Home remedies for kidney stones

Usually, people with kidney stones experience sharp, sudden pain in the left or right flank or back. However you can reduce symptoms by using some natural home remedies. 

Kidney stones

The kidneys are one of the most important organs in the human body. The kidneys help to detox and filter impurities from the blood, as well as waste products from your urine. Kidney stones form when the kidneys are not able to process toxins efficiently. Specifically, a crystallization of unprocessed minerals builds up.

Unhealthy food intake is a primary cause of kidney stones. Cut down on the amount of soda and energy drinks you consume. Avoid processed foods and alcoholic beverages. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet. Other common Causes of Kidney stones include

• Urinary tract infection (UTI)
• Overdoses of Vitamin D
• Mineral imbalance
• Kidney disease
• Dehydration
• Gout

Most of the cases of kidney stones can be treated successfully with the help of natural ingredients. These natural treatments are safe and effective and at the same time they do not have any side effects.

Natural home remedies for kidney stones

1) Drink plenty of water

Increasing your fluid intake should be your first step (and may be the only step needed) toward staying free of kidney stones. Six to eight 8-ounce glasses is the minimum amount you should drink every day. Thus, the color of your urine will become clear like water which is a good sign. It is recommended to drink mineral water as it is free of sediments. Mineral water will help in reducing the concentrations of calcium and uric acid from the urine, thus making it less alkaline in nature. At the same time mineral water will not allow the kidney stone to increase in size.

2) Lemon juice remedy

This is one of the most effective remedies for kidney stones and the pain they cause. At the first symptom of stone pain, mix 2 oz of organic olive oil with 2 oz of organic lemon juice. Drink it straight and follow with a 12 ounce glass of purified water. Wait 30 minutes. Then, squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon into 12 ounces of purified water, add 1 tablespoon of organic raw apple cider vinegar and drink. Repeat the lemon juice, water and apple cider vinegar recipe every hour until symptoms improve.

3) Kidney beans

Take 60 gm kidney beans, add 4 L of water, heat for 4-5 hr Strain the liquid through a fine muslin cloth, allow the liquid to cool, drink 1 glass of this liquid once every 2 hr in a day, do this for a week, do not use the liquid or the beans again 24 hr after the 1st preparation.

 4) Dandelion root tea

Organic dandelion root is a great kidney tonic and cleanser. Taking up to 500 mg twice a day may be beneficial. You can also drink dandelion root tea.

5) Nettle leaf 

The nettle leaf helps in maintaining the flow of water through the kidneys and bladder, thus promoting smooth urination. It also prevents the crystals from forming into stones and keeps the bacteria away. You must drink two to three cups of nettle tea daily. To make this herbal tea, take two tablespoons of dried nettle leaf and add it to a cup of hot water. Steep for ten minutes and then strain it before drinking the tea. Nettle tea will also enhance the benefits of water by acting as natural diuretics. 

6) Whole wheat bread

A couple slices of whole-wheat bread contain a good amount of magnesium, a mineral known for averting stones. One study found that people who got an adequate amount of magnesium stopped getting kidney stones altogether.

7) Basil Leaves

The basil is regarded as a tonic for the kidneys and thus it is good for the overall health of kidneys. Those suffering from kidney stones must take one teaspoon of basil juice and mix it with equal amount of honey and have it daily in the morning for five to six months. or Basil tea can be taken throughout the day for overall kidney health. If you have kidney stones, try taking one teaspoon each of basil juice with raw honey daily for up to six months. It’s believed that folk remedies with pure basil juice can help induce stone expulsion from the urinary tract.

8) Pomegranate

The seeds and juice of pomegranates can be considered another natural remedy for kidney stones. This may be related to their sourness and astringent properties. You may eat organic pomegranates or drink freshly-squeezed pomegranate juice. In other way you can take one tablespoon of pomegranate seeds and then grind it to make a fine paste. Now take this paste along with a cup of horse gram soup once daily. This remedy will help in dissolving the gravel in kidneys.

