If she did a elimination diet using meat, salt, and water there is a chance she could improve kidney function. Remove all plant toxins and chemicals...
Did they rule out Hyperparathyroidism? BTW, taking calcium in supplement form exchanges damage from kidneys to heart. Supplemental calcium (not from diet) increases risk of heart attack and stroke. Big study done found out after women started passing away from heart attacks and strokes. My mum was one of the people in the study. Midway through the study, doctors suddenly told all subjects to stop the calcium supplements immediately.
I ate too many of those..hospitalized with diverticulitis..this after I had a colonoscopy and had told the GI MD I thought my cashews might be a problem. He said nuts are fine chew them thoroughly research shows nuts are fine to eat. My status improved hugely when I decided to try a magnesium supplement.
Wow, I rarely hear a Canadian criticizing Canada's medical system. Usually Canada is held up as a model for the US to follow. The honesty is refreshing.
@@utubewillyman Really? In my (Canadian) city there is a 8-12 month wait time to see a specialist. My guess it will get much longer with the massive immigration numbers.
@@James-dt7ky Yeah, here in the US you don't hear these stories about Canadian health care. I've heard about Canadians crossing into the US to get faster treatment, but they'll have to pay, obviously. This seems like an option only for the wealthy.
I had a visit to ER for something I had eaten. They never asked about diet. However all the drugs they tried on me didn't work, so they gave me 4 horse pills of potassium which lowered my blood pressure hugely. And they charged me $40 since my insurance wouldn't pay. If hubby had been allowed to visit me, I would have asked him to bring me the potassium bottle on the kitchen counter.
They had no idea the issue causing the kidney failure was food-related until the biopsy revealed what the cause of the damage was. Look for horses, not zebras. This is a rare enough situation to be published as a case study, kidney failure strictly due to diet is obviously not common.
I will only say that getting a bone marrow biopsy fucking suuuuuuuuucks. Holy god that shit hurts. I don't know what is involved in a kidney biopsy, but I hope it involves anesthetization...
@@BlueJeansandJellyBeansso true. I’ve never been asked about my diet by a doctor. I read up on what issue I have and offer my thoughts. The doctor then has to think about it rather than just offer to write prescriptions to counter my symptoms. Our health care system is broken.
That’s what most doctors do. I’ve had some doctors tell me that diet isn’t an issue. One of those was a cardiologist and the other was an immunologist.
My son had kidney failure right after he turned 25. He was in the hospital for about around a week and the doctor couldn't figure it out. They placed a shunt and started him on dialysis. He had one dialysis treatment, and his kidney function started to recover. He was then released from the hospital, and was monitored for a few weeks. This was totally terrifying, especially as we never found out why it happened. He's going to be 41 this year and hasn't had any problems since. This was a fascinating case. I'm a subscriber now. Thanks doc!
I know someone else who had something similar years ago and her child’s kidneys shut down. She is an adult and fine but had a brief issue as a child that came on suddenly and that never reoccurred. It was so scary.
This video was eye opening to say the least. In fact, it was mind-blowing! I'm so glad this woman got the proper care from the proper professionals so they could properly diagnose the problem instead of putting her on dialysis and then a waiting list for kidney transplant!
Agreed,but it also shows again how important it is to involve a dietician as early as possible. Think about how many of these invasive (and expensive!) procedures would have been rendered unnecessary.
@stephan3077 That's what I was thinking. Why wasn't the renal dietitian the first stop BEFORE the expensive, dangerous, and painful biopsies. My dad has severe kidney disease, and medication changes and diet counseling were the first things they did (fortunately, he was compliant and responded well)
I mean, taking three months to do a biopsy and send her to a nutritionist when her kidneys were at 25% of normal function does not seem like proper healthcare to me, maybe I'm missing something, idk
That it took doctors a whole 3 months to get to the bottom of this sounds reasonable to me as a person who has been sick my entire life. I had a diagnosis once that took 34 years. It was a rare diagnosis. I'm currently on a Medical Mystery Tour that's into its 12th year without an unambigupus diagnosis . I once had a life-threatening adrenal insufficiency secondary to using steroids that a gung-ho young endocrinologist decided was some rare, bizarre hypothalamic disorder that would require steroids for life. I refused his advice, asked for a second opinion and didn't receive my proper care for another 4 to 5 months - I recovered with time. My mother-in-law was diagnosed rapidly with ovarian cancer but it was another full 2 months before she had the cancer removed. I wonder if we expect medicine to arrive at diagnoses and treatment faster than they can in reality because of what we see on TV medical dramas. Everything looks obvious in 20/20 hindsight. That said, this case teaches an important lesson about having a dietitian step in early in cases of unexplained kidney failure. Let's hope the docs remember the lesson in future cases.
The thing that drives me crazy about nutritional UA-cam videos is this: I watched this video and was told combining calcium with oxalates would prevent them from building up in the kidneys. Then immediately after, I watch another video where I'm told to avoid calcium because it combines with oxalates to make calcium oxalate kidney stones. It's like this with just about everything, and everyone's got research to "prove" their point of view.
The reason why we recommend calcium is to prevent oxalates from being absorbed systemically and so that they are excreted through the digestive system. It can help a bit, but it's much more important to avoid oxalates or eat low amounts to avoid issues later on. However, both calcium and oxalates are bad in high amounts. People can easily absorb too much calcium by taking vitamin D in inadequate amounts. As for oxalates, they are underhanded/sly and can cause lots of issues that most people would never know the cause of - not only kidney issues. Nutrition is understood well by almost no one.
Where it concerns living things, the general rule is everything in moderation. Also not every dietary instruction will work for every person because every human system is assembled differently. What causes kidney stones in one could do nothing in a second and be nephrotoxic to a third. Knowing your own body and what is normal for you is the safest litmus test for which advice would help versus harm.
Healthy stage 4 nsclc patient diagnosed sept of 2022. Through much research im a firm believer in the philosopher hypocrites who said " let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine ".
Nice comment and thank you for your service. Medicine is fascinating snd interesting work, but few may realize the tenacity and dedication required. RN here
Happened to me too. I’m pretty sure we’re allowed to eat low sodium tortilla chips and sugar free sugar wafers. Hope that helps, but fact check me first.
"Dr. Violin" has the gift! She's not only exhibits outstanding clinical reasoning, she is also an adept translator from doctorese to English, making even complex issues understandable. I do hope she has the opportunity to be trailed by a parade of medical students, who would greatly benefit from her teaching skills. Another great video.
Never fear, all doctors have access to AI, that guides them in their symptom analysis and diagnosis. And then tells them what to give the patient. This does not come from years of training. It comes from a computer.
@@GreenTeaViewer: Is your comment supposed to be insulting? She’s very clear in her instruction without other personal nonsense that other presenters distract us with; and she’s cute too. Sounds like you’re trying to be mean.
I am a renal (kidney) dietitian and loved this! Everyone should see a dietitian for so many reasons. We never recommend eliminating specific food or nutrients unless it is medically necessary.
Yes, our palates and the food industry understand what works. There is so much campaigning now against highly processed foods, but continuing her previous practice instead of switching to cashews would have saved this patient from all that invasive and painful trouble. It will never be featured on a diet-war channel, though, except maybe for criticism. A dietician acquaintance who's about 5'3" and 340 lbs. has never recommended eliminating any food or nutrient, I think, if it wasn't explicitly ordered by a doctor.
@@M_SC That is just because all the people who wrote those articles hadn't tried barbeque or sour cream and onion Popchips yet. Once they put on some true American weight and have sleep apnea, diabetes--or at least pre-diabetic insulin resistance--and osteoarthritis, they'll finally sit down, stop trying to recommend the elimination of a food without doctor's orders, and just enjoy being oxalate-free.
Majority of dietitians are complete morons and don't have a single clue. Great way to continue to eat an unhealthy diet. Easiest tests, see if they are anti fat, anti ldl cholesterol or anti meat, any of those are an instant fail and they should be avoided.
Wow I started May eating almonds And cashews I started feeling exhausted I’m stopping eating so much of Almonds and cashews. Amazing how I just found your video. I started my diet April 2024 I thought I would be feeling better I lost 15 lbs. I have a difficult time walking Today I walked 2 miles But could barely make it home. I drink lots of water eat sardines and eggs some cheese.
This really clarifies why many people are told to up their calcium intake after having calcium oxalate kidney stones, despite it seeming counterintuitive.
As my nephrologist has me do! Fourteen years ago I started making calcium carbonate stones, one after another. When I finally got to a nephrologist - who was a disciple of a University of Chicago nephrologist named Dr. Coe, he schooled me on oxalates in the diet and taking calcium citrate (in addition to dietary calcium), in addition to nearly a gallon of water per day, mixed with lemon juice! Have never had another stone.
@@forrestgossett in a twisted way, I contributed to my stones by avoiding reflux, and "eating healthier". Avoiding reflux means I really pared down my acidic foods. I discovered I much prefer spinach to lettuce plus it's more versatile, so I started eating a lot of spinach. Plus I was paring down liquid calories, so I was rarely buying milk.
It’s really disappointing that bone marrow and kidney biopsies are considered prior to nutritional deficiencies. These procedures subject the patient to unnecessary risks, such as infection. This is what happens when doctors receive only half a day of training on nutrition throughout four years of medical school education.
It would have made more sense also for the kidney biopsy to have been done before the bone marrow biopsy. It had already been established that the cause was ‘renal’ not pre or post.
I would be very concerned about the aspartame that is an ingredient of diet soda. Its very destructive to the body and brain. It's considered a neurotoxin. I would see if you can get her to switch over to something like zevia or ollipop which are a more natural soda that contain stevia. They're pricier, but Its a much safer choice. I say when it comes to food pay now or pay later with health and that's how I justify purchasing organic foods.
