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How I manage Parkinson’s
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Motor and Non-Motor signs of
Parkinsons
Motor Signs
Four main symptoms are associated with
movement
Non-Motor Signs
Cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances,
impaired smell or vision, fatigue, difficulty
swallowing, bladder problems and depression
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Non-Motor Symptoms Significant
• These non-motor symptoms can have a
significant impact on a patient’s quality of life
and ability to carry out daily responsibilities
• These symptoms can make us give up
• Whereas an active engagement to manage the
disease, is necessary to improve the quality of
our lives
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Bio
tec
genes
Neuro
chip
Physical exercises
Medicine
Quality of life
Mental exercises
Surgery
Food
Soft
ware
games
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Physical exercises
Quality of life
Mental exercises
Food
Soft
ware
games
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About Physical Exercises
• Demanding, challenging but play it safe
• Engaging, creative such as dancing with music
• Research has shown that activities that are
engaging and creative enhance nerve
connections
• Since I don’t do enough, I am a moving target
at home
• Sports
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Walking
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Table Tennis – great fun
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Mental Fitness
• Again creative, engaging and regular
• Mind games keep dementia at bay
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Stimulating the mind
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Mathematics
Literature
Learning to play an instrument
Drawing and painting
Yoga
Writing poetry
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A scene in Shigar valley
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Nutrition for PD
• Water – prevents dehydration & improves
constipation
• Nuts (walnuts and almonds) – good source of
protein, fibre and Omega 3
• Low fat yogurt – high in calcium and protein,
helps in digestion
• Berries – such as “falsa” and “annar”
• Green tea – antioxidant
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Nutrition for PD
• Water – prevents dehydration & improves
constipation
• Nuts (walnuts and almonds) – good source of
protein, fibre and Omega 3
• Low fat yogurt – high in calcium and protein,
helps in digestion
• Berries – such as “falsa” and “annar”
• Green tea – antioxidant
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Rapid progress in research = hope
• Yeast offers clues to Parkinson's disease
• Critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous
system found
• Researchers have identified a critical enzyme
that keeps traffic flowing in the right direction
in the nervous system-a feat that could pave
the way for new treatments for conditions
such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disea
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Rapid progress
• Research Targets Protection of Nerve Cells in
Parkinson's
Scientists at John Hopkins have demonstrated on
mice that certain drugs protect nerve cells from
the deadly effects of Parkinson's disease.
• Breakthrough In Cure For Parkinson's Disease
Johns Hopkins researchers have just discovered
two drugs that work to prevent Parkinson's
disease in mice that were genetically engineered
to carry the disease.
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