Excuses- the ONE thing that determines your success!!!
The extent of your success is directly related to your excuses!!! We all have excuses for things that we see as difficult in our lives. The question is: what do…
STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK
We are in a daily battle, whether you want to admit it or not. There are many battles in our lives. However, when you get a Parkinson's diagnosis, this battle…
Elderly couple doing their stretches in the park
Caregiver Burnout
Have you heard yourself or a loved one saying "I am so burned out" or "I am about to crash"? If so, you are among many who are feeling the…
FIGHT BACK
Fighting back against parkinson's disease or anything in life is not always easy. We can however, get some good ideas, from real life battles! NEVER GIVE UP- NEVER GIVE IN!!!…
Congress introduces the National Plan to End Parkinson’s
On Thursday, July 28, the U.S House of Representatives introduced a bill entitled the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act. (H.R.8585) This bipartisan legislation is aimed to Reduce the $52…
Importance of Environment
And often overlooked and often under emphasized area of fighting against Parkinson's disease is the importance of environment! I grew up in Sweden and Germany where a healthy environment was…
The benefits of walking well
Walking is as basic as movement. If we cannot walk we cannot get around and will need assisted living support. To lose your walking ability is to lose much of…
Loosing weight for brain health
Having read more articles about "brain health and diet", than perhaps should be allowed, I have come to one conclusion: keeping your weight down to under 25 BMI is essential…
Who was James Parkinson?
It was in 1817, that the London surgeon-apothecary Dr. James Parkinson ( 1755-1824) described the shaking palsy in a 66 page long booklet entitled " An essay on the shaking…
Resolved
As this year is approaching the end, a new year is right around the corner, I want to ask you to make some resolutions, and write them down. In preparation…