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A big part of the mission at PAACI is to gather news and other info from trusted online resources and share those with the members of our local PD community. 

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Sugar and Parkinson’s: 7 Facts To Know

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.   Do you find yourself digging through the snack cabinet at night for a cookie or piece of chocolate or downing sugary coffee drinks in the morning? Interestingly, these sugar cravings may be linked to your Parkinson’s disease. Sugar...

What Causes Parkinson’s?

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.   The cause of most cases of Parkinson’s disease is unknown. Although researchers have established that both hereditary and environmental factors influence a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s, for the most part, they don’t know...

What’s in Your Parkinson’s Medicine Cabinet

Shared from michaeljfox.org.   Movement disorder specialist, lifestyle medicine physician and MJFF Principal Medical Advisor Rachel Dolhun, MD, DipABLM, answers community questions on Parkinson’s and exercise with physical therapist and rehab scientist Cristina...

How Dance Promotes Brain Health

Shared from brainandlife.org.   By the time Bette Loomis was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment in 2015, she had been experiencing considerable forgetfulness and getting lost in familiar places for nearly two years. Her doctor prescribed galantamine, a...

Nutrition and PD

Shared from parkinson.org.A balanced diet is a foundation of good health. For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a balanced diet is even more important. In PD, there are some foods that may help to ease symptoms and help brain health, while others can affect the...

Balance and Parkinson’s: 6 Ways To Prevent Falls

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.   “I have fallen at least a dozen times, and thankfully, have not broken anything,” one member of MyParkinsonsTeam wrote. Another member said, “A good day is one without falls.” As people age, their risk of falling increases. However,...

Study shows how Parkinson’s drug disrupts the gut microbiome

Shared from southampton.ac.uk.   New research by the University of Southampton has revealed how a commonly prescribed Parkinson’s disease drug disrupts the gut microbiome, potentially causing health complications. The Southampton scientists, working with colleagues at...

Healthy Ways to Overcome Caregiver Burnout

Shared from brainandlife.org.   Tracy Cram Perkins understands the toll of caregiving. For more than 16 years, she looked after her parents, an uncle, and an aunt—all battling different forms of dementia. Her mother experienced postoperative cognitive decline...

FDA Approves Onapgo

Shared from drugs.com.   Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug...