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Dear Billie, With regard to food and diet for your brother-in-law, that will depend somewhat on his stage of Parkinson -- early, middle, or later -- and what medications he takes; also, upon his personal condition and needs. In the early and middle stages of PD, it is important to focus on keeping the bones strong; people with PD sometimes fall, especially in the later stages, and keeping the bones strong and healthy can help prevent fractures later. If his beliefs and personal tastes permit it, yogurt, milk, cheese, lassi are all rich in calcium; and legumes and dals are rich in magnesium. Both calcium and magnesium are needed for bone health. Getting out in the sunlight for a few minutes each day will provide vitamin D, which is also necessary. If there is nausea from PD medications, ginger may help -- ginger tea, or a piece of crystallized ginger often helps control nausea. If your brother-in-law has constipation, it will be helpful to eat plenty of legumes and pulses, as these are high in fiber; also vegetables and fruits; and whole grains rather than processed, such as whole-wheat chapatis and puris, rather than those made with white flour; brown rice rather than white. If he is using a levodopa preparation (madopar, sinemet, larodopa), he should take the levodopa at least one-half hour before eating his meal, because protein from the meal (in pulses, meat, fish, eggs, yogurt, cheese) will block the levodopa from being absorbed. Taking the levodopa well before eating will ensure that it can reach the brain and provide help without interference from protein in the meal. Your questions regarding surgeries and medications can be best answered by others on this list; but if you have other questions regarding diet, I will try to help. My very best regards, Kathrynne billie singh wrote: > my brother -in-laaw is suffering from parkinsons and > he wants information regarding surgery medicines and > food diet he needs to take > thank you > billie > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/