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JUNE UPDATE ON “ROAD TO CURE PARKINSON’S” PROJECT
The month of May was a very busy month for the SDBC in that we moved our vivarium to our new facility. Our efforts in generating a colony of Alpha-Synuclein and LRRK2 Transgenic Mice have begun to bear fruit. Alpha-syn and LRRK2 breeding pairs have begun to produce pups. The process of genotyping these pups to determine which ones have inherited the alpha-syn or LRRK2 allele (forms of the same gene) from their parents has begun; … [Read More...]
A Day In The Life of a Parkinson’s Caregiver
An Elder Caring Palm Springs Inspirational A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PARKINSON’S CAREGIVER Her name was Anne. She was 80 years old and the caregiver for her 82 year old husband. Her journey started 3 years ago, after her very healthy (albeit blind) husband of 50+ years, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. At first the news was unsettling but not devastating. After all, she had raised 5 children, how hard can it be to travel this … [Read More...]
New Discovery in Cell Biology Offers Promise for Parkinson’s Patients
By Dr. Bryan Flamm, D.O.M. & licensed laboratory technologist, MT (ASCP) and Katherine Flamm, M.S, CNS A NEW DISCOVERY IN CELL BIOLOGY OFFERS PROMISE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH PARKINSON’S When Katy’s sister was diagnosed with Parkinson’s we took it upon ourselves to seek out an effective product that could support healing naturally and safely. Our knowledge of the most basic life processes, including cell metabolism, is … [Read More...]
The Gyrontonic Expansion System ®
Perspectives from a Movement Specialist Marc A. Pierre THE GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®: AN EXERCISE METHOD THAT CAN BENEFIT PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE One of the major challenges that people with Parkinson’s face is a struggle with movement quality and specificity. The complexities of movement fluidity and dynamic balance challenge the nervous system to interpret a myriad of stimuli from the environment, including … [Read More...]
Peppers and Parkinson’s
Dr. Dwight Jennings, DDS, MICCMO A recent study published in Annals of Neurology (Article first published online: 9 MAY 2013) found that eating “peppers” twice a week or more may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by at least 30 percent. Susan Searles Nielsen, at the University of Washington, was investigating dietary sources of nicotine, as multiple epidemiological studies have found that regular use of tobacco … [Read More...]
Oral Health, Pneumonia and Parkinson’s
By Betty Anna Gidlof , RDHAP (Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice) As Parkinson’s advances, most Parkinson’s patients cannot perform their own oral care. It is reported that 72% to 84% of nursing home residents had difficulty in brushing their own teeth, and 78% to 94% of denture wearers found it difficult or impossible to clean their dentures themselves. In another study, only 5% of the residential home … [Read More...]
Shingles With or Without Parkinson’s
Shingles is very common. Fifty percent of all Americans will have had shingles by the time they are 80. While shingles occurs in people of all ages, it is most common in 60- to 80-year-olds. What Causes Shingles? Shingles is a painful skin disease caused by a reactivation of the chickenpox virus. It is distinctive because it affects only one side of the body. The early signs of shingles usually develop in three stages: severe pain or … [Read More...]
The Story of The Blind Girl
THE STORY OF A BLIND GIRL There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “now that you can see the world, will you marry … [Read More...]
TEN Questions to ask
TOP 10 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE HIRING A HOME CARE AGENCY by Kerry Goss, Senior Helpers of The Desert While finding a caregiver on your own may initially appear to be less expensive, the cost difference becomes negligible when time, taxes, insurance and your security are factored in. When considering hiring a caregiver to help with services in your home, make sure you know the facts. The decision to hire a caregiver can be … [Read More...]
Using Your Smartphone to Treat Your TMD
Dr. Stephen M. Winber, DDS MPS TMJ Therapy and Sleep Center of Colorado. Chronic pain is a big problem in America, where medications often cause more harm than good. Right now, doctors and state governments are struggling to combat a growing epidemic of prescription pain medication abuse. Unfortunately, over-the-counter drugs are also causing problems; in fact, right now, acetaminophen toxicity is the leading cause of liver failure … [Read More...]
Green Tea!
GREEN TEA The main antioxidant in green tea could be a potent way to prevent Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to research done by Prof. Moussa Youdim and Dr. Silvia Mandel, co-director of the Parkinson Foundation Centers at the Technion. The substance, EGCG, can enter brain cells and keep neurons from dying. Mandel found that even after many neurons have already been damaged, the green tea antioxidant … [Read More...]
Not Just Tremor
NOT JUST TREMOR: RECOGNIZING DEPRESSION AND OTHER NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE People like boxing legend Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox have helped to deepen the understanding of Parkinson’s disease as a movement disorder. Ali shows the most conspicuous symptoms of Parkinson’s; a slow, shuffling gait, rigid movements, hand tremors, and an expressionless face. Fox, on the other hand, shows many common side … [Read More...]
Is your Doctor Leaving the Medicare Program? Planning for Healthcare
Congress and the Obama administration continue to discuss the budget deficit, and cuts to Medicare are a part of the discussion. The Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) is a method the U.S. government uses to control spending on physician services by reducing the amount Medicare pays in order to reach target expenditures. The so-called “doc fix” has been used by Congress in the past to suspend or adjust these cuts. Now according … [Read More...]
Can you get Lasting TMD Relief From Special Headbands?
by Dr. Kevin Berry, DDS, TMJ Therapy and Sleep Center of Colorado. TMJ disorder causes trying symptoms that make life nearly unbearable. Because temporomandibular joint disorder is so debilitating, sufferers are often pushed toward surgical procedures that make permanent changes to bone and tissue within the jaw joint. Since they are afraid of painful, invasive surgery, many TMD patients are willing to give holistic treatments a try. … [Read More...]
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