Nutrition Archives - Parkinson's Journal

Parkinson School, a place of support and information

August 8, 2024/0 comments/in Relatives, work, To know better, Exercise, Diagnosis, Nutrition, Events, Research and Development, Humor and Parkinson's, info event, drugs, Non-drug therapy, Guides, self-help, Symptoms, Therapies, Video/from Jürgen

The Parkinson School offers comprehensive support and information for people with Parkinson's and their families. As one of the original main goals of the Parkinson Verbund eV, the Parkinson Journal has taken on the task of realizing this.

The result is a unique series of lectures that covers the entire spectrum of topics related to our disease. The series of lectures aims to educate participants about Parkinson's disease and to deepen their knowledge. In online lectures lasting around one hour, all essential aspects of the disease are covered in order to enable those affected to meet their therapists and neurologists on an equal footing and to deal with the disease more confidently.

List of lectures

July 13, 2024/in To know better, Exercise, Diagnosis, Nutrition, Events, Research and Development, info event, drugs, Non-drug therapy, self-help, Symptoms, Therapies, Video/from Jürgen

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

March 16, 2024/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition, Video/from Jürgen

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

27. February 2024/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition, Podcast/from Jürgen

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

16 January 2024/0 comments/in Relatives, To know better, Exercise, Diagnosis, Nutrition, Research and Development, life paths, drugs, Non-drug therapy, Podcast, Guides, self-help, Symptoms, Therapies, Video/from Jürgen

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

8 November 2023/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition, Research and Development, self-help/from John

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

3 October 2023/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition, Research and Development, Therapies/from John

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

The importance of gut health for the human body goes far beyond digestion. Researchers at the University Medical Center Magdeburg have discovered that the gut 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 describes in more detail the latest findings from the research group "Translational Neuroimmunology and Neurodegeneration" led by Prof. Dr. med. Aiden Haghikia.

One multivitamin per day

September 20, 2023/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition/from John

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

26 Maj 2023/0 comments/in To know better, Nutrition, Research and Development, self-help/from Jürgen

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).