9) Chicken. 

The B vitamins, specifically vitamin B6, are well-known stone fighters. Vitamin B6 keeps the body from building up excess oxalate. Too much oxalate is a major factor in kidney stone formation. Three ounces of chicken provide more than one-third of your daily needs.

10) Celery Juice

Celery in vegetable form and celery seed are great urine-promoters and kidney tonics. Regular use of celery seed, as a spice or as a tea, may prevent kidney stone formation. A glass of raw celery juice can help in getting relief from the pain due to its antiseptic properties. Celery juice helps in clearing the toxins that causes the formation of kidney stones. At the same time raw celery juice is a diuretic, which means it can help the stone to break down. 

11) Water melon

Water melon contains potassium which helps in regulating and maintaining the level of acid present in urine. Along with potassium, watermelon also contains highest concentration of water which helps in flushing out stones from the kidneys. Regular consumption of water melon can help a lot in the treatment as well as prevention of kidney stones

12) figs

Boil two figs in a cup of water. Drink this first thing in the morning for one month.

Kidney stones are one of the most painful disorders that affect humans. The pain from a kidney stone can often be sudden, sharp, and unbearable. For some people, the pain is as excruciating as giving birth. For others, the pain is terrible, but is more tolerable. 

So here are some preventive steps for you to keep that pain at bay......

Prevention

Drink more fluids. You need to drink at least 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of fluid a day to dilute your urine to discourage stone formation. If your tap water has a high mineral content (i.e., you have hard water), drink bottled water or filter the tap water. Some of the liquid can be in the form of diluted juices, especially cranberry juice, lemonade, orange juice, or weak tea, all of which help make your urine more acidic. If you can find it, try black currant juice. Stay away from grapefruit juice, however; there’s some evidence it might increase your risk of stones. And stop drinking sodas. The phosphoric acid in carbonated drinks can increase your risk of stones.

Eat more fruits and vegetables. They’re a great source of a nutrient called phytate, and one major study from Harvard found that the more phytate in women’s diets, the fewer kidney stones they developed. However, avoid foods high in oxalates such as spinach and other dark greens, rhubarb, and beets.

Consume more dietary calcium. It sounds counterintuitive, but the more calcium you eat, the less oxalic acid you absorb from food and the less likely you are to develop stones.

Limit salt and sugar, which increase the amount of oxalic acid your body absorbs.Get 10 to 15 grams of wheat bran (about 1/2 ounce) a day. It decreases the risk of additional stones in people who have already had a calcium oxalate stone.

Lose weight. Being overweight significantly increases your risk of stones.

The Medical Home News Question The DMCB Answers Other

The Disease Management Care Blog is happy to serve on the National Advisory Board of Medical Home News.  MHN has important insights and updates on the implementation of Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH).  It also regularly poises a "Thought Leaders Corner"question and prints answers from the PCMH community.

The December 12 issue question was:

What is the single most important issue to overcome in terms of widespread implementation of the medical home model?
A growing shortage of PCPs?
Lack of payer commitment to reimburse care coordination?
Lack of incentives to adopt/implement EHRs?
Lack of sufficient team culture being taught?
Other?

The Disease Management Care Blog naturally answered "other...."

"While I used to think the most important issue was finding generalizable approach to care (template) and an accompanying business model that has consistently been shown to reduce health care costs in a clinically and statistically significant manner, I’m changing my mind. 

The most important issue is the emerging link between accountable care organizations and the medical home to the exclusion of all other approaches to care.  The medical home has had its victories, but much of the published high quality research is from highly integrated settings and even then, it’s unclear if the avoided claims expense is greater than all the indirect and direct costs. We still don’t know if the medical home can succeed in the other kinds of networks being established by ACOs. 

As a result, if ACOs stumble and prove to be an unsuccessful reprise of the 1990s style physician-hospital initiatives, the medical home could be taken down before we know if it can work in non-academic, non-Medicaid community settings. 

