metro » n ews yo u c a n us e By Barbara Beznos, RD/LD/N Integrated Nutrition, LLC Dear Barb, PART 1 Can you explain to me what are Oxalates, when you have Kidney stones, and how to monitor my diet? Gratefully Sara. Most oxalates are waste products made by the body and have no function in humans. The most common type of kidney stone is made of calcium and oxalate (80%). Other sources that contain/or bring forth oxalates include: ‡ (DWLQJIRRGVKLJKLQR[DODWH ‡ ,QWHVWLQDORYHUDEVRUSWLRQ (patients who have had intestinal resections due to LQÁDPPDWRU\ERZHOGLVHDVHRU gastric bypass surgery) ‡ ([FHVVDPRXQWVRIYLWDPLQ& (2,000 mg or more per day; the excess converts to oxalate) ‡ $EQRUPDOLWLHVRIPHWDEROLVP You must remember that as with any life style change, you should cut back in moderation. ,WLVQRWUHDVRQDEOHWRFXWRXW fruits and vegetables from your diet, as they provide so many important nutrients. Many fruits and vegetables have low oxalate content and can be regularly LQFOXGHGLQ\RXUGLHW,I\RXDUH going to have a high oxalate food, such as a spinach salad, just limit the amount of spinach \RXDUHKDYLQJ$OVRUHPHPEHU WRÁXVKRXWWKHH[WUDR[DODWH\RX are eating with a glass of water before and after your meal. CELEBRATE DR. KING’S LEGACY Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills and Russell Street Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Building Bridges Together - An Afternoon of Song and Inspiration” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at the church, 8700 Chrysler Freeway Drive, Detroit. The program will feature the Adat Shalom and Russell Street choirs under the leadership of Hazzan Daniel Gross and Rev. Michael Kennedy. Other pre- senters will include Rev. Dr. Deedee Coleman, Rabbi Aaron Bergman, Rabbi Rachel Shere, Rev. Dr. Lawrence C. Glass * * BE PATIENT JN Contributing Writer Esther Allweiss Ingber checked in with Jerry Denha, owner of the former kosher-friendly Farm Fresh store in Oak Park, to see if his new supermarket at 11 Mile and Lahser in Southfield would open in January as anticipated. Regretfully, he told Ingber the store now should open at the end of February. “Things don’t always go the way you want them to,” Denha told her. * Motor City USY members: Allison Bloomberg of Farmington Hills, Jack Lawson of Birmingham and Randi Traison of West Bloomfield at the USY convention in Baltimore. BAGELS AND LAW As part of its ongoing Sunday Morning Speaker Series, Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park will host Robert A. Sedler, law professor at Wayne State University and a temple mem- ber, at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17. Sedler is a Constitutional law expert and prolific author who was one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs in DeBoer v Snyder, one of the cases in which the United States Supreme Integrated Nutrition, L.L.C. Phone: (248) 538-8050 18 January 14 • 2016 * MAZEL TOV, MCUSY! At its 65th International Convention in Baltimore last week, United Synagogue Youth (USY) recognized Motor City USY (MCUSY), Detroit’s city-wide youth chapter, with its Excellence in Membership Performance for 2015. The chapter is made up of Jewish teens from local synagogues, including Congregations Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Beth Shalom in Oak Park and B’nai Moshe and Beth Ahm, both in West Bloomfield, and Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills and B’nai Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield. Also, Allison Bloomberg of Farmington Hills was named a 2015 inductee into USY’s Abraham Joshua Heschel Honor Society, an elite group with active involvement in Torah study, prayer and acts of kindness. 31731 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 105 E Farmington Hills, Mi 48334 2039410 building a bomb shelter in Israel. The free event is sponsored by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). PLANTBASED EATING The Plant-Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG) meets monthly to hear from an expert on plant- based nutrition. The next speaker, this time via Skype, will be Dr. John McDougall, author of 12 best- selling books, host of the nationally syndicated TV show McDougall, M.D. and medical director of his health Dr. John McDougall and medical center in Santa Rosa, Calif. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Birmingham Groves High School Main Auditorium, 20500 W. 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills. Audience members will be able to participate in the conversa- tion. To reserve tickets, go to www.pbnsg.org and click on the ban- ner on the top of McDougall’s picture to start the reservation process. Cost is $15 for online prepay or $20 at the door. Contact Barb At: E-Mail: rds@integratednutrition.com Web: www.integratednutrition.com Jr., Bishop P. A. Brooks II, soprano Lauren Skuce Gross, and the Russell Street and Hillel Day School youth choirs. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, will be a guest speaker. “The afternoon will be dedicated to Dr. King’s legacy of friendship and sup- port toward Israel during the civil rights struggle and to his commitment to build bridges between African Americans and Jews,” Rev. Coleman, Russell Street pas- tor, says. Donations raised will go toward Jackson Krule Nutritionally Speaking Robert A. Sedler Court held that it was unconstitutional for states to ban marriage for same-sex couples. He brings his keen insight and knowledge of the Constitution in addition to his experi- ence litigating civil rights and civil liberties cases. Enjoy a lively discussion about the case and its impact. Bagels and coffee will be served. For details, call (248) 967-4020. *