oxalates
Hi Fiona,
Our family is trying to figure out oxalates. We found that several
vegetables and also almonds for example have high levels of
oxalates and this could cause problems. We have been feeding our
grandson - age 5 - quite a bit of nuts and the almond cookies. He
has a rare disability and he doesn't gain weight easily. I thought
nuts might be a good choice for him since they have good fat,
calories, and protein. Our son, is making a smoothie drink in the
mornings in his vitamix using kale, berries, and a small amount of
bananas but has noticed that the tip of his tongue is splitting and
he is getting headaches. He laid off the kale for a week and this
cleared up; tried it again with the same results. Is there a way to
know how much oxalates we should get in a day.
I eat a lot of nuts and would hate to give these up.
Thank you again for your wisdom.
Jean Ann
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Dr. Rosedale on 25 Jun, 2012 05:41 AM
It seems that the issue was the kale, so stop the kale and also no need to add the banana as the detriment of the sugar content far out weighs the benefits of the micronutrients. Regarding nuts; they are great for you for all the reasons that you mentioned. However, oxalates is a lot more detailed story then just whether a person eats nuts of not.
Keep up the great work.
Dr. Ron