Hi Fran-- if you've read the list archives, you know that it has been said one would have to eat A LOT of fava beans to get a significant amount of dopamine. Hope you really really like them! :-) >I have a question for the list. In addition to training dogs for hobby, I >am first and foremost a researcher (NOT medical - used to be animal and now >after a career change, demographic and spatial, but once that scientific >method stuff gets in your blood...!). As I mentioned in my intro post, my >tremors are worse after physical exercise, thus I notice they are more >pronounced after "working out" in the morning (which I do most mornings). I >also mentioned that I am not on "meds" other than supplements yet, so I want >to try something. I have read the archives and other literature on fava >beans. If I were to "dose" by eating fava beans, would I do it before >working out or wait until after? > >Also the literature I have read says that all of the broad beans have dopa, >but favas are higher. This is going to sound really dumb, but what are some >of the other "broad" beans? Since I don't know for sure what they are, I am >not sure I am adding any to my diet (unfortunately my education and training >wasn't in horticulture!)! Thanks in advance. > >Fran Peck >Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > >_______________________________________________________ >Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite >Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55 Oxford, Ohio <[log in to unmask]> on PDWebring at http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm "Ask me about the CARE list for Caregivers of Parkinsonians ! " And visit the CARE webring at http://www.crosswinds.net/~caregivers/index.html