Date: Saturday, June 8
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: on Zoom

Description
It is often said that Parkinson’s is caused by a combination of “Genes + Environment” – the goal of this lecture is to describe the environmental contributors to disease progression and reversal. The Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP) Study has been tracking over 3000 participants with PD for the past decade – there are dozens of choices, or ‘modifiable variables,’ people make throughout the day that are associated with fewer/ greater accumulation of symptoms over time. Topics covered will include: financial status, social health and friendships, physical activity, diet and food preparation methods, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.

Bio
Laurie Mischley, ND PhD MPH studied naturopathic medicine (ND) at Bastyr University and epidemiology (MPH) and nutritional sciences (PhD) at the University of Washington and she maintains appointments at both Universities. Her work is focused on identifying the nutritional requirements unique to individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and has published on coenzyme Q10, lithium, NAD+, and glutathione deficiency (www.lauriemischley.com). She is Principal Investigator of the Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP) Study (MVP-study.com), which is attempting to describe why some people with PD progress slower than others. She is working on ways to study, package and deliver evidence-based lifestyle modification as a therapeutic strategy. She founded the Parkinson Center for Pragmatic Research (www.parkinson-cpr.com) and the canine scent-based PD screening tool, ParK-9 (www.Park-9.com), developed a patient-reported outcome measure to assess PD severity (www.PD-symptoms.com), built the Parkinson Symptom Tracking (PRO-PD) App, and is instructor of the online series, Parkinson School (www.Parkinson-School.com). Dr. Mischley maintains a small clinical practice at Seattle Integrative Medicine focused on nutrition and neurological health of patients with Parkinsonism. 

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