by Dr Fredric Coe | Jan 2, 2018 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Unfortunately producing stones means higher risk of hypertension and kidney disease. But most of the diet changes and even first line medications for stone prevention also lower blood pressure. Here is how that works. The featured painting, Vincent Van Gogh, The...
by Dr Fredric Coe and Jill Harris, LPN | Nov 6, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Elsewhere we have described an innovative web based course aimed at reducing kidney stone risk factors via improved diet. Briefly, the course helps patients whose physicians have prescribed diet and fluid changes implement those changes, by teaching them to choose the...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 28, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
This may be the most important article – to me – I have written thus far. It is a plea and argument that stone patients need more from us than prevention of stones, because often enough they harbor significant diseases that associate with stone forming and...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 21, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Gary Taubes has written a substantial and important book summarizing the evidence that table sugar is a toxin. In this article, from Aeon, Taubes summarizes his thoughts and marshals the evidence in a highly readable and convincing form. Briefly, he dismisses the...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Oct 8, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Multiple articles on this site point toward better health from reducing intakes of sodium and refined sugar. They are well referenced and well supported by scientific data. Recently Consumer Reports, an outstanding purveyor of unbiased information to US consumers has...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Sep 16, 2017 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists, How Kidneys Function
Glomerular filtration is the main life sustaining kidney function, and kidney stones can cause enough damage to lower it. Usually the reduction is very modest, but sometimes stones can cause kidney failure. This means, like all diseases, stones are best prevented as...