Episode 2: Preventing Parkinson's with Dr. Ray Dorsey

In this episode of the Brain Health Kitchen Podcast, Dr. Annie Fenn sits down with neurologist and public health advocate Dr. Ray Dorsey to explore the growing global burden of Parkinson’s disease—and what we can do to prevent it.Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Dorsey explains how Parkinson’s is increasingly understood as a largely preventable disease driven by environmental exposures, including pesticides, industrial chemicals, air pollution, and contaminated water. The conversation explores how the disease may begin outside the brain and what individuals, communities, and policymakers can do to reduce risk.Dr. Dorsey also shares practical steps from his new book The Parkinson’s Plan, offering actionable strategies to protect brain health across the lifespan.Why Parkinson’s disease is rising dramatically worldwideThe environmental and man-made causes of Parkinson’sEarly warning signs and the gut–brain connectionHow pesticides, air pollution, food, and water exposures increase riskThe Parkinson’s 25: practical lifestyle steps to reduce riskThe role of exercise in prevention and slowing disease progressionWhy early childhood exposures matter for lifelong brain healthPolicy and public health solutions to reduce toxic exposuresResources & LinksBooksThe Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatmenthttps://pdplan.org/ (The Parkinson's Plan)Brain Health KitchenBrain Health Kitchen websitehttps://brainhealthkitchen.comBrain Health Kitchen Substackhttps://brainhealthkitchen.substack.comSponsorsNeuroreserve https://neuroreserve.com/BetterBrain https://www.betterbrain.com/Connect with Dr. Ray DorseyInstagramLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-dorsey-md-mba/Twitter / Xhttps://twitter.com/RayDorseyMDConnect with Dr. Annie FennWebsitehttps://brainhealthkitchen.substack.comLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anniefennmd/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brainhealthkitchen/