Kidney Stones
I used to get kidney stones until I went on the water cure in 1994 and never had a problem again..
Bob Butts watercure2@comcast.net
September 23, 2009 by Personal Liberty News Desk
According
to new research, those whose diet is rich in fruits and vegetables may end up
with healthier kidneys and lower their risk of developing kidney stones.
A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms from the crystallization
of excreted substances in the urine. The condition, which affects more than 1
million Americans, is particularly painful if the stone breaks loose and travels
down the urinary tract.
For their study, scientists from Maine Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston assigned a score to each enrolled participant based on eight
components of a DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) style diet.
The diet—which is based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, low-fat dairy
products and whole grains and is low in salt, sweetened beverages as well as red
and processed meats—is designed to boost the levels of calcium, potassium,
magnesium, oxalate and vitamin C in the body.
Compared with those with the lowest DASH scores, participants with the highest
scores experienced between 40 percent and 45 percent reduction in the likelihood
of developing kidney stones, the scientists found.
