Parkinson’s Disease (PD) affects more people every year with a global increase in ageing populations. There is no cure for the condition but medication can alleviate symptoms. In this episode I look at the causes of the disease and what we can do to prevent it.

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The Parkinson's pandemic: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30302-1/fulltext

Gut-brain link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10358673/

REM sleep behaviour disorder: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24465-rem-sleep-behavior-disorder-rbd

Per Borghammer - body-first and brain first model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVew2OVZTXs

Genes in PD: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/parkinsons-disease/the-genetic-link-to-parkinsons-disease

Leaky gut in Parkinsons Disease: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00240-3/fulltext

Coeliac Disease, gluten sensitivity and Parkinson’s Disease link (a literature review): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12011982/

H pylori and Parkinson’s Disease: https://immunityageing.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12979-023-00404-1

Diet: https://www.healthline.com/health/parkinsons-and-diet

Exercise - tai chi: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67208745

Iron overload: https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/home/PressRelease/30

Vitamin D: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667268523000499

Pesticides: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/researchers-identify-10-pesticides-toxic-neurons-involved

Rotenone (insecticide) and PD: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-023-00561-6

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Parkinson’s Disease: can we prevent a slowly evolving pandemic?