Kidney Stones

Yes! Low oxalate greens do exist. Unfortunately, many people are given general advice to “avoid all green vegetables” on a low oxalate diet. But, this is just simply lazy and false information. There are plenty of low oxalate greens that can (and should!) be eaten on a healthy low oxalate diet. Who Needs Low Oxalate […]

Kidney stones are common in pregnancy. Estimated prevalence ranges from 1 out of every 200-1,500 pregnancies. (1) The more pregnancies a woman has, the higher her risk of having kidney stones. Kidney stone risk increases from 5% to 12% in women with 3 or more pregnancies. (2) Kidney stones are most likely to happen later

Who Should Eat Low Oxalate Bread? As always, I start my low oxalate posts with a disclaimer. Not everyone who has kidney stones needs a low oxalate diet. In fact, not even everyone with oxalate kidney stones needs low oxalate bread. A healthy diet for kidney stone prevention must be individualized to your urine risk

An exciting new article was published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition this month. Yes, I know I am a nerd – who else gets excited about scientific research papers? This article is so exciting because it finally gives us an accurate amount of oxalate in coconut milk and other common plant based milks! Read

There is no single kidney stone diet for everyone. Instead, nutrition for kidney stone prevention needs to be specialized to the kind of kidney stone you have. Read on to learn all about diet for uric acid kidney stone prevention. Or, check out my post about nutrition for calcium oxalate kidney stones. *Please note that

So, you’ve been told to follow a low oxalate diet and to avoid all beans. If this news bummed you out and you are a bean lover, I have great news for you. Low oxalate beans DO exist! Beans can absolutely fit in a low oxalate diet. *Please note that this post contains clearly identified

You may have heard about oxalate dumping. But, what is oxalate dumping anyway? Who should be concerned about it and what is the research behind oxalate dumping? What Is Oxalate? First, what is oxalate itself? Oxalate is a “non-nutrient” that is found in many healthy plant foods such as spinach, almonds, raspberries, and potatoes. Plants

You’ve been diligently following a low oxalate diet and you keep getting stones. How can this be? It is a terrible place to be in: thinking you are doing everything “right” and still getting stone after stone. There must be more to the puzzle. Low oxalate diets are not necessarily the most effective way to

Should you be concerned that hard water will cause kidney stones? What is hard water anyway? Understand if there is a link between hard water and kidney stones. And, how to know if you have hard water and what you can do about it! *Please note that this post contains clearly identified affiliate links.  If