Welcome to the forum. First, I advise you to get a G6 pd blood test always before started on eating or making things from GFava. Favism is a rare thing , but if you have it..can be deadly. Your doctor can order this, or you may have places like we have here
ANY LAB TEST NOW (business)...where anyone can walk in and ask them to do any test without a dr order and call you with results or mail them out to you. Cost me $60 to have this done and didn't have to go through a doctor.
After you get the results back ENZYMES OK , then start with cannned favas and see if that gives any support to him. Some peoople notice a big difference just having a meal of favas. Aftter that , you can try buying organic sproutable beans / soak 24 hrs in filtered or spring water. Then, rinse and drain for 3 whole days. Peel/ cut out bad spots / rinse/ steam lightly and enjoy several / they freeze well. I am still experimenting with sprout tincture to get the maximum l-dopa from them. Actually have one ready to strain today...will report on my new trial next week (still looking for a chemist to test the tincture for l-dopa amounts) It is amazing though how little natural l-dopa can be used in comparison to synthetic..the body seems to recognize and utilize it more efficiently.
The one thing that tinctures have over eating sprouts is near immediate response absorbing l-dopa into the mouth vs stomach route. My tops tincture works the fastest for me and is portable in a small dropper bottle in the pocket.
Hope this answers all your questions. Got to go...send a private message if necessary...I don't always check all the threads and may never see a question to me there.
God Bless You...Have a great day Aunt Bean