…and finally Izas has checked out some PD related books and has selected this one as her top pick for this month:
Parkinson’s Disease Top Tips to Optimize Function, by Lucille Leader and Dr Geoffrey Leader (2018) Pub: Denor Press c.€18 on Book Depository
The chapters include tips about the medication timing, interactions with food and nutrients, better nutrition, tips for improving movement problems, sleep problems, intestinal and urological problems, stress management, intimacy, travel tips, and many others. It also has a chapter with simple recipes.
Pros: Very easy to read, with short chapters that can be read in a few minutes (and probably need to be read several times, because it is difficult to remember all the tricks). The formatting makes it appealing and you can jump to the chapter of most interest to you. The authors are Directors of the Parkinson’s Management Team, in London, UK. One is a Doctor, so the advice in the book is grounded and has been verified.
Many of the tips coincide with what we hear in our support classes (from the PD Nurse, boot camp, nutritionist, mindfulness) with the advantage of getting them in writing, making them easier to remember.
Cons: There is no chapter referring to cognitive problems. Kindle version NOT available
Hope to see you soon at some event or other (or on Zoom!!) shortly
Best Wishes
Your YPI Committee – Edel, Geraldine, Izas, Jerome, Kieran, Maurice, Michael and Tony