This promising baby could be thrown out with the bathwater."

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Home remedies for loose motions

"Loose motion" you may blame it on something you ate at the celebration dinner. Also known as Diarrhea, it is uncomfortable and unpleasant, but generally no big deal in otherwise healthy adults. It can be cured easily with the help of some easy and effective home remedies. 

If you are running to bathroom frequently because of uncontrollable bowel movements and passing loose watery stool with abdominal cramps and stomach pain followed by nausea or vomiting. This may be due to a bacterial and viral attack on your intestine as you may have consumed food or beverage contaminated with bacteria.

This type of diarrhea keeps you on the toilet for a couple of days but doesnt stick around long. Diarrhea is part of your bodys defense mechanism. It is an effective way for the body to get rid of those undesirable alien substance that may have entered your body. It is common digestive problem also known as loose motions. Here are some natural home remedies to treat it at home and relieve the symptoms fast.

Effective home remedies for Diarrhea.

1) Stay hydrated 
Staying hydrated is one of the most important things that you need to focus on while suffering from diarrhea. This is mainly because your body loses liquids and electrolytes minerals such as sodium and potassium that are critical in the running of your body which can cause dehydration. 

You can solve the problem easily by drinking plenty of fluids. Plain water lacks electrolytes, but its a good, gentle-on-the-tummy option that can help you replace some of the fluid that youve lost, so drink eight to twelve glasses of water daily. You can add a pinch of salt and a teaspoonful of sugar in each glass of water for better results. 

You can also drink green tea, fruit juices, vegetable juices and even sports drink. Also you must stay away from caffeine and alcohol. Whatever you choose to drink, keep it cool; it will be less irritating that way. Sip, dont guzzle; it will be easier on your insides if you take frequent sips of liquid instead of guzzling down a glass at a time.

2) Butter milk

It is one of the most effective remedies for loose motions/diarrhea. It helps overcome harful intestinal flora. The acid it contains also fights germs and bacteria. Take a glass of butter milk add a pinch of salt and drink 3-4 times a day for controlling diarrhea. Buttermilk is the residual milk left after the fat has been removed from curd by churning it.

3) Carrot Soup

Carrot soup is a very effective home remedy for loose motions/diarrhea. It contains water for sodium, potassium, phosphorous, calcium, sulphur and magnesium to fight dehydration. It also supplies pectin which coats the intestine to prevent inflammation. It also prevents the growth of harmful intestinal bacteria and prevent vomiting. This soup should be taken in small quantities every half an hour.     

4) Mint juice

Mint juice is very beneficial in treating loose diarrhea. A teaspoon of mint juice can be mixed with a teaspoon lime an honey each and can be taken thrice daily. It provides excellent results.

5) Bottle gourd

The juice of bottle gourd is valuable home remedy for treating loose motions. It provides relief from excessive thirst due to sever diarrhea. Add a pinch of salt in a  glass of plain juice and drink everyday.

6) Pomegranate Juice

Pomegranate juice is a very good home remedy for treating diarrhea If you feel weakness due to continues purging and profuse take about 50 ml of pomegranate juice to control diarrhea.  

7) Brown Rice
The high amount of starch and B vitamins present in brown rice can help a lot to reduce the amount of fluid lost, restore intestinal flora and make the stool less watery. This in turn will help to fasten up the healing process. 

Take 30 gm of powdered brown rice and mix with a glass of butter milk and drink 2 -3 times a day, it is an excellent home remedy for treating diarrhea.

8) Yogurt
Eating probiotic yogurt is another effective way to deal with the symptoms associated with diarrhea. ‘Live cultures’ present in yogurt are friendly bacteria that provide a layer of protection in the intestines and help to generate lactic acid to which can kill and flush out harmful bacterial toxins from your body. Eat probiotic yogurt several times a day. You can eat yogurt as it is or make a smoothie and then have it. 

However, health experts say that you should not begin to eat yogurt until the stomach calms down, as consumption of dairy products too early can worsen your condition. 

