INTERESTING TIMES

for next week: there's a case to do and a self assessment quiz, no reading
cystitis video online is same as what he will present today
( week 6 lecture )

Sodium bicarbonate in the form of baking soda: cheap medicine for maintaining a favorable acid-base balance in human metabolism. So many things can throw this balance off, that it's silly not to have some baking soda on hand--for any home or field hospital. The article recommends that we stock up with some 25-30 pounds of the stuff. There are some other good ideas in here too.

What causes a granular surface on the kidneys?
benign nephrosclerosis-->patchy ischemic atrophy-->focal loss of parenchyma-->granular surface
common in diabetics, also dt HTN
( from Miller's notes )

Raw broccoli doubles survival in bladder cancer patients
Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO
July 1, 2010
( yes, raw is better than cooked: text from Denver Naturopathic email newsletter )