Objective: Readings to be assigned to clerkship, residency and fellowship students. Papers to be discused at grand rounds and other group meetings

Nutritional considerations

Vitamin E and nephron regeneration

Nutritional considerations in protein metabolism

Vitamin B6, magnesium and fluid balance

Fluid balance and biochemic tissue salts (ie nat mur, nat phos, et al)

Nutritional precautions in kidney disease

Herbal diruetics, pro and con (parsley, watermelon, etc)

The Kidney sytem in oriental medicine

Meridian system

Physical signs of kidney disease

Spinal alignment, nerve damage and kidney health

Low back subluxation and the kidney

The osteopathic lesion and the kidney

Stress management and hypertension

Exercise and endorphins

Meditation, biofeedback and autogenic methods

Needleles accupuncture / pressure and stress management

Music and sound in stress management

Stress management practicum