Kidneys filter the blood and remove the extra waste and water from the body as urine. They form the crystals that clump together and make stones. Kidney stones are hard rock like crystals of varying size and shapes. They can vary in size from as small as a grain of sand up to as big as a golf ball. Although some cases of kidney stones are genetic and others are caused by diet and lifestyle. These kidney stones can be easily prevented.
Tips to prevent kidney stone
1) Drink plenty of water .Water help the minerals to move through the body more efficiently and decrease the stone formation. It also help to flushed out quicker.
2) Avoid soft drinks that are high in sugar or sodium.
3) Increases the consumption of lemon juice and fresh lemonade .Lemon have high concentration of citrate which help to reduce kidney stone formation. Citrate is highly effective when combined with water.
4) Reduce or eliminate foods rich in animal protein such as meat, fish, and chicken from the diet especially if you are suffer from stones.
5) Calcium stones are most common and those who have them should be carefully avoiding oxalate which is found in foods such as spinach, chocolate, sweet potatoes.
6) Exercise regularly. Maintaining a healthy body weight makes less tendency to develop kidney stones. Physical activity prevents minerals and acids from becoming concentrated in urine and help existing stones move through the urinary tract.
7) Avoid dehydration. Drink enough fluids to keep urine volume above 2 liters a day. This can half the risk of getting a second stone by lowering stone –forming chemicals.
8) Avoid too much tea or coffee.
9) Reducing salt often lower the risk of calcium containing stones. Eat low or no salt processed foods.
10) Black and green tea reduces the risk of all type of kidney stones except those formed by oxalate.
