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Throwback Thursdays Art

February 26, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Throwback Thursdays Art | Bruce | 2 Comments

Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution […]

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“Enriched Environment”

February 22, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise, Research | Bruce | 3 Comments

Apparently, you can thwart the onset or progression of Parkinson’s disease by placing yourself in “enriched environments.” According to the article “‘Enriched  Environment’ May Boost Brain Health” (see page 5 in

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Jokes

February 21, 2015 | Enriched Environment, Jokes, Michael J. Fox Foundation | Bruce | 1 Comment

One way to keep your mind active (part of “enriched environment“) is to create new jokes.  Here are four that I made up. Q:  How many soap opera fans does it

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My Appearances on the Michael J. Fox Foundation Website

February 21, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | Leave a Comment

I was mentioned twice in articles for the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s website. 1.  One article interviewed me about being out on the job and participating in research trials. 2.

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My Physical Activity

February 21, 2015 | Bruce, Enriched Environment, Non-Pharmacological Fixes, Parkinson's Disease, Physical Exercise | Bruce | 1 Comment

I try to get to the gym or do some other kind of workout 4 or 5 times/week.  Soon I’ll install a calendar on this site where I can track

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My Medications

February 15, 2015 | Bruce, Medications, Parkinson's Disease | Bruce | 2 Comments

I’m not on Sinemet (carbidopa-levodopa), the main drug for Parkinson’s disease, as my symptoms are still mild.  Consequently I don’t have the “on – off” condition of when my meds

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Bruce Ballard

Bruce Ballard

My name is Bruce Ballard. I started this website in February, 2015, to promote an “enriched environment” for people with Parkinson’s disease, including myself. Enjoy!

I'm an official blogger for the 2016 World Parkinson Congress (Portland, Oregon, USA) and the 2019 World Parkinson Congress (Kyoto, Japan). Click on the logo to learn more!

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