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Tips for Making Life Easier for Both Caregivers & Chronically Ill Alike : By Dr. De Leon

Last month I have been dealing with my dad’s terminal illness. I have had my moments of frustration as many of you have in taking care of loved ones with chronic illnesses like PD because sometimes what we think is best for them is not what they think is best for them. So how doContinue reading “Tips for Making Life Easier for Both Caregivers & Chronically Ill Alike : By Dr. De Leon”

Tips on How to Maintain a Healthy Brain: By Dr. De Leon

I am sure everyone is familiar with the term “use it or lose it.”  Well, this has greater impact on our brains than you might imagine like our muscles in our body atrophy and become weak from disuse or lack of activity so does our brain “muscles” if you will, if we don’t challenge themContinue reading “Tips on How to Maintain a Healthy Brain: By Dr. De Leon”

High Risk of Prostate Cancer in Parkinson’s Patients Taking STALEVO : By Dr. De Leon

Painting by Jorge Jm Lacoste “This is the age of knowing….when a urine flow is more than just a flow.” Aside from the fact that Parkinson’s disease is proving to be a systemic disease affecting mind and body certain treatments as well as carrying certain Parkinson’s genes like the LRRK2 and PARKIN gene which seemContinue reading “High Risk of Prostate Cancer in Parkinson’s Patients Taking STALEVO : By Dr. De Leon”

Depression in Neurological Diseases like Parkinson’s: By Dr. De Leon

“You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.” Hunter – Patch Adams ( one of the best performances by R. Williams) In the advent of Robin Williams untimely demise, a great deal of spark and conversation has ensued around the topicsContinue reading “Depression in Neurological Diseases like Parkinson’s: By Dr. De Leon”

10 Tips for Managing Drooling in Parkinson’s: by Dr. De Leon

Sialorrhea or drooling as is commonly known refers to pooling of saliva in the mouth. It occurs around 50-80% of all Parkinson’s patients particularly in men. The excess saliva then begins to literally spew out because of difficulty swallowing. Normally we produce about a liter of saliva a day which helps us break down foodContinue reading “10 Tips for Managing Drooling in Parkinson’s: by Dr. De Leon”

Tips for Dealing with Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s : by Dr. De Leon

As many of you know sleep problems can wreak havoc with our lives if f we don’t get enough rest we are liable to turn from a mild manner soft spoken individual to an irritable cranky creature! Not only does poor sleep affect our mood but also causes poor concentration leading to memory loss, fatigue, increaseContinue reading “Tips for Dealing with Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s : by Dr. De Leon”

Parkinson’s & Fall Prevention : By Dr. De Leon

    We all know that one of the biggest problems in Parkinson’s is the risk of falls especially as we age and the disease advances the risk seems to increase exponentially.  Recently, there was a new consensus released by the Academy of neurology offering tips on fall prevention since according to the AAN 50%Continue reading “Parkinson’s & Fall Prevention : By Dr. De Leon”