I knew about the high oxalate load in spinach but was not aware that cashews were also high. I do have a problem with the almost blanket endorsement of taking calcium supplements. We have good studies showing that those who take calcium supplements have a much higher rate of all cause mortality and the thought is that the extra calcium is deposited on the lining of blood vessels..
Spinach has more calcium than any other leafy green about 250+ mg of calcium every cup when cooked. The high oxalate amount counterbalances tho so only 5 or 10% of that 250mg of calcium can be used by your body. Nature provides both the risk and the cure in this case which is great because spinach is sooo tasty and makes food look lovely!
Vitamin K2 especially MK4 which is found in meats and liver can counter the effects of calcium buildup in your tissues (arteries). It really is all about the balanced diet. And cooking the spinach breaks down the oxylites also try eating cooked spinach with cheese they work perfectly together so as to not have the body absorb oxylites.
Thank you for this video! As a chronic moderate kidney person, it was very helpful in highlighting why nuts are generally discouraged, and reminded me that broccoli, which I love but have neglected, and calcium, are important in my diet!
For calcium to be properly absorbed you need adequate vitamin d & vitamin k. Dark leafy greens (kale, spinach, broccoli) are a great source of calcium because they also have lots of vitamin k! But make sure you are getting adequate vitamin d too! That's why milk is supplemented with d & k. If you have trouble getting adequate calcium you may want to avoid beans (high in phytates), decrease salt intake and avoid coffee (2 hrs either side of eating calcium source), as those all make it harder to absorb calcium. I hope your kidneys improve! :)
Most important is eating beef, and lots of it! Leave the veggies, fruits, carbs, sugar and seed oils out of your body and you will be amazed at how your body will heal itself.
@Emma-wl8bv DARK, LEAFY GREENS ARE POISON AND KILLING MOST PEOPLE! Do give crappy advice that will futher harm people!! 100% carnivore is the only way to heal because it is a proper human diet! Oxilates are awful. Stop killing yourself eating plants!
Tip For patients. It’s your responsibility to think about the supplements and your diet before you go to a doctor. You’re eating an excess amount of anything that’s gotta be something to look at. You are your own doctor first.
@@Teewriter Many patients are elderly, uneducated or mentally weak. Doctors are educated and paid well to be thorough for their customers. Doctors love patients like you who allow them to be sloppy and unaccountable.
It is amazing how some "healthy" foods are super high in oxalates, spinach is super high in oxalates for example. While foods that are suppose to be bad, red meat and eggs, are actually very healthy for you. The big pharma scammers profit off you and your doctors ignorance.
Not true in this case. if you eat a lot of other foods high in oxalic acid you could still end up with oxalate overload. Search UA-cam for Sally K. Norton.
Anti-nutrients are compounds found in various foods that can interfere with the absorption of nutrients or have other adverse effects on health. While many plant-based foods are rich in essential nutrients, they may also contain anti-nutrients that can limit the bioavailability of certain vitamins and minerals or cause digestive issues in some individuals. Some common anti-nutrients include: 1. Phytates (Phytic acid): Found in seeds, grains, and legumes, phytates can bind to minerals like iron, zinc, and calcium, reducing their absorption in the body. 2. Oxalates: Found in foods like spinach, rhubarb, and beet greens, oxalates can bind to calcium and form insoluble crystals, potentially contributing to kidney stones. 3. Tannins: Found in tea, coffee, and certain fruits like grapes, tannins can inhibit the absorption of iron and other minerals. 4. Lectins: Found in legumes, grains, and nightshade vegetables, lectins can interfere with nutrient absorption and may cause digestive issues in some individuals. 5. Protease inhibitors: Found in soybeans and other legumes, protease inhibitors can interfere with protein digestion and absorption. 6. Goitrogens: Found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, goitrogens can interfere with thyroid function by inhibiting iodine uptake. While anti-nutrients can have negative effects on nutrient absorption and health, it's important to note that many of these compounds also have potential health benefits. For example, some anti-nutrients like phytates and tannins have antioxidant properties and may offer protection against chronic diseases when consumed in moderation. Methods such as soaking, sprouting, fermenting, and cooking can help reduce the levels of anti-nutrients in foods and improve nutrient bioavailability. Additionally, a balanced and varied diet that includes a wide range of nutrient-dense foods can help mitigate the potential effects of anti-nutrients and ensure adequate nutrient intake. 🤗🙏🌹
I'm 72 and my many health problems are gone or minimal now after eliminating veggies and going carnivore over 2 years ago!! No more oxalates and all the other dangerous stuff in the veggies!! Appreciate your info!!
I think I need to moderate my almond consumption. I am addicted to wasabi almonds. And I have subpar functioning kidneys from chemo. Thanks for the heads up!
Walnuts have a better fat profile anyway. Soak them the night before eating and most oxalates go into the water. I eat about 10-15 walnut halves per day for decades.
I'm a dietitian from Brazil top cashews producer state and I've never heard of someone who ate that amount of cashews on a daily basis. This story was impressive and shows that a good anamnesis can save a lot of money, time and clinical exams .
Cashews create kidney stones in my body. After 6 stones with removal, I was finally told not to eat Cashews. Haven't eaten them since and no stones in 10 years.
No disrespect to the medical community but why don’t doctors start with diet first? It’s almost always the root cause of some aliment. Poor woman had to go through so much painful tests only to find out a simple question would have uncovered the mystery.
Because doctors and nurses aren’t taught a thing about nutrition. As a nurse, I had one semester of nutrition which, of course, followed the government guidelines which are actually wrong.
Taking too much calcium (ie tums) can cause kidney damage also. Not the exact same thing, but I had to take a lot of calcium at one point, on 6 tums a day for months. My kidneys started failing. I was going to have a kidney biopsy, but at the last minute my PCP said to stop the Tums. Within 2 weeks my kidneys started improving.
This is very very eye opening. I have been using almonds as a dietary protein every day as a diabetic and I will now moderate a bit. I am already on calcium so that is a good thing. Wow!!! Cashews!!!! Geez.
Tofu is a great source of calcium and protein, also much lower in fat than nuts, so beneficial for your diabetes. You can do so many different things with tofu! It also has been shown to protect against breast cancer. Good stuff!
Careful with calcium supplements; Dr. Berg said it’s like taking “cement”…. Make sure you’re taking vitamin D3, & K2 (potassium) so the calcium ends up in your bones, & NOT in your blood. Cheers🎉
I ate spinach salads and smoothies almost weekly for a few years, and then I had no desire for raw spinach ever again. I wonder if that was my body rejecting the oxalates in the spinach.
I responded to someone else about spinach, above, so am copy-and-pasting it here FYI. Note, you ate significantly less raw spinach tho - so far fewer oxalates. In other words you just got tired of the taste. Spinach has more calcium than any other leafy green about 250+ mg of calcium every cup when cooked. The high oxalate amount counterbalances tho so only 5 or 10% of that 250mg of calcium can be used by your body. Nature provides both the risk and the cure in this case which is great because spinach is sooo tasty and makes food look lovely!
What you described does exist. It’s talked about in The Dorito Effect (book). 2 groups of goats were given a vitamin deficiency. Each group was then fed a specific food (for example, coconuts or pumpkins) while also receiving doses of the vitamins they were deficient in. The goats were then put together and had both foods available. They only ate the one they were conditioned to think was solving their vitamin deficiency. (My description above may be a little off factually. But the lesson is correct). The premise of the book is that all of the flavorings being used today are tricking / fooling the body. When you taste strawberry, your body thinks it’s eating a strawberry; not some highly processed food item made from wheat, corn, and sugar.
Something similar happened to me last year. I switched from chips to smoked almonds. Over time I developed kidney stones, which were determined to be calcium oxalate stones.
I had this problem 8 months ago, it took me 3 months of watching info on Utube to self diagnose what was destroying my kidneys, the 2 kidney specialists couldn't work out why, as my only symptoms were a low eGFR and high creatinine. Being a vegetarian on a keto diet, I was averaging 2500mg of oxalates a day in my diet, now I have removed a lot of the high oxalate foods and eating more calcium my kidney function has jumped back up from a eGFR of 22 to 36 and creatinine has halved in just 2 months. The other thing that you have to watch out for is oxalate dumping, which will destroy the kidneys, I also intermittent fast and long fast up to 6 days, I have had to stop the long fasting as it causes oxalate dumping. I am now slowy lowering the oxalates stored in my body, from the excess consumption my body couldn't deal with. Doctors need more education on oxalates they think it only makes stones in the kidneys.
Hi , how are you removing the oxalates from your body ? And what foods have you sworn off or drastically reduced ? And what lower oxalate foods have you included in your daily diet ?
Oxalates need more research. They could be causing a lot of issues and barely anyone is aware of them. Trendy foods like spinach and almonds and chocolate can quickly add up to high amounts. Vitamin A is also not a vitamin at all but a toxin to mammals (carotenoids serve the plant kingdom; the early research on vitamin A is flawed and created a lasting misunderstanding from then on). Vitamin A will wreck the body if doses get too high for sustained periods and the liver can't safely store it away.
@@SleeplessinOC anything animal based is zero oxalate. On the plants side you have to look them up on charts. You dump oxalates when the body realises there are no or few oxalatesc coming in. You can't predict when that happenes. Can happen in a month or within a year of low to no oxalate diet. If the dump is too severe, you can eat a little oxalate, and the body will slow down the dumping. For an in depth read, look up Sally Norton's Toxic Superfoods book. Hope this helps.
Thank you, Dr. Violin for your expert advice. You gave us that vital information so quickly. I recently visited my doctor, with some test results - my proteinuria is high, he was quick to charge me another visit fee - NEVER asked , what I'm eating, what I should cut down on etc. If they direct or correct us, eventually, they will have a decrease in patients.
