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Posted by cramx2 on June 3, 2001, at 22:15:00
i have been taking Nardil for a long time and have not had any problems with the diet. I have read Dr.Bob's MAOI Diet and was curious about the safety of drinking/using soy milk as a sub for milk. I know soy sauce in large quantities is a no no. But what about Soy milk? And what exactly are fava and broad beens. I love black and red beans when I get my Spanish / cuban food, but have not for fear that they are considered a broad or fava bean. Are black and red (kidney )beans safe. Couldn't find out if the were considered broad or fava type on the net . Any one know about the safety of these foods?
Posted by Lorraine on June 4, 2001, at 10:05:46
In reply to Questions on MAOI diet, posted by cramx2 on June 3, 2001, at 22:15:00
> Fava beans are huge, huge, huge kind of green bean like beans and I assume broad beans are too. Red beans and black beans are not favas or broad beans.
Posted by JohnM on June 4, 2001, at 16:40:57
In reply to Questions on MAOI diet, posted by cramx2 on June 3, 2001, at 22:15:00
Fava beans are a specific bean.
I've always interpreted Broad bean pods to be the long Japanese or Italian bean pods that have an outer casing and little "peas" inside. I avoid those. I remember reading somewhere that the pod is the offending agent, not the peas inside.
Otherwise, any other bean is fine. Kidney beans, navy beans, baked beans, etc.
As my pdoc has told me, a simple test is to take a small spoonful and if you get a headache or your neck gets a stiff feeling you know you've found an offending agent!
Posted by Elizabeth on June 4, 2001, at 16:59:01
In reply to Questions on MAOI diet, posted by cramx2 on June 3, 2001, at 22:15:00
> i have been taking Nardil for a long time and have not had any problems with the diet. I have read Dr.Bob's MAOI Diet and was curious about the safety of drinking/using soy milk as a sub for milk. I know soy sauce in large quantities is a no no. But what about Soy milk?
Soy foods fall into the "still controversial" category. Regular milk, OTOH, is fine unless it's gone bad.
> And what exactly are fava and broad beens. I love black and red beans when I get my Spanish / cuban food, but have not for fear that they are considered a broad or fava bean.
They're not, and in any case it's the *pods* (!) that are dangerous, not the beans themselves. Fava beans will usually just be called fava beans. They're common in Middle Eastern cooking, mainly.
-elizabeth
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