Kidney Stones and Alkaline balance

If you’ve been actively researching the Web, you’d agree that there's a lot of evidence to support the notion that if your body is acidic, then kidney stones are more likely to develop. You would have seen that kidney stones grow from the ‘seed’ of acid crystals. These crystals form from saturated acids in the body.

So it makes sense that your ultimate strategy for a pain - and stone-free - future is staying fully hydrated and alkaline.

Metabolic acids and acids that you ingest in daily life can accumulate in your fluids and tissues. In the process of neutralising these acids, "salts" are made - a mix of an alkaline element and an acid element. When your pH falls below 6.0 the
risk that these tiny salts may turn into larger stones increases exponentially.

When urine is saturated with acids (as a result of an acidic inner terrain combined with continued dehydration) these tiny salts can collect into larger salts - these are what we call stones.

There are many different types of urinary stones. Kidney stones can be made of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, uric acid, or cystine. No matter what form you want to prevent, a suggested prevention plan may include the following:

1. Hydrate!. Drink at least 2 - 3 litres of water a day to flush acids and help to dilute your urine to prevent stones from forming in the first place.

2. Support your pH. Drink alkaline water, plan for more alkaline foods, and reduce the amount of acid forming foods that you eat. High protein diets turn to 20 amino acids in your bloostream - the seeds to stones forming.

3. Reduce your intake of sodium. This will reduce your body's loss of calcium.

4. Increase your intake of citrus fruits - like lemons. The citric acid in citrus fruits is not a problematic acid like uric acid or phosphoric acid is. It can help to break up the formation of stones that have already formed. You can even squeeze some lemon into the alkaline water that you drink.

5. Test Your pH every day. Try to keep it above 6.5.

More Info;
The Role Of Acidic Urine In Kidney Stone Formation

Kidney Stones

I just finished reading a blog from Dr Joe Mercola about kidney stones. He says the out-and-out right way to avert them is to drink lots of water!

Coincidentally, I had a visit from Ken Smith, our NZ associate, who had recently experienced a kidney stone, and he passed on an amazing method of handling them.
First, should point out a few small points.
1. The male urethra is 1mm in circumference.
2. Kidney stones are very often larger than 1mm.
3. Passing items larger than 1mm can be very very painful!
4. laser stone breakup is not as popular now they have realised that stones 'smashed' by non-invasive laser may pass through said 1mm urethra in a jagged form.
5. Ouch!

So when Ken told me this folk remedy apparently (he said) recommended by doctors, I pricked up my ears.

Kids, don't try this at home.

1. No Breakfast
2. At 11am begin drinking 7 cans of flat Coke. Continue until 1pm.
3. Eat 2 cans of asparagus spears.

Apparently the Coke breaks up the stone and the alkaline asparagus restores balance.

Hmm. Anyone heard of this one?