pancreas and kidneyscan make up to one gram of creatine per day, studies have shown that people who follow a plant-based diethave much lower levels of this molecule. Without supplementation,low creatine levels can lead to decreased physical and mental performance. ...
I don’t think anyone can conclusively say that within 24-30 hours you can rule out with certainty that a particular food causes you harm. Instead, I think several days of testing with a particular food while not changing other variables such as other foods you commonly eat with no apparent...
The white parts of the chioggia beets turn brown, and when grated you lose all their cuteness (though they might work okay if mandolined and eaten quickly – I can’t say, I haven’t tried it). But the red beets – grate them or slice them thin enough, and you have sweet, ...
In general, a person with diabetes can consume between 2 – 4 servings of fruit a day, depending on their total caloric needs. A diabetic person following a 1,200-1,600 calories/ day diet for example, may have up to two fruit servings a day, split over multiple meals. However, the n...
Dear Dr. Marie, My dog has a grade 3-4 heart murmur that she’s had her whole life. The vet suggested that I get an echo done of her heart...
red grapes have nearly 290 milligrams, and black grapes have 200 milligrams. Research suggests that regular grape consumption may play a role in eye health by protecting the retina from deterioration. Specifically, a grape-enriched diet resulted in a protective effect on retinal structure and functio...
Just as S. aureus can be carried on the skin or in the nose without causing any disease, MRSA can be carried in this way also. In contrast to the relatively high (25%-30%) percentage of adults who are colonized by S. aureus in the nose (these people have staph bacteria present ...
There is a blood test called relaxin that can be done for dogs but they have to be about 28 days pregnant, and it is not always 100% accurate. Your vet may be able to palpate a pregnancy at 28 days. They can see a pregnancy on ultrasound after 28 days, or on xray after 45-50 ...
It can do no harm. Violent and profound convulsions with acute enteritis, from swallowing the seeds of grapes, have been controlled at once by the writer, with large doses oil internally, and by using rectal injections of the oil very warm, large quantities of the seeds being removed and ...
We just got a new Puppy. We have had him for a month. Since about 2 weeks after we got him, Brutal has been itching and has started pulling his own fur o...