9) Psyllium seed husk 

This is also a brilliant home remedy for diarrhea. It is the seed of a plant. It should be taken with plenty of water or in yogurt. Psyllium reaches the intestinal tract and absorbs moisture, bulks up and calms the intestinal wall. Do not give it to babies or people who have difficulty swallowing certain things.

10) Blueberries 
Blueberries contain an element known as anthocyanosides, which have antibacterial as well as antioxidant properties. At the same time blueberries also contain high amount of soluble fiber pectin which can help a lot in dealing with the symptoms associated with diarrhea. 

The best option here is to chew dried blueberries several times a day. This will help to kill the germ causing diarrhea. Else you can make a cup of tea by boiling crushed dried blueberries in one cup of water for about ten minutes. Drink this tea several times a day. You can also make soup with dried blueberries to control your upset stomach.

11) Bananas
Consuming banana is also a good remedy to solve the problem loose motion. Pectin present in banana is a kind of soluble fiber that helps to absorb liquid in the intestines and thus solve the problem of watery stool. At the same time the high level of potassium present in banana helps to replace electrolytes that may be lost while suffering from diarrhea. 

Take one mashed ripe banana and add one teaspoon of tamarind pulp and a pinch of salt to it and mix it properly. Have this mixture twice daily to settle an upset digestive system. At the same time it is always a good idea to have one or two ripe banana for breakfast.

12) Chamomile
Chamomile is often used in the treatment of various intestinal disorders including diarrhea. The antispasmodic property along with high amount of tannins present in chamomile can give huge relief from the symptoms of diarrhea. 

To make chamomile tea, take one teaspoon of chamomile flowers and one teaspoon of peppermint leaves and put them in a cup of boiling water. Allow it to steep for about fifteen minutes. Have this herbal tea at least three times a day to fasten up the healing process. You can also make a cup of chamomile tea from packaged tea bags.  

13) Ginger
Ginger is simply good for your digestive system, it can be used to treat diarrhea. You can use dry ginger or fresh ginger to make a cup of ginger tea. When ginger tea is consumed two to three times a day, it eases the cramps and abdominal pain that sometimes accompany diarrhea. 

Another option is to take equal amount of ginger juice and lemon juice and crush some pepper into it. Consume this solution at least three times a day to get rid of diarrhea quickly.

14) Fenugreek Seeds
Due to high mucilage content present in fenugreek seeds it is also considered a useful natural cure for diarrhea. When you eat fenugreek seeds you will have bulkier stool and there will be significant improvement in the severity and discomfort of diarrhea. 

Take half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds and grind it with little water. Drink this solution to get immediate result from the symptoms of diarrhea. 

15) Mint and cinnamon
Take 4 glass of water, add some mint leaves, a piece of cinnamon, 2 black cardamom and a table spoon of fennel seeds. Boil for 10-15 minutes, after that cool it and drain it. Take a teaspoon of sugar and a pinch or 2 of salt in a glass of boiled water and mix it. Drink this concoction thrice a day. It is very effective remedy for loose motion and nausea.

The above mentioned remedies will give you relief from various symptoms of diarrhea. However, in case if your condition doesnt improve, kindly consult your doctor immediately as it may due to any other illnes.

11 Tips On Allergies And Home Remedies

Many millions of people suffer from allergies.  There are all types of allergies, everything from dust and pollen, to animal dander, to certain types of foods.  The most common symptoms of an allergy is a runny nose, watery itchy eyes, sneezing, pressure, headaches, and nausea.  The good news is there are many very effective allergies home remedies that you can use that will eliminate, or at least diminish, your reliance on expensive and side effect heavy prescription and over the counter drugs and may help you get rid of the allergies altogether.
Here are some things that you can try:

1.  Taking Vitamin E is believed to help increase your bodys ability to fight off allergens.  Many people have gotten relief from their allergies by taking a daily dose of Vitamin E.