When I was working long shifts I would snack on trail mix which had a blend of peanuts, cashews, and almonds. Long story short the nuts increased my uric acid and I developed such a large and painful kidney stone that had to be surgically removed. Nuts should be eaten in moderation.
I was an hour away from death due to hypocalcemia! I had gone to my doctor because I pulled a muscle in my sleep! She was training and put me on diazapam. I collapsed the next day! I couldn't believe that a lack of calcium could cause this much damage and nearly kill me!
This terrifies me! I have a stomach issue that doctors cannot diagnose. I have been vomiting any solid food since November. I vomited everything but water for five weeks and have lost 50 pounds. I keep down about 3-4 hundred calories a day now. Something blended without veggies or meat.
I have one healthy kidney, would like to keep it that way and appreciate this video so much! Also, you can never have too many reminders to eat a well balanced diet.
My best friend’s mother was treated for cancer the first time 31 years ago three years after that, she had a kidney removed She lived over 25 years with the one kidney.
Can I ask how you feel with one working kidney? My right one is not fully functional, I had a surgery to fix the problem but I'm still getting a lot of muscle aches and fatigue, I'm wondering if you notice the same with only one healthy kidney
@@zanleuxs I'm sorry to hear about your symptoms. I am very fortunate that I feel great and completely normal with one kidney. My labs come out on the high side of normal metrics. I hope your doctors are able to help you ease your symptoms.
@@maryannkeith4062 Hi, thank you for the reply, I was just wondering if my symtoms are from my reduced kidney function but it sounds like there must be a different reason, I'm glad you're feeling good 💙
Wow, what great timing for this video. I have been battling lymphadema for over 20 years. I take a somewhat high dosage of Lasix and have not had kidney issues until just the last 5 or 6 months. In May of 2023, I had bariatric surgery with the SADI switch. I was recently hospitalized because of the excessive fluid retention that had started accumulating in my abdomen. I take Eliquis for afib and had also started bruising easily. My labs showed low platelet count 78,000. My platelets kept dropping, eventually going down to 49,000. I had a bone marrow biopsy, which came back normal. Eventually, it was determined because my RBC, WBC, potassium, protein levels creatinine, and BUN were all abnormal my system my not in homeostasis. One level low was my calcium. I was not given an Rx for calcium. Next week I have an appointment with my nephrologist and I have a great question to ask her. BTW, when my blood work showed my other levels back in normal, everything else except creatinine and BUN were normal.
GREAT Video!!! Thank you so much for sharing Nancy's story. I think people often underestimate the issues an unbalanced diet can cause. This one in particular is quite astounding to the average person. I really like how you broke it down to a level that non-medical professionals can understand. :)
Maybe it's just a personal thing but along with just liking your video's in general I like seeing how you break down the thought process in branch/chart form.
It bothers me when a doctor does not adequately explore the patient's diet in detail early on particularly when they cannot find anything else causing it e.g. "have you had any changes to your diet recently?" -> would have saved her a lot of 'unnecessary' investigations such as a bone marrow biopsy. I feel like in initial stages, the question is asked and answered very vaguely
Doctors do very little nutritional training it’s a drug fix mentality. Every chronic disease that people die of in western countries is preventable with nutrition.
I have permanent kidney damage from a long term vegan diet. High in oxalates, low in calcium. Meat, dairy and eggs have significantly helped my kidneys heal, but the damage is done.
I don't think vegan diet can cause permanent kidney damage...bcoz we live in India and my whole family is pure vegetarian...no problem so far...yes they consume milk too daily..
Oh yes, too much of a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. I loved this educational video as people don't realise how diet can affect one's medical health.
I had kidney stones in April last year when I read about how oxalates form kidney stones I quit eating foods in high oxalates; U haven't had issues since but since then I have learned alot about nutrition.
When she said “she had a bone marrow biopsy tro cancer” I was like wtf? How did this nephrologist even pass the boards. Diet is always the first things in any history as you wanna look for causes of CKD eg high sugar, high salt … or in this case some weird dietary habits.
Too cheap and easy. Doctors are like mechanics, all will have a different opinion on the same problem, but will recommend the most expensive solution .
@@tertongnat2815 It is good medical practice to go to first to check the worst case. With cancer, you cannot waste time. So you first rule that out, then you begin thinking what it is that creates the problem. It's more rational than you think. Most other illnesses give you more slack than cancer.
This is what I needed. When I started gym last year, I started cutting down on triglyceride rich foods and oils. But, instead replaced a ton of my carb and fast food diet with a ton of almonds, cashews, peanuts... Overtime, I felt my kidneys were in pain much faster than I did before when I did cardio. I eventually quit my diet, and it all returned to normal. Maybe I had minor kidney damage from the almost 1kg of high oxalate foods for like months. Thank you for informing me. I will start med 1 tomorrow, and I really enjoy your videos since they offer insight into a lot of things that I do believe can't be covered by the medical curriculum or is forgotten by health care workers who rarely frequent such cases. I will surely return to this and other scientific sources one day to refresh my nutrition-related knowledge when I suspect a patient to have a similar condition thanks.
This contained really important information! I knew about oxalates, and having recently switched from a less healthy mostly vegetarian diet to a very healthy almost vegan diet (as in more than 90% of what I eat is vegan, with small amounts of dairy products occasionally), and I eat a lot of legumes, vegies, and snack on (small amounts) of a variety of nuts, my oxalate intake has probably gone up. And since my dairy intake has gone down, I should take a calcium supplement. Right now I've been taking D vitamin, B12 and algae based Omega-3. Adding a calcium supplement to that ASAP. Thank you!
Honestly, I know they're rather large nuts, but 10 a day just doesn't sound dangerous at all...mildly terrifying that it can be enough to make someone sick. I bet that took a good bit of sleuthing to figure out it was the brazil nuts, I'm glad it worked out.
@user-fn1cd6mo9z RDA for selenium is 55mg per day. One Brazil nut contains 68mg selenium. So I got 680mg selenium per day just from the nuts. Doctor could not figure out what is wrong. Didn't even ask what I am eating. Spoke to my brother on the phone and tell him I'm sick. Describe symptoms and he says "It sounds like you are being poisoned." He then asked what I eat, in detail, and google it as I list it. And then he said "Holy sh*t, you are poisoning yourself with selenium from the nuts!" I immediately stopped the nuts, was better within days.
@Anita-rx6xe I spoke to my brother on the phone. I told him I'm very sick. He asked what is wrong, and I explained my symptoms. He immediately said it sounds like I am poi***ed. He asked in detail what I eat, I told him and he googled things as I listed it. And then he exclaimed: "Ten Brazil nuts are too much selenium!"
Not sure why anyone trying to eat healthier would think eating 5000+ calories a week in your snacks is a good idea. I’m surprised they didn’t mention any weight gain.
As someone who has had issues with oxalates, this is good information and I'm glad to see it getting attention. I've seen this become a problem for a lot of people who have a lot of green smoothies or anything else with spinach (spinach is so high in oxalate that it blocks absorption of calcium and can cause calcium deficiency) and nuts, such as people who eat a lot of almond meal.
If you overeat something regularly, it's like you are in an ocean on ship which is moving in one single direction. We are not sure where we are heading, until the port arrives 😂 ie, steering towards an unknown destination.
They're doctors, they're typically very smart. Everyone should be their own advocate regardless of how much a doctor knows about the thousands upon thousands of things that could be causing your problems.
The Internet is a great resource. Just don't blindly except what you find. Also talk to family, friends, coworkers. It was a coworker who told me I had gallstones. One ER doc said peptic ulcer another said I was seeking drugs.
Thank you. Saw the doc today and my kidneys are an issue. I shall try your suggestions. (btw, accidently watched you upload at 1.25 speed. Wow! I thought. This woman is passionate!)
I have given up nuts, which was a big part of my low carb diet. Ive gone low oxalate. Having had a huge oxalate type kidney stone in 1991. other culprits are spinach, chard, beets & beet greens, most seeds & nuts, chocolate, tea (a big one for me) sweet potatos & regular potatos. Most beans but pea type "beans" are ok. In many foods like rice & wheat, the oxalates are in the bran part so if you have the refined white version you are ok. Citrus fruit zest has the oxalates, the juice is ok. Oxalates are major disruptors of mitochondria, which when damaged usually accompany cancer cells. It has been quite a journey. I avoided milk & milk products most of my life, but now I do have yogurt and cheeses, but my calcium Intake is probably low. (I always thought I got plenty in the vegetables like spinach.) But Im old & dont have osteoporosis. (From working on my feet for many decades?) The sad thing is oxalate overload it is not easy to test for & usually the person believes they are doing the right thing by consuming so many "healthy" vegetables. Most doctors are unaware of the problem.
Our cat Elliot kept getting into the kibble of our guest's dog when no one was looking ... Elliot developed bladder stones that were very painful for him and prompted a mad dash to the emergency vet that costed close to $1,000.
😅😅. Just get calcium and enough fluid. In fact Almonds also contains calcium but you most likely still need to supplement or get it from other sources.
@@madjunir Almond buttter and almond flour are the devil. Eating 2-5 almonds a couple times a week isn't going to cause major problems but still not recommended.
I’m glad you did this video. I believe the same thing happened to me a year ago when I spent 2 days in the hospital. I switched to a plant based lifestyle and was eating these cashews from Target. I would eat almonds too. There were days where I would eat the whole bag. Initially I thought all the water I was drinking was causing issues. Maybe it was a combination of all the water and cashews but the doctor said my kidneys were functioning at 25%. In addition to the kidney problems, my blood pressure shot up to 180/100. Glad I watched this because now it makes sense.
