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Guess this is my night to de-lurk. Long story short -- my husband (70 shortly/ I just turned 57) was diagnosed one week ago today with PD. He's had a resting tremor for almost a year, which I strongly suspected was PD but until it got worse, about a month ago, he made excuses for it. Finally got him to a movement disorder specialist and voila! Started him on low dose of sinemet only because my husband insisted. Doctor told him to make sure he didn't eat anything with lecithin in it -- and now I hear Phil talk about a low protein diet enabling the sinemet to work better. Can you elucidate? or tell me where to find more info on this? Thanks -- . You sound like a very special group of people on this list! Rayna Gillman [log in to unmask] in West Orange, NJ > "...Now I will have been on the therapy for two full months, next If J.Y. of Tasmania experienced a great reduction in symptoms, could it be that the change to a vegetarian diet, which would have meant a great reduction in protein and fat, had the effect of increasing the bioavailability of J.Y.'s sinemet? Phil Tompkins Hoboken NJ age 61/dx 1990