FAQs

  • We are building a platform and apps that will help people with chronic illnesses live their best lives. Our first release is for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) for 2 main reasons: 1. Our co-founder Ashwani Dhawan was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019 and, 2. PD affects over 8 million people around the world and growing fast. It is also the most complex of chronic conditions with a huge number of symptoms. Symptoms span from the cardinal symptoms of tremors, stiffness and slowness when it comes to movements, to the so-called motor symptoms, but PD also has a large number of non-motor symptoms, including chronic stress and anxiety, apathy, fatigue, pain, sleep problems, cognitive issues, speech issues, swallowing issues, constipation, etc. We believe if we can provide relief to PD patients, we will have a strong foundation to help people with other chronic diseases.

  • All of our recommended interventions termed as Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBI’s), are science-backed and have hundreds of RCTs (Random Control Trials), and Meta Studies as well as Longitudinal studies validating the efficacy of these interventions in reducing PD Symptoms and some slowing down PD Progression. Calm, Healthy, Happy is introducing the first app to combine PD specific exercises with mindfulness and other meditations easy-access one-stop app. We believe that combining the Meditations with PD specific exercise regimens can have a powerful cumulative effect.

  • Yes, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

  • At some point in the future, you will be able to use your Gmail Calendar. For our MVP release or initial launch, we only support Apple Calendars.

  • Our app is being built with tech and medical advisors, but we always recommend you consult with your doctor before starting any program. At a future date, the app will provide users with a summary charts and data that can be shared with your doctor/s to better help them help you.

  • PD PAL:™ is free to download and use. That said, if you use it and it ends up helping you, we’d love to have you make a recurring (annual) or one-time donation. All proceeds go towards application development or to drive awareness and continue to improve the solution for people with Parkinson’s and other chronic diseases. The 3 co-founders of Calm, Healthy, Happy will never be paid.

  • Our development team is hard at work and targeting early 2025 for release of our first chronic disease lifestyle app, which will help users who have Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

  • For our initial release, we will only work on Apple mobile devices. We plan to offer support soon after for Android devices as well as other devices, including a browser-based web interface. Sign up for our updates in the footer to stay up to date.

  • We plan on supporting multiple languages in future versions, but at launch we will be limited to English.

  • In order to gain benefit from our PD PAL™, you should be willing to commit to a minimum of 30 minutes a day, accomplished in small increments, with tasks like logging in to give self-reported data like length of sleep and anxiety levels and to engage in the exercises or mindful-based interventions, nutrition guidance, and other programs at specific times each day.