I take one centrum, and one 600mg calcium supplement each day along with a balanced diet that includes alot of friuts/veg.  I was wondering if it was possible for me to get hyperkalemia or hypercalcemia, or will my kidneys just excrete the excess vitamin/electrolytes?
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Good question. Well your liver and kidneys can put up with a lot, but some things they just cant process. Like for instance too much carrots can turn you yellow, and thiamine acid can turn you reddish, but it would take a lot to do so. Also each person is different so consult your doctor. Bit from my point of view eating healthy is OK, just REALLY mo niter those supplements because accidents happen, and it could really hurt you. Your best bet is just to go talk to a doctor or nutritionist
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Well, it's a little more complicated than it looks.\n\nFluid retention can occur for a broad number of reasons--renal insufficiency is one, as is congestive heart failure, but there's a numbe of endocrine/metabolic things, like SIADH, that can drive it.\n\nSerum potassium can be driven down by:\n\n*Diuretics, most of which cause loss of potassium (Check Lasix and HCTZ, but exceptions would be spironolactone and triamterine and amiloride, which can cause potassium to rise)\n\n*Dilution, which involves either failure to excrete water adequately, or ingestion of massive amounts of water--I've handled both, actually\n\n*Shifts of potassium from the bloodstream into the cells; one of the commonest (although by no means the only) things that will drive that is a good sized dose of insulin dropping a high blood sugar rapidly enough; I've had to handle that mess, too\n\nThere are others, but that's a good start.
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Looking at your conditions, maybe you might want to try nutritional therapy to replenish your cells with the essential 46 vitamins. \n\nMy grandmother, 76 years old, who has been a diabetic patient for many years, and she is taking Spirulina (Certified Organic by Japan Health Food Association), and when the doctor diagnosed her, her blood sugar has dropped to normal level and she is feeling more energetic than last time.\n\nThe human requires 46 essential nutrients from the daily diet. Essential vitamins consist of vitamins, minerals, proteins (amino acids).\n\nEssential nutrients:\n\n1)Most are not produced by the body. ->100% sourced from our diet\n2)Many are broken down, lost or excreted daily. -> Required daily\n3)Should be consumed in balanced proportions.\n ->Nutritional intake should be balanced.\n4)Are interdependent and may not be able to function without the presence of others. -> The 46 essential nutrients should be presented at all times. \n\nLacking of 46 essential nutrients, Acidic body condition, unhealthy lifestyle will lead to unhealthy cells  Semi unhealthy state – headache, fatigue, shoulders ache  Long term will lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, leukemia, many 21st century common diseases.\n\nIf you want to know more information, you can email me at jaslinlee@yahoo.com I will glad to answer your enquiries.
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daily recommended sodium intake is between1500mg-2400mg, less if you have high blood pressure or kidney disease. Watch the sodium levels on ALL your foods! An 80mg beverage once or twice a day is fine, and you are getting alot of good vitamins and minerals from that can!
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After kidney failure, various waste products can build up in the blood, and each kind can have different effects on your health. \n\nSalt can increase blood pressure, so you may be encouraged to reduce salt intake. (Salt also has the effect of increasing thirst, so it makes it more difficult for patients to restrict their fluid intake).  \n\nPotassium is a mineral which is found in the cells of body tissue, and any excess would normally be removed by the kidneys. Too high a level of potassium is bad for the heart - in extreme case it may even cause it to stop. \n\nPhosphate is a substance that is widely found in foods. It works very closely with the mineral calcium, and the healthy body keeps these two substances in balance. High phosphate levels may be associated with itch and over the longterm can damage blood vessels. \n\nProtein is an essential nutrient that enables the body to build muscles. Low levels of protein can lead to fluid retention and to a reduction of the body’s ability to fight off infections. \n\nSome patients may need vitamin B and C supplements. \nIron levels may drop and cause anaemia, this can be replaced with iron tablets.
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How would someone even know if they have excessive salt in their pee? It's not like doctors routinely check for this or people self-check the way they check for sugar in their blood or urine.\n\nI have this awful mental image of how someone might know but you now have me curious.I ingest more than the normal salt levels and have been checked but my kidneys are working fine. The doctor would have told me if I was peeing salt. \n\nSo, what was the question?
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An imbalance of the other major blood chemicals which are calcium, sodium and potassium.  If your potassium level is too low, your magnesium level can be elevated.  Potassium is available in potatoes and bananas.  Calcium is in milk and cheese and the small bones in tiny fish like sardines and anchovies.  Sodium is in salt.  They work together in your body and an imbalance in one can effect the absorption or elimination of the others.
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Actually, yes, protein, specifically animal protein, can influence the creation of kidney stones.  Too much protein in your diet ends up in your urine and the proteins acidify the urine, increasing urinary calcium (the cause of kidney stones).  \n\nThe links below are just a few that I found.
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Calcium and Phosphorus levels are regulated by calcitonin from the thyroid gland and parathyroid hormone from the parathyroid glands.  In a healthy individual, calcium and phosphorus have an inverse relationship, that means that when one goes up, the other goes down.  Serum calcium tends to decrease i people who have osteoporosis or inadequate intake of calcium.  Calcium needs Vitamin D to aid in absorption.  Eat foods high in calcium, or take supplements with both Vit D and Calcium. Calcium supplements should be taken 1-2 hrs after a meal to increase intestinal absorption.\nIs your low calcium-high phosphorus levels caused by an underlying condition, such as renal failure, Crohn's disease, or chronic inflammatory bowel disease?  Is it caused by improper functioning of the thyroid and parathyroid glands? If so, the underlying condition must be treated in order for the mineral balance to be restored, thus allowing more calcium to be absorbed.\nSee your Doctor, to treat the underlying problem, then add calcium and Vit D to your diet.
