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Healthy Parkinson’s Quinoa Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Pears
This healthy salad has so many ingredients on the “yes” list for People with Parkinson’s. It is especially healthy because it’s derived from a Blue Zone. Blue Zones are places where the healthiest people in the world live (people with great mental and physical health and the location has record numbers of people who live past 100 years old). A lot of it has to do with the food they eat. Anytime you have bright-colored food with a little sweet and savory, you have a winner. This dish can be enjoyed anytime throughout the year.
This quinoa salad is a meal in one bowl. Serve it for lunch or dinner.
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Is Your L-Dopa Not Working As Well As It Should? It Could Be Your Gut Microbes.
Trillions of microbes live in our gut to help break down and absorb nutrients. Since our guts cannot digest certain substances like fiber, the microbes step up to perform this task.
“But this kind of microbial metabolism can also be detrimental.” said Maini Rekdal, a graduate student in the lab of Professor Emily Balskus. Gut microbes can chew up medications too, and often with hazardous side effects. “Maybe the drug is not going to reach its target in the body, maybe it’s going to be toxic all of a sudden, maybe it’s going to be less helpful.”
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What Roles Are Involved To Fight PD?
My friend and PD fighter Jon Pawelkop just went to the World’s Parkinson’s Congress in Kyoto, Japan. He attended a seminar given by Tim Hague, author of Perseverance, and winner of The Amazing Race Canada. Tim spoke about activism, awareness, and the roles people with PD should play. I loved the message, and asked if I could share it with my readers. Here are Jon’s takeaways from the talk:
Want to Super Charge Your Learning When You Have Parkinson’s?
After our ladies boxing class, I was talking to my fighters about how you have to change things up in order to create brain change through neuroplasticity and improve your fitness level. One of my ladies (a retired teacher) said there was a study in which students learned a topic better and their scores improved when the environment was changed just a little (such as lighting). Wow! I haven’t seen that study, but I do know that when we mix a cognitive exercise with a physical exercise, it improves both. One of my ladies said that she plays solitaire on her phone upside down for a change and a challenge!
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Yummy Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Pizza for People with Parkinson’s
Oh my goodness! I finally found a way to eat yummy pizza AND stay clear of my food allergies, which are ironically some of the same foods to avoid if you have Parkinson’s. This recipe does have potato starch (on the Keto “avoid” list), but for the rest of you with PD who are steering away from gluten and dairy, this is the best recipe I’ve found.
This easy-to-make gluten-free pizza crust is perfectly crisp on the edges and tender in the center. The author is the Minimalist Baker*, although I have modified it to make it easier for people with PD.
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