Low HCl appears to contribute to being bad at handling dietary oxalate. In some cases low HCl is caused by ammonia-producing intestinal pathogens like H. Pylori and/or parasites neutralizing HCl. More often you're not getting enough salt, preferably unrefined salt. I was able to start oxalate dumping after going carnivore, crystals coming out of my eyes and everything, but I still needed the help of a good functional medicine doctor after that. I can't think of a good reason to consume any high-oxalate plant foods and nut milks are an abomination.
Unfairly, Weston Price has been knocked by some nutritionists when it’s exactly what he observed in the cultures he visited…nuts, grains, beans, etc…get properly prepared by soaking or sprouting before eating, inhibiting the anti nutrients. Nuts are actually yummier anyways imo when soaked in water (with a little sea salt) the night before and then low temp baked next day, and who doesn’t love a fresh sourdough loaf?? Lots of great recipes in nourishing traditions. I worked hard to feed my family that way for a couple of years and we were very healthy, we got caught up with a busy lifestyle and I kind of went back to the quick and easy stuff. This gives me the drive to going back to that way of eating.
@@stop08it I didn't say it was!! All I said is they cannot agree among themselves on most anything... search water and health and even with water they cannot agree how much or how often or when or anything, and these are the "experts", and this is why I laugh when they snobbishly look down on teh public, their clients or patients when WE suggest anything we read or heard, as if the issues are settled, they always look degradingly on "regular" people and hey call them "lay people"... the assh0les!! Doctors so far are like lawyers and some other professions, a necessary evil in MODERN society.
I have polycystic kidney disease that required surgery to remove 1300ccs of fluid from around my right kidney back in 2016. I haven't had a stone since 2008 but I recall the assay of the last one - one third urea, two thirds calcium oxalate. So ... thanks for this, I don't eat cashews, but I'm going to review the other anti-nutrients.
FWIW - last week our daughter’s doctor told us that calcium in milk products is not bioavailable to humans and eating calcium does not get calcium in your bones. He said that’s an advertisement by the dairy council. He said based on studies over the past ten years the CDC has removed recommendations for consuming dairy as a source of calcium. He did say, it’s still a good source of protein. I asked, how do we get calcium in our bones? He said - by weight bearing exercise use and vitamin D. He said, you never hear about osteoporosis is countries like Haiti where most people regularly engage in physical labor and get plenty of sunshine.
My son used to get crystals in his poops (sandy, scratchy crystals) when he would have chocolate+dairy, even just a little. I observed, observed, observed then did research research research. I learned about oxylates. And he never had problems again, thank God.
Some people are so sensitive to oxalates that they have to avoid a lot of foods! Most people should also avoid oxalates as much as possible though. It's really just damaging.
Sounds like cashews are not quite "healthy." More that potato chips are awful for our health. Also sounds like we should cut out oxalates...but since that's not very practical for most people we should ACTUALLY be aware of how much oxalates are in our diet amd then pay attention to any body signals based on diet and diet changes.
Wow that was some very good information. 💯 Thank you, for my Mom is going through something of the same situation, there trying to find out what's going on with her Kidneys right now.😥 Hopefully my Mom will get an answer soon.
I would like to thank you. I started an extremely low carb diet and started to experience pain in my kidneys. Ordered my calcium today hoping there is a change in how they feel.
Video SUMMARY: Almonds caused the problem Treatment- 1, Low oxalate diet 2, Increase water intake 3, Calcium supplements 2 months later she was better but some kidney damage remained Everything in moderation
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So dramatic!!! 😂 you're giving me high blood pressure.
If she did a elimination diet using meat, salt, and water there is a chance she could improve kidney function. Remove all plant toxins and chemicals...
Did they rule out Hyperparathyroidism?
BTW, taking calcium in supplement form exchanges damage from kidneys to heart.
Supplemental calcium (not from diet) increases risk of heart attack and stroke.
Big study done found out after women started passing away from heart attacks and strokes.
My mum was one of the people in the study.
Midway through the study, doctors suddenly told all subjects to stop the calcium supplements immediately.
Where did my comment go?
Eat carnivore. Never eat processed food pestozides seed oils sugar carbs oxalates and pharma products
Cashews, that’s what she was eating if you just want the answer. You’re welcome😊
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Oh no
I ate too many of those..hospitalized with diverticulitis..this after I had a colonoscopy and had told the GI MD I thought my cashews might be a problem. He said nuts are fine chew them thoroughly research shows nuts are fine to eat.
My status improved hugely when I decided to try a magnesium supplement.
Thank you! 👍👍👍
They milked all that money from her before asking her what she ate. Our medical system is criminal.
Wow, I rarely hear a Canadian criticizing Canada's medical system. Usually Canada is held up as a model for the US to follow. The honesty is refreshing.
@@utubewillyman Really? In my (Canadian) city there is a 8-12 month wait time to see a specialist. My guess it will get much longer with the massive immigration numbers.
@@James-dt7ky Yeah, here in the US you don't hear these stories about Canadian health care. I've heard about Canadians crossing into the US to get faster treatment, but they'll have to pay, obviously. This seems like an option only for the wealthy.
@@utubewillyman And now with the recent increase to the capital gains tax (effective June 25th) many doctors will be leaving Cana-duh.
@@James-dt7ky Geez, I hope Canada wakes up from the nightmare that leftists have created. I hope the US gets back on track as well.
The real scary thing about this video is she got a bone and kidney biopsy before they asked her what she had been eating.
Exactly, and it's shocking how doctors rarely order labs to test for nutritional deficiencies in sick people.
Happens all day everyday in the medical system. They couldn't sell you lots of tests or drugs if they figure out your diet silly.
I had a visit to ER for something I had eaten. They never asked about diet. However all the drugs they tried on me didn't work, so they gave me 4 horse pills of potassium which lowered my blood pressure hugely. And they charged me $40 since my insurance wouldn't pay. If hubby had been allowed to visit me, I would have asked him to bring me the potassium bottle on the kitchen counter.
They had no idea the issue causing the kidney failure was food-related until the biopsy revealed what the cause of the damage was. Look for horses, not zebras. This is a rare enough situation to be published as a case study, kidney failure strictly due to diet is obviously not common.
I will only say that getting a bone marrow biopsy fucking suuuuuuuuucks. Holy god that shit hurts. I don't know what is involved in a kidney biopsy, but I hope it involves anesthetization...
All these tests and no one asked what she was eating and drinking.
Med students are taught HISTORY and physicals. So many have poor assessment skills when it comes to talking to AND LISTENING to patients.
Lots of college degrees failed her
That is typical in the US health system. You have to be your own advocate.
@@BlueJeansandJellyBeansso true. I’ve never been asked about my diet by a doctor. I read up on what issue I have and offer my thoughts. The doctor then has to think about it rather than just offer to write prescriptions to counter my symptoms. Our health care system is broken.
That’s what most doctors do. I’ve had some doctors tell me that diet isn’t an issue. One of those was a cardiologist and the other was an immunologist.
My son had kidney failure right after he turned 25. He was in the hospital for about around a week and the doctor couldn't figure it out. They placed a shunt and started him on dialysis. He had one dialysis treatment, and his kidney function started to recover. He was then released from the hospital, and was monitored for a few weeks. This was totally terrifying, especially as we never found out why it happened. He's going to be 41 this year and hasn't had any problems since. This was a fascinating case. I'm a subscriber now. Thanks doc!
Rhabdomyolysis?
Check out all the so called healthy foods he has been eating.
I know someone else who had something similar years ago and her child’s kidneys shut down. She is an adult and fine but had a brief issue as a child that came on suddenly and that never reoccurred. It was so scary.
Suclarose is now added to food and is bad for kidneys
Maybe he became vegan? This happened to a girl I knew after she became vegan. She nearly died twice.
This video was eye opening to say the least. In fact, it was mind-blowing! I'm so glad this woman got the proper care from the proper professionals so they could properly diagnose the problem instead of putting her on dialysis and then a waiting list for kidney transplant!
Agreed,but it also shows again how important it is to involve a dietician as early as possible. Think about how many of these invasive (and expensive!) procedures would have been rendered unnecessary.
@@stephan3077nutritionist even better
@stephan3077
That's what I was thinking. Why wasn't the renal dietitian the first stop BEFORE the expensive, dangerous, and painful biopsies. My dad has severe kidney disease, and medication changes and diet counseling were the first things they did (fortunately, he was compliant and responded well)
I mean, taking three months to do a biopsy and send her to a nutritionist when her kidneys were at 25% of normal function does not seem like proper healthcare to me, maybe I'm missing something, idk
That it took doctors a whole 3 months to get to the bottom of this sounds reasonable to me as a person who has been sick my entire life. I had a diagnosis once that took 34 years. It was a rare diagnosis. I'm currently on a Medical Mystery Tour that's into its 12th year without an unambigupus diagnosis . I once had a life-threatening adrenal insufficiency secondary to using steroids that a gung-ho young endocrinologist decided was some rare, bizarre hypothalamic disorder that would require steroids for life. I refused his advice, asked for a second opinion and didn't receive my proper care for another 4 to 5 months - I recovered with time. My mother-in-law was diagnosed rapidly with ovarian cancer but it was another full 2 months before she had the cancer removed. I wonder if we expect medicine to arrive at diagnoses and treatment faster than they can in reality because of what we see on TV medical dramas. Everything looks obvious in 20/20 hindsight. That said, this case teaches an important lesson about having a dietitian step in early in cases of unexplained kidney failure. Let's hope the docs remember the lesson in future cases.
Real content starts at 6:30.
You are welcome.
Thanks. This was excruciating. 🙄
THANKS. And it didnt really even start there. It never started.
Thank you
Thanks,I did not get there😆
@@vandolmatzis8146 Narcissistic yapping by idiotic people in their videos and you are a hero!
