Nutrition
This booklet was originally written under a grant agreement for the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc, by Julie H. Carter, RN, MN, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, ©1992. It was redesigned and reprinted in 1999 through an unrestricted educational grant from Pharmacia & Upjohn Company and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. It is availabel online and from The American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc., 1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305. The national APDA telephone number is 1-800-223-2732
INTRODUCTION
When you have Parkinson’s disease or any chronic illness, one important thing you can do for yourself is to make sure you are eating correctly. Your body will work better if your nutrition is optimal. You will have more energy, your medication will work better, and you will feel more like exercising. In the last few years, it has been shown that a diet low in protein can benefit some people with Parkinson’s disease. Nonetheless, use of this diet without the proper attention to all nutritional needs can result in nutritional deficits.
This booklet is intended to help patients and families understand good nutrition as it applies to aging and chronic illness. The benefit of the low-protein diet will be addressed, who should use it, how it should be used, and some potential nutritional limitations. Finally, a practical approach to the use of the low-protein diet is included with a list of resources and recipes.
Download and read or print out the booklet and try the recipes. They sound yummy.
http://www.stlapda.org/content/pdfs/Good%20Nutrition.pdf
