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Parkinson’s Disease: Causes & Risk Factors You MUST Know About

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. The disease starts off gradually, and early signs are often difficult to detect. It may start off with a mild tremor, but a few years in, PD patients may suffer from noticeable tremors, stiffness, slowed movement, and speech changes. About 96% of people diagnosed with PD are over the age of 50. ... Continue Reading

Could This Be The End To Parkinson’s Disease?

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A new Parkinson’s disease treatment switches patients from shaking uncontrollably to suddenly being in almost full control of their body. This post from Futurism describes the recently discovered invasive procedure. IN BRIEF With the insertion of a metal rod into the brain of participating patients, researchers have used deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson's, and the ... Continue Reading

Does Parksinons Disease Start In The Gut?

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Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor and slow, imprecise movement, may begin in the gut and spread to the brain. This post from ProHealth reviews the progress of the research that has presented strong evidence of the causes of the disease. Press Release: Aarhus University, June 23, 2015. The chronic neurodegenerative Parkinson's ... Continue Reading

Peppers May Help Reduce Parkinson’s Risk

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This article offers several suggestions for reducing the risk of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Surprisingly, despite the dramatically increased risk of cancer and related adverse health effects associated with smoking cigarettes, smoking has actually been found to be associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease, a ... Continue Reading

Tai Chi and Parkinson's Disease

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"As the quiet countryside slowly enveloped the chaos in Junbao's life, he slowly soothes his senses and creates the new, smooth, free-flowing art of Tai Chi. In this new time, in his life, he slowly regains his mental health and total mind and body unity." Remembering this classic film from the 90s, Tai Chi Master (1993) carried the resounding theme of martial arts being the ... Continue Reading

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