Dr. James Shoemaker
General Practice
Saint Louis, MO
42 years experience male
Locations
Office
Saint Louis
About
Bio
MD 1981, PhD Nutritional Sciences, U of IL-Urbana 1984. 25 years Director of Metabolic Screening Lab assessing genetic and nutritional causes of deranged metabolism. Inventor of Intraurethral trimix for erectile dysfunction, US Patent 6363590
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General Practice
Holistic Medicine
Internal Medicine
Urgent Care
Languages spoken
English
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 42 years experience
Nasal Rinse: It is normal, and if you take the opportunity when you stand up to snuffle tap water into your nose and blow out the mucous drainage, your nose will r... Read More
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Divalent Cation: Calcium is necessary to make bones and teeth, but even plants require calcium because it is the mineral that neutralizes the phosphates on Adenosine t... Read More
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1st Cranial Nerve: Did you have any sort of blow to the head, whiplash injury or sudden movement of your skull? The nerve that transmits the sense of smell, the olfacto... Read More
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Papaya and Pineapple: If you can find fresh, not canned or dried, papaya and pineapple, these fruits have active enzymes that help to break down protein until they are them... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Task Completion: If you are able, undertake a task that you know for sure you can finish. When we complete a project, even something small like washing the dishes or ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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PUFA Toxicity: Most people in industrialized countries get too much polyunsaturated fat of the omega-6 kind: from either natural or partially hydrogenated corn, soy,... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Rice for Dinner: Save the rice for the last meal of the day. Both white and brown rice have a high enough glycemic index to raise your blood sugar in the first hour a... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Breastmilk: The healthiest food for humans is breast milk from a healthy human mother. This is designed by nature to be the sole source of nutrition for humans a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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<30% Cal from Fat: Look at the "percent calories from fat". If it is more than 30%, the product is a high fat food and should be avoided. For example, 2% fat milk gets... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Weight loss program: Weight loss
plan to lose no more than 2 pounds per week. have a no carb breakfast such as eggs and lowfat cottage cheese a high-protein glucose cont... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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ChooseMyPlate: Refer to choosemyplate.Gov for complete information about the nutrient content of thousands of foods and the requirements for people based on gender, ... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Sour foods: Your tongue tells you which foods are acidic: the ones that taste sour: fruits, especially citrus, coffee, pickles, yogurt.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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No such thing: It makes no difference at all whether the foods you eat are alkaline or acidic because the first thing that happens to all foods in your stomach is to... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Hyperaldosteronism: The possible causes of persistent low potassium are discussed on the wikipedia page called "hyperaldosteronism" (link below). The page does not discu... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Fitness: This is the workout i used to lose weight, plus about 3-4 miles of jogging per week. check out this video on youtube:
http://www.Youtube.Com/watch... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
My friend has coughing, dizziness, and lack of appetite what could it be and does she need a doctor?
Dr. James Shoemakeranswered
General Practice 42 years experience
Go to ER: Your friend may have a cold, the flu or pneumonia--she must be seen by a doctor now. Take her to the nearest emergency room!
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Minerals and Protein: Everybody needs complete protein, including the 10 essential Amino Acids in the proper ratios and 15 minerals including calcium, potassium and iron, a... Read More
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Natural History: The benefit of eating organic food is that the thousands of chemicals they (naturally) contain have been tested by nature over the millions of years o... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Weight loss: Plan to lose no more than 1 kg per week. Have a no carb breakfast such as eggs and lowfat cottage cheese a high-protein glucose control drink, such a... Read More
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A female asked:
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PUFA Toxicity: Most people in industrialized countries get too much polyunsaturated fat of the omega-6 kind: from either natural or partially hydrogenated corn, soy,... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Fiber: The undigestible part of the fruit, the fiber, is important also. Fiber is the material that allows the nutrients in food to be propelled through the... Read More
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Back workout: Take Naproxen (aleve) twice a day and rest until your pain is gone. Then try the balanced circuit training exercises shown here: http://youtu.Be/godi... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Low-Fat Protein: Lean meats, eggs, low fat cottage cheese and white fish or shellfish are more balanced in their Amino Acid content, and much less expensive than whey ... Read More
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Strep Rash: The rash may be due to the strep and your daughter's immune response to it, or the rash may be an allergic reaction to the antibiotic prescribed to tr... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Heat Rash: Are you taking any medications? This may be grovers disease. Let the doctor who prescribed any medication know that you are getting a heat rash.
