Natural remedies to prevent Kidney stones and effects of Gallstones
Foods to avoid for its high in oxalate content.
Oxalate when combine with calcium and iron form crystals that may be excreted in urine or form larger kidney stones that can block the kidney tubules. Examples of foods high in oxalate are peanuts, almonds, wheat bran, spinach, black tea, cashews, hazelnuts, soybeans, soy milk, instant tea, rhubarb, beets, sweet potatoes, most dried beans and chocolate.
Lessen the consumption on animal protein foods.
People with kidney stones are advised by the doctors to cut down or lessen foods with so much salt and sodium. Also limit intake of foods rich in oxalate, calcium, potassium, protein and fluid. The advise consumption of sodium is 2,000 milligrams daily.
Monitor your food product labels and check the content to avoid foods
high in calcium. Ask your doctor what are the right foods to eat and how much can you consume in a day.
Tip:* Drinking a glass of water before bed, during the night when you’re still awake and before going back to bed.Good news is, a smoothie can help you get rid those kidney stones as well!
The citrus lemon can help break-up calcium-based kidney stones due to its citric acid. Another is watermelon as one of the best fruit for kidney stones. A diuretic that helps you urinate more because it has the highest water content among the fruits, thereby flushing out the kidney stones. High potassium is also present believed to help in dissolving kidney stones.
Drink lots of water daily and also try drinking 1-2 juice with citrates that can help in breaking up of kidney stones. It’s easy to add cherries to the diet. You can juice cherries or make smoothies. Costco sells a Townsend Farm Berry Antioxidant Blend, which is loaded with cherries, for a very affordable price. I go through a bag each week. This superfood smoothie recipe has a healthy dose of cherries.
Superfood Berry Green Smoothie
- 2 cups spinach (or your favorite green)
- 2 cups frozen berries
- 1 banana
- 2 scoops protein powder
- 20-36 ounces of water or almond milk
You can also juice cherries. It’s harder to juice cherries in a centrifugal juicer like a Breville. Juicing cherries is best one with an Omega juicer like the Omega J8006.
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