Kidney/Bladder Issues
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: apricots, avocado, mangoes, melons, peaches, pineapple (some sources say cranberries can help, but others indicate berries of all kinds should be avoided)
  • Vegetables: asparagus, beets, broccoli, carrots, celery, corn, fennel, leeks, onions, turnips
  • Brown rice, seeds (especially flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), whole grains, soy products
  • Plenty of water (at least 8 glasses daily)

Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
  • Fruits: berries (some sources say cranberries can help, but others indicate berries of all kinds should be avoided), clementines, grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, rhubarb, strawberries, tangerines, tomatoes
  • Vegetables: arugula, beets, cabbage, collard greens, kale, peppers, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
  • Meat, Seafood & dairy products
  • Parsley, peanuts, almonds, chocolate, tea, bran,  coffee and soda
  • Excessive salt/sugar
  • Alcohol & refined flour

Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
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  • Agrimony, alfalfa, birch, black cohosh, burdock, dandelion, echinacea,  goldenrod, marshmallow leaf & root, parsley, plantain, stinging nettle
  • For Pain:
    • Fenugreek for pains in the abdomen and groin associated with kidney weakness.
    • Put 3 grains of alum (no more) and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice in 1/2 glass water and drink. 
  • For Kidney/Bladder Infection: 
    • A few splashes of vinegar in tall glass of water.  Drink as many as you can for 2 days.
    • Drink 3-4 glasses of cranberry juice daily.
    • Try drinking Saffron tea
  • For Kidney Stones (to dissolve):
    • Celery seed, Feverfew
    • Wash 6 red beets (do not slice them). In 3 quarts of water, boil slowly (so water does not boil away). After an hour, strain the water and bottle it (refrigerate so it does not spoil).  Drink 3 glasses daily.
    • Mix 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, 3 Tablespoons cream of tarter, and 3 Tablespoons Epsom salt.  Put in pint jar and fill with water.  Stir every morning and take 1 Tablespoon before breakfast. 
  • For Kidney Stones (to help pass):
    • Mix equal amounts homemade almond milk and barley water and drink often until stones are passed. (Almond milk recipe: grind 2 ounces skinned almonds and mix with enough water to make a milky paste).

Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • General kidney problems can represent feelings of criticism, shame, failure or disappointment. 
  • Kidney stones can represent feelings of unresolved anger.

Recipes - Food Medicine: 
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
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