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Starvation: A starving person who is of normal weight to start and drinks fluids with some sodium and potassium can live 45-60 days without solid food, but may be... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Hyperventilation: You may be hyperventilating. This is unconsciously breathing too fast and too deep which, strangely, makes you feel like you are not getting enough a... Read More
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Stomach Storage: The stomach is a storage organ and yours must be large enough to contain a whole day's food at one time. This is fine as long as it works for you. W... Read More
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Mutated Enzymes: There are 2 main kinds of proteins in your body: structural proteins like collagen, elastin and dystrophin and enzyme proteins that assist in the chem... Read More
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Most: Most people get far more sodium and less calcium and iron than they think: check the labels on foods.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Glycogen Depletion: Your weight loss may have been mostly due to glycogen depletion. Glycogen is a water- gel of starch-like material stored in your muscles. If you exe... Read More
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Weight Loss Program: Plan to lose no more than 2 pounds per week. have a no carb breakfast such as eggs and lowfat cottage cheese a high-protein glucose control drink, su... Read More
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Hyponatremia: Yes, forcing yourself to drink water can dilute the essential salts in your blood which mediate all the nerve signals in your body, so you can poison ... Read More
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Darkness & Bleeding: Avoiding sunlight causes vitamin d deficiency--rickets tends to occur in northern climes in the winter. The main non-nutritional cause of iron defici... Read More
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Possibly pancreas: You may have pancreatitis, irritation of the organ under your stomach that produces digestive enzymes. Your doctor can do blood tests and other proce... Read More
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Androgens: The dripping is more likely due to prostate enlargement from steroids such as androgens. If you are taking them, stop immediately--they can make you ... Read More
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Water Rinse: When you first stand up after lying down, you might notice your nose clearing for a moment. Use this chance to snuffle some water from your cupped ha... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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4 Goals: Everyone in industrialized nations is at risk for the same 4 nutritional problems, but these are not solved by supplements: too much sodium (salt); to... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Waistline: There is no such thing as "spot reduction" through exercise. If you want to lose body fat in general, add 6 miles of walking or 3 miles of running ev... Read More
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Hyperglycemia: Especially if you are overweight, you might want to go to the emergency room and have your blood sugar checked if Prednisone made you feel this way.
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Flatus: Nuts, seeds and legumes may cause gas in susceptible people. Products like beano may help if taken before these foods are consumed.
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No: Folic acid is unstable when heated, but the 39 other essential nutrients are fairly stable at cooking temperatures. Of course, vegetables are poor so... Read More
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When: When ordering fast food, remember 3 F's: low fat, no fructose, and high fiber.
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PUFA Toxicity: Most people in industrialized countries get too much polyunsaturated fat of the omega-6 kind: from either natural or partially hydrogenated corn, soy,... Read More
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Carb free: It is exactly the opposite of what most people are used to, but starting the day with a high protein, zero carbohydrate breakfast makes it much easier... Read More
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No xenobiotics: There are thousands of chemicals that are naturally produced by living things, including amino acids, vitamins, hormones, antibiotics, fungicides, ins... Read More
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Neither: Lean meats, eggs, low fat cottage cheese and white fish or shellfish are more balanced in their Amino Acid content, and much less expensive than whey ... Read More
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Exercise: Exercise, or any activity that uses calories such as fidgeting, speeds up your metabolism. Other medical phenomena that do this include cancer, serio... Read More
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Creatine: Creatine provides energy for short, intense muscle movement. Studies have shown it improves weightlifting performance and can speed muscle building. ... Read More
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Neutral soap: A neutral soap such as neutrogena may be used to safely remove sunblock from your face.
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Mar 8, 2013
Dr. Shoemaker Responce time is immediately. with a sense of urgency that understands what could happen if urgent responses do not take place. Thank you so much. I ate some oranges
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Shoemaker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Shoemaker is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I've recently started taking vyvanses but this has been going on before I started taking the medicine. Everything else I have take before
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I'm starting my medicine today, Kivexa & Efavirenz. Thanks for the advice. Appreciated it ...
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Thanks, I have pillows mask. Made skin around nose&upper lip red&raw. Could not make it stop. Ready to give up on this whole thing...
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois College of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1981MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois Division of Nutritional Sciences
Graduated 1984MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL
Awards
Top General Practitioner, First Place, Missouri - Winter
2013
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