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Our Kidney
Our bodies produce many
substances that would quickly kill us if we did not have an efficient way of
getting rid of them. It is our kidneys that filter out all these unwanted
substances and pass them out in our urine.
What is kidney stone?
Kidney stones occur when
urine is too concentrated-calcium salts, uric acid and like simply crystallize
out. The stones may be tiny and pass of the outside without us even being aware
of them. In extreme cases, stones may grow as large as a grapefruit. These big
ones require surgery.
Symptoms:
* Pain in abdomen, backside
or left or right.
* Frequent desire for
urination but the urine is scanty.
* Pain on urination
* Blood in urine (coloured
urine).
* Nausea and vomiting.
Causes:
* Urinary tract infection
* Overdoses of vitamin D
* Mineral imbalance
* Kidney diseases
* Dehydration
* Gout
* Excessive consumption of
alcoholic beverages, oily, sweet and indigestible foods.
* A diet high in meat, fish
and poultry.
* Working long period in
direct sunlight.
Prevention:
* Drink a lot of water at
least 7-8 glasses everyday. Drink mineral water only. Mix few citric acids.
* Take lemon juice regularly.
* Take nettle leaf with tea.
* Take almond, carrot and
kidney beans.
* Take watermelon and
pomegranate juice, cranberry juice and radish juice.
* Take citrates, coconut
water.
* Eat vitamin A rich foods
like apricots, broccoli, pumpkins, winter squash and beef liver.
* A little consumption of
beer is also beneficial.
Some easy remedies are:
* Boil 1-2 figs in cup of
water for 15-20 minutes and have this twice a day.
* Boil 10-12 basil leaves in
1 cup of water for 15 minutes. Mix 1 teaspoon of honey in it and take a day.
* Do light exercise
regularly.
Avoid:
* Tea, soda, energy drinks
processed foods and alcoholic beverages.
* Avoid vegetables that
contain oxalic acid.
* Avoid salt, sugar, pickled
foods, and snacks chips.
* Avoid calcium rich foods
like milk, cheese, butter and other dairy foods.
* Avoid beans, beets, blueberries,
celery, grapes, peppers, parsley, spinach, and squash.
* Avoid peas, soybeans,
beetroots, and cauliflower.
*Avoid high protein foods
like eggs.