The thing that drives me crazy about nutritional UA-cam videos is this: I watched this video and was told combining calcium with oxalates would prevent them from building up in the kidneys. Then immediately after, I watch another video where I'm told to avoid calcium because it combines with oxalates to make calcium oxalate kidney stones. It's like this with just about everything, and everyone's got research to "prove" their point of view.
Search for Dr Robert Lustig and dr Gundry.
The reason why we recommend calcium is to prevent oxalates from being absorbed systemically and so that they are excreted through the digestive system. It can help a bit, but it's much more important to avoid oxalates or eat low amounts to avoid issues later on.
However, both calcium and oxalates are bad in high amounts. People can easily absorb too much calcium by taking vitamin D in inadequate amounts. As for oxalates, they are underhanded/sly and can cause lots of issues that most people would never know the cause of - not only kidney issues. Nutrition is understood well by almost no one.
Yes, I notice this too and not just with nutritional videos. It’s almost as if conflict is the goal. Maybe it stirs up more comments and hits.
Where it concerns living things, the general rule is everything in moderation. Also not every dietary instruction will work for every person because every human system is assembled differently. What causes kidney stones in one could do nothing in a second and be nephrotoxic to a third. Knowing your own body and what is normal for you is the safest litmus test for which advice would help versus harm.
I wish they’d just get to the point!
As a physician who is huge on prevention and food as medicine, I would say kudos to you for such a great and interesting video! Thank you
It's confusing why you would like this video when the diet was looked at only AFTER a bone marrow biopsy. Cognitive dissonance anyone?
Healthy stage 4 nsclc patient diagnosed sept of 2022. Through much research im a firm believer in the philosopher hypocrites who said " let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine ".
Wowwww. Are you a physician in a western country???
Nice comment and thank you for your service. Medicine is fascinating snd interesting work, but few may realize the tenacity and dedication required. RN here
If this happened to me, I'd be tempted to go back to chips and popcorn.
man 😂
Happened to me too. I’m pretty sure we’re allowed to eat low sodium tortilla chips and sugar free sugar wafers. Hope that helps, but fact check me first.
My husband got Kidney stones
"Dr. Violin" has the gift! She's not only exhibits outstanding clinical reasoning, she is also an adept translator from doctorese to English, making even complex issues understandable. I do hope she has the opportunity to be trailed by a parade of medical students, who would greatly benefit from her teaching skills. Another great video.
she also has the screen persona of an aggressive chipmunk
@@GreenTeaViewer omg lol 😂
Never fear, all doctors have access to AI, that guides them in their symptom analysis and diagnosis. And then tells them what to give the patient. This does not come from years of training. It comes from a computer.
@@GreenTeaViewer
lol, I don't know if I'd go that far, but she sure does one heck of a job at presenting.
Chipmunk... lol!
@@GreenTeaViewer: Is your comment supposed to be insulting? She’s very clear in her instruction without other personal nonsense that other presenters distract us with; and she’s cute too. Sounds like you’re trying to be mean.
I can not thank you enough for educating us. You have no idea how many people you are helping. ❤
I am a renal (kidney) dietitian and loved this! Everyone should see a dietitian for so many reasons. We never recommend eliminating specific food or nutrients unless it is medically necessary.
Yes, our palates and the food industry understand what works. There is so much campaigning now against highly processed foods, but continuing her previous practice instead of switching to cashews would have saved this patient from all that invasive and painful trouble. It will never be featured on a diet-war channel, though, except maybe for criticism. A dietician acquaintance who's about 5'3" and 340 lbs. has never recommended eliminating any food or nutrient, I think, if it wasn't explicitly ordered by a doctor.
Literally every nutrition article ever written suggests swapping out chips for fruit and nuts, low fat yogurt or low fat string cheese
@@M_SC That is just because all the people who wrote those articles hadn't tried barbeque or sour cream and onion Popchips yet. Once they put on some true American weight and have sleep apnea, diabetes--or at least pre-diabetic insulin resistance--and osteoarthritis, they'll finally sit down, stop trying to recommend the elimination of a food without doctor's orders, and just enjoy being oxalate-free.
@@M_SClow fat is garbage. Cut out sugar and processed food. Eat real food.
Majority of dietitians are complete morons and don't have a single clue. Great way to continue to eat an unhealthy diet. Easiest tests, see if they are anti fat, anti ldl cholesterol or anti meat, any of those are an instant fail and they should be avoided.
This woman is such a breath of fresh air ❤❤❤❤
Wow
I started May eating almonds
And cashews
I started feeling exhausted
I’m stopping eating so much of Almonds and cashews.
Amazing how I just found your video.
I started my diet April 2024
I thought I would be feeling better
I lost 15 lbs. I have a difficult time walking Today I walked 2 miles
But could barely make it home.
I drink lots of water eat sardines and eggs some cheese.
This really clarifies why many people are told to up their calcium intake after having calcium oxalate kidney stones, despite it seeming counterintuitive.
Also get rid of food with oxalates or cut down drastically. Cashews are quite high in oxalates!
As my nephrologist has me do! Fourteen years ago I started making calcium carbonate stones, one after another. When I finally got to a nephrologist - who was a disciple of a University of Chicago nephrologist named Dr. Coe, he schooled me on oxalates in the diet and taking calcium citrate (in addition to dietary calcium), in addition to nearly a gallon of water per day, mixed with lemon juice!
Have never had another stone.
@@forrestgossett in a twisted way, I contributed to my stones by avoiding reflux, and "eating healthier". Avoiding reflux means I really pared down my acidic foods. I discovered I much prefer spinach to lettuce plus it's more versatile, so I started eating a lot of spinach. Plus I was paring down liquid calories, so I was rarely buying milk.
It’s really disappointing that bone marrow and kidney biopsies are considered prior to nutritional deficiencies. These procedures subject the patient to unnecessary risks, such as infection. This is what happens when doctors receive only half a day of training on nutrition throughout four years of medical school education.
It would have made more sense also for the kidney biopsy to have been done before the bone marrow biopsy. It had already been established that the cause was ‘renal’ not pre or post.
Expensive tests make money for them. Questions and listening to patients takes empathy.
Agreed👍
@@Cswazey348 This is in Canada... medicare is free here... including any biopsies or tests.. comes at a price though... but still...
@@francinelynn334 I agree, I thought it was odd that they waited so long to do the (edit: kidney) biopsy
Seeing a nephrologist to learn what is causing me to make calcium oxylate stones helped me a whole lot. This video helped more! Thank you!!!
I am an RD and I support this channel.
my wife has kidney failure and drinks diet coke. Can you comment on how bad that junk is - I fear for her health. Thank you - you are amazing!❤
I would be very concerned about the aspartame that is an ingredient of diet soda. Its very destructive to the body and brain. It's considered a neurotoxin. I would see if you can get her to switch over to something like zevia or ollipop which are a more natural soda that contain stevia. They're pricier, but Its a much safer choice. I say when it comes to food pay now or pay later with health and that's how I justify purchasing organic foods.
In a dream, God showed me that Pepsi was bad for your kidneys. So, I would stay away from Pepsi and coke drinks.
You know it's going to be a good Saturday when violin MD uploads a medical mystery video. 😊
agreed
I agree
She's the Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote) of the medical community.
I knew about the high oxalate load in spinach but was not aware that cashews were also high. I do have a problem with the almost blanket endorsement of taking calcium supplements. We have good studies showing that those who take calcium supplements have a much higher rate of all cause mortality and the thought is that the extra calcium is deposited on the lining of blood vessels..
Everyone should be Taking k2.
That & kidney stones are made of calcium combined with oxalates OOF
Spinach has more calcium than any other leafy green about 250+ mg of calcium every cup when cooked. The high oxalate amount counterbalances tho so only 5 or 10% of that 250mg of calcium can be used by your body. Nature provides both the risk and the cure in this case which is great because spinach is sooo tasty and makes food look lovely!
@@drunkvegangal8089 Have a hard time believing any food that comes out the other end undigested could contribute much nutrition
Vitamin K2 especially MK4 which is found in meats and liver can counter the effects of calcium buildup in your tissues (arteries). It really is all about the balanced diet.
And cooking the spinach breaks down the oxylites also try eating cooked spinach with cheese they work perfectly together so as to not have the body absorb oxylites.
Thank you for this video! As a chronic moderate kidney person, it was very helpful in highlighting why nuts are generally discouraged, and reminded me that broccoli, which I love but have neglected, and calcium, are important in my diet!
So glad it was helpful!
For calcium to be properly absorbed you need adequate vitamin d & vitamin k. Dark leafy greens (kale, spinach, broccoli) are a great source of calcium because they also have lots of vitamin k! But make sure you are getting adequate vitamin d too! That's why milk is supplemented with d & k. If you have trouble getting adequate calcium you may want to avoid beans (high in phytates), decrease salt intake and avoid coffee (2 hrs either side of eating calcium source), as those all make it harder to absorb calcium. I hope your kidneys improve! :)
Most important is eating beef, and lots of it! Leave the veggies, fruits, carbs, sugar and seed oils out of your body and you will be amazed at how your body will heal itself.
@Emma-wl8bv DARK, LEAFY GREENS ARE POISON AND KILLING MOST PEOPLE!
Do give crappy advice that will futher harm people!! 100% carnivore is the only way to heal because it is a proper human diet!
Oxilates are awful. Stop killing yourself eating plants!
@@justsuzy321… you need a balanced diet, guy. Fruits and veggies are just as important as animal based protein sources
Tip for doctors: Check your patient's diet "first"!
Tip For patients. It’s your responsibility to think about the supplements and your diet before you go to a doctor. You’re eating an excess amount of anything that’s gotta be something to look at. You are your own doctor first.
