Posted by maxime on July 27, 2003, at 20:01:52
In reply to Re: MAOI: what are fava beans? FOUND THE ANSWER!, posted by don_bristol on July 27, 2003, at 17:15:37
I can believe it. Plants, like people, have their own genetic make up.
I would use the lists of foods to avoid as a guide. For instance chocolate has phenylethylamine and that is why it is on the list. High amount of dopamine is found in soy products which is why it is on the list (although I consume a huge amount of soy products - soy milk, soy "ice-cream", tofu and nothing has ever happened).
I would say "chill" Don, don't worry too much the restricted foods or trying to find new ones. :-)
Be cautious and that is best one can do. If you eat something that gives you a reaction, don't eat it again. Also maybe you would feel safer if your doctor gave you an emergency pill in case your blood pressure does spike.Peace, Maxime.
> Maxime, the thing I can't believe is that this one variety of bean contains high levels of levodopa and all the other varieties do not contains high levels. Surely the world of plants isn't like that? I would guess that another similar variety might contain quite a lot of levodopa.
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> > MAOIs taken in combination with pressor agents (foods high
> > in dopamine, tyramine and phenylethylamine), can bring
> > about a dangerous, and sometimes fatal, increase in
> > blood pressure.
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> Isn't the phenylethylamine, which you mention, a common sweetener used in low-sugar fizzy drinks? Or am I getting this mixed up with something else. The important thing to ask you or anyone else here is do I need to avoid any foods in order to avoid phenylethylamine?
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