Living Well with Parkinson's Disease - Exercise, Nutrition and Self-Care

11/08/2025

10/31/2025

This book should be really good. I plan to get it and read it.

The Wall Street Journal just ran a piece featuring my co-author Ray Dorsey and the just released book the Parkinson's Plan http:// pdplan.org. Here are a couple of powerful quotes from the story by Sumathi Reddy. - "As teenagers, David Toth and his sister grew up working at their dad’s dry-cleanin...

10/24/2025

01/23/2024

https://www.parkinson.org/blog/science-news/plastic-waste

A new study indicates that tiny particles of polystyrene can promote the clumping of a protein involved in Parkinson’s disease (PD).

07/05/2023

If you're curious about information showing exercise is good for cognitive health, this is an interesting article.

Chemical signals from contracting muscles can influence the growth of brain networks, according to new research published in Neuroscience. The study highlights the importance of physical activity to mental health, and the findings could also help contribute to the development of more effective treat...

04/21/2023

This podcast is AMAZING! It really resonated with me and dealing with Parkinson's disease. I think it will touch you all too, pertaining to everyone with or without PD.

Dr. Indu Subramanian and Dr. Bradley McDaniels join us on the Daily Dose to begin to discuss the idea of treating PD beyond just movement disorders and neuro...

02/21/2023

https://youtu.be/SesG1EkBztQ

This is so cool! It made me want to grab a big stick and see what I can paint with it, or put on music and draw swirls!

A collaborative project between Central Saint Martins, English National Ballet and University College London's neuroscience department and artist Ruairiadh O...

02/21/2023

This link goes to an article about Parkinson's and artists.

Do you have PD and feel more or less creative?

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/what-parkinsons-reveals-about-the-artistic-spark #:~:text=Artists%20who%20practiced%20before%20diagnosis,the%20desire%20to%20create%20art.

See below painting: Costa del Pacifico en el Choco (Colombia), by artist and Parkinson’s disease patient Antonio Cortina, was included in the 2010 exhibition Parkinson, Créativité, Dopamine at the Musée Grenoblois des Sciences Médicales in Grenoble, France. In the exhibition catalog, Cortina said that the act of painting could relieve his symptoms for hours at a time without medication.

01/17/2023

Joanne Hamilton, PhD, knows her stuff! Everyone with Parkinson's and everyone who knows somebody with Parkinson's should watch this. It's full of great information about non-motor symptoms and what a PWP goes through and how to make it better. It's 26 minutes long.

Some of the first symptoms people with Parkinson's may experience are not visible to others. As Parkinson's progresses, cognitive, and other non-motor sympto...

12/21/2022

Is there a link between and the common cold?

Read about new findings from Japan: https://bit.ly/3WmuQDG

12/13/2022

Dancing is one of the best things you can do for your brain health according to recent research findings.

Looking for the Fountain of Youth is a lifelong quest for many. Some find it through healthy eating, some through cosmetic surgeries, some through exercise, ...

11/08/2022

This is so inspiring! It has nothing to do with Parkinson's disease but it does have something to do with perseverance and heartfelt bonds between people and horses. Grab a box of tissues.

A one-in-a-lifetime request gave Cody Dorman, a boy with a rare genetic disorder, the chance to meet a racehorse. The foal he met, eventually named Cody's Wi...