In the past the calcium level in my blood was too high and my OB/GYN physician said to discontinue taking a calcium supplement; I also have a history of developing calcium kidney stones, and have osteopenia. I was told to take calcium with vitamin D, but am confused on the relationship of calcium and kidney [...]
How Much Calcium?
September 14th, 2011 · 6:41 AM
Tags: bone, calcium, kidney stones, multivitamin
Kidney Stones
August 25th, 2011 · 6:17 AM
Just had kidney stones removed. One was very large, golf ball size, and was hooked in place by a very low grade malignant tumor.
The Dr has me on 300mg allopurinol daily for at least the next year. The stones were 80% uric acid.
Do you have anything better or is this OK?
Uric acid is formed from [...]
Tags: kidney stones
Kidney Stones
May 31st, 2010 · 6:22 AM
Do you have a natural alternative to help in passing kidney stones?
We use intravenous magnesium, as it relaxes muscle spasms, and it seems to permit the stone to pass through the ureter to the bladder and be passed. Orally, you cannot get high enough levels, but it might be worth a try. Find someone that [...]
Tags: kidney stones, magnesium
Side Effects with Epilepsy Drug
May 16th, 2009 · 2:38 PM
FDA Warns About Drug For Epilepsy
Zonegran is another medication for seizures whose post-release findings show that it can cause a metabolic disorder, excessive acidity, which can increase the risks of kidney stones and bone diseases. The Wall Street Journal reports that the
Tags: bone disease, drug, epilepsy, kidney stones, seizure, side effects, Wall Street Journal, Zonegran
Carbohydrates: Heroes or Villains?
June 21st, 2008 · 6:52 PM
“Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.” Hippocrates
Did your grandmother teach you, as mine did, that you are what you eat? We used to chuckle about her obsession with whole wheat, and felt she was going overboard when she counseled us to avoid sugar. Grandma lived to [...]
Tags: aspartame, carbohydrates, constipation, hemorrhoids, insulin, insulin resistance, joint pain, kidney stones, saccharine, sucralose, sugar
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: