Two people I know got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Is there connection between MS and one’s diet?
I know this sounds a little far-fetched, but I have a good reason for asking. Two people I know just simultaneously got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. One was a long-time vegetarian and the other a recovering anorexic. So... Could there be any validity to a correlation between MS and one's diet?
At this time, many...
I experience a lot of pain in my right arm and wrist.
I am a C6 quad. I was injured in 1996. Since my accident, I experience a lot of pain in my right arm and wrist. Doctors have tried everything to help me with this pain with no success now doctors are recommending a spinal cord stimulator. My question is do they work and do...
I am a RN working in an intensive care unit and we must calculate the calories required for patients.
I am an RN working in an intensive care unit at a local hospital. For our patients on a ventilator, we must calculate the calories required. To do this we use the Harris-Benedict formula. My question is what is the correct formula. We have been told to use the factor of 655 when calculation...
My Mom is on medication that can cause liver damage. How should I prepare her meals?
My Mom is currently on medication that can possibly cause liver damage. I'm trying to cook as fat-free as possible, but I'm not too sure about what kind of foods she should be taking and how they should be prepared. She also loves spicy foods such as Indian. Could you please advise me as...
I’m desperate and think of suicide all the time. I need an efficient, fast diet.
I'm desperate I think of suicide all of the time. I need an efficient and fast food diet.
I would suggest that you please immediately call the National Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255 and your local counseling (psychologist) office. If one is not available today, please talk to a family member or friend that you trust....
My friend has low thyroid hormone and is looking to get Proloid from Chile.
My friend Dolores who suffers from hypothyroidism is looking to either get someone to make her old formula (Proloid) or try to obtain it from Chile! It was the only formula that worked for her. It was a natural thyroglobulin and we have been trying for a very long time to get this. She...
Can you tell me who is authorized to sign in an in-patient’s chart?
I am a Dietary Service Supervisor in California. Can you tell me who is authorized to sign what in an in-house patient's chart?
There always seems to be the question here as to which of my charting assignments needs to be co-signed by a registered dietitian. I write physician suggested diet changes; I perform all...
I do want to clarify something about Depo-Provera that does not confer benefits to your cholesterol.
I wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed reading your answers. I am a pharmacist who frequently works with patients with high cholesterol and often have to explain certain things to patients about their diet. I am always looking for new ways to help encourage patients to stay on a healthy balanced...
I am a kidney transplant patient and need help with a diet for me.
I need help with a diet that is right for me. I am a kidney transplant patient. I also am insulin dependent because of the rejection medicine I am on. I have to take coumadin 7.5 a day, so that means I have to watch my intake of vitamin K food intake. Could you...
What is nutrition therapy and where can I find a dietitian who practices it?
What is nutrition therapy and where can I find a dietitian who practices it?
Nutrition therapy is the use of nutrition science to treat nutritional symptoms that cause disease. The older term would be diet therapy.
The Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Entrepreneurs dietetic practice groups of the American Dietetic Association provide nutrition therapy based on your...