hi, roberta! i tried fava beans....after at least month of use (peaking around 4 ounces three times a day), and not having experienced any posiitive effect, i gave it up. but try it, it might work for you. nilo On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 15:53:00 EST Roberta Innarella <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi, my name is Roberta and I've recently joined the network. I'm 52 > and have > seen three neuros since May all coming up with the same diagnosis - > PD. I've > tried 3 different meds, one of them twice. They didn't help and only > made me > sick. I have an appointment in February at Robert Wood Johnson (NJ) > to see a > movement disorder specialist. I found this site reading the book > "When > Parkinson's Strikes Early". Has anyone heard of Fava Beans? They > are > supposed to contain levadopa and from what I've read, as little as > one-half > cup a day or every other day has helped people with thier symptoms. > I'm > looking forward to a rewarding experience with the network. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn