
Health Article: Kidney Stone Juice
one in ten people will have a kidney stone at some time in their lives. "To prevent kidney stones from forming, drink lots of fluids such as filtered water is highly recommended.
1. Avoid foods high in oxalate: Peanuts, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, soybeans, soy milk, wheat germ and wheat bran, spinach, black tea, instant tea, rhubarb, beets, most dried beans, sweet potatoes and chocolate.
2. Reduce animal protein foods.
3. If you have kidney stones your doctor will recommend reducing salt and sodium that you take.
Limit the amount of salt (sodium), calcium, oxalate, protein, potassium and fluid in diet. Your doctor will probably advise you to limit sodium to 2,000 milligrams daily.
4. You must also need to learn how to read the labels and avoid foods high in calcium. It is important that you learn from your health practitioner the right balance of calcium to eat.
Tip: Drink a glass of water before bed and if you wake up during the night, drink another glass before returning to bed.
Try this juice to help you with kidney stones:
Lemon juice is high in citric acid, which is believed to help break-up calcium-based kidney stones.
Watermelon is one of the best fruit for kidney stones. It has the highest level of water among all types of fruits. Water is crucial when it comes to passing kidney stones. It is also high in potassium, which is a form of salt that helps dissolve the kidney stones. Watermelon is a diuretic and increases urine formation. In addition to drinking as many glasses of water as you possibly can, drink 1 or 2 juices every day. Fruit juices contain citrates which will help to break the stones.
Juice:
1 orange, peeled
1 apple
1 lemon
4 slices of watermelon
4 ice cubes
All ingredients must be organic.