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"In the ER, laconic Jennie murmured that she was "a big disappointment" to her parents, explaining she felt badly about doing poorly in school. A urine sample taken in the emergency room revealed the presence of cocaine and barbiturates in Jennie's urine. Jennie vehemently denied any drug use, swearing she would never do anything like that and that she would never lie to her parents about it. Although Jennie's parents were not the type to challenge authority, they asked the ER to send out the urine sample for further testing. That was the last Jennie's parents heard from the emergency room." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Participants drank only water and ate no food until they completed their final postdose urine collection between one to two hours after taking their lozenge. All urine samples were labeled and frozen in the lab-provided vials and submitted for measurement of dopamine and serotonin. Biochemical Background The baseline levels of neurotransmitters measured in the initial urine directly reflect reservoir levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. The lower the urinary amount, the more deficient a person is in brain neurotransmitters." - Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD, The Feel-Good Diet (Get the book.)

"Premarin was named for its source: PREgnant MARres' urine. During pregnancy, mares increase their production of estrogen several hundredfold. Most of this extra estrogen is excreted by the kidneys into the urine. Horse estrogen is similar to human estrogen, a fact that led Wyeth-Ayerst to an inexpensive source for Premarin: pregnant mares. Wearing a urine collection bag and kept in a small stall, each mare produced enough estrogen to treat about 150 women. Only a minority of women have menopausal symptoms that are severe enough to require medical therapy. As Dr." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Biochemical Background The baseline levels of neurotransmitters measured in the initial urine directly reflect reservoir levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. The lower the urinary amount, the more deficient a person is in brain neurotransmitters. With the addition of neurotransmitter enhancing compounds, referred to as neurotransmitter precursor therapy, levels of serotonin and dopamine measured in the urine are expected to rise. This rise would indicate increased brain synthesis of the serotonin and dopamine." - Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD, The Feel-Good Diet (Get the book.)

"Of all the functional tests, the one that is simplest and that I find most helpful as a basic "starter" test is the urine Organix Profile test by Metametrix.All it needs is a first morning urine sample, which is easy to do." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Most of this extra estrogen is excreted by the kidneys into the urine. Horse estrogen is similar to human estrogen, a fact that led Wyeth-Ayerst to an inexpensive source for Premarin: pregnant mares. Wearing a urine collection bag and kept in a small stall, each mare produced enough estrogen to treat about 150 women. Only a minority of women have menopausal symptoms that are severe enough to require medical therapy. As Dr." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"These women were interviewed by means of questionnaires, and a 72-hour urine collection and blood sample were taken. The urine samples were assayed for various plant constituents including lignans. After adjustment for age at menarche, parity, alcohol intake, and total fat intake, high excretion of both equol (a plant estrogen) and enterolactone was associated with a "substantial reduction in breast cancer risk," noted the researchers. " - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Uric acid is the form of purines excreted in human urine. Caffeine is a stimulant purine. Some of the richest food sources of purines are anchovies, asparagus, organ meats, mushrooms, and sardines. Foods with low purines include bread, cereals, fats, cheese, eggs, fruits, milk, and nuts. PYCNOGENOL • An extract of the French maritime pine tree, it is a rich source of antioxidant flavonoids (see). It reported reduces free radicals (see) in the body. PYRANTEL TARTRATE • An antiworm medicine used in feed and as a veterinary medicine." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

"The emergency room had received the corrected urine test results within days of Jennie's treatment but somehow failed to pass them on to Jennie and her family. From examining Jennie's medical records, I have been able to confirm the negative urine test and the ER's failure to inform the parents about it. Jennie's parents were, of course, relieved to find out that their daughter had been telling the truth all along, but it was too late to heal Jennie's wounded feelings and sense of betrayal. Mom explained to me, "Jennie had lost trust in us." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"I can also remember urine testing, where a diluted urine specimen was placed in a test tube; a chemically treated tablet was added to the specimen; and once the fizzing and foaming stopped, the resulting sample was compared to a color chart to determine the level of sugar present in the urine. Testape supplanted this tedious chemical determination, and was heralded as a boon to simplify the diabetic's life. In truth, neither "test" was of any merit except to confirm that sugar was present. The real boon was the money stream this generated for the budding "diabusi-ness" industry." - Brent Hoadley, Ph.D., Too Profitable to Cure (Get the book.)

