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New Book: The Parkinson’s Plan by Dr. Ray Dorsey P ’16, ’18, ’20, ’24

Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment by Dr. Ray Dorsey P ’16, ’18, ’20, ’24 and Dr. Michael S. Okun is a groundbreaking new book about preventing and fighting Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Dorsey, a Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester for over 12 years, is now the Director, Center for Brain and Environment at Atria Health and Research Institute in New York City where he is “Creating a center to identify and eliminate the environmental causes of brain diseases from autism to Alzheimer’s.”

About the book, from Amazon:

“A groundbreaking prescriptive guide to preventing and fighting Parkinson’s disease that “meets this moment with science, clarity, and a path forward” (Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent, CNN)

In The Parkinson’s Plan, two doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research detail the steps necessary to prevent, slow, and treat this debilitating condition. They show readers how to prevent the disease through the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the lifestyles we live. They introduce the “Parkinson’s 25,” the most detailed checklist ever created to allow anyone to lower their risk of Parkinson’s. They interview the world’s top scientists, clinicians, and thought leaders in the Parkinson’s field to offer a detailed plan for treatment that includes cutting-edge methods and recent technological and medical advances.

The Parkinson’s Plan takes the next step in winning the battle against Parkinson’s, presenting a clear road map with the strategies and tactics necessary to create a world where the disease is increasingly rare and the treatments are more successful.”

The work of Dr. Dorsey and Dr. Okun, was recently featured in a New York Times article, The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us. They are also traveling around the country speaking about their work and were most recently in Rochester and Washington DC.

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