” (see page 5 in
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