Digestible Tips: Your Gut and Parkinson’s

The Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Podcast

How’s this for a dinnertime conversation starter… did you know that what happens in your gut can have an impact on your brain health? Some experts even call the gut “the second brain” because of its huge community of microbes and large nerve network that links the gut to brain disease, like Parkinson’s.
Join our panel of experts who cover the latest research on this link between gut and brain health. And tune in as they discuss common gut symptoms of Parkinson’s and what you can do to manage them.
For more on this topic, visit michaeljfox.org/guthealth.
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