TIPS TO PREVENT KIDNEY STONES

What Are Kidney Stones?

Kidney stones form when minerals in your urine crystallize, forming a "stone." Typically, compounds in your urine inhibit these crystals from forming. Some people form stones when their urine contains more crystal-forming substances, such as calcium and uric acid, than the available fluid can dilute. This can happen when urine is highly acid or highly alkaline.

The conditions allowing kidney stones to form are created by problems in the way your body absorbs and eliminates calcium and other substances. 

So, How To Prevent Them…???

• Drink plenty of water. Loss of water through sweating - whether due to the physical activities or just the heat of summer—leads to less urine production. The more you sweat, the less you urinate, which allows for stone-causing minerals to settle and bond in the kidneys and urinary tract. Instead, drink a lot of water. One of the best ways to prevent forming kidney stones is to drink water, so you urinate a lot.

• It’s not just one & done.  Developing kidney stone is not a onetime event, indeed it carries a recurring nature if not taken correct preventive measures. Studies have shown that having even one stone greatly increases your chances of having another. One must take the right medication & diet adjustments to avoid recurring formation of kidney stones.

• Lemonade…yes it helps!! It's important to consider dietary remedies alongside prescription medications. Chronic kidney stones are often treated with potassium citrate, but studies have shown that limeade, lemonade and other fruits and juices high in natural citrate offers the same stone-preventing benefits. Take sugar-free lemonade, or make your own by mixing lime or lemon juice with water.  It is believed that citrate in the urine may prevent the calcium from binding with other constituents that lead to stones & even helps preventing them getting bigger. Please note that juices made from actual limes and lemons contain higher levels of citrate and beware of the sugar content in juices, because this can increase kidney stone risk.

• Make Sure You Get Adequate Magnesium. It plays an important role in your body's absorption and assimilation of calcium, as if you consume too much calcium without adequate magnesium, the excess calcium can actually become toxic and contribute to health conditions like kidney stones. Magnesium helps prevent calcium from combining with oxalate, which is the most common type of kidney stone. Green leafy vegetables like spinach is an excellent source of magnesium, and one of the simplest ways to make sure you're consuming enough of these is by juicing your vegetables. Vegetable juice is an excellent source of magnesium, as are some beans, nuts like almonds, and seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and sesame seeds.
  

• Do some exercises. One is more prone to kidney stones if you're bedridden or very sedentary for a long period of time, partly because limited activity can cause your bones to release more calcium.