A graduate of Vanderbilt, Cornell and Michigan State universities Robert Rodgers PhD was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Kentucky for 20 years. His mother and uncle were both diagnosed with Parkinsons. After being treated for 15 years with Parkinson's medications, an autopsy at Harvard determined his uncle did not have Parkinsons but Hepatitis C. His mother died of a stroke from taking a dozen prescription meditations to treat various conditions including Parkinsons. Robert resigned his tenured faculty position at the University of Kentucky to become the founder of Parkinsons Recovery in 2004, dedicated today to provide information, support and resources for persons currently experiencing the symptoms associated with a diagnoses of Parkinson's disease. The mission of Parkinsons Recovery is to provide research evidence of successful recoveries from Parkinsons and document natural therapies proven by research to help reverse symptoms.