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Urinary Tract Infection​
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: Blueberries, cranberries, lemons, pineapple, watermelon
  • Vegetables: carrots, celery, fennel, leeks, onions, parsnips, turnips
  • Pumpkin seeds, yogurt, barley
  • Cinnamon, garlic (raw if you can), cumin
  • Drink 8-10 glasses of water, juice or tea daily

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Meats, rhubarb, oranges and pickles. 
  • Alcohol, dairy (except yogurt)
  • Caffeine, refined flour/sugar

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Bergamot, cedarwood, geranium, hyssop, juniper, lemongrass (on bladder area, either directly or via hot compress)

Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Buchu, celery seeds, cinnamon, coriander, dandelion leaves, echinacea, fennel seeds, fenugreek, garlic, marshmallow root, parsley, slippery elm bark powder, stinging nettle, sumac, yarrow
  • ​Blend echinacea, nettle and goldenseal tea and have 1 cup several times daily (omit goldenseal if pregnant).
  • Genital wash: Make goldenseal and/or echinacea tea, let it cool, and swab genital area.
  • If blood in urine: Agrimony, yarrow, shepherd's purse.
  • A few splashes of vinegar in tall glass of water (drink as often as you can for 2 days). ​
  • Add 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar to a glass of warm water, add a few drops freshly squeezed lemon juice.  Drink twice daily. 

Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • Vitamin C: 500 mg every other hour, as tolerated (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
  • Cranberry: 400 mg twice daily (if not drinking pure juice already).
  • Acidophilus: 1 pill (1-2 billion live organisms) twice daily (take if your doctor has also prescribed antibiotics).
  • Uva Ursi: 500 mg or 1/2 tsp tincture, 4 times daily for 1 week (buy extract that contains 20% arbutin, don't take with vitamin C or cranberry, avoid if pregnant).
  • Echinacea: 600 mg 3 times daily. ​

Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • Can represent feelings of anger, usually at a lover or spouse.

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:
  • Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
  • Basic Fruit Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Blueberry Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Blueberry-Pomegranate Smoothie (GF)
  • Cranberry-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
  • Detox Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Mango-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
  • Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
  • Pineapple Kale Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Pineapple Mint Smoothie (V, GF)

Meals:
  • Adult Ramen (V, GF)
  • Black Bean Chili (V)
  • Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
  • Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
  • Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
  • Garlic Soup (V, GF)
  • Japanese Onion Soup (V, GF)
  • Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
  • Vegetarian Chili (V, GF)

Sides & Salads:
  • Butternut Squash Risotto (V, GF)
  • Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
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