Comments on: Low Oxalate Info Email Address Currently Not Functioning

By: mindy

mindy — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:34:26 +0000

Do you happen to know where in the body vitamin C (or ascorbate or ascorbic acid) is metabolized to oxalate? Does it happen in the kidneys? Do you have any research or links to this info? TIA!

By: mindy

mindy — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:56:54 +0000

Thanks, Heidi. Something else that I mentioned in my long email that you never got: I’m fascinated when you say, “talk to your doctor about….” I saw one urologist (who came highly recommended) after my kidney stone who basically said that I was making a big deal out of it! It was “only” a 2mm stone, but I take my health very seriously, and I was perplexed that I got a stone after being vegan for 25+ years. He knew my history of antibiotic overuse as a teen (4 years on tetracycline) but he never mentioned (the lack of) oxalobacter formigenes as a possible cause. Even the internist who just did my blood work a few weeks ago (a former White House doc) did not know what oxalates were!!! So when you say, “talk to your doctor…” do you mean a urologist, a nephrologist, or what? Sounds like you have some great docs! Btw, my Vit D-2 (plant-based), and my B-12 were well within range. Whoo-hoo!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:04:46 +0000

They send food to be tested to Dr. Michael Liebman’s research lab at the University of Wyoming. He’s a food nutrition scientist and has access to the most accurate, new testing methods. The VP Foundation also has a testing program and uses the same lab

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 23:00:48 +0000

Thanks, Mindy. Yes, I lost a little data, but mostly I just lost functionability and all the short cuts and passwords that I took for granted. I’m slowly getting the new one up to speed!

Most people on the low oxalate diet shoot for 40-60 mg. oxalate per day, but some kidney stone doctors recommend under 80 mg. It’s much harder for vegans to stay in the 40-60 mg. range, so you may want to talk to your doctor about using 70 or 80 mg. as your cut off point. Many people are able to stay healthy or heal on a medium oxalate diet, which I consider 61-90 mg. per day.

Hope this helps.
Heidi

By: mindy

mindy — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:09:38 +0000

Sorry, one more question: Can you please tell me the name and location of the lab that try low ox uses for testing food?

Thanks!

Mindy

By: mindy

mindy — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:54:00 +0000

P.S. I made your black-eyed pea fritters twice and they were delicious! One time I used salsa for the sauce, and one time I grated fresh horseradish and mixed it with some soy sour cream. Thanks!

Mindy (vegan, low ox)

By: mindy

mindy — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:44:38 +0000

Heidi,

I’m so sorry about your computer issues! We went through the same thing a few months ago and we lost a lot on our hard drive. I wrote you a long email around the time that your computer crashed, but I will resend it when you’re up and running again.

Meanwhile, could you please remind me the ox range, i.e. 40 – 60mg = low, ___ mod? ___high? I had it but I can’t seem to find it. Thanks, and good luck with transferring info to new computer, an arduous task at best!

Mindy