David Steinman
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 Parents maintained food diaries for three days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information.
Urine samples were collected from eighteen children with organic diets and twenty-one children with conventional diets. Their urine was analyzed for five organophosphate pesticide metabolites, and the results were published by Dr. Cynthia L. |
Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD
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 Participants drank only water and ate no food until they completed their final postdose urine collection between one to two hours after taking their lozenge.
All urine samples were labeled and frozen in the lab-provided vials and submitted for measurement of dopamine and serotonin.
Biochemical Background
The baseline levels of neurotransmitters measured in the initial urine directly reflect reservoir levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. The lower the urinary amount, the more deficient a person is in brain neurotransmitters. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 One of the first outward manifestations of diabetes is the need to pass large amounts of sugary urine. And for thousands of years, observers have noticed that diabetics' urine smells (and tastes) particularly sweet. In the past Chinese physicians actually diagnosed and monitored diabetes by looking to see whether ants were attracted to someone's urine. In diabetics, the process through which insulin helps the body use glucose is broken, and the sugar in the blood builds up to dangerously high levels. Unmanaged, these abnormal blood sugar levels can lead to rapid dehydration, coma, and death. |
David Steinman
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| Her children provided urine samples so levels of various known organophosphate pesticides could be measured. Organophosphates, with generic names like diazinon, chlor-pyrifos malathion, parathion, methyl-parathion, and ethion are very commonly used in agriculture. Parents maintained food diaries for three days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information.
Urine samples were collected from eighteen children with organic diets and twenty-one children with conventional diets. |
Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD
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| Each participant provided a predose morning urine collection (second void of the morning). Then subjects orally dissolved their assigned testing lozenge (placebo or active). Participants drank only water and ate no food until they completed their final postdose urine collection between one to two hours after taking their lozenge.
All urine samples were labeled and frozen in the lab-provided vials and submitted for measurement of dopamine and serotonin. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Dogs have actually been trained to sniff out bladder cancer by smelling the urine of humans. Just search Google for articles on "bladder cancer dogs sniff" and you'll find lots of references to this fact.)
After tasting the urine, skilled physicians were able to offer astoundingly precise medical diagnoses. The problem, of course, is that doctors also tended to become ill from tasting their patients' urine, and so this practice fell into disfavor long ago.
By the way, just to be clear here, I'm not at all suggesting that you should be tasting your own urine. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| I can also remember urine testing, where a diluted urine specimen was placed in a test tube; a chemically treated tablet was added to the specimen; and once the fizzing and foaming stopped, the resulting sample was compared to a color chart to determine the level of sugar present in the urine. Testape supplanted this tedious chemical determination, and was heralded as a boon to simplify the diabetic's life. In truth, neither "test" was of any merit except to confirm that sugar was present. The real boon was the money stream this generated for the budding "diabusi-ness" industry. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| After tasting the urine, skilled physicians were able to offer astoundingly precise medical diagnoses. The problem, of course, is that doctors also tended to become ill from tasting their patients' urine, and so this practice fell into disfavor long ago.
By the way, just to be clear here, I'm not at all suggesting that you should be tasting your own urine. But it's very easy to smell your own armpits and get a sense of what's going on. Try going 24 hours with no deodorant. If you can't stand the smell from the outside, just imagine what your body smells like on the inside! |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 UTIs) from adhering to bladder cells in the urine of six volunteers. (UTIs occur when bacteria in the urine bind to cells of the urinary tract wall.) In addition, the researchers analyzed the chemical composition of the proanthocyanidins in these foods, and according to Howell, "The cranberry's proanthocyanidins are structurally different than the proanthocyanidins found in the other plant foods tested, which may explain why cranberry has unique bacterial antiadhesion activity and helps to maintain urinary tract health. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Heavy Metals (Test Kits)
Receive a hair, saliva, and/or urine analysis to determine if heavy metals are present in your body. We recommend the MineralCheck™ test kit for hair analysis and Osumex for saliva and urine analysis.
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Heavy Metals (Vaccine Toxicity)
Take the time to educate yourself, your family, and friends about the dangers of many common vaccines. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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| And for thousands of years, observers have noticed that diabetics' urine smells (and tastes) particularly sweet. In the past Chinese physicians actually diagnosed and monitored diabetes by looking to see whether ants were attracted to someone's urine. In diabetics, the process through which insulin helps the body use glucose is broken, and the sugar in the blood builds up to dangerously high levels. Unmanaged, these abnormal blood sugar levels can lead to rapid dehydration, coma, and death. |
Mark Schapiro
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 Swan took urine samples from 134 pregnant women in three cities —Los Angeles, California, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Columbia, Missouri—and tested them for phthalate levels. The results showed an apparent correlation between women who had higher phthalate levels in their urine and their male children who, within thirteen months of birth, showed "reduced ano-genital distance." That measurement between the anus and the scrotum, known as AGD, is a means of distinguishing the difference between male and female in rodents and is a key indicator of testosterone levels. Dr. |
Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD
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| Biochemical Background
The baseline levels of neurotransmitters measured in the initial urine directly reflect reservoir levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. The lower the urinary amount, the more deficient a person is in brain neurotransmitters. With the addition of neurotransmitter enhancing compounds, referred to as neurotransmitter precursor therapy, levels of serotonin and dopamine measured in the urine are expected to rise. This rise would indicate increased brain synthesis of the serotonin and dopamine. |
Richard Bartlett
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 She said that although the tests had come back positive for lots of bilirubin in the dark red bloody urine, when they took Jak outside for a pee that morning, his urine looked absolutely normal and clear—no traces of blood at all. She could not understand this, and wanted to run another test to make sure he was okay... or not. Well, long story short, he was fine. No problem, just like that. When I went to pick him up, she asked me what I was using with Jak, since she knows the work my husband and I do, and asked me to continue doing whatever it is, and good luck! Good Luck, indeed! |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| STEP 1:
Have yourself tested for heavy metals: Many chiropractors or natural healthcare practitioners can do this for you, either through hair, blood, or urine analysis. You can also order heavy metal (hair and urine) test kits for in-home testing (see "Heavy Metals" in the Resources section). I recommend doing this first so you'll have a baseline of your current metal toxicity level. Repeat the test every 3 months to track your progress. |
David Steinman
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| Their urine was analyzed for five organophosphate pesticide metabolites, and the results were published by Dr. Cynthia L. Curl and colleagues in 2003 in Environmental Health Perspectives}1
"Significantly higher" concentrations of organophosphate metabolites were found in the urine of the children eating the conventional foods than children eating the organic foods. In fact, the concentration of organophosphate pesticide metabolites was six to nine times higher for children with conventional diets than for children with organic diets. |
Ron Garner
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 As alkaline minerals are used to neutralize acids, they are then excreted in urine and lost. This is how the body's alkaline reserve becomes depleted if it is not replenished through proper nutrition. A diet that is predominated by animal and dairy protein produces excess acids, which depletes the body's vital stores of alkaline minerals.
