Nutrition Therapy

Where can I find a dietitian who works with autoimmune disorders like HIV / AIDS? You need to find a dietitian who specializes in working with patients with immune disorders like HIV / AIDS, hepatitis, and infectious diseases. You can find a dietitian at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Include your zip code or...

I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I take Synthroid 25 mcg 1x/day. I had this when I was 13 and was able to get off the medicine when I was 14. I am now 35. All my doctor told me was to take the medicine 1 hour before eating. I have read not to take...

I am a C6 quad. I was injured in 1996. Since my accident, I experience a lot of pain in my right arm and wrist. Doctors have tried everything to help me with this pain with no success now doctors are recommending a spinal cord stimulator. My question is do they work and do...

Is there any benefit to cycling lipids rather than giving a continuous infusion to children? I haven't done IV hyperalimentation in years and cannot make a recommendation to you based on current nutrition therapy. Previously, lipids were cycled with the amino acids and glucose in a 24 hour period. Would highly recommend you talk to...

I've had help in the past from a dietitian before the thyroid doctor decided that she didn't need one anymore. However, in the interest of being concise, I have a food allergy list (kills me dead), nightshades (all of them) -tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, eggplant) banana, cantaloupes, watermelon, kiwi, and mango. I'm about 90 pounds overweight...

Thanks for your response. I replied to let you know about some of the conflicting advice out there. I have compared your information about foods that tend to be constipating with some other sources. One source is a spinal cord injury manual written by the staff of the Kessler Rehabilitation Hospital, where Christopher Reeve went...

I am an RN working in an intensive care unit at a local hospital. For our patients on a ventilator, we must calculate the calories required. To do this we use the Harris-Benedict formula. My question is what is the correct formula. We have been told to use the factor of 655 when calculation...

My husband experienced a bout with bad headaches last July. After months, they finally went away. He constantly "diets", eats a lot of Snack Well products, drinks 0% fat milk and fruit and 1 or 2 diet colas per day. Has had every test for headaches, outside of allergy tests. After several months of...

I know this sounds a little far-fetched, but I have a good reason for asking. Two people I know just simultaneously got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. One was a long-time vegetarian and the other a recovering anorexic. So... Could there be any validity to a correlation between MS and one's diet? At this time, many...

I have read that Dilantin interferes with the absorption of many vitamins that I need. If I take my vitamins early in the morning after I eat and then about an hour later take my Dilantin and Phenobarb, will the vitamins be absorbed? If not, what can I do? Will eating certain foods such...