Parkinsonism, symptoms, research, treatments

Transcript ' 5 really the message is that deep brain stimulation is one of those tools that 0:20 allows you to do exactly what that goal is which is to live well today every day 0:26 you don't know if you're going to have tomorrow we don't know if we're going to cure Parkinson's but what we do know is 0:32 that we have this moment we have today and what DBS allows folks with Parkinson's to do is live better every 0:40 day so what is Parkinson's about 10 million people worldwide have Parkinson's and 0:48 it's a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder it's marked by a decrease in dopamine in the brain that's 0:55 why they're talking about taking these dopamine agonists that's what those medications are we don't know what 1:00 causes it and in the United States there are approximately 1 million Americans living with Parkinson's 10 million 1:08 worldwide and about one percent of everybody out there in the United Stat...

Transcript 0:00 Introduction to Dr. Martin Picard 3:16 What Are Mitochondria and Where Are They? 9:04 Ecosystem of Mitochondria 10:25 Mitochondria and Disease 16:38 Genetics and Mitochondria 19:18 Lifestyle Choices for Poor Mitochondrial Health 22:08 Impact of Psychological States on Mitochondria 25:55 Medications and Mitochondrial Dysfunction 32:12 How to Improve Mitochondrial Function 52:29 Conclusion ==================================\0 Welcome back to Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit initiative of Baszucki Group where we focus on the intersection of metabolic health and mental health. 0:06 Today we're going to talk about mitochondria, all things mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, but it's so much more than that. 0:13 So my guest is Dr. Martin Picard, who really is one of the worldwide experts on mitochondria. Now, Dr. Picard has a PhD in mitochondrial biology 0:22 from McGill University and he's an associate professor of behavioral medicine in psychiatry and neurol...