13. Friends & Family

Social Health in PD

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Humans derive nutrition (nourishment) from many sources above and beyond food. This course will be devoted to exploring the idea that social connection is a nutrient. Without human connection, our health and well-being suffer.

According to our CAM Care PD study results, loneliness is one of the greatest predictors of PD progression and friendships serve as a form of fortification. We'll discuss the ways parkinsonism contributes to social isolation (apathy, fatigue, stigma, urinary symptoms, anxiety, etc.) and strategies for overcoming them.

We'll address family members who might be watching their loved ones beginning to withdraw and talk about what they can do to help.


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Your Instructor


Laurie K Mischley, ND PhD MPH
Laurie K Mischley, ND PhD MPH

Dr. Mischley has spent the past two decades studying the unique nutritional requirements of people with Parkinsonism and working to find better ways to measure, monitor, predict, and prevent PD. Her academic training is in naturopathic medicine (ND), nutrition (PhD), and epidemiology (MPH). She built the Parkinson Symptom Tracking App (www.pd-symptoms.com), has trained dogs to detect the scent of parkinsonism in ear wax (ParK-9.com), is lead investigator of the MVP-Study.com, and is founder of the Parkinson Center for Pragmatic Research (CPR). She created Parkinson-School.com in 2020 as a way to empower patients, accelerate education and catalyze some long overdue conversations.


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