Kidney Stones!!!
Health Issues Linked to Kidney Stones
DESCRIPTION:
Most people describe hard masses that form in the urinary tract as kidney stones. However, these stones can be formed anywhere in the urinary tract: the bladder, ureter, or the kidney. Kidney stones are more common in older adults, particularly men. Those at higher risk of kidney stones include people with certain diseases, such as hypertension, and those who eat a high-protein diet or don't drink enough water.
Kidney stones may be various sizes, from microscopic to one inch in diameter. They may be caused for various reasons. The urine may become saturated with salts, or may lack the inhibitors that prevent kidney stones from forming. Most (80 percent) of kidney stones are made of calcium, and the rest are made of uric acid, cystine, and struvite.
Symptoms of kidney stones include pain in the lower abdomen that can be excruciating and intermittent. Other symptoms include nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, chills, fever, and blood in the urine.
Kidney stones may result in a urinary tract infection if the stones block the urinary tract and cause the urine to back up and pool. This can eventually put pressure on and distend the kidneys, leading to eventual damage.
-- Causes of Kidney Stones --
There are generally three types of kidney stones and all three of them have to do with the indigestion of certain foods in our diet. Specifically Uric Acid stones from Proteins (hard to digest proteins consist of animal meats, especially red meat). Calcium Phosphate stones from undigested fats (fried and hydrogenated fats). And Calcium Oxalate from junk foods (heavily processed foods like white flour and table sugar).
A person with a family history of Kidney Stones may be more likely to develop them.
-- The Nutritional Approach --
Foods that have been proven to help with Kidney Stones:
Strawberries, Mustard Greens, Orange, Kiwi, Salmon, Banana, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Cranberry Juice.
Avoid foods containing purines (i.e., shellfish, organ meats, red meat, anchovies, mackerel, yeast).
Limit oxalate-containing foods (coffee, black tea, chocolate, spinach, eggplant).
Nutrients proven to help dissolve kidney stones:
Vitamin C, Digestive Enzymes, Lipase, Vitamin B6
-- Associated GNLD Products --
Formula IV, Vitamin C, Beta-Zyme Digestive Enzymes,
Beta-Gest Digestive Enzymes, Enzyme Digestive Aid,
Vitamin B-Complex, and Acidophilus Plus
-- Links to Associated Products --
Formula IV Chewable Vitamin C Powdered Vitamin C Beta-Zyme Digestive EnzymesBeta-Gest Digestive Aid Enzyme Digestive Aid
Vitamin B-Complex Acidophilus Plus
***As set down by the Food and Drug Administration, vitamin supplement products cannot be advertised as intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.***
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Kidney stones are more common in older adults, particularly men. Kidney stones may result in a urinary tract infection if the stones block the urinary tract and cause the urine to back up and pool.
