"Where Life Meets Parkinson's." A blog for Parkinson's education, research advances, treatment strategies, and personal reflection. The goal is to provide support and resources to anyone either with Parkinson's disease or with any neurodegenerative disorder.
"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." Thomas A. Edison "The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas." Albert Einstein Introduction: This is a 3-part story: first, how combining exercise with a polyphenol-rich food source (please keep reading) can enhance …
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"Every step is on the path." Laozi "It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs." Vaclav Havel Walking: When you have Parkinson's, we must always be aware of where our feet and legs are taking us. Is the texture of the path changing, is it tacky and firm …
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"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor." Marcus Tullius Cicero "Your muscles know nothing. It's your brain. Exercise is something you've got to do the rest of your life. It's a lifestyle. Dying is easy. Living is a pain in the neck. You've got to work at it." …
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"NOT I - NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself." Walt Whitman "We travel, in essence, to become young fools again - to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more." Pico Iyer Take the Bad with the Good Moments: If you …
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"It isn't how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it's how you spend the time." David Brenner "Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world." Gustave Flaubert A Simple, Monotonous Lifestyle Works with Parkinson's: From my perspective, having Parkinson’s means staying in control of your …
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"Like cars, every relationship requires a bit of an occasional service, and fine-tuning should be compulsory." Mariella Frostrup "I actually credit Twitter with fine-tuning some joke-writing skills. I still feel like I'm working at it." Steve Martin Introduction: For those of you who have followed this blog for several years or more, I have typically …
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"Life is too short to worry about anything" Eric Davis "Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together." Brené Brown The Need for Increased Protein as We Age: As we age, we lose muscle mass, a condition called sarcopenia. To offset age-related muscle loss, one can start exercising and increase …
"I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice." Renee Olstead "The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves." Steven Spielberg The News: It …
"He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic." Nicolas Bentley "Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait." Henry Ford Introduction: There are no enjoyable aspects of Parkinson’s. The symptoms of Parkinson's go from tolerable to bad and then to the worst. As the disorder progresses, a …
"There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles." Stephen Covey "I haven't gotten stuck with something because I just keep going, and I keep doing different things." Lili Taylor My Absence the Past Few Months: Three points to write about.•#1- Conflict of time between blog writing and article writing- Although I have been …
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