{"id":5266,"date":"2009-12-09T00:19:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T05:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2009\/12\/kidney-stones-the-dieta.html"},"modified":"2017-11-29T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T14:02:48","slug":"kidney-stones-the-dieta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2009\/12\/kidney-stones-the-dieta\/","title":{"rendered":"Decrease your Risk for Kidney Stones &amp; The Power of Chlorophyll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Kidney Stones &amp; the Diet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A recent article published by<a href=\"http:\/\/orthomolecular.org\/resources\/omns\/index.shtml\"> Orthomolecular Medicine News Service<\/a> provided a link on kidney stones and recommendations for decreasing the risk of them forming.<\/p>\n<p>There are five types of kidney stones:<\/p>\n<p>1. Calcium phosphate stones<\/p>\n<p>2. Calcium oxalate stones (these do not dissolve in acid urine).<\/p>\n<p>3. Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite stones-these often appear with infections)<\/p>\n<p>4. Uric acid stones (related to purine metabolism and gout).<\/p>\n<p>5. Cystine stones (related to a hereditary factor, the most common stones in children)<\/p>\n<p>Some preventative strategies mentioned include:<\/p>\n<p>1. Increasing fluid intake of water and supplementing with a good source of vitamin C- for fluid and pH balance.<\/p>\n<p>2. Eating lots of vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>3. Balancing calcium with magnesium intake and decreasing phosphorous intake (such as carbonated beverages and processed foods).<\/p>\n<p>4. Supplementing with a good B complex vitamin.<\/p>\n<p>4. For purine stones, avoid meat and follow dietary advice on avoiding purines.<\/p>\n<p>5. For cystine stones, follow a low methionine diet and use buffered vitamin C.<\/p>\n<p>6. Kidney stones are associated with sugar, so decrease sugar intake<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctoryourself.com\/kidney.html\">Doctor yourself. com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Why Do I love Chlorophyll<\/b><\/p>\n<p>All doctors tend to have some favorite tools in their toolbox, one of mine is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the body&#8217;s natural detoxifier, it actually binds guanidine which is a byproduct of constipation. It is also a source of Vitamin A, E, K and trace minerals. It is also a demulcent, meaning it soothes your gastroitestinal tract&#8217;s mucus membranes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/products.mercola.com\/chlorella\/\">Mercola<\/a> goes on to list even more reasons!:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aids you in processing more oxygen*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Cleanses key elimination systems like your bowel, liver, and blood*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helps purify your blood and clean away toxins*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Aids you in promoting optimal blood pressure*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supports elimination of molds in your body*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Helps neutralize bad air you might breathe in*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Promotes growth and repair of your tissues*<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Mercola.com<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Standard Process Clinical Reference Guide<\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/cancerpreventionresearch.aacrjournals.org\/content\/2\/12\/1015\">Effects of Chlorophyll in Reducing Cancer in Cancer Prevention Research<\/a> (decrease aflatoxin-DNA byproduct markers)<\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19760086?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&amp;ordinalpos=6\">Heavy metals and chlorophyll uptake.<\/a> PMID: 19760086<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kidney Stones &amp; the DietA recent article published by Orthomolecular Medicine News Service provided a link on kidney stones and recommendations for decreasing the risk of them forming.There are five types of kidney stones: 1. 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