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Hi Roberta and Hi Dianne, Kathrynne? She occupies the place of honor on Parkinson's Resources http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ click on <contents> click on <26: Parkinson's & Nutrition / Ask A Dietician> scroll down to <Search Ask the Dietician> type fava in the search box... want more??? there's a "goldmine" in the PARKINSN LIST Archive.... go back to the <HOME> page... Parkinson's Resources http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ click on <VIP> click on <Search PARKINSN Archives> click on the hyper link <"Search"> under Quick Start... type fava in the search box... cheers ....... murray * * * On 29 Dec 2002 at 17:52, Diane Nicolaou wrote: > Roberta, > I am 51 also and have had PD for 3 or 4 years. The meds have helped > me tremendously to retain a somewhat 'normal' lifestyle. I take > Sinemet and i have continued to work full time but without the med > it would be difficult for me. Good luck in going through this > diagnoising stage which can be very frustrating, however, this list > can be very helpful at times and we all have something in common and > share a common goal. You will see that everyone can have different > symptoms and experiance different difficulities but don't be afraid > to ask questions. Regarding the fava beans, my nuero asked me not to > eat them as it is hard to control the dose of levadopa and I am > already taking it in pill form. We have an excellant source for > nutrition on this list - Katheryn Holden with a site at > nutritionucanlivewith.com (I think thats right, help me out here > guys) and she has written several books for PWP which have helped me > a great deal. Good Luck! Diane > * * * Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn