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This viewer asks, what causes kidney stones and are there any natural remedies to prevent
them? Well yes there are and clearly we want to prevent kidney stones because they are
very painful, one of the more painful experiences that people can have. Often it relates to
a diet that's imbalanced in calcium because all kidney stones are calcifications basically.
Calcium oxalate, or calcium formed with oxalic acid which is high in certain foods especially
leafy greens can be, you know, are the most common type of kidney stone. So we need magnesium
to keep the calcium from precipitating out. So the imbalance of calcium that occurs in
many people's diet from high amounts of dairy foods and meats and not enough of the good
vegetables and fruits which have higher amounts of magnesium and so the calcium won't precipitate
out. And that's really important and magnesium is one of the most common deficient minerals
so taking extra magnesium will help keep the calcium from precipitating. And vitamin B6
has also been found to be helpful at reducing the incidence of kidney stones so most of
the people that I've worked with who've had a kidney stone I make sure they're getting
adequate magnesium and some additional B vitamins including pyridoxine or B6. We also want a
good you know, alkaline diet because that can help. We want lots of fresh fruits and
vegetables. Lessening of the meat and dairy products and many people since calcium oxalate
is the most common, many doctors or nephrologists will tell people to avoid leafy greens. I
think leafy greens also have magnesium and I don't think they have to be avoided but
they should be watched in terms of excessive amounts especially if they seem to be causative
of the stones. And those are some of the basic ideas for lowering and preventing kidney stones.
We want minerals, we want hydration. We want to make sure we're getting adequate levels
of fluids in and we get this a lot from eating fruits and vegetables and drinking good water
but one of my messages is dilution is the solution to pollution. In a sense, kidney
stones are your body's stagnation and a form of pollution. And so we want to make sure
we're getting enough fluid and even the ionic trace minerals that I talked about in another
video are, can be helpful at keeping everything in balance and preventing these calcium kidney
stones.