Another study in 6 adults with Parkinson’s disease showed that consuming 100–200 grams — about 1–1.75 cups — of fava beans with the anti-Parkinson’s medication carbidopa improved symptoms as well as traditional drug combinations ( 7).

In addition, fava beans contain compounds that have been shown to enhance the ability of the powerful antioxidant glutathione in human cells and delay cellular aging ( 16, 17). You can get folate from over-the-counter vitamins and supplements. Combining supplements with high-folate foods like fava beans is an easy way to get enough into your diet.‌However, there are a wide variety of different fava sizes and species, of which broad beans are only one cultivar. Using these tinned fava beans in water couldn’t be easier! Simply heat them on the stove, in the oven or in a microwave for a few minutes until hot throughout. They own fleets of aeroplanes, trains and other transportation vehicles; this allows them to rapidly transport, box and dispatch deliveries to customers. In some places (mostly cities), same-day delivery is available on select items!

a b Etemadi, Fatemeh; Hashemi, Masoud; Barker, Allen V.; Zandvakili, Omid Reza; Liu, Xiaobing (2019). "Agronomy, Nutritional Value, and Medicinal Application of Faba Bean ( Vicia faba L.)". Horticultural Plant Journal. 5 (4): 170–182, See p. 172. doi: 10.1016/j.hpj.2019.04.004. ISSN 2468-0141. Broad beans ( Swedish: bondbönor, lit.'peasant beans'), which in Sweden were traditionally eaten as soaked brown, and boiled, dried broad beans fried in lard, were for a very long time popular to add to other foods as a filling side, specially with fried pork. The green, raw, and lightly boiled broad beans were used seasonally as a side green. In Southern Vietnam, fava beans ( đậu móng heo) are usually stir fried with rice noodles, durians, shrimps, Thai basil, quail eggs and pig intestines in a dry stew called hủ tiếu lòng heo.

A small study in 11 people with Parkinson’s disease found that eating 1.5 cups (250 grams) of fava beans after 12 hours without medication had a comparable positive effect on blood dopamine levels and motor function as L-dopa drugs ( 6). Broad beans are still often grown as a cover crop to prevent erosion because they can overwinter and, as a legume, they fix nitrogen in the soil. The broad bean has high plant hardiness; it can withstand harsh and cold climates. Unlike most legumes, the broad bean can be grown in soils with high salinity, as well as in clay soil. However, it prefers rich loams. And then in my 20’s I didn’t have to cook because my job as an event planner involved a lot of travel and it was easier to eat out. At the time, I was 100% positive that restaurant food would always taste better than cooking at home, and there was nothing I could do about it.