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by HeavenBanned 2315 days ago
The question is: what foods are rich in L-Dopa? Should we therefore avoid them, eat them in moderation, or bulk up on them?
3 comments

You should do neither right now. Just focus on normal healthy eating habits.
That begs the question of course: What are normal healthy eating habits?

Our eating habits have been formed by mass marketing for many decades so I would not call them normal. Even the fresh fruit and vegetables I see in the supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths in Australia) do not look normal.

Greens - spinach, kale, swiss chard, beet greens, parsley, watercress, mustard, turnip, cress, dandelion

Seeds - sunflower, pumpkin, *

Seafood - Salmon, sardines, mussels

Reds - Tomato, red peppers

Insects - Crickets

Everyone can debate the merits of livestock, cereals, roots, legumes, extracted seed oils, saturated fat, cholesterol, refined sugar, top feeding fish, alliums, brassicaceae. But the other things listed above are about as universally and unequivocally considered healthy with the understanding of food we have, with regard to commonly available foods in a western diet.

* almond, peanut, walnut, pistachio, pecan, cashew, macadamia too if fodmap issues arent a concern. Same with alliums, brassicaceae, legumes.

Velvet and fava beans seem to be the ones mentioned most. I don't think going all in on an L-Dopa 'diet' would be a good idea unless you consult with your doctor first, as is standard. Either way, no point in rushing to eat more beans, just eat healthy.
We massively overestimate what a normal doctor knows.
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.