1.Diverse food.
Contain cereals, vegetables and fruits, milk or beans, meat, etc.
2, eat more cereals and vegetables and fruits.
Eat 300 to 500 grams of cereals every day, such as rice, noodles, mixed grains, etc.. From them, you can get carbohydrates, protein, dietary fiber and vitamin B, etc. Carbohydrates usually do not affect the efficacy of levodopa.
Eat about 300 grams of vegetables or melons and one to two medium-sized fruits per day. Get vitamins A, B, C, many minerals and dietary fiber from them.
3. Eat dairy and legumes in moderation.
Drink less milk, milk can increase uric acid excretion through the kidneys and reduce blood uric acid levels. A study reported: drinking milk is likely to lead to the occurrence of Parkinson’s disease. Men who drink more than 2 glasses of milk a day have 2 times more risk of Parkinson’s disease than those who do not drink milk daily. It is recommended that milk be consumed at night before bedtime.
Fava beans (especially fava bean pods) have been reported to contain naturally occurring levodopa, which prolongs the release time of levodopa and methyldopahydrazide combination drugs (such as tranquilizer) in patients from the usual 2 hours to 5 hours. This function of fava beans may be helpful in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
4. Limited consumption of meat.
Protein can affect the efficacy of levodopa and needs to be limited. One egg contains the same amount of protein as 25 grams of lean meat. For some patients, meat can be arranged only for dinner in order to make the medicine more effective during the day.
5. Try not to eat fatty meat, meat and oil and animal offal.
Excessive fat in the diet can also delay the absorption of levodopa medication and affect its effectiveness.
6. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day.
Drinking water for Parkinson’s disease patients Adequate daily intake of water (8-10 cups) is beneficial, especially for constipation Try not to drink water or foods containing a lot of water after 5 pm to prevent frequent urination at night. Moderate alcohol consumption is not prohibited.
7. Meals half an hour after taking medication.
Avoid the conflict between drug absorption and protein absorption. Patients taking levodopa for the first time may experience nausea after taking the drug. You can eat some low protein food such as cookies, fruits or fruit juice while taking the drug, and drinking ginger juice also has the effect of relieving nausea and vomiting.
8, quit smoking.
9, drink tea in moderation.
Possible benefits of drinking tea on Parkinson’s disease. Animal and cellular experiments: there have been some studies on the benefits of tea polyphenols on Parkinson’s disease reported: drinking a cup of green tea a day in the Chinese population to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 30-40%.
10, moderate consumption of coffee.
Coffee consumption may have a beneficial effect on Parkinson’s disease.
11.Calcium/vitamin D supplementation:
Prevent osteoporosis.
12, Diet tips.
If eating is very slow and you feel fatigued, have more than one meal a day instead of three.
If the throat is tight when eating, try yawning a few times before the meal to relax the throat.