Re: lemon juice / oxalate crystals in urine

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I found this out by trying Star's lemonade. (recommended by a Lyme literate doctor, it's used for inflamation, mucus in the stool, and digestion)

It only comes up under google search, not yahoo, for some reason. I'd use 2 tbs. You don't even taste the maple syrup, it's great. I'll repost the star's lemonade but it does have cayenne pepper which I wouldn't recommend for young children without the permission from a Physician.

To: "miralax " <miralax >Sent: Mon, August 13, 2012 11:55:33 AMSubject: Re: lemon juice / oxalate crystals in urine

whoever suggested using maple syrup, I use the same brand on pancackes so I have some at home, do you have a recipe for how to use it to sweeten lemonade?

To: "miralax " <miralax > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:23 PMSubject: lemon juice / oxalate crystals in urine

----- Forwarded Message ----To: miralax Sent: Wed, May 13, 2009 3:55:12 PMSubject: EG the same as PEG

Jeanie take a look at this. Says here that they used eg to induce oxalates. Lemon juice removed them. Thought anyone who was trying to detox miralax should be considering lemonade. What do you think????NattalieAbstractBackgroundThe use of herbal medicines (medicinal plants or phytotherapy) has recently gained popularity in Europe and the United States. Nevertheless the exact mechanism of the preventive effects of these products is still far to be clearly established, being its knowledge necessary to successfully apply these therapies to avoid stone formation.MethodsThe effect of oral lemon juice administration on calcium oxalate urolithiasis was studied in male Wistar rats. Rats were rendered nephrolithic by providing drinking water containing 0.75% ethylene glycol [v/v] (EG) and 2% ammonium chloride [w/v] (AC) for 10 days. In addition to EG/AC treatment, three groups of rats were also gavage-administered

solutions containing 100%, 75% or 50% lemon juice [v/v] (6 ìl solution/g body weight). Positive control rats were treated with EG/AC but not lemon juice. Negative control rats were provided with normal drinking water, and were administered normal water by gavage. Each group contained 6 rats. After 10 days, serum samples were collected for analysis, the left kidney was removed and assessed for calcium levels using flame spectroscopy, and the right kidney was sectioned for histopathological analysis using light microscopy.ResultsAnalysis showed that the rats treated with EG/AC alone had higher amounts of calcium in the kidneys compared to negative control rats. This EG/AC-induced increase in kidney calcium levels was inhibited by the administration of lemon juice. Histology showed that rats treated with EG/AC alone had large deposits of calcium oxalate crystals in all parts of the kidney, and that such deposits were not present in rats also

treated with either 100% or 75% lemon juice.ConclusionThese data suggest that lemon juice has a protective activity against urolithