Total Wellness Empowerment With Nancy Guberti

Did you know there’s a higher prevalence of kidney stones in the summer? Kidney stones affect approximately 3.8 million people in the U.S. each year and they are especially more common in the summer. According to Mayo Clinic, heat, humidity and lack of proper hydration are factors increasing prevalence. If you are vulnerable to them then follow a low-oxalate diet to avoid oxalate buildup and a low-purine diet to avoid uric acid buildup. Oxalates are natural substances found in a wide variety of foods. Your body can produce oxalate on its own or get it from your food. Vitamin C can be converted into oxalate. High levels of oxalates are found in leafy green vegetables, spinach, bran flakes, rhubarb, beets, potato chips, French fries, nuts, and nut butter, to name a few. A health concern about oxalate is that it can bind to minerals in the gut preventing the body from absorbing them. Anyone who has taken antibiotics or suffers from gut issues may benefit from a low-oxalate diet. Too many oxalates may cause kidne