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Consumer Reports: What You Must Know About Parkinson’s Disease

January 29, 2019 By Parkinson's Community Help

Exercise and eating right may reduce your risk—and help those with the condition, too

It may start with nothing more than a tremor in one hand. But Parkinson’s disease, caused by the death of dopamine-­producing nerve cells in the brain that help control movement and norepinephrine-­producing nerve endings that control body functions, is progressive—leading to ever-worsening symptoms.

Consumer Reports: What You Must Know About Parkinson’s Disease

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