I was researching supplement BCAA provided by my husband's functional medicine MD. I was surprised to find one of the ingredients was listed as a major contraindication with levodopa. L-Phenylalanine. Dug a little deeper and it related to protein and impact on levodopa.
Found an interesting article on nutrition and PD too. I wonder if you could still take the Amino acids a few hours away from the C/L. Folate, B6 and B12 remain important.
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-Syd
Thanks. This is a really interesting paper that gathers together and summarizes useful dietary tips for anyone taking Levodopa. Every neurologist should be providing this information at every appointment!
In my experience with most doctors they tend to wait until you have symptoms or poor response, i.e. "my medicine doesn't work after lunch" rather than be proactive. Although his cardiologist always told him weight loss helps, and when he did lose 25lbs he did not need his BP meds!
Thanks Sydney75 ,
A study always current with applicable and effective information.
Everything to study understand and put into practice as I like.
Greetings from Italy.
Doesn’t the Half-Life of C/L apply only to, while in the bloodstream and once Levodopa crosses the BBB it is stored until used?
This is a follow-up question to my earlier post of a couple of days ago concerning HBOT as adjunctive therapy for parkinson's disease.
Coffee and Parkinson's disease. The incredible effects of this drink.
Transitioning from aNOW product for my levodopa to a purer levodopa and I sense a loss of some benefit in the absence of the NOW caps 
Interesting(and extremely painful)side effect from Parkinson's to be aware of.
