In the quiet hours of the morning, many living with Parkinson’s feel like a machine trying to start in sub-zero temperatures. The limbs are rigid, the mind is foggy, and the internal "engine" feels stalled. Standard medicine tells us this is simply a lack of dopamine. But if we look closer—at the level of our core temperature, our blood vessels, and our internal clocks—a more profound story emerges. We aren't just looking at a movement disorder; we are looking at a body that has lost its...

There was a time in my life when I never imagined I would spend so much time thinking about something as ordinary, and as overlooked, as poop. And yet, here we are! Because when you begin to look closely at the body as a system, as an interconnected ecosystem rather than a collection of isolated parts, you start to see patterns. Signals. Clues. And sometimes, those clues show up in the most humble places. That’s exactly what makes my new book, My Search for the Perfect Poop such a meaningful...

There are some stories that don’t end. They change form. They deepen. They continue to ripple outward in ways we could never have imagined. My husband John’s story is one of those. A Life Fully Lived When I think of John, I don’t begin with Parkinson’s. I think of his curiosity. His sharp wit and sense of humor. His love of history, adventure and epic stories like The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek. . I remember how he engaged with the world—not passively, but in constant motion and...