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Melaleuca's Vitality Pack...98% absorbed by the body.  Centrum is only 4%...They have a patented manufacturing process that allows for such a high absorption rate.  \nThey bond the vitamins with a molecule of fructose, tricking the body into thinking it's absorbing sugar, when, in fact, it's getting wonderful nutrients it needs. \nMost vitamins, sad to say, go right thru your body whole and are flushed down the toilet.\n\nI'm all for saving money on cheap stuff...but not supplements.  Cheap, generic supplements are cheap for a reason...they pass right thru your system.  Use one that you can feel working.
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Reduce salt intake, raise legs above heart at night or when sitting, and I thin reducing the daily intake of fluids to 1500cc or so, and maybe even not eating too much high potassium foods.  My grandfather has it and I recall these were things they did.
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Centrum is a fine multivitamin... but you should not be getting all of your nutrients from vitamin tablets.  Most of them should come from your food.  That's why the tablets are called "vitamin supplements".  Don't take more than the dose on the bottle... some vitamins can make you sick if you overdose.\n\nThe RDI is the recommended daily amount of a given vitamin.  So you can get whatever fraction of, say, iron, from your vitamin, and the rest from leafy greens like spinach or red meat.  Ditto for other things.\n\nSince you are trying to conceive, I suggest buying a specifically prenatal vitamin... you need folic acid in this time before pregnancy.  You should also talk to a doctor about having the optimum diet for you and your baby.  Best of luck!
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There are many ways in which these two systems work together to maintain homeostasis but let's keep it simple if we can...\nBy excretory system I imagine you are referring to the kidneys, ureter, bladder, etc. This system receives about a quarter of the blood volume from each stroke of the heart, and filters out the impurities and excess water from the bloodstream. By doing this the kidneys (along with the lungs) help to maintain the pH of the blood (maintain the acid to base balance.) If the pH varies too much then the person's life could be in danger. By removing excess minerals from the body the kidneys also prevent potential life-threatening problems from occurring. For example, if you have too much potassium in your body, even though it is necessary to have some, your heart could stop. \nBy removing excess water from the blood, along with producing certain hormones, the kidneys also help blood pressure from getting too high or low. A healthy heart and blood vessels also contribute to maintaining blood pressure by constricting and expanding the vessels, and by changing the rate of your pulse. Hope this helps some...
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Eat 5-6 small meals a day and make sure that they 200 calories or less by looking at the Nutrition Fact on the Box. Stay away from Sodium, Sugar and Dairy. Take a calcium supplement. And, you will do just fine.
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I've been wondering for years what would possess people to take Centrum or any other drug store vitamin. If you break them down you will see that they are pure garbage...they contain the lowest amount of nutrients possible and many of them have cardboard fillers in it as well!  Most people don't do their homework on the subject, they think that if the store they trust sells it then it must be good.  I take a supplement that has ginger and black pepper as fillers, which our bodies quickly absorb but because of the marketing method, many say it's a scam.
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Monocube kind of has the right idea, but not really. The first thing you look at is the pH. Normal range is 7.35 - 7.45, with the absolute being 7.4. the lower the #, the more acidic it is, and the higher it is the more alkalotic. \n\nThe next thing you look at is the PaCO2. Normal = 35 - 45. When CO2 mixes w/ H20, you get carbonic acid, so increased PaCO2 will cause the pH to be more acidic (lower pH), decreased - more alkaline (higher pH).\n\nThen you look at the HCO3 level. Normal is 22-26. Bicarb is alkaline. The higher the bicarb level, the more alkaline (higher pH) and decreased bicarb = more acidic (lower ph).\n\nSo, lets make up a blood gas:\npH 7.28  PaCO2 74 HCO3 26 (we'll forget the other results for now & concentrate on this part)\n\nOk, so we see that the pH is low, so this is an acidic result. Now - what's causing it? The respiratory system, or the kidneys? Our CO2 (respiratory) is high, which means acidic. The bicarb is normal, so it is not a metabolic (kidney) problem. This is a respiratory acidosis.\n\n And you want to know about compensation...compensated means that it is a chronic problem. Something that has been going on for awhile, and the body has had time to fix the problem, and return the pH back to the normal level. \nThe example we have above is an acute problem. The bicarb level is normal. It takes at least 24 hours for the kidneys to try to compensate for a respiratory problem. This is an acute respiratory acidosis.\n\nIf we change the values - pH 7.33, same PaCO2 - 74, and HCO3 of 32, then we see that the kidneys have now started to fix the problem. Our pH is still acidic, still caused by a respiratory issue, but the bicarb is now elevated, so this is a partially compensated respiratory acidosis.\n\nOnce again, changing values to pH 7.37, PaCO2 74, HCO3 36. Now our pH is in the normal range. BUT, this is where people get messed up - you have to remember that the absolute normal is 7.40. This pH is on the acidic side, even though it is in the normal range. So then you look at the other values. the CO2 is very high, but so is the bicarb.\n I have seen Doctors and nurses who are unfamiliar with blood gas interpretation freak out on a gas like this. Is this patient in respiratory distress? NO! let me explain why. This is a compensated respiratory acidosis. The pH is back in the normal range! This is a typical blood gas for a COPD patient. This is where they "live". They retain CO2, their levels are always high, so the kidneys "compensate".\n\n If you have more questions, feel free to email me at mike.marlow@yahoo.com I hope this helps you.
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ONLY if they contain all the added nutrients you would need in a normal balanced diet. You should always eat a healthy meal ever day and maintain at least 1200 calories to lower risk of cardio problems. Take care.