Rev John J Macuga III wrote: > My question is, has anyone tried or are you trying food intake such as > Fava Beans for a source of Levodopa (?), Dear Rev. Macuga, You may be interested in the following -- Fava Beans, levodopa and Parkinson's http://www.parkinson.org/fava.htm Fava Beans, A Natural Source of Levodopa http://www.parkinson.org/Favabeans02-19-02.htm Mucuna beans http://www.parkinson.org/beans.htm Parkinson Disease, Herbal, and Alternative Medicine http://www.parkinson.org/altermed.htm Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy" 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