For many, the word “diet” has negative associations: cutting out the foods you love, not enjoying what you eat or following strict rules about what you can or can’t eat. But diet is a way of life. And you can still boost brain health or manage Parkinson’s with your favorite family recipes, dinner out with friends and even the salty or sweet snacks you crave most. The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Rachel Dolhun, MD, fellowship-trained movement disorder specialist, board-certified neurologist and lifestyle medicine physician, sits down with expert dietitians Paula Montagna and Vanessa Rissetto, and Parkinson’s community members, Denise and Bernard Coley, to answer your most-asked questions on healthy eating and nutrition.

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