@@Teewriter Many patients are elderly, uneducated or mentally weak. Doctors are educated and paid well to be thorough for their customers. Doctors love patients like you who allow them to be sloppy and unaccountable.
It is amazing how some "healthy" foods are super high in oxalates, spinach is super high in oxalates for example. While foods that are suppose to be bad, red meat and eggs, are actually very healthy for you. The big pharma scammers profit off you and your doctors ignorance.
Doctor: "Nah, too much work. NEXT!"
Who ate you to tell me what to do, you know I'm a doc.....
"Everything in moderation..." Always good advice.
Not true in this case. if you eat a lot of other foods high in oxalic acid you could still end up with oxalate overload. Search UA-cam for Sally K. Norton.
Anti-nutrients are compounds found in various foods that can interfere with the absorption of nutrients or have other adverse effects on health. While many plant-based foods are rich in essential nutrients, they may also contain anti-nutrients that can limit the bioavailability of certain vitamins and minerals or cause digestive issues in some individuals. Some common anti-nutrients include:
1. Phytates (Phytic acid): Found in seeds, grains, and legumes, phytates can bind to minerals like iron, zinc, and calcium, reducing their absorption in the body.
2. Oxalates: Found in foods like spinach, rhubarb, and beet greens, oxalates can bind to calcium and form insoluble crystals, potentially contributing to kidney stones.
3. Tannins: Found in tea, coffee, and certain fruits like grapes, tannins can inhibit the absorption of iron and other minerals.
4. Lectins: Found in legumes, grains, and nightshade vegetables, lectins can interfere with nutrient absorption and may cause digestive issues in some individuals.
5. Protease inhibitors: Found in soybeans and other legumes, protease inhibitors can interfere with protein digestion and absorption.
6. Goitrogens: Found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, goitrogens can interfere with thyroid function by inhibiting iodine uptake.
While anti-nutrients can have negative effects on nutrient absorption and health, it's important to note that many of these compounds also have potential health benefits. For example, some anti-nutrients like phytates and tannins have antioxidant properties and may offer protection against chronic diseases when consumed in moderation.
Methods such as soaking, sprouting, fermenting, and cooking can help reduce the levels of anti-nutrients in foods and improve nutrient bioavailability. Additionally, a balanced and varied diet that includes a wide range of nutrient-dense foods can help mitigate the potential effects of anti-nutrients and ensure adequate nutrient intake. 🤗🙏🌹
I'm 72 and my many health problems are gone or minimal now after eliminating veggies and going carnivore over 2 years ago!! No more oxalates and all the other dangerous stuff in the veggies!! Appreciate your info!!
@@bettyjohnson2964 oxalate shedding for the last 90 days has been interesting for me. Carnivore is the game changer
My question is why consume any of these?
I think I need to moderate my almond consumption. I am addicted to wasabi almonds. And I have subpar functioning kidneys from chemo. Thanks for the heads up!
Moderation is a great rule of thumb! Plus adequate calcium and fluids in your diet!
@@ViolinMD yeah sure, the old moderation mantra. just eat meat
Walnuts have a better fat profile anyway. Soak them the night before eating and most oxalates go into the water. I eat about 10-15 walnut halves per day for decades.
@@terryjackson9395 Awesome.
Wasabi is wonderful, you should give wasabi dried seaweed snack to fill the void
I'm a dietitian from Brazil top cashews producer state and I've never heard of someone who ate that amount of cashews on a daily basis. This story was impressive and shows that a good anamnesis can save a lot of money, time and clinical exams .
It was per week.
@@DeborahThird-og1uo even on weekly basis its high
It's not that high, only around 5 oz. a day.
Cashews create kidney stones in my body. After 6 stones with removal, I was finally told not to eat Cashews. Haven't eaten them since and no stones in 10 years.
Uh oh, i am addicted to cashews and i eat a lot. That needs to change!
No disrespect to the medical community but why don’t doctors start with diet first? It’s almost always the root cause of some aliment. Poor woman had to go through so much painful tests only to find out a simple question would have uncovered the mystery.
Because doctors and nurses aren’t taught a thing about nutrition. As a nurse, I had one semester of nutrition which, of course, followed the government guidelines which are actually wrong.
@@trixieknitsour education teaches us to tackle the symptoms but never the roots… why? because our consumer economy will shut down.
Can't make much money off simple dietary changes
It’s not profitable to teach someone how to heal themselves…and no that’s no conspiracy, it’s obvious.
Taking too much calcium (ie tums) can cause kidney damage also. Not the exact same thing, but I had to take a lot of calcium at one point, on 6 tums a day for months. My kidneys started failing. I was going to have a kidney biopsy, but at the last minute my PCP said to stop the Tums. Within 2 weeks my kidneys started improving.
High calcium intake can also lead to anaemia, as high levels of calcium block absorption of iron. It's all about balance!
Awesome to hear you didn’t get trapped in dialysis or other unnecessary treatment!
@@-astrangerontheinternet6687 Thank you! I'm very happy that didn't happen.
Malabsorption may have played a role as well. Antacids are terrible for digestion and nutrient absorption.
You mean because of calcium phosphate crystals? But yes, vitamin D in inadequate amounts can easily cause you to absorb too much calcium.
This is very very eye opening. I have been using almonds as a dietary protein every day as a diabetic and I will now moderate a bit. I am already on calcium so that is a good thing. Wow!!! Cashews!!!! Geez.
Tofu is a great source of calcium and protein, also much lower in fat than nuts, so beneficial for your diabetes. You can do so many different things with tofu! It also has been shown to protect against breast cancer. Good stuff!
@@Emma-wl8bv lmao tofu is trash, eat red fatty meat, it has everything you need to be healthy
Careful with calcium supplements; Dr. Berg said it’s like taking
“cement”….
Make sure you’re taking vitamin D3, & K2 (potassium) so the calcium ends up in your bones, & NOT in your blood.
Cheers🎉
I ate spinach salads and smoothies almost weekly for a few years, and then I had no desire for raw spinach ever again. I wonder if that was my body rejecting the oxalates in the spinach.
I responded to someone else about spinach, above, so am copy-and-pasting it here FYI. Note, you ate significantly less raw spinach tho - so far fewer oxalates. In other words you just got tired of the taste.
Spinach has more calcium than any other leafy green about 250+ mg of calcium every cup when cooked. The high oxalate amount counterbalances tho so only 5 or 10% of that 250mg of calcium can be used by your body. Nature provides both the risk and the cure in this case which is great because spinach is sooo tasty and makes food look lovely!
What you described does exist. It’s talked about in The Dorito Effect (book). 2 groups of goats were given a vitamin deficiency. Each group was then fed a specific food (for example, coconuts or pumpkins) while also receiving doses of the vitamins they were deficient in. The goats were then put together and had both foods available. They only ate the one they were conditioned to think was solving their vitamin deficiency. (My description above may be a little off factually. But the lesson is correct). The premise of the book is that all of the flavorings being used today are tricking / fooling the body. When you taste strawberry, your body thinks it’s eating a strawberry; not some highly processed food item made from wheat, corn, and sugar.
Yes plants are trying to kill you
@@hisinvisibleness-fn8qj I never said that. Try being kind to others.
@@AnnMitt I said that
Plants are trying to kill you
Try a better attitude
Something similar happened to me last year. I switched from chips to smoked almonds. Over time I developed kidney stones, which were determined to be calcium oxalate stones.
Oh wow. Almonds are good for you in small amounts. I too avoid chips and eat nuts instead.
Pistachio and walnuts are better. Pistachios are low in oxalates
Almonds has three times more oxalates than cashews.
I had this problem 8 months ago, it took me 3 months of watching info on Utube to self diagnose what was destroying my kidneys, the 2 kidney specialists couldn't work out why, as my only symptoms were a low eGFR and high creatinine. Being a vegetarian on a keto diet, I was averaging 2500mg of oxalates a day in my diet, now I have removed a lot of the high oxalate foods and eating more calcium my kidney function has jumped back up from a eGFR of 22 to 36 and creatinine has halved in just 2 months. The other thing that you have to watch out for is oxalate dumping, which will destroy the kidneys, I also intermittent fast and long fast up to 6 days, I have had to stop the long fasting as it causes oxalate dumping. I am now slowy lowering the oxalates stored in my body, from the excess consumption my body couldn't deal with. Doctors need more education on oxalates they think it only makes stones in the kidneys.
Exactly,Thanks for the info ❗️👍😊
Hi , how are you removing the oxalates from your body ? And what foods have you sworn off or drastically reduced ? And what lower oxalate foods have you included in your daily diet ?
Oxalates need more research. They could be causing a lot of issues and barely anyone is aware of them. Trendy foods like spinach and almonds and chocolate can quickly add up to high amounts. Vitamin A is also not a vitamin at all but a toxin to mammals (carotenoids serve the plant kingdom; the early research on vitamin A is flawed and created a lasting misunderstanding from then on). Vitamin A will wreck the body if doses get too high for sustained periods and the liver can't safely store it away.
@@SleeplessinOC anything animal based is zero oxalate. On the plants side you have to look them up on charts. You dump oxalates when the body realises there are no or few oxalatesc coming in. You can't predict when that happenes. Can happen in a month or within a year of low to no oxalate diet. If the dump is too severe, you can eat a little oxalate, and the body will slow down the dumping. For an in depth read, look up Sally Norton's Toxic Superfoods book. Hope this helps.
I love how you closed the video with a "Now don't you panic"-type of message!
Congratulations to your 1 million subscribers 🎉
Thank you!!
I noticed at too but thought she's been at 1M for years now lol. Long over due, congrats!
It seems kinda crazy that they gave her a bone marrow biopsy before asking her what she was eating/consuming.
