In today's episode of the PWP Dr. Hyland discusses the DaT scan; what it is and whether or not it is worth your time. It may not be all DAT... Sorry I just couldn't resist.

Dr. Michael Okun, MD discussed this topic right after the test was FDA approved back in 2011. You can find his article from which some of his statements were paraphrased here.

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Loss of smell can be one of the earliest signs of PD prior to diagnosis. In this episode we talk about how often that happens and how it can even have an impact on nutrition.

Here are two pages of interest to read up on the topic:

Parkinson's Foundation - Loss of Smell

Michael J. Fox Foundation - Smell Loss

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If you have ever been told by physicians that Parkinson's does not cause pain then you are not alone. In fact, that's just wrong! In this podcast episide we break down the potential causes of pain associated with Parkinson's Disease and the remedies to help that pain. This episide is extracted audio from a video that was recorded on the topic a few months ago on our YouTube.

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It may be *shocking* to find out, but your nerve health can be directly impacted by PD. As you will find out in this episode, your nerve sheaths may be impacted by specific vitamin deficiencies and, similiarly to electrical wires, the nerve sheaths keep the electrical impulses of your nerves traveling in the right direction.

A recent study by researchers at University of Florida discussed the possibility of the brain-gut connection and implications for PD. That study can be found here.

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Were you born upside down? In other words does your nose run and your feet smell?

In this week's episode Dr. Hyland talks about runny nose and how this can be directly connected to PD. Who knew... well, the nose knows. Ok, we will stop there. :-)

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In this week's episode Dr. Hyland discusses dry mouth and PD and oral hygiene/dental care. This can be a huge problem for PWP and could potentially result in losing some of all of your teeth as well as high risk for issues like aspiration pneumonia.

If you have dry mouth these can be over the counter remedies that can be of help*:

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In this week's episode of the PWP Dr. Hyland discusses the possibility of developing addictive behaviors that can be associated with some drugs that treat the symptoms of PD. Be aware of this and discuss with your healthcare providers and care partners. Dopamine agonists are particularly linked to these problems.

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Gentlemen with PD, are you having trouble rising to the occasion? In this week's episode of the PWP Dr. Michael talks about men and women's sexual health and PD, specifically ED.

Here are the links to the sexual health pages from the Parkinson's Foundation:

Male Sexual Health

Female Sexual Health

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In this week's episode of the PWP Dr. Michael talks about a topic many would not necessarily consider when discussing PD. What happens if you become pregnant while having PD? Well... that's a deep subject that you will just have to listen to to find out more!

Source of today's information is here.

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Well, it's most definitely summer here in the central USA. As Dr. Hyland sweated to get this episide out on time, it was apparent that heat intolerance would be a timely topic for a midsummer night's stream (see what I did there). Puns aside, you won't want to skip this one as it could be vital for your safety as you enjoy the outdoors and exercise this summer as you live with ol' Parky.

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