Stress and Parkinson’s: Strategies to Manage the Strain (Webinar Audio)

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of stress on individuals with Parkinson's and offers strategies to manage it.

Experiencing some stress is a normal part of life, but many people living with Parkinson’s notice stress may worsen symptoms and make medication less effective. And chronic stress can cause lasting impacts to mental and physical health. Tune into audio from this Third Thursday’s Webinar to hear our panel of experts discuss how stress affects the body and how to reduce its harm. Like our podcasts? Please consider leaving a rating or review and sharing the series with your community. https://apple.co/3p02Jw0 Whether you have Parkinson’s or not, you can help move research forward. Join the study that’s changing everything at michaeljfox.org/podcast-ppmi Mentioned in this episode: Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to complete. mysmelltest.org/getstarted

Topics covered

• stress management
• Parkinson's disease
• mental health
• chronic stress
• webinar

Keywords

• stress
• Parkinson's
• symptoms
• mental health
• chronic stress
• webinar
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, michaeljfox.org, mysmelltest.org

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