Flavor and Wellness

Parkinson's Disease

3 articles

Diverse group practicing Tai Chi in a park at sunrise, demonstrating mindful movement and its benefits for health and well-being.
Healthy Living

Tai Chi's 12-Week Regimen Offers Powerful Mindful Movement Benefits.

For conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, systematic reviews show Tai Chi provides excellent evidence of benefit, often after just 12 weeks of practice.

Chloe Bennett·August 24, 2026
A person's walking gait analyzed by advanced technology, highlighting a new metric for early Parkinson's disease detection with high accuracy.
Food

New daily movement metric aids early Parkinson's detection

Years before a clinical diagnosis, individuals who would later develop Parkinson's disease were already walking less—a subtle, critical indicator now detectable with 95.

Isabella Cortez·June 1, 2026
An artistic representation of the gut-brain axis, illustrating the connection between the gut microbiome and brain function with glowing pathways.
Wellness

How the Gut Microbiome Influences Brain Function and Health

In mouse models, specific gut macrophages were found to engulf and promote the aggregation of alpha-synuclein, a key protein in Parkinson's disease, directly linking gut immunity to brain neurodegener

Chloe Bennett·April 21, 2026