This is for your info:
My breakfast!
From: "Anonymous" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 12:40:47 -0500
X-Message-Number: 4
Dear Kathrynne:
I just thought I would share my breakfast menu with eveybody. This takes
into consideration three medical conditions, i.e., Prostate problems,
diabetes type 2 and PD.
1. Cereal Mix:
Roled Oats 1 part
Roasted Rye 1 part
Roasted Buckwheat 1 part
Wheat germ 0.5 part
All mixed together and stored in the fridge.
2. Mixed nuts:
Walnut 1 part
Filbert 1 part
Sunflower seed 1 part
Pumpkin seed 1 part
Pekan 1 part
Mix them and gently blend them to break them into the size of split
peas. Keep it stored in the fridge separately.
3. Flax seeds - blend it to break them open and store in the fridge.
4. Almonds fresh
Daily, add the following in a bowl:
Cereal mix 2 or 3 table spoon full
Nut mix 1 or 2 table spoon full
Flax seed powder 1 tea spoon full
Almonds 20 seeds
Add 2% milk or milk + soy milk.
Enjoy this healthy cereal/nut mix. Chew well.
Makes a wholesome breakfast with a glass of 1:1:1 mix of orsnge,
cranberry and blue berry juices.
I would like your comments on this for improving the contents.
Thanks.
Raj
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Dear Raj,
Thank you for your "nutty" breakfast suggestion!
Whole grains are an excellent choice for both PD (when constipation is of
concern) and diabetes. I highly recommend nuts and seeds, as an excellent
source of natural vitamin E, as well as trace minerals and fibers. All the
juices you mention are rich in protective antioxidants.
I can't think of a way to improve this breakfast. However, if one is using
levodopa, it's good to be aware that in some people milk protein can block
levodopa absorption to a great degree than other protein, and your
alternative choice of soy milk (fortified with calcium and vit. D) would be
a good substitute.
Best regards,
Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD
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PS: Kathrynne's point iswell taken about levodopa. But, his does not
concern me since I am not taking any of hte prescribed medications,
especially because, being forein to our body, long term use of them seem to
cause more problems.
One more point of caution: Before anybody starts taking anything new, one
should make sure he/she does not have any llergy to any of the items one
consumes.
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