December 1, 2016

The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) BIG Program is designed to help with the initiation and execution of physical movements. The LSVT BIG program...

November 1, 2016

Excerpted from Peak Fitness, presented by Mercola.com and The Seventy Percent Solution. Neuromuscular and neurodegenerative illnesses are devastating for obvious reasons: loss of independence, reduced...

November 1, 2016

A true story -- Author Unknown Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what...

November 1, 2016

The benefits of massage therapy have long been recognized by people with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinsonisms. Because the diseases’ typically cause muscle stiffness and...

November 1, 2016

Arabic, Indian, and Asian healers, for thousands of years, prized ginger as food and medicine. This tropical plant was effectively used to relieve nausea...

September 29, 2016

Many of us are aware of the (controversial) new law that allows physician assisted death in California, the End of Life Option Act (EoLOA),...

September 29, 2016

Compassionate Care Through The Hearts And Hands Of Nurses Nurses For Safe Access (NFSA) are Integrative Cannabinoid Nurse Advocates! Across America people every day are...

September 29, 2016

One symptom that only happens with Wilson disease is having brown rings around the iris (colored part) of the eyes (called Kayser-Fleischer rings). They...

September 1, 2016

A SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS can be the purest gesture of philanthropy. Enjoy the story as told by a couple dealing with Parkinson's, recipients of...

August 31, 2016

ZINC - Without it, you couldn't taste and smell. Your immune system needs it, and it helps cuts, scrapes, and sores heal. It may...

August 31, 2016

Some 25 million Americans take these so-called “wonder drugs” to lower their “bad” cholesterol levels, but is this popular class of pharmaceuticals actually safe? NOPE! There are...

August 31, 2016

“Crystal Gooding has been cooking with marijuana for around 15 years.” — Andrew Brown/CBC A group of Calgarians took part in a special cooking class...

August 31, 2016

People with Parkinson’s seem to be riddled with constipation. Last month we covered the use of magnesium to relieve constipation. If you get constipated...

August 31, 2016

During the four years I spent reporting my book The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles With the Heroes of the Hospital, I...

July 31, 2016

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic and progressive movement disorder that affects at least one million people in the U.S. alone, and that number will...