2.  Many people claim that adding a few drops of castor oil to a half cup of juice can help alleviate your allergy.  You can also add the castor oil to a glass of water if you prefer.

3.  Use the allergy relief furnace filters in your furnace and make sure to replace them as often as the manufacturer recommends.

4. Use a bleach water solution in any areas of your home that tend to get damp.  This can help eliminate the growth of mold which is a prime cause of allergies.

5. Keep your pets bathed and brushed.  If you cant do it yourself take them to a groomer.

6. Try to avoid any house cleaning chores that tend to stir up a lot of dust.  If possible get someone else to vacuum, dust, or sweep.

7. If you can, try to replace your carpets with wood or tile flooring and just a few area rugs.  Carpets are like magnets and they can really hold on to a lot of dust and dander.

8.  Buy an air purifier and make sure to replace the filters frequently.

9. Keep your pets out of your sleeping area.  This is the one area of your house that its particularly important to be an allergy free zone.  You need to be fully rested and if youre up sneezing all night long you cant get the sleep you need.

10. Make sure to frequently wash all of your bedding in hot water.  This is another place that dust mites and dander can really build up fast, and since this is also where you sleep its very important to keep it as free of dust as possible.

11. When cutting the grass you should consider wearing a mask to keep the dust from blowing into your face.  This may also help whenever you are out working in the yard if you are prone to seasonal allergies.

Whether you are looking for something to relieve your allergy symptoms or eliminate your allergies altogether, these allergies home remedies can provide you with some much needed relief.  Use one, or all, of the tips on this list and keep looking until you find the combination that works best for you.  You do have options and dont have to just rely on store bought allergy products.

Things to consider When Buying Home go Equipments

There are a hundred lots of home cut equipment nowadays that are open in the sell. Do not make the mistake esteem buying something and since regretting why you bought it after a allotment or two. home pass equipments vary also you should always have one good reason to buy it. Don't believe on item commercials tell you about the equipment. Some equipment may seem slight to use on television but n fact will not altogether work for you. Try to cross-examine yourself peerless of these questions before you grasp your wallet and buy that equipment.

Do you need it? The equipment should suit your interests and needs. The activities that you will do with that equipment should be challenging and salient to enjoy on. Buying equipment is never a guarantee that you will interest it especially if it is something new that makes authentic harder to gravy train. Make sure that you already realize the equipment and that it is exigent that you already objective in a fitness club. perform from buying small equipments that are level to your interests.

Can you afford it? Don't be fooled stifle the perception that you consign be forced to use something because you spent too glaringly money whereas firm. Expensive equipments are never an assurance that you will use them or that they are effective for you. Always swallow how much are you distinct to bread for certain equipment. Also ask yourself iif it is worth it. Always comply on the quality before you buy equipment. The price may be too low but presume true that the quality can besides act for low. Or it may emblematize of value but then the quality is not that desired. You can stab choosing on cheaper alternatives but not sacrificing the temperament of the equipment.

You may also want to check out for some used equipments. Most of the time, this is where you find a better deal. You can even find equipments that get done not seem to opine been used at a excessively low degree. Or you can pride the equipment 3 months expired but the price is almost half the original.

Do you have enough space for it? This is often what buyers forget to hold. Try to consider first locality to live a treadmill before buying it. Before you agree something, make decided you know where you will place perceptible. Your place may not accommodate the equipment. Plan head and make certain that the equipment can represent placed in your home gone astray causing any hassle.

Is it safe for you? If you have existing conditions, be sure to check with your cherish to make actual that the equipment cede speak for inoffensive for you. Some equipment may be painful to use further might cause injure to your body. So introduce sure to try it first substitute fore you buy it.

It also suggested that you capital opine if a gym near you already has that equipment. You can save money by just registering to that gym and use that device compared the price you will spend if you will buy that product.

Buying fitness equipments should be bought with consideration. resolve not buy by punch. Always challenge the opinion of a licensed gym instructor before you stand together something.