Samantha S

I began my last semester of college excited for the year ahead, doing normal things for a college senior, thinking about life after graduation and hanging with my friends. I was looking forward to my last performance of Step Sing, a campus – wide production unique to Samford University that

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Urea Cycle Disorder

A urea cycle disorder is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation that results in a deficiency of one of the six enzymes in the urea cycle. These enzymes are responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. The urea cycle involves a series of biochemical steps in which nitrogen,

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Danae

My name is Danae’ Bartke and I was diagnosed with Homocystinuria in 1995 at the age of 10. We discovered the diagnoses because my younger brother had bumped his head on a table in school and then complained that he could not see. After a week or so, my mom

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Pamela P

I am Pam and I was diagnosed with Classic Homocystinuria in April of 2011 at the age of 54. Growing up, I had always thought I had Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. This was because at the age of two, my parents were told I had dislocated lenses in

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Watermelon Pizza by Joanna Ball

Item # Ingredients weight/size 1 Watermelon 1 2 Delicious coco whip 4 oz 3 Non- Dairy Yogurt Peach Flavor 6oz 4 Blueberries 74g 5 Rasberries 60g 6 Kiwi ( peeled and sliced ) 1   Recipe 1 watermelon, cut into 1 1/2 inch cross sections 4 oz. So Delicious coco

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LowPro VF8 Smoothie by Bharat Ramanujam

**** Only protein information is available for Almond Milk (individual amino-acid information is not available and so not included) Recipe The banana frozen in its skin stores better in the freezer and the fruit doesn’t get dark. Hold it under running water for a few minutes so the skin just

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Fruits

    Fruits that are  medium high in methionine  25-50 mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product)  Navel orange, Mandarin Oranges, Fruits that are Low  in methionine (less than 25mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product) Watermelon, cantaloupe, Honeydew melon, apples, pears, Cranberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, mango, plums, Dates (dried), peaches,

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