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DESCRIPTION: Plant-based diets in general and certain plant foods in particular may be used to successfully treat Parkinson’s disease in part by boosting L-DOPA levels. What about preventing the disease in the first place? See the previous video Preventing Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (
The serotonin story I mentioned explaining the crowding out of precursor amino acids at the blood-brain barrier is described in my three-part series The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin ( A Better Way to Boost Serotonin ( and The Best Way to Boost Serotonin (
More on the risks and benefits of coffee and caffeine in Coffee and Cancer ( and What About the Caffeine? (
And more on what fiber can do for us in videos like How Fiber Lowers Cholesterol ( Fawning Over Flora ( Boosting Good Bacteria in the Colon Without Probiotics ( and What Women Should Eat to Live Longer (
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