Much of her advice was not healthful, and some of it was harmful. For example, "she recommended magnesium as a treatment for epilepsy, potassium chloride for certain patients with kidney disease, and megadoses of vitamins A and D for other conditions." There was a case with a 4-year-old victim of Davis's advice who was hospitalized at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. The child was pale and chronically ill because her mother, who was an adherent of Adelle's nutrition, was giving her large doses of vitamins A and D plus calcium lactate.