rempatterson....I agree,one of the most valuable thing is activity. I would not be functioning very well at this point without my low dose of natural l-dopa from fava and have had no side effects after almost 4 years on it. I also highly recommend fermented papaya. If we keep our bodies healthy thru good exercise / good foods/ sunshine/ healthy relationships and enjoyable activities to look forward to....the disease seems to be able to be controlled instead of controlling us. I am doing well, except for pain right now from braking a rib in a fall while "clowning" last Saturday at an event. They said it was a great fall....I said not really, wasn't planned. But, as all things..This to shall pass! I had fun.