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Old 02-13-2008, 07:04 PM
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Default I'm using a generic raw bean powder

I looked at Zandopa and may try it later, but thought I would start out with the cheap stuff. Less than 20 bucks a pound. If I end up taking five grams a day (seems a reasonable figure at this point) then that's about three month's worth. Given that so many of us are struggling with fixed incomes, it would be good to have this option. And given the screwy world we live in, having a couple of pounds in the freezer could be a blessing. <Lord, that sentence would have once had an entirely different meaning. > Mucuna wil get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no mucuna.

You know, with the whole bean powder we may not be simply dealing with l-dopa alone. If HP-200 <"I bought one of those at Radio Shack years ago...."> is altered to increase l-dopa content there may be ingredients mssing.
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