How much do you know about kidney stones? Taby has created this great infographic, which provides a nice visualization of a number of key kidney stone facts and statistics. We hope you enjoy! ~ + ~ Clear Kidneys™ is the world’s most effective kidney stone relief product available without a prescription. It provides fast and […]
I am putting aside the article that I started writing for this week’s post to address a question that some people have regarding Clear Kidneys™ and its main ingredient, Phyllanthus niruri. One of our site visitors this week found our website after searching for the answer to this question: Can pregnant women consume Phyllanthus niruri? […]
We know two facts about kidney stones: Nearly 80% of kidney stones are calcium based, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Milk has a lot of calcium; an 8 ounce glass of milk contains about 300 mg of calcium, according to Harvard University Health Services So the logic should follow that consumption of more calcium […]
A number of years ago I stumbled upon an article that suggested that a certain name-brand sugar-free lemonade, what I affectionately call fake lemonade, may be helpful in the prevention of kidney stones. Hint: it rhymes with ‘pistol fight‘. Like most people who get lost in the Internet, I moved on to something else and […]
I do not like them in a plane, I do not like them in a train, I do not like kidney stones, I do not like them Sam-I-Am. (apologies to the late great Theodor Geisel, a/k/a Dr. Seuss) A kidney stone can sneak up on you at any time. For me, thanks to my body’s […]
When I was first diagnosed with a kidney stone and medullary sponge kidney, like most people I started searching the Internet for more information and what I could do to prevent kidney stones. I found a lot of information, sometimes contradictory and sometimes just plain bad. The Internet is full of information about kidney stone […]
A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a kidney stone health site, KidneyStoners.org . It is a pretty interesting and informative website, but the best thing about the site is how they refer to people with kidney stones. Whenever I write about people who suffer from kidney stones, I have trouble referring to our […]
Phyllanthus niruri is what I call a miracle plant and I do not think that is an overstatement, at least as far as we ‘kidney stoners‘ are concerned. I have experienced first-hand the power of this simple plant in the fight against kidney stones. My team thinks that I am obsessed with Phyllanthus niruri, and […]
Did you know that kidney stones have a season? Well, they do and it’s here. Summer is kidney stone season. There are a number of reasons that summer is considered kidney stone season: Dehydration Food Beverage Sun Dehydration One of the biggest causes of kidney stones is inadequate fluid consumption, causing dehydration. (more…)
Distilled water is, in my opinion, the best water you can drink when it comes to kidney stone prevention. I don’t work for a company that produces or sells water distillers, or distilled water for that matter. I just know what I have learned from research and personal experience. In case you don’t know, distilled […]