Hi,
Can anyone recommend a good kidney detox?
I got my blood test results back and I have mildly high uric acid(7.9) and my BUN is a little on the high side as well (19) .. my Calcium levels were normal.
Also, I had 2 episodes of kidney stones about 5 years ago. Since then I have been drinking about 3QT of water everyday, and never had another episode, but I still would like to detox the kidney.
Thanks
Well, I can understand why you'd want to detox!
Here's a few comments/questions:
--It really helps to know what kind of stone you had. Any chance you know that?
--The kidneys can clean themselves if you eat right and drink plenty of fluids and, depending on the kind of stone you have, avoid oxalates (tea, spinach, etc.)
--Lemon juice may cleanse and protect per this very good NY Times article:
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/kidney-stones/prevention.htmlIt's cheap and easy to try.
--If you want to give your body a chance to heal, some say animal protein causes issues. I don't know why it would as I've never seen a cause for this, but a number of studies show a linkage:
http://www.tcolincampbell.org/courses-resources/article/kidney-stones/Some meat eating gurus say this has been debunked, but I'm not sure why.
--Dandelion and Nettle leaf are supposed to be a diuretic and help with kidney stones. I could not find a study to support it though.
--By the way I eat a TON of oxalates (lots of tea, lots of spinach) and I get a decent amount of Calcium from nonfat yogurt and my Ester C. So I should be hitting the mother lode. What I believe is saving me is that I drink a LOT of fluids.
