> Anyone know if fava bean flour would help in the same way? Actually, > I'm not sure - is it l-dopa or dopamine or what is it that's in fava > beans? ldopa. Same as in mucuna and most beans. I should think you need a great amount of bean flour. You need quite a lot of fresh beans to keep up your ldopa level have a look at: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/{74728CD8-7D81-4346-898B-66FF341C23F5}_favabeans5510_03.pdf Maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn