A blog for Parkinson's education, research advances, new treatment strategies, and personal reflection: the goal is to provide support and information/resources to anyone either with Parkinson’s disease or with any neurodegenerative disorder.
"Symbiosis is a much higher reflection of intelligent life." Frederick Lenz "Why do we do basic research? To learn about ourselves." Walter Gilbert Overview: Reading the article entitled "Discovery and inhibition of an interspecies gut bacterial pathway for Levodopa metabolism" from V. Maini Rekdal et al., Science 364, eaau6323 (2019) (DOI: 10.1126/science.aau6323- open access) made …
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“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” Arnold Palmer "The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done." Arnold Palmer Introduction: Golf is …
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"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” Joseph Addison "It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." Socrates Introduction: After developing LSVT BIG® for her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Becky Farley went on and started/founded Parkinson Wellness Recovery® …
"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." Nicholas Sparks "Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning." Paulo Coelho 2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month: To help support the month of Parkinson’s awareness, here are 9 posts from April-•2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of …
"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it." Suzanne Weyn "I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life." Louise Hay 2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month: To help support the month of Parkinson’s awareness, here are 8 posts from April- •2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of Life With Exercise •2019 Parkinson’s …
"The little things? The little moments? They aren't little." Jon Kabat-Zinn "Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves." Thich Nhat Hanh 2019 Parkinson's Awareness Month: To help support the month of Parkinson's awareness, here are 7 posts from April-•2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of Life With Exercise•2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month (Part …
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"How long should you try? Until." Jim Rohn "Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel." H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 2019 Parkinson's Awareness Month: To help support the month of Parkinson's awareness, here are 6 posts from April-•2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of Life With Exercise•2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month (Part 2)- Exercise• April 11 is …
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