"Foods that acidify the urine cause the drug to be emptied more quickly from the bloodstream, while foods that alkalinize the urine have the opposite effect. Meat, chicken, fish, eggs and grains tend to acidify the urine. Vitamin C and cranberries also acidify the urine. Foods that alkalinize the urine include most fruits (exceptions are cranberries, plums and orange juice), dairy products (except cheese) and vegetables." - Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Prescription Alternatives, Third Edition: Hundreds of Safe, Natural Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health (Get the book.)

"Parents maintained food diaries for three days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information. Urine samples were collected from eighteen children with organic diets and twenty-one children with conventional diets. Their urine was analyzed for five organophosphate pesticide metabolites, and the results were published by Dr. Cynthia L." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) "Her children provided urine samples so levels of various known organophosphate pesticides could be measured. Organophosphates, with generic names like diazinon, chlor-pyrifos malathion, parathion, methyl-parathion, and ethion are very commonly used in agriculture. Parents maintained food diaries for three days before urine collection, and they distinguished organic and conventional foods based on label information. Urine samples were collected from eighteen children with organic diets and twenty-one children with conventional diets." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"She said that although the tests had come back positive for lots of bilirubin in the dark red bloody urine, when they took Jak outside for a pee that morning, his urine looked absolutely normal and clear—no traces of blood at all. She could not understand this, and wanted to run another test to make sure he was okay... or not. Well, long story short, he was fine. No problem, just like that. When I went to pick him up, she asked me what I was using with Jak, since she knows the work my husband and I do, and asked me to continue doing whatever it is, and good luck! Good Luck, indeed!" - Richard Bartlett, Matrix Energetics: The Science and Art of Transformation (Get the book.)

"With the addition of neurotransmitter enhancing compounds, referred to as neurotransmitter precursor therapy, levels of serotonin and dopamine measured in the urine are expected to rise. This rise would indicate increased brain synthesis of the serotonin and dopamine. Results The levels of serotonin and dopamine were reported at both the baseline taken before the lozenge and at one to two hours after the lozenge. The summary of the results is as follows (see Figure A.2): 1." - Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD, The Feel-Good Diet (Get the book.)

"She said that although the tests had come back positive for lots of bilirubin in the dark red bloody urine, when they took Jak outside for a pee that morning, his urine looked absolutely normal and clear—no traces of blood at all. She could not understand this, and wanted to run another test to make sure he was okay... or not. Well, long story short, he was fine. No problem, just like that. When I went to pick him up, she asked me what I was using with Jak, since she knows the work my husband and I do, and asked me to continue doing whatever it is, and good luck! Good Luck, indeed!" - Richard Bartlett, Matrix Energetics: The Science and Art of Transformation (Get the book.)

"Birds produce semisolid urine with a high concentration of the nitrogenous compound uric acid, a stable and insoluble substance. The dry climate preserved the guano as a stinking, phosphate-rich, yellowish concretion. By von Humboldt's time, after accumulating for more than twenty-five hundred years, guano covered some of the Chincha Islands to a depth of more than thirty meters (for map, see p. 122). As fertilizer, Peruvian seabird excrement had a long and honorable history. The Moche Indians of northern Peru mined the Chincha Islands for guano as early as A.D." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"These wastes are then stored in the bladder before elimination through the urine. 5. Skin: As a protective covering, it keeps toxins from entering the body. Simultaneously, because of its size and area, it actually eliminates more cellular waste than the colon and kidneys combined. 6. Blood: The blood that moves through the cardiovascular system is the key transportation system in the body, bringing nutrients and oxygen to the cells and flushing away waste products and toxins. 7." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"The abnormal chemical found in the urine of these patients was later found in the urine of many psychiatric patients who had never taken LSD or any other drug. In 1961, Drs. Hoffer and Mahon found the "mauve factor" in twenty-seven of thirty-nine schizophrenic patients. (The extracted urine made a lavender color when reacted with Ehrlich's reagent.) One-third of the psychiatric patients with diagnosis other than "schizophrenia" also had the mauve factor in their urine. In 1963, Drs. Hoffer and Osmond coined the word "malvaria" to designate mauve positive patients." - Carl C. Pfeiffer, Nutrition and Mental Illness: An Orthomolecular Approach to Balancing Body Chemistry (Get the book.)

