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Robert, Rick,
Thanks for your replies.
Yes dopamine is not levodopa. If it were, we could just eat bananas.
My hunch, and this is what I was hinting at towards the end, is that acidophilus fermentation converts the dopamine into levodopa (i.e. the opposite direction to what we normally are interested in), possibly via tyrosine. I can't find any references for this, however.
I tried banana skin tea, but found it disgusting. So, never gave it a fair test.
The fermented banana actually tastes good.
John
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Born 1955. Diagnosed PD 2005.
Meds 2010-Nov 2016: Stalevo(75 mg) x 4, ropinirole xl 16 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
Current meds: Stalevo(75 mg) x 5, ropinirole xl 8 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
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