All about making moolah
@@or6144 they typically only have a handful of credit hours spent on nutrition in medical school. That needs to change.
Thank you, Dr. Violin for your expert advice. You gave us that vital information so quickly.
I recently visited my doctor, with some test results - my proteinuria is high, he was quick to charge me another visit fee - NEVER asked , what I'm eating, what I should cut down on etc.
If they direct or correct us, eventually, they will have a decrease in patients.
When I was working long shifts I would snack on trail mix which had a blend of peanuts, cashews, and almonds. Long story short the nuts increased my uric acid and I developed such a large and painful kidney stone that had to be surgically removed. Nuts should be eaten in moderation.
I was an hour away from death due to hypocalcemia! I had gone to my doctor because I pulled a muscle in my sleep! She was training and put me on diazapam. I collapsed the next day! I couldn't believe that a lack of calcium could cause this much damage and nearly kill me!
How came it? The low calcium Levels?
How did you end up so calcium deficient?
Vitamin D is needed to absorb calcium.
This terrifies me! I have a stomach issue that doctors cannot diagnose. I have been vomiting any solid food since November. I vomited everything but water for five weeks and have lost 50 pounds. I keep down about 3-4 hundred calories a day now. Something blended without veggies or meat.
@@lynnieb It sounds like you should consider gastrointestinal beri beri as a cause.
I have one healthy kidney, would like to keep it that way and appreciate this video so much! Also, you can never have too many reminders to eat a well balanced diet.
My best friend’s mother was treated for cancer the first time 31 years ago three years after that, she had a kidney removed She lived over 25 years with the one kidney.
Can I ask how you feel with one working kidney? My right one is not fully functional, I had a surgery to fix the problem but I'm still getting a lot of muscle aches and fatigue, I'm wondering if you notice the same with only one healthy kidney
@@playinglifeoneasy9226 Glad to hear she's ok! I've heard many wonderful stories of people doing great with just one kidney. Glad we have a spare!
@@zanleuxs I'm sorry to hear about your symptoms. I am very fortunate that I feel great and completely normal with one kidney. My labs come out on the high side of normal metrics. I hope your doctors are able to help you ease your symptoms.
@@maryannkeith4062 Hi, thank you for the reply, I was just wondering if my symtoms are from my reduced kidney function but it sounds like there must be a different reason, I'm glad you're feeling good 💙
Wow, what great timing for this video. I have been battling lymphadema for over 20 years. I take a somewhat high dosage of Lasix and have not had kidney issues until just the last 5 or 6 months. In May of 2023, I had bariatric surgery with the SADI switch. I was recently hospitalized because of the excessive fluid retention that had started accumulating in my abdomen. I take Eliquis for afib and had also started bruising easily. My labs showed low platelet count 78,000. My platelets kept dropping, eventually going down to 49,000. I had a bone marrow biopsy, which came back normal. Eventually, it was determined because my RBC, WBC, potassium, protein levels creatinine, and BUN were all abnormal my system my not in homeostasis. One level low was my calcium. I was not given an Rx for calcium. Next week I have an appointment with my nephrologist and I have a great question to ask her. BTW, when my blood work showed my other levels back in normal, everything else except creatinine and BUN were normal.
How’d it go? How are u doing now
Its so interesting to have seen your channel years ago when you were a resident and to see it now. Good job
Thanks Ryan, I really appreciate that!
GREAT Video!!! Thank you so much for sharing Nancy's story. I think people often underestimate the issues an unbalanced diet can cause. This one in particular is quite astounding to the average person. I really like how you broke it down to a level that non-medical professionals can understand. :)
Maybe it's just a personal thing but along with just liking your video's in general I like seeing how you break down the thought process in branch/chart form.
I absolutely love your videos. When you explain things so well and are so happy to see patients
It bothers me when a doctor does not adequately explore the patient's diet in detail early on particularly when they cannot find anything else causing it e.g. "have you had any changes to your diet recently?" -> would have saved her a lot of 'unnecessary' investigations such as a bone marrow biopsy. I feel like in initial stages, the question is asked and answered very vaguely
We are all supposed to be WOWed at the laughable problem solving skills of the western medical doctor, that is the purpose of these videos.
It’s ridiculous how little doctors I’ve gone to even check and how little is done to figure out what’s causing problems
Doctors do very little nutritional training it’s a drug fix mentality.
Every chronic disease that people die of in western countries is preventable with nutrition.
There's no money to be made from dietary changes. It's easier for doctors to pull out the prescription pad.
Sadly many people get defensive about their diet and don't wanna hear they have to change it
You’re such a good teacher and very interesting to listen to. It’s nice to hear you.
I have permanent kidney damage from a long term vegan diet. High in oxalates, low in calcium. Meat, dairy and eggs have significantly helped my kidneys heal, but the damage is done.
Wow I never heard that
Thanks for sharing
I have a mostly vegan diet, but I keep eggs in my rotation
Thankfully no kidney damage here from my high oxalate vegan diet, the amount of spinach I consumed, almond milk etc…
I don't think vegan diet can cause permanent kidney damage...bcoz we live in India and my whole family is pure vegetarian...no problem so far...yes they consume milk too daily..
I love the way your explained and break things down for everyone to understand
Oh yes, too much of a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. I loved this educational video as people don't realise how diet can affect one's medical health.
Fascinating!!!!! Once again, knowledge of food and diet was the key.
"Everything in Moderation" thats sums the Moral of this video !
Great Video by the way. Very well explained !
I had kidney stones in April last year when I read about how oxalates form kidney stones I quit eating foods in high oxalates; U haven't had issues since but since then I have learned alot about nutrition.
This was so helpful & interesting! I love how well you explain these conditions! Thx Dr. Siobhan!
You're so welcome!
Excellent information as always. Your work is very much appreciated, thanks.
Why they didn’t check her diet FIRST is confusing. 🤦♀️
Doctors are not trained to consider diet because the medical industrial complex can't make money from nutritional advice.
When she said “she had a bone marrow biopsy tro cancer” I was like wtf? How did this nephrologist even pass the boards. Diet is always the first things in any history as you wanna look for causes of CKD eg high sugar, high salt … or in this case some weird dietary habits.
The doctors do it to cover themselves as a hedge against possible malpractice suits.
I know. Frustrating.
Too cheap and easy. Doctors are like mechanics, all will have a different opinion on the same problem, but will recommend the most expensive solution .
@@tertongnat2815 It is good medical practice to go to first to check the worst case. With cancer, you cannot waste time. So you first rule that out, then you begin thinking what it is that creates the problem. It's more rational than you think. Most other illnesses give you more slack than cancer.
This is what I needed. When I started gym last year, I started cutting down on triglyceride rich foods and oils. But, instead replaced a ton of my carb and fast food diet with a ton of almonds, cashews, peanuts...
Overtime, I felt my kidneys were in pain much faster than I did before when I did cardio.
I eventually quit my diet, and it all returned to normal. Maybe I had minor kidney damage from the almost 1kg of high oxalate foods for like months.
Thank you for informing me. I will start med 1 tomorrow, and I really enjoy your videos since they offer insight into a lot of things that I do believe can't be covered by the medical curriculum or is forgotten by health care workers who rarely frequent such cases. I will surely return to this and other scientific sources one day to refresh my nutrition-related knowledge when I suspect a patient to have a similar condition thanks.
thnx for your comment. serves to illustrate the importance of food choices.
Now, watching this video for the second time, I realized better how clear is your explanation. Excellent as always! Thanks Dr. Deshauer.
This contained really important information! I knew about oxalates, and having recently switched from a less healthy mostly vegetarian diet to a very healthy almost vegan diet (as in more than 90% of what I eat is vegan, with small amounts of dairy products occasionally), and I eat a lot of legumes, vegies, and snack on (small amounts) of a variety of nuts, my oxalate intake has probably gone up. And since my dairy intake has gone down, I should take a calcium supplement. Right now I've been taking D vitamin, B12 and algae based Omega-3. Adding a calcium supplement to that ASAP. Thank you!
I got very sick, couldn't understand it. Doc did blood tests, etc. Nothing. Turned out it was the 10 Brazil nuts I ate every day. Selenium poisoning.
Honestly, I know they're rather large nuts, but 10 a day just doesn't sound dangerous at all...mildly terrifying that it can be enough to make someone sick. I bet that took a good bit of sleuthing to figure out it was the brazil nuts, I'm glad it worked out.
@user-fn1cd6mo9z RDA for selenium is 55mg per day. One Brazil nut contains 68mg selenium. So I got 680mg selenium per day just from the nuts. Doctor could not figure out what is wrong. Didn't even ask what I am eating. Spoke to my brother on the phone and tell him I'm sick. Describe symptoms and he says "It sounds like you are being poisoned." He then asked what I eat, in detail, and google it as I list it. And then he said "Holy sh*t, you are poisoning yourself with selenium from the nuts!" I immediately stopped the nuts, was better within days.
Actually they say no more than 2 of them a day
@@Anita-rx6xe Yes. RDA for selenium is 55mg per day. A Brazil nut contains 68mg of selenium. So eating 10 nuts was getting 680mg of selenium a day.
@Anita-rx6xe I spoke to my brother on the phone. I told him I'm very sick. He asked what is wrong, and I explained my symptoms. He immediately said it sounds like I am poi***ed. He asked in detail what I eat, I told him and he googled things as I listed it. And then he exclaimed: "Ten Brazil nuts are too much selenium!"
Love your enthusiasm and your freckles
You are a Fascinating Doctor and person...Thank you 👍❤️❤️❤️
Understanding kidney disease and what to avoid will make it easier to treat and quickly restore kidney function. Thank you Doctor!
Thanks for the advise. From now on I'll start eating dorritos from gorecerry to have healthy kidney 👎
I love you and your videos !!! So helpful and educational 🎉😊❤
I’m so glad - thanks Samantha!
