Eating and drinking for Parkinson's disease - a lecture by Prof. Dr. Ceballos Baumann

Food and drink play a central role in everyone's daily life, but for people living with Parkinson's they can present a number of challenges. In the following lecture we will look at how eating habits can be adjusted to ensure a balanced diet and improve quality of life. Our goal is to develop a deeper understanding of the importance of an adapted diet in Parkinson's disease and to show ways in which enjoyment of eating and drinking can be maintained despite the disease.

Fast

Therapeutic fasting is absolutely trendy and I had already heard and read a lot about it. Our entire "system" has been geared towards longer phases "without food" from the very beginning. Nowadays, however, people eat almost continuously, whether because of hunger, appetite, boredom, grief or frustration, etc. The food industry does not necessarily serve us what counts as a balanced diet. Flavor enhancers, dyes, emulsifiers, preservatives, sugar, fast food and the like make us ill in the long run and we slowly develop food allergies and inflammatory processes in the body. I wanted to give my body a break from it and be surprised by the positive effects of therapeutic fasting despite or precisely because of my previous illnesses (ulcerative colitis and Parkinson's disease).

What you need to know about Parkinson's

When a person with Parkinson's or a relative wants to find out about a possible disease, accompanying symptoms play a crucial role. These can affect different parts of the body, including skin, skeleton, sensory organs and psyche. The severity and occurrence of these symptoms vary from person to person, and it is important to note that some symptoms may have other causes.

Glyphosate ban

Right now, the Parkinson's community across Europe has a crucial opportunity to ban the use of the controversial pesticide glyphosate, which has been linked to public health risks such as cancer, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

New insights into intestinal health and Parkinson's

Influence of intestinal health on Parkinson's and MS: New findings from the University Medical Center Magdeburg

The importance of gut health to the human body goes far beyond digestion. Researchers at the University Medical Center Magdeburg have discovered that the intestinal microbiome can have a decisive influence on the development of chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's. This article presents the latest findings from the research group “Translational Neuroimmunology and Neurodegeneration” led by Prof. Dr. med. Aiden Haghikia described in more detail.

One multivitamin per day

We are all looking for ways to reduce our daily medication cocktail as much as possible and many are looking for relief in dietary supplements and especially in vitamin preparations. The neurologist Michael Okun reported in April 2023 in his blog http://parkinsonsecrets.com/ whether this is a really good idea and what the limits are.

I don't want to withhold his insights from you and have therefore summarized his core statements in this article.

Field report on therapeutic fasting according to Buchinger

Therapeutic fasting is absolutely trendy and I had already heard and read a lot about it. Our entire "system" has been geared towards longer phases "without food" from the very beginning. Nowadays, however, people eat almost continuously, whether because of hunger, appetite, boredom, grief or frustration, etc. The food industry does not necessarily serve us what counts as a balanced diet. Flavor enhancers, dyes, emulsifiers, preservatives, sugar, fast food and the like make us ill in the long run and we slowly develop food allergies and inflammatory processes in the body. I wanted to give my body a break from it and be surprised by the positive effects of therapeutic fasting despite or precisely because of my previous illnesses (ulcerative colitis and Parkinson's disease).

Parkinson's- what role does diet play

A feature from RBB on the importance of the Mediterranean diet.

dr Heimann explains – eBook version

Dr. med. Johannes Heimann was a gynecologist and obstetrician during his career and has been diagnosed with Parkinson's for several years. In various Parkinson's forums he goes deeply, often also humorously, into the numerous questions of the members and regularly hits the nerve of the community with his language and choice of topics.

In “Heimann clarifies” we want to push the boundaries of the forums and make his postings accessible to a broader public.

Stomach, intestines, exercise and Parkinson's disease

Mrs. Prof. Dr. Brit Mollenhauer on the current state of research:

The research focuses on alpha-synuclein, whose pathological aggregation in the nerve cells due to protein misfolding has been identified as the main cause of Parkinson's. Three strategies are being examined here: inhibiting the build-up, promoting the breakdown and preventing the transfer to the neighboring cells, so to speak their contagion.