New Parkinson's Book

Good Morning, just sitting down with a cup of mint tea and thought I’d tell you about a new book I just finished called Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action by Ray Dorsey MD, Todd Sherer PhD, Michael Okun MD, & Bastiaan Bloem PhD, MD. The authors are four leading PD experts so you may have read some of their other work. The book is very straight forward and lays out a basic history of PD, Prevention, Advocacy, Care, & Treatment.

What really stood out to me though is the idea that Parkinson’s could be a man made pandemic and that harmful chemicals in our food and our environment is likely some of the cause. I have read bits and pieces of this idea before but never with this much clarity as to specific concerns and how we can address them moving forward. With the rise of PD cases in the last twenty-five years, the book sets a sense of urgency without being over alarming which can make it easily dismissed. It also gives information on how to advocate with legislators from banning certain chemicals to making treatment drugs more available to more people. It’s definitely worth reading.

How are you holding up? Just when we thought there was some light at the end of the tunnel, this resurgence of Covid-19 has pushed things back again in many areas. How do we get a do over for 2020? I’m trying to continue taking a few minutes of gratitude throughout my day and take pleasure in things both big and small. Last night we had some neighbors over for a pau hana. A pau hana in Hawaii is a casual get together after work to relax and socialize. It’s a beverage and pupu, before you head home for dinner. But the best pau hana’s are the ones where you end up staying and talking, and the pupu’s replace dinner, and that’s just what happened. I think we were all starved for connection and ended up having such a fun time.

Off to start my day. Summer is in full gear and it is hot as you know what here. Have a good one! xo