NILO A SARMIENTO wrote: > Has any of you used fava beans as an alternative to sinemet and the like? > Thanks. > Nilo Nilo, if it's of interest, you might like to read an article I wrote on fava beans at: Fava Beans, levodopa and Parkinson's http://www.parkinson.org/fava.htm Best, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn