Published here by Parkinson's Europe
In 2010 professional chef Yves Meersman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which forced him to put his professional activities on hold. But after noticing how essential nutrition was to the operation of his medication as a patient, he soon became inspired to take action. In 2013 Yves met Randy Mellaerts, a researcher whose mother has Parkinson’s. He pointed to the lack of research on nutrition that could act as a part of a therapy for the disease. This meeting catalyzed the start of Parki’s Kookatelier. Together with old friend Dirk Lemaitre (chairman of the Flemish Dietician Association) and Randy, the trio designed the concept that would become Parki’s Kookatelier.
