Contents
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Foreword Boosting Brain Health : There Is So Much You Can Do
Four Tenets for a Healthy Brain
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Section 01 : Caring for Your Brain at Any Age
Age-related Brain Conditions 10 Protect Your Brain 12
You Have a Role in Brain Health Research 15
Questions to Ask about Your Brain Health 17
Pay Attention to the Little Things 18 Myths about Brain Health 22
Section 02 : Understanding and Living with Risk Factors
Acting Out Your Dreams 28
Carrying a Genetic Change Linked to Parkinson ’ s 33
Having a Family Member with Parkinson ’ s 36
Serving in the Military 39
Being a Man , Especially over Age 60 42
Section 03 : When Parkinson ’ s Risk Becomes Parkinson ’ s Diagnosis
How do I get tested for Parkinson ’ s ? 46
What are the symptoms of Parkinson ’ s ? 47
How do doctors make a Parkinson ’ s diagnosis ? 47
I ’ m still worried . What else can I do ? 47
Parkinson ’ s Fast Facts 48
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USA Today : We Can Help End Parkinson ’ s Disease By Michael J . Fox
PPMI : The Study that Could Change Everything
Better Brain Health 01