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On another thread Rick writes of protein and coenzymes being needed to produce dopamine.
To be more specific, L-tyrosine is needed to stimulate the enzyme that makes L-dopa. L-tyrosine is normally obtained in high protein foods. The coenzymes that Rick mentions are made from vitamins.
A cofactor (in this case iron) is also essential for L-dopa formation. The Birkmayers showed that 110 out of 110 people that were supplemented with iron reduced their PD symptoms.
Ironically, no substance reduces L-dopa formation than L-dopa itself. That is why Sinemt can both relieve and also eventually cuse symptoms.
It's correct that enzymes are proteins. However, high protein foods can block Sinemet for other reasons.
Protein is made up of 20 different amino acids. Some of those amino acids are very similar to L-dopa. Consequently they compete with L-dopa for absorption in to the brain, leading to less L-dopa being absorbed.
So although high protein foods are good for naturally increasing L-dopa levels, it is better to eat protein at a different time from when you take Sinemet.
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