How the Body Neutralizes Acids
In a healthy state, the fluid in and around the cells of the body is neutral to slightly alkaline. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 There must be a lot of desperate men and their wives who don't want to go to the doctor but are being driven nuts by frequent potty stops and dribbling streams of urine. Unfortunately, I am sorry to say that none of this stuff is better than or even equivalent to the prescription medications for BPH or surgical alternatives.
Some of the searches for alternative treatments for BPH have come from observations that rates of BPH are lower in Asia. One idea is that this is related to increased soy consumption. |
| Rare side effects include Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which involves a total body rash and peeling that could be fatal, and crystal formation in the urine, which can lead to kidney damage. Sulfisoxazole has an action similar to that of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim as well as similar side effects.
NITROFURANTOINS
Like the sulfonamides, nitrofurantoins (Macrodantin, Macrobid, Furadan-tin), which inhibit bacteria locally in the urinary tract by an as-yet-unknown mechanism of action, are also used for urinary infections. Common side effects are anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. |
| Since vitamin C is not fat soluble and therefore is excreted almost right away in the urine, there are few side effects with regular doses. Megadoses can cause diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal cramps.
VITAMIN D AND CALCIUM
As I discuss in Chapter 11, vitamin D (cholecalciferol) and calcium are frequently used for the prevention of osteoporosis and hip fracture in aging women. The manufacturers of these products have gotten women so scared that their legs will snap off that women in their twenties often take them as supplements. However, there is no use for these pills, even for older women. |
Ron Garner
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| When Body pH Is Very Acidic
When initial morning urine pH tests are consistently acidic, below 6.1, this is an indication that the body is seriously deficient in alkaline minerals, especially organic sodium and potassium. These must be replenished for true health to occur. A stricter adherence to a diet of alkaline foods and beverages plus alkaline supplements if needed, and an avoidance of acidproducing foods is necessary to bring the body into a healthy acid-alkaline balance. The number one addition to the diet should be green smoothies (See Appendix 7). |
| Note that when one switches from unhealthy eating to healthy eating, and has started using alkaline foods and alkaline supplements, urine pH numbers can actually go down, becoming more acidic at first. Don't be alarmed because this is quite normal. As alkaline minerals are being supplied, the body will begin eliminating acid minerals from the areas it was previously forced to store them in. It will work to correct the most unhealthy acid terrain conditions immediately. |
| Men can begin to notice the development of female-like breasts, loss of muscle mass and strength, and prostate problems indicated by a frequent need to urinate, difficulty in starting the urine stream, and a feeling of being unable to completely empty the bladder. If left unaddressed, this condition can lead to prostate cancer in men.
Natural progesterone can be of assistance in bringing hormone ratios back into line. It is a key factor in the creation of other hormones, as it performs many functions in both female and male human bodies. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Another study reported that a six-month course of oral L-arginine increased nitric oxide-related enzymes and metabolites in the urine of patients with IC. This result was correlated with a decrease in IC symptoms.37
L-Arginine
500 mg twice daily
Calcium Glycerophosphate (Prelief). Calcium glycerophosphate has been shown to help reduce bladder pain and urinary urgency in IC patients when it is used with acidic foods and beverages. Calcium glycerophosphate, sold under the trade name Prelief, is a food-grade mineral, available in granulated form. |
Ron Garner
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| A chelator is an agent, or a combination of agents, that binds to heavy metals and carries them out of the body in the urine or feces. One chelator in wide use is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edta), a man-made amino acid, which is dripped into the blood via an infusion through a vein. Oral chelators such as zeolite, cilantro, chlorella, the sulfur amino acids—methionine, cysteine and cystine—plus all sulfur containing foods, are preferred from a strictly natural health point of view. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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| There were no differences in urinary symptoms, urine flow rates, prostate size, or quality of life.4 Based on the studies to date I cannot recommend saw palmetto, but given the lack of adverse effects I will not discourage anyone from taking it, either.
Diet and Behavior
I know I harp on the importance of changing your diet and exercising, but unfortunately there isn't much evidence that either does much for BPH. |
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