Parkinson's Disease
*May be made worse by aluminum - use glass, iron or stainless steel cookware, and avoid products containing aluminum (antacids, foil, deodorants, etc).
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
Foods to Eat More Of:
- Fruits: avocados, bananas, blueberries, strawberries
- Vegetables: arugula, beets, cabbage, carrots, collard greens, kale, potatoes, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
- Fish (especially salmon, sardines, mackerel & tuna) and chicken
- Beans (especially fava), nuts, oats, seeds (especially flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower)
- Olive oil, ginger, spelt flour, whole grains (except wheat)
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Kava
- Red meat & dairy products
- Refined/processed foods
- Alcohol, sugar, wheat, liver
- Fried foods, margarine/oils (except olive oil)
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Frankincense, nutmeg, helichrysum, rosemary, pine, basil, lemon, orange, marjoram, lavender, thyme, sandalwood, cypress, juniper (bottom of feet, temples, massage along spine)
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Alfalfa, evening primrose oil, ginger, ginkgo, gotu kola, milk thistle seed, passionflower, St. John's wort, turmeric
- Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food, take in the morning).
Yoga Therapy:
- Yoga Therapy for Parkinson's Disease (32 minutes - Talk Parkinson's Disease)
- Parkinson Seated Exercise (25 minutes - Parkinson Association of Southwest Florida Inc. (PASFI))
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Vitamin B6: 50 mg 3 times daily (do not take if you are on levodopa or L-dopa without a companion drug, carbidopa).
- Coenzyme Q10: 50 mg 3 times daily (take with food).
- NADH: 5 mg daily (best taken in the morning or between meals).
- Vitamin E: 400 IU daily (check with doctor if taking anticoagulant drugs).
- Amino Acids: 1,000 mg tyrosine, 1,000 mg methionine, 500 mg acetyl-L-carnitine, 100 mg phosphatidylserine, twice daily without food (Discontinue after 8 weeks if you see no benefits, if you improve after 8 weeks, add a mixed amino acid complex as well).
- Ginkgo Biloba: 80 mg 3 times daily (should have at least 24% flavone glycosides).
- Vitamin C: 1,000 mg twice daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
Mind-Body Connection:
- Can represent hitting bottom, or a relationship to surrender. Your decisions and desires are not reflecting how you see your role on this planet. Try to surrender and let go of your need to control everything/everyone.
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Blueberry Peach Smoothie (V, GF)
- Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie (V, GF)
- Blueberry Smoothie (V, GF)
- Golden Milk (V, GF)
- PB & Jelly Sandwich Smoothie (V)
- Pineapple Kale Smoothie (V, GF)
- Superfruit Smoothie (V, GF)
Meals:
- Adult Ramen (V, GF)
- Balsamic Glazed Chicken
- Black Bean Bowl (GF)
- Black Bean Chili (V)
- Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Blueberry Mini Muffins (GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
- Chickpea Salad Sandwich (V, GF)
- Edamame Rice Bowl (V)
- Lemon Chicken (GF)
- Mujaddara (V, GF)
- Quinoa Oatmeal (V)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Salmon with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
- Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
- Soy Chicken (GF)
- Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
- Spicy Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Vegetarian Chili (V, GF)
Sides & Salads:
- Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
- Avocado Cilantro Lime Rice (V, GF)
- Best Baked Potatoes (V, GF)
- Brown Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Ginger (V, GF)
- Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
- Chinese Peanut Salad (V, GF)
- Favetta & Pita Triangles (V)
- Guacamole (V, GF)
- Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
- Molasses Beans (GF)
- Pesto Potatoes (V, GF)
- Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
- Quinoa Salad (V, GF)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Roasted Green Beans (V, GF)
- Rosemary Red Potatoes (GF)
- Sesame Green Beans (V, GF)
- Smoked Almonds (V, GF)
- Spinach & Strawberry Salad (V)
- Steamed Edamame (V, GF)
- Three Bean Salad (V, GF)