The Kidney Stone Diet Disaster: Which Popular Diet is causing Kidney Stones & Kidney Disease and How to Stay Stone-Free

Many naturopaths, doctors, and nutritionists promote a low carb, high protein diet for weight loss and for overall health. They couldn't be more wrong.

At Joseph's Organic Bakery they have been promoting the an alkaline plant based whole food diet for over a decade. As more and more people are starting to feel the negative effects of high protein diets, naturopaths are slowly retracting their stance, but its not nearly enough. Overconsumption of animal proteins drive up urine levels of calcium, oxalates and uric acid, significantly increasing chance of kidney stone formation and kidney disease.

Why? Because animal proteins are acid forming. The body has to utilize calcium stores to neutralize these acids, flooding the kidneys with calcium and weaking your bones at the same time.

Kidney Stones are composed of rock hard deposits of calcium and oxalates.

Animal proteins include meat, fish (fish is not a health food), chicken, and most dairy.

The truth is children and young adults can handle animal protein consumption, but as we age and our digestive and pancreatic enzymes decrease, our ability to properly digest meat, fish, and chicken decreases, leaving these foods putrefying in the digestive tract and causing acid accumulation in the body.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MEN WHO EAT THE MOST PROTEIN BOOST THEIR CHANCE OF KIDNEY STONES BY 1/3?

Vegetarians are much less likely to develop kidneys stones.

Proof of the Pudding: A Japanese Study

In Japan, the rate of kidney stones has tripled since WWII, largely because the Japanese are eating more of a Western Diet.

Researchers at Kinki University in Osaka found that a change in diet has a remarkable impact in preventing kidney stones.

They followed a group of 370 men for 4 years. Some were instructed to just increase their fluid intake, and some were instructed to eat vegetables at every meal and cut back on meat. They ate 3 meals a day, avoided large dinners, and left more time between dinner and bedtime (eating dinner earlier).

The low meat high vegetable diet was a huge success. Over 4 years the men were 40-60% less likely to have recurring kidney stones than the men who merely drank more fluids.

The researchers concluded that diet should be the first line of prevention against kidney stones in Japan.

Fiber combats kidney stones. That is fiber that's naturally present in foods, not added.

For this reason a vegan alkaline plant based diet is the best diet for kidney health in adults over 35.

1) Kidney and Liver Cleanse-

The kidneys remove waste, control the body's fluid balance, and regulate the balance of electrolytes.

If the kidneys are not able to remove toxins and waste from the body, then these toxins will circulate and/or accumulate in the body resulting in an acidic environment which can lead to chronic fatigue, digestive illness, migraines, obesity and more serious health problems such as organ failure, kidney stones, and even cancer.

The benefits of periodic kidney and liver cleanses are endless: here are a few:

• A) Cleansing your kidney improves your ability to process certain foods, reducing allergies
• B) Enhances nutrient absorption and improves metabolism
• C) Prevents Fatigue
• D) Strengthens the immune system - Flushing out waste and toxins prevents potential infections and strengthens immunity
• E) cleansing the kidneys reduces the risk of kidney stones and bladder problems

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2) Drink More Water-

Its Important to drink enough water to keep the kidneys clean. Opt for spring water

3) Fresh Juices - 

Juice fresh juices daily aim for 16 oz per day. Your juice can be a mix of fruit and some greens. Avoid spinach. Alternate your greens. Add watery ingredients like cucumber (remove peel), green apples, berries, mango, papaya. Opt for organic or even better buy from local farmers who don't spray with pesticides.

4) BREAD FAST - (1-2 WEEKS)

A bread fast is basically where you don't eat carbs, starches, processed foods or animal products except for proper bread (with a few exceptions).

Carbohydrates are actually more essential than either protein or fats. Try living on only protein, cheese and oil for the rest of your life. The impact it would have upon your physical and mental health would be disastrous. Yet societies survived on bread as the primary food staple for thousands of years. That's because bread, when prepared correctly, has the potential to contain 70% of all the nutrients we need each day.

Ancient grains like Kamut and Einkorn, which haven't been tampered with by science like modern wheat, contain an array of vitamins nutrients and fiber essential for everyday life. Each one has a unique nutritional profile. Einkorn, for example, is also rich in protein and nutrients. And Kamut is rich in manganese, magnesium, zinc and lipids. Carbohydrates are essential to every body function including the brain and muscles.

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Einkorn Bread- Superfood Bread

KAMUT SUPERFOOD BREAD from Joseph's Organic Bakery

Most commercial breads are full of toxic chemicals, so i would avoid them. I eat 2 slices of kamut or Einkorn bread for breakfast (at around 10am) and 2 slices for lunch.

You can drizzle it with olive oil and salt, and eat a small salad with the bread for lunch. For dinner, a salad or homemade vegetable soup.

Aim to stay on the bread fast for 1-2 weeks.

The bread will clear out toxins from your digestive tract and reboot your entire gut, allowing probiotics (the good bacteria) to flourish.

5)  Lower Your Meds-

Medications, whether prescribed or not, flood the liver and kidneys with toxins that need to be flushed out via these vital organs. Many Americans can be taking over 5 prescriptions at once, many of which have side effects, and all of which put strain on our detoxification system. Work with your medical provider, psychiatrist, or holistic doctor to lower your medications. If your medical provider does not want to help, find someone else that will. Get on a healthy diet plan so that you can eliminate the need for medications altogether.

6) DETOX TEA PACK- 

The Cistus Tea and Longjing Tea combo is amazing for detoxification. The two work together to detox, reboot the digestive tract, thyroid, and flush out toxins from the liver.

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• Supports a Healthy Immune System*
• Rejuvenates the Pancreas*
• Supports Detoxification

Included in this Pack: Antioxidant Cistus Tea (30 day supply) $45and Detoxifying Longjing Tea (45 day supply) $45