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Peter Garelja

Peter Garelja

Retired New Zealand school principal and former Chair of Parkinson's New Zealand, living with Parkinson's disease since 2008.

Jul 28, 2026

17:19
Okay, Peter, so what have you done in terms of knowing quite a lot of this stuff because you're a bit of a walking expert yourself of your own condition and the condition generally, what have you done to modify some of the issues that Maurice highlights?
17:33
The interesting, the one about food, that's probably my weakest point, but I do, I basically look to eat healthily really, just try and live and eat well.
17:43
I don't think, I've got some friends who are into really quite a strict regime around protein and so on.
17:48
I'm probably a little bit lazy on that one, but I do, but it's all about looking at, however, I'm looking at wellness and so on.
17:55
I used to walk a lot on the beach with my dogs on a regular basis.
17:58
That was probably better than any pill I had.
18:00
So I try to and take the stress out of the day and take the surprises out of the day and have it organised there.
21:16
So how does that make you feel? Does that improve your quality of life? I think it

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