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My breakfast!
From: "Anonymous" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 12:40:47 -0500
X-Message-Number: 4

Dear Kathrynne:

    I just thought I would share my breakfast menu with eveybody. This takes
into consideration  three medical conditions, i.e., Prostate problems,
diabetes type 2 and PD.

 1. Cereal Mix:
     Roled Oats                       1 part
     Roasted Rye                    1 part
     Roasted Buckwheat          1 part
     Wheat germ                      0.5 part

     All mixed together  and stored in the fridge.

 2. Mixed nuts:
     Walnut                            1 part
     Filbert                              1 part
     Sunflower seed                1 part
     Pumpkin seed                   1 part
     Pekan                               1 part

     Mix them and gently blend them to break them into the size of split
peas.  Keep it stored in the fridge separately.

 3.  Flax seeds    - blend it to break them open and store in the fridge.

 4.  Almonds fresh

     Daily, add the following in a bowl:

     Cereal mix 2 or 3 table spoon full
     Nut mix    1 or 2 table spoon full
     Flax seed powder 1 tea spoon full
     Almonds    20 seeds

     Add 2% milk or milk + soy milk.

     Enjoy this healthy cereal/nut mix. Chew well.
     Makes a wholesome breakfast with a glass of 1:1:1 mix of  orsnge,
cranberry and blue berry juices.

 I would like your  comments on this for improving the contents.

     Thanks.
     Raj
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 Dear Raj,
 Thank you for your "nutty" breakfast suggestion!

 Whole grains are an excellent choice for both PD (when constipation is of
concern) and diabetes. I highly recommend nuts and seeds, as an excellent
source of natural vitamin E, as well as trace minerals and fibers. All the
juices you mention are rich in protective antioxidants.

 I can't think of a way to improve this breakfast. However, if one is using
levodopa, it's good to be aware that in some people milk protein can block
levodopa absorption to a great degree than other protein, and your
alternative choice of soy milk (fortified with calcium and vit. D) would be
a good substitute.

 Best regards,
 Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD

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PS:  Kathrynne's point iswell taken about levodopa.   But, his does not
concern me since I am not taking any of hte prescribed medications,
especially because, being forein to our body, long term use of them seem to
cause more problems.

One more point of caution:  Before anybody starts taking anything new, one
should make sure he/she does not have any llergy to any of the items one
consumes.

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