Most adults need around 3,500–5,000 mg of potassium daily to help lower blood pressure. Foods like tomatoes, potatoes, and ...

The Recommended Dietary Allowance for magnesium for adults aged 50 plus is 320 mg daily for women and 420 mg daily for men. Leafy greens, nuts, seeds, whole-grains, beans and fortified foods like ...

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To lower the risk of kidney stones while taking topiramate (Topamax), a person can drink plenty of water, limit salt and animal protein, and include calcium in the diet. Doctors prescribe topiramate ...

Credit: Getty Images The guidance is invaluable to keep patients with CKD healthy – especially through the holiday eating season and into a fresh new year. For better or worse, food additives can ...

A new study compared the effects of 30 drugs on cholesterol, blood pressure and weight gain. By Chloe W. Shakin A new large-scale analysis found that the short-term cardiovascular and metabolic side ...

Potassium is one of the major electrolytes in the body, responsible for helping maintain fluid balance, regulating chemical reactions, and performing other important functions. Despite its important ...

Urine pH plays a key role in the pathogenesis and management of kidney stones. Stone composition is strongly influenced by urinary acidity or alkalinity, with uric acid and cystine stones forming in ...

The body needs the mineral potassium to regulate muscle contraction. The heart, being a muscle, may respond to changes in potassium levels by developing an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Atrial ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you stated that the body works to keep blood pH levels steady. My urologist has recommended that I drink baking soda in water to alkalinize my urine. Is it true ...