waiting room

waiting room the dehumidifier set on high A poem about one of Parkinson’s symptoms: extreme sweating! Not every person living with this disease has this symptom, but if you have it, you will understand…

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Glyphosate - Here is why you should pay attention to it!

“Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the world by commercial gardeners.   Photo credit: As You Sow   It’s found to be highly toxic and can cause many short-term and long-term health effects. Notably, research has linked long-term exposure to glyphosate to Parkinson’s Disease.    Photo credit: Verywell…

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Tai Chi: Best Exercise for Fall Prevention

Authored by Josh Henkin Recently I was thrilled to attend the first ever symposium on “The Science Of Tai Chi & Qigong as Whole-Person Health”. This amazing event was put on by the world renown, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. With type of support there was going to be amazing information shared and I was so excited to see the diverse topics that were covered in incredible detail by some…

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Recognizing the Early Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

It’s essential to recognize the early signs of Parkinson’s disease so you can take action. These include rest tremors, stiffness, slow movement, and a shuffling gait. You may notice that you speak more softly or that your handwriting appears smaller and slower than usual. You might even have difficulty swinging your arms when walking. Let’s take a look at the most common symptoms of Parkinson’s…

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Sitting in the Dentist’s Office

The theme of this blog is “One writer’s journey through life and time.” Well, then, this post is a peek into today’s journey—I’ll write about my life and time in real time, what is happening while I draft this post. I am sitting in the dentist’s office. My husband has a dental appointment, and I am now his driver. His Parkinson’s Disease has advanced to the extent that he cannot drive for any…

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Music therapy a promising future treatment?, ET Healthworld

Abhishek Bhatia New Delhi: More than 100 years ago, an essay with an interesting opening line, ‘The Shaking Palsy’, was written by British physician Dr James Parkinson describing the symptoms of the disease. A progressive nervous system disorder that has degenerative effects on movement, Parkinson’s can cause tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with coordination and balance. It is estimated that…

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Top foods tainted by chemicals

Farmers have been using pesticides on their food crops for decades. That’s not news. But what IS news is that these pesticides are causing serious harm to humans. Some pesticides have been involved in the pathogenesis (the development) of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases as well as various disorders of the respiratory and reproductive tracts. Many pesticides are endocrine disruptors,…

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Fuel for the Brain

Fuel for the Brain

Key Nutrient For Brain Support Acetyl-L-Carnitine has amazing benefits for brain health. It improves brain cell function and suppresses excitotoxicity and inflammation. It also protects the brain, peripheral nerves, and spinal cord against harmful pathological events. Acetyl-L-Carnitine may also be beneficial for preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s…

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Study reveals cause of 'freezing' gait in Parkinson's

Study reveals cause of ‘freezing’ gait in Parkinson’s

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) — Researchers believe they may have figured out why Parkinson’s disease causes a person’s limbs to become so stiff that they can sometimes feel frozen in place. Using a robotic chair equipped with sensors, a research team has linked the activation of leg muscles in Parkinson’s patients to a part of the brain called the…

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Danish director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson's

Danish director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson’s

Danish director Lars von Trier, known for producing films such as “Melancholia” and “Dancer in the Dark”, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his production company announced Monday. Zentropa explained that it released information about the filmmaker’s health ahead of the “The Kingdom Exodus” series premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, to avoid speculation. The producer…

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COVID-19 may increase risk of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke: study

COVID-19 may increase risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke: study

A new Danish study found COVID-19 outpatients had a higher risk of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, stroke and bleeding into the brain when compared with COVID-19 negative patients, but most neurological disorders were not more frequent after COVID-19 than after other respiratory infections, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Neurology this June.   “More than two…

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others

othersalways between us…eclipse moon.

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Nightmares and Parkinson’s

The development of nightmares could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent study published in Eclinical Medicine. Witnessing dreams have long been associated with neurological disease, especially among men. But this is the first study to investigate whether these symptoms are a warning of Parkinson’s or a by-product of the condition. The researchers came to the…

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My Takeaways from the Science Conference at Harvard

This marked a historic occasion, as Harvard Medical School and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine jointly hosted a groundbreaking science conference on Tai Chi & Qigong (TCQ) in the context of holistic well-being. The conference unfolded on September 18-19 in the vibrant city of Boston. It’s remarkable to comprehend the reason behind the profound benefits of TCQ, as evidenced by initial…

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Nightmares and Parkinson’s

The development of nightmares could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease, according to a recent study published in Eclinical Medicine. Witnessing dreams have long been associated with neurological disease, especially among men. But this is the first study to investigate whether these symptoms are a warning of Parkinson’s or a by-product of the condition. The researchers came to the…

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#OTD in 1998 – Death of one of TV’s best-loved comedy stars, Dermot Morgan, who played Father Ted.

Death of comedian and actor Dermot Morgan aged 47 from a heart attack. Morgan was one of the most popular comedy actors on Irish and UK TV during the 1990s. His most successful work was in the wildly successful Father Ted series where he played a dysfunctional scheming priest Father Ted Crilly who lived on Craggy Island somewhere off the coast of Ireland. Morgan and the show itself won BAFTA…

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