Nutrition Therapy

I need help with a diet that is right for me. I am a kidney transplant patient. I also am insulin dependent because of the rejection medicine I am on. I have to take coumadin 7.5 a day, so that means I have to watch my intake of vitamin K food intake. Could you...

My boyfriend is taking a pill called Parnate and his doctor gave him a list of foods not to eat. Can't he even have a little Colby cheese or chocolate? Some of his most favorite foods were cut out. The pill he is on is called a MAO inhibitor (monoamine oxidase) which inhibits a brain...

I have just come down with a case of Gout. Is there a diet that I can follow to reduce attacks in the future? Any advice would be appreciated. Yes, you should follow a low purine nutrition therapy and lose weight if you are overweight. Read more in gout FAQs.

I'm desperate I think of suicide all of the time. I need an efficient and fast food diet. I would suggest that you please immediately call the National Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255 and your local counseling (psychologist) office. If one is not available today, please talk to a family member or friend that you trust....

My sister is opening a board and care for Alzheimer patients. She has asked me to put together a menu and cookbook to be used in the home (six residents). I thought that there must already be something out there. Can you give any advice and/or suggest titles of existing cookbooks? Don't know of any...

Do you have any hints for patients with SCI (spinal cord injuries)? Are there any sites you know of containing that kind of information? I have only found two publication so far dealing with "body composition" and "assessment of the nutritional and metabolic status of paraplegics". Any help from your side would be highly appreciated!...

My wife is 43 years old. She is 54 kilograms (199 pounds) and 158 centimeters (5 feet 2 inches). She had bypass surgery in September 1997. She is quite fine now, except that uric acid level in her blood is slightly elevated (7.2 milligrams). She exercises very regularly and maintains a strict diet, especially...

Thanks for your reply about spondylitis and nutrition. There are reams of studies, but few conclusions, as you may know, and even fewer "cures". During years of talking with people about spondylitis and being the subject of two university hospitals on the topic, I think doctors know very little more than which anti-inflammatory medicines...

I am on a lot of medications and some say I can't eat a particular food. Where can I find a dietitian who can help me plan my diet so it doesn't include foods that interfere with my medications yet is healthy? The Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Entrepreneurs dietetic practice groups of the Academy of...

I'm 26 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall (medium body frame) and weigh 190 pounds. I'm overweight by 40 pounds. I've tried all types of diet products, fad diets, and exercises. I would like to regain my youthful weight of 150 pounds and be happy again. Also, what are the effects of weight...