Not sure why anyone trying to eat healthier would think eating 5000+ calories a week in your snacks is a good idea. I’m surprised they didn’t mention any weight gain.
What I was thinking. I see at my peanuts and it is like 800kcal per pack and you down that without thinking too much.
1kg is massive
@@Orodreth888exactly. 800 calories in cashews is a meal, not a snack
All I could think of was the salt...the nuts shown in this video are roasted with a lot of salt. I thought that was straining her kidneys
Calories are fairly meaningless. Many factors go into what's absorbed by the body and what passes. Calorie intake is an outdated mode of thinking.
@@rojodiver3344 surely you jest
As someone who has had issues with oxalates, this is good information and I'm glad to see it getting attention. I've seen this become a problem for a lot of people who have a lot of green smoothies or anything else with spinach (spinach is so high in oxalate that it blocks absorption of calcium and can cause calcium deficiency) and nuts, such as people who eat a lot of almond meal.
I absolutely love these case studies. You're so passionate about this topic that it also makes me more interested. Way to go Dr. Siobhan!
So glad to hear that! Thanks!
If you overeat something regularly, it's like you are in an ocean on ship which is moving in one single direction. We are not sure where we are heading, until the port arrives 😂 ie, steering towards an unknown destination.
Oxalates are nature's way of allowing plants to protect themselves from being eaten.
Oxalate fear is overblown
@@MmmpatIt's the carnies boogeyman.
It doesn't stop the plant from being eaten, but it does take revenge on the one who ate the plant.
Yawn....
New age religious freaks....
@@MmmpatIt's only something to be feared if you don't get enough calcium.
This is why you need to self diagnose, most doctors aren’t smart enough to figure this out.
They're doctors, they're typically very smart. Everyone should be their own advocate regardless of how much a doctor knows about the thousands upon thousands of things that could be causing your problems.
@ 😂 sure
The Internet is a great resource. Just don't blindly except what you find.
Also talk to family, friends, coworkers. It was a coworker who told me I had gallstones. One ER doc said peptic ulcer another said I was seeking drugs.
Thank you. Saw the doc today and my kidneys are an issue. I shall try your suggestions. (btw, accidently watched you upload at 1.25 speed. Wow! I thought. This woman is passionate!)
I have given up nuts, which was a big part of my low carb diet. Ive gone low oxalate. Having had a huge oxalate type kidney stone in 1991.
other culprits are spinach, chard, beets & beet greens, most seeds & nuts, chocolate, tea (a big one for me) sweet potatos & regular potatos. Most beans but pea type "beans" are ok. In many foods like rice & wheat, the oxalates are in the bran part so if you have the refined white version you are ok. Citrus fruit zest has the oxalates, the juice is ok. Oxalates are major disruptors of mitochondria, which when damaged usually accompany cancer cells. It has been quite a journey. I avoided milk & milk products most of my life, but now I do have yogurt and cheeses, but my calcium Intake is probably low. (I always thought I got plenty in the vegetables like spinach.) But Im old & dont have osteoporosis. (From working on my feet for many decades?)
The sad thing is oxalate overload it is not easy to test for & usually the person believes they are doing the right thing by consuming so many "healthy" vegetables. Most doctors are unaware of the problem.
Years ago I heard cats used to be prone to crystals due to high ash content in kibble. Awesome video Siobhan!!
Most cat foods supplement for this now.
@@lulumoon6942 yes! 😃
Our cat Elliot kept getting into the kibble of our guest's dog when no one was looking ... Elliot developed bladder stones that were very painful for him and prompted a mad dash to the emergency vet that costed close to $1,000.
Always a good day when Siobhan uploads.❤
Aw thank you!!
I have never put down a bag of peanuts so quickly
😅😅. Just get calcium and enough fluid. In fact Almonds also contains calcium but you most likely still need to supplement or get it from other sources.
@@madjunir Almond buttter and almond flour are the devil. Eating 2-5 almonds a couple times a week isn't going to cause major problems but still not recommended.
@@madjunir I normally eat handfuls of peanuts a day. After this video I've reintroduced milk into my diet. I now eat my peanuts with cheese.
The only nuts people should be eating are walnuts & Brazil nuts because the other ones are man-made crops .. Dr Sebi Recommended that long ago
Eat Brazil nuts sparingly! because of the high selenium content. You can’t eat ‘em like peanuts 😄. One or two per day max.
I’m glad you did this video. I believe the same thing happened to me a year ago when I spent 2 days in the hospital. I switched to a plant based lifestyle and was eating these cashews from Target. I would eat almonds too. There were days where I would eat the whole bag. Initially I thought all the water I was drinking was causing issues. Maybe it was a combination of all the water and cashews but the doctor said my kidneys were functioning at 25%. In addition to the kidney problems, my blood pressure shot up to 180/100. Glad I watched this because now it makes sense.
I could listen to you all day everyday,… Not only a
Is your Channel highly educational 🤓, but also enjoyable & entertaining 🙏🏼
I love your videos! Congratulations on surpassing one million subs! Well deserved! ❤
Low HCl appears to contribute to being bad at handling dietary oxalate. In some cases low HCl is caused by ammonia-producing intestinal pathogens like H. Pylori and/or parasites neutralizing HCl. More often you're not getting enough salt, preferably unrefined salt. I was able to start oxalate dumping after going carnivore, crystals coming out of my eyes and everything, but I still needed the help of a good functional medicine doctor after that. I can't think of a good reason to consume any high-oxalate plant foods and nut milks are an abomination.
This is so useful, first time hearing this - from a stage 2 kidney patient
Immediately subscribed after watching this video. So clear and concise.
Unfairly, Weston Price has been knocked by some nutritionists when it’s exactly what he observed in the cultures he visited…nuts, grains, beans, etc…get properly prepared by soaking or sprouting before eating, inhibiting the anti nutrients. Nuts are actually yummier anyways imo when soaked in water (with a little sea salt) the night before and then low temp baked next day, and who doesn’t love a fresh sourdough loaf?? Lots of great recipes in nourishing traditions. I worked hard to feed my family that way for a couple of years and we were very healthy, we got caught up with a busy lifestyle and I kind of went back to the quick and easy stuff. This gives me the drive to going back to that way of eating.
Some other doctors say milk is the worst thing you can drink.... seems they cannot agree among themselves; not just on this topic, but ANYYY topic.
Milk isn’t the only way to get calcium into the body…
@@stop08it
I didn't say it was!!
All I said is they cannot agree among themselves on most anything... search water and health and even with water they cannot agree how much or how often or when or anything, and these are the "experts", and this is why I laugh when they snobbishly look down on teh public, their clients or patients when WE suggest anything we read or heard, as if the issues are settled, they always look degradingly on "regular" people and hey call them "lay people"... the assh0les!! Doctors so far are like lawyers and some other professions, a necessary evil in MODERN society.
As a Doctor myself , She is my first favorite Doctor youtuber .
I have polycystic kidney disease that required surgery to remove 1300ccs of fluid from around my right kidney back in 2016. I haven't had a stone since 2008 but I recall the assay of the last one - one third urea, two thirds calcium oxalate. So ... thanks for this, I don't eat cashews, but I'm going to review the other anti-nutrients.
You might also benefit from supplementing Lugol's iodine drops, so it might be worth looking into goitrogens as well.
Yay Nancy! Thanks for this - balancing your diet can be very challenging.
FWIW - last week our daughter’s doctor told us that calcium in milk products is not bioavailable to humans and eating calcium does not get calcium in your bones. He said that’s an advertisement by the dairy council. He said based on studies over the past ten years the CDC has removed recommendations for consuming dairy as a source of calcium. He did say, it’s still a good source of protein. I asked, how do we get calcium in our bones? He said - by weight bearing exercise use and vitamin D. He said, you never hear about osteoporosis is countries like Haiti where most people regularly engage in physical labor and get plenty of sunshine.
It's like watching an episode of house. I love the differential checklist!
Yes, except her episodes are without House's narcissistic snark ... huge improvement!
Congrats on 1 mil!! 🎉🎉❤
Hi, Thanks for the valuable information. What was her other medical problem that contributed to kidney failure???
Thank you! ❤ your videos always so clear to understand even though you talk very fast.
My son used to get crystals in his poops (sandy, scratchy crystals) when he would have chocolate+dairy, even just a little. I observed, observed, observed then did research research research. I learned about oxylates. And he never had problems again, thank God.
Some people are so sensitive to oxalates that they have to avoid a lot of foods! Most people should also avoid oxalates as much as possible though. It's really just damaging.
Sounds like cashews are not quite "healthy." More that potato chips are awful for our health.
Also sounds like we should cut out oxalates...but since that's not very practical for most people we should ACTUALLY be aware of how much oxalates are in our diet amd then pay attention to any body signals based on diet and diet changes.
Great video - glad I watched because I've been eating a lot of cashews and almonds lately. (Thankfully I have a decent calcium intake though)
Wow that was some very good information. 💯 Thank you, for my Mom is going through something of the same situation, there trying to find out what's going on with her Kidneys right now.😥 Hopefully my Mom will get an answer soon.
I would like to thank you. I started an extremely low carb diet and started to experience pain in my kidneys. Ordered my calcium today hoping there is a change in how they feel.
Wow.. how are you now
@@mryoung205 Actually I am feeling much better. Thanks for asking.
Video SUMMARY:
Almonds caused the problem
Treatment-
1, Low oxalate diet
2, Increase water intake
3, Calcium supplements
2 months later she was better but some kidney damage remained
Everything in moderation
No, cashews caused the problems.
Thanks. Even at double speed the video is too long for me.
@@DarqJestor Glad I could help
Actually cashews.