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Dear Mandy, The non-profit Parkinson organizations offer free booklets on both nutrition and exercise. You can check their websites to download or oder some information: American Parkinson Disease Association: http://www.apdaparkinson.com/ National Parkinson Foundation http://www.parkinson.org/ Parkinson Disease Foundation http://www.pdf.org/ Good for you for informing yourself and your parents! Best regards, Kathrynne > Mandy Sonenshine wrote: > > Hi all- > I am new to the list. My father was just diagnosed with PD and I am > just starting to learn as much as I can about treatments. My mother > asked me if I could find out diet and exercise regiments that are > known to be helpful. Trouble is, these types of facts are not readily > available on the web or in most of the literature I have read. Just > wondering if anyone here might have a few tricks up their sleeves. I > know about decreasing protein intake and trying to exercise > frequently, just wondering if anyone has found something special or > particular that works for them. I'd appreciate any responses. Thank > you very very much. > > Mandy Sonenshine > [log in to unmask] -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/