According to researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, around 80 percent of patients have significant tremor reduction from drinking alcohol.1 Essential tremor (ET) is no fun. In addition to interfering with daily activities such as buttoning clothes, eating soup, and writing checks, it can bring personal and social emotional trauma. People with ET keep reading
Essential tremor (ET) is often mistaken for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Each of these conditions tends to first appear among older adults (age 40+ for ET, age 60+ for PD). In both conditions, the first telltale sign is generally uncontrollable tremor or shaking of the hands. However, there are some important differences between the two. ET keep reading
Do you ever wonder about your own brain? Do you think, “Gosh, I wonder how much my brain weighs?” or “If I’m so smart, why am I having trouble multitasking?” The brain has three main parts: the cerebrum, the cerebellum (“little brain”) and the brain stem. When the brain is functioning normally, each part fulfills keep reading
