Taking care of your kidneys is extremely important as they are one of the man organs responsible for flushing out toxins form your body. More often than not, we tend to take are body’s working abilities for granted but you never know when a problem can strike so it is always good to pay attention to the saying “prevention is better than cure”
Kidney stones are the most common of kidney disorders which if not attended to can ultimately result in kidney infection and renal failure. Fortunately Mother Nature has given us some excellent natural remedies for protecting ourselves against disease. Here is an excellent drink for kidney health where just half cup of this super drink will prevent kidney stones and restore kidney health.
The most important criteria for maintaining kidney health is taking care of your body and avoiding substances detrimental to health. Excessive protein intake, inadequate water consumption, psychological stresses are some of the negative factors associated with poor kidney health. In order to prevent kidney stones from forming you also must also be aware of what causes them.
Kidney stones are calcification in the kidney which are first formed in the urine through concentration of certain substances such as oxalate, calcium and phosphorous. By far the best remedy to prevent kidney stones is to drink adequate water for proper rehydration and detoxification..
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The main reason to drink plenty of water is to gain a neutral ph level of urine which should not become acidic. Urine diluted by water is the best prevention of kidney stones.
Now that you have been made aware of the basics to good kidney health, this ingredient will prevent kidney stones and should be used as per the directions that follow.
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Did you know that Citric acid has the power to prevent kidney stones? It also breaks up the smaller stones to prevent their formation into bigger ones. Citric acid induces unfavorable conditions into the urine for the formation of kidney stones. It applies a coating of sorts on to smaller stones that prevent stones from attaching to each other to become larger stones.
The best source of Citric acid is lime and lemons. Citric acid also exists as medicinal doses which is pharmaceutically known and sold as potassium citrate. The only problem in such treatments are the high costs involved as you may require high doses up to 12 tablets taken daily. This isn’t feasible. There is another natural way to obtain citric acid.
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120 ml (half cup) freshly squeezed lemon juice or approx 1 liter of lemonade prepared from the same. Drink daily OR Dilute 60 ml of lemon juice with 180 ml of water and drink twice daily in morning and evening.
You can start with the second option till you become habituated in drinking the lemonade as per the first option. That should be your goal. This super drink will prevent kidney stones and also contributes to effective weight loss too. In fact it will give you a number of health benefits such as a daily dose of vitamin C to boost your immunity and improve health.
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