"We excrete these toxins mostly when we urinate (in urine) or eliminate (in fecal matter), but also to a lesser degree when we breathe, sweat, cut our hair, and trim our nails. Most of these wastes are the by-products of the air we breathe and the food we eat. However, our intestinal tracts are full of bacteria and yeasts that also produce waste. These bacteria and yeasts are often called gut flora or intestinal microbes. Some of these bacteria are highly beneficial. They assist with the digestion of some vitamins and they play a significant roll in our immune response." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "They are dedicated to providing tests to health care providers, and typically analyze feces, hair, liver function, urine, and blood to arrive at a comprehensive conclusion. (For more specifics on these tests, see the list on pages 15-16.) One such laboratory is Doctor's Data, Inc., based in Illinois. Offering a variety of tests to assess, detect, prevent, and even treat heavy metal burden, nutritional deficiencies, gastrointestinal function, and liver detoxification, Doctor's Data is a specialist and pioneer in essential and toxic elemental testing of multiple human tissues." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Each day, water is excreted in the form of sweat, urine, and evaporative losses and matched by usual water intake. Water turnover can be very high in some conditions, but the total body water content is remarkably constant and rarely exceeds variations of 1 liter. To maintain fluid balance, water intake may vary from 1 liter to up to about 12 liters per day. However, during exercise and especially during exercise in hot conditions, sweat rates (and thus water losses) may increase dramatically and dehydration may occur (i.e., the body is in negative fluid balance)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"On this note, in addition to keeping your fluid intake steady, urinate regularly rather than holding in your urine. Bacteria multiply every 20 minutes, so by urinating as you feel the urge to do so, you'll keep expelling the urine before the bacteria have a chance to multiply in your urinary tract and cause problems." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"The most common chelating substances used are DMPS and DMSA. These agents have a high affinity for binding to many heavy metals in the body. After the metals are bound by the DMPS or the DMSA, they will be excreted in the urine or the stool. (See the box below.) Heavy Metal Challenge Test 1. Ensure adequate kidney function. 2. Check 24-hour urine for heavy metals. 3. Take a chelating agent (DMPS or DMSA). 4. Collect 24-hour urine output. 5. Check the urine for heavy metals. DMPS is given by injection (3mg/kg of body weight). DMSA is given orally, usually in a single 500 mg dose." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders (Get the book.)

"These phytochemicals are absorbed to various degrees, often metabolized in the intestinal epithelium and liver, and excreted; thus, the metabolites can be monitored in serum or plasma or urine. Some classes of compounds such as flavonoids are found in many plant foods, whereas others such as isoflavones are limited to select sources (Table 2). The isoflavones, daid-zein and genistein, are highly concentrated in soybeans and soy products [10, 11]. Urinary isoflavone excretion is associated strongly and directly with soy protein intake under controlled dietary conditions [12]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Cabbage family; 'citrus; rfonion family; 'tomato family; ^carrot family; gsquash family. U, urine; P, plasma or serum; S, stool; B, breath. chromatography. Both of these approaches provide a way to monitor cruciferous-vegetable exposure during an intervention [19]. Biomarkers also exist for monitoring exposure to less desirable food constituents, such as mycotoxins (e.g., afla-toxin) in mold-contaminated grain products and pyrolysis products that result from cooking meat at high temperatures (e.g., heterocyclic amines)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

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