Brain and Nervous System Problems
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive complex brain condition caused by deteriorating nerve cells. Its symptoms include tremors and muscle rigidity, problems with thinking and memory, mood disorders, changes in speech and writing, pain, constipation, and sleeping difficulties. More than 100,000 people in Canada are living with Parkinson’s right now. (1) Currently there is no cure…
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What if you are cognitively healthy now but worried that dementia might be in your future? Perhaps you have relatives that have developed Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or another type of dementia. Is there a way to prevent it? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 60% to 80% of all cases.…
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Way back in 1998 Dr. Dean Ornish published the results of his randomized controlled Lifestyle Heart Trial which demonstrated that intensive lifestyle changes could reverse coronary artery disease (narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart with blood) after one year without using drugs or surgery. The lifestyle modifications included a low-fat (10% of calories…
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disorder that shows its symptoms gradually, increasing in severity over time. It causes neurons (nerve cells in the brain and nervous system) to break down and die, affecting the function of the nervous system and body parts controlled by nerves. Tremors are often the first symptoms noticed. Other outward signs…
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A few decades ago, sleep was often considered a waste of time. Many people saw no reason not to “burn the candle at both ends” of the day, even going so far as saying, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!”. Ironically, going along with that phrase is likely to make death come sooner than it might…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
