Pot Luck
Supposedly by the end of this calendar year, residents of New York State, where I live, can get a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana if they have a qualifying illness. […]
Parkinson’s Disease
Help Fight PD and Dystonia!
On the weekend of September 26th and 27th, I’ll enter two triathlons to raise money for and awareness of dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All donations will go to the Michael J.
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Sinemet Romance
Do you have an on-again-off-again love affair with Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa)? I just started taking the drug, and I’m starting to worry that it’s a part-time lover. I’ve had Parkinson’s disease
Which Side Do You Sleep On?
Sleeping on your side instead of your stomach or back may help prevent Parkinson’s disease, as it enables the brain to remove waste products more easily. The World Parkinson Coalition recently posted
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Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Caregiver Guide
The Michael J. Fox Foundation just published a PD caregiver guide, with many words of wisdom from Lonnie Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali. Click here to download this important brochure. Quote:
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Chocolate and Parkinson’s. Sign Me Up!
Many Internet news outlets are posting articles about chocolate and PD, with such tempting titles as “Could Chocolate Help to Ease Parkinson’s Disease?” I click an article, start salivating, start searching
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AARP: What to Eat to Slash Your Risk of Dementia
This AARP slideshow lists foods that can help you stave off dementia. You can either click on the link and browse, or just scan these bullets: Beans and green peas,
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The Team Fox Athletic Life
Here’s a selfie with me, Kari and Nicole (two of New York’s Nicest) at a bar packed with athletes on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, shortly after we ran a 5
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Parkinson’s Fill-in-the-Blanks
Instructions: Below are 10 sentence starters about having Parkinson’s disease. Choose between 3 and 5. Copy and paste them into the “Leave a Comment” window. Finish writing each sentence from
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Follow Up: Football + Concussions
There was a lot of press coverage this weekend about the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony and its refusal to let Junior Seau‘s daughter speak in honor of her
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