Journey with Parkinson’s: A Reminder About the Interference of Protein with the Uptake of Carbidopa/Levodopa

"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 …

Freezing of Gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s

"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 …

Journey with Parkinson’s: Mind the Gap- Writing Blog Posts Again

"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 …

Review of Controlled-release Carbidopa-Levodopa and Extended-release Carbidopa-Levodopa Drugs, Rytary and Crexont

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou "Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by." …