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Fueling the Brain and Body: Why a Balanced Diet Matters in Parkinson’s Disease
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo We’re back for another great...
Renee Rouleau
7 days ago5 min read
June: Sleep and Rest
Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role Nearly a third of our lifetime is spent asleep, and during this critical window the brain...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Jun 65 min read
Can What’s On Our Food Affect Our Brain? The Link Between Pesticides, Nutrition, and Parkinson’s Disease
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Can What’s On Our Food Affect...
Renee Rouleau
May 234 min read
The Vital Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Parkinson’s Disease
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo The Vital Role of Vitamins and...
Renee Rouleau
May 103 min read
Mental Health Awareness
May: Mental Health Awareness Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role Parkinson’s Disease is a movement disorder characterized by...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
May 34 min read
April: Freezing of Gait
Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role For the general population, the primary automatic mode of motor control is intact....
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Mar 276 min read
Accelerate Your Hydration   Â
By: Lexi Shever, Belmont OTD Capstone Student  Hydration plays an important role in numerous regulatory processes in the body including...
Lexi Shever
Mar 213 min read
The Vagus Nerve and Digestion in Parkinson’s Disease
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo The Vagus Nerve and Digestion...
Renee Rouleau
Mar 83 min read
March: Facial Masking
Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role Facial masking or hypomimia is characterized by slow and constrained facial movements,...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Feb 284 min read
Aspiration and Dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo This article of "Nutrition 101"...
Renee Rouleau
Feb 223 min read
Nutrition 101: Acid Reflux
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo  In this edition of Nutrition...
Renee Rouleau
Feb 74 min read
Inside Belmont’s OTD Partnership with Bridges for Parkinson's
Click here to read more about our Occupational Therapy Doctorate program partnership with Belmont University !
Colleen Bridges
Feb 41 min read
February: Speech and Swallowing
February: Speech and Swallowing Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role Dopamine is a significant neurotransmitter, meaning it...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Jan 303 min read
Nutrition 101 for Parkinson's
Written By: Renee Rouleau- B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Nutrition  is this year’s theme...
Colleen Bridges
Jan 243 min read
January 2025: Nutrition 101
Written by: Colleen Bridges - M. Ed, NSCA-CPT; Renee Rouleau - B.S., PhD student, Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences, University at...
Colleen Bridges
Jan 113 min read
January 2025: Vision
Written by: Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role As humans, vision is our dominant sense, with research suggesting that up...
Colleen Bridges
Jan 104 min read
December: Cognition
Written by: Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L Dopamine’s Role It is now recognized that Parkinson’s Disease is defined by more than its...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Nov 22, 20243 min read
November: Nutrition
Written by: Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L A healthy diet is critical for everyone, but with Parkinson’s Disease, extra focus should...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Oct 25, 20243 min read
October: Fall Prevention
Written by: Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTD, OTR/L Each year around 60% of people with Parkinson’s Disease experience a fall. This can range...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Oct 3, 20244 min read
August: Fine Motor
Written by: Dr. Caitlin A. Bender, OTR/L with additional credit to Caylin Dean and Kelly Struthers (OTR/L) Dopamine’s Role Fine motor...
Dr. Caitlin Bender
Aug 2, 20246 min read
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