Interactions between Levodopa and food – What to Avoid Posted on November 2, 2023June 24, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D. The challenges of levodopa dosing and food intake I receive many Ask the Doctor questions about food intake and...see more levodopa ingestion, and I know it’s a tough balance for many. Instructions on how best to take levodopa can seem contradictory. On one hand, people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are told to separate levodopa from food […] Read More
Best Diet Tips to Help Your Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms Posted on October 25, 2023March 18, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D. Webinar Recap: A Healthy Diet’s Influence on Parkinson’s Disease While there are aspects of our health that are beyond...see more our control (i.e., genetics), what we eat is one of the key elements of our health that is under our control. Recently, Jessica Schroeder, a registered dietitian nutritionist, was our featured guest on a special episode […] Read More
The Effects of the MIND and Mediterranean Diets on Parkinson’s Disease Posted on May 4, 2021March 18, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D. New research into the best diets for Parkinson’s disease reveals the Mediterranean and MIND diets may be associated with...see more later-age of onset of PD There are not many aspects of life that a person feels are under his or her control – especially if that person happens to have Parkinson’s disease (PD). But diet – […] Read More
What We Know (and Don’t Know) about Taking Particular Foods & Supplements for PD Posted on April 29, 2019March 18, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D. What We Know (and Don’t Know) about Taking Particular Foods & Supplements for PD Dr. Gilbert dives into what the...see more latest science says about whether certain foods, probiotics, or antioxidants can help treat or prevent Parkinson’s. Read More
What we know about avoiding particular foods & supplements for Parkinson’s Posted on April 22, 2019March 18, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D. What we know about avoiding foods & supplements for Parkinson’s A look at what we know and what we don’t...see more know about foods and supplements to be avoided for people with Parkinson’s disease. Read More
