Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Four weeks of daily supplementation with either 10 mg of Hibiscus –derived anthocyanins or 10 mg of Lisinopril demonstrated that hibiscus is as significantly effective in improving blood pressure values and increasing urine volume and...
Low-Calorie Diets and Gallstones
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Individuals on a very low-calorie diet for weight-loss are three times more likely to develop gallstones. Those on the very low calorie diet lost 2.8 lbs in 3 months. In a population cohort study, researchers sought to find...
Vitamins C and E help with Inflammation Levels after Lithotripsy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research shows that vitamin C and E supplementation significantly reduced C-reactive protein levels following lithotripsy for renal stone disease. Lithotripsy was invented in 1980 and was revolutionary in treating kidney stones (1)...
Lemon Juice Prevents Kidney Stones in the Urinary Tract
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer and Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a very small study, patients with kidney stones taking 4 oz. per day of a lemonade concentrate reduced kidney stones formed by 87% . Kidney stones are crystallized solids that are formed...
Rutin and Curcumin Show Promise for Kidney Stones
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study of 18 kidney stone-induced rats showed that supplementation with a combination of rutin and curcumin for 28 days significantly inhibited the developement of kidney stones. Kidney stones are an extremely painful disorder that...
Potassium Found to Help Kidney Health for Those with Epilepsy
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 303 epileptic children, only 2 % of those who received 78 mg of potassium citrate per day for 2 years developed kidney stones compared to 10.5% in the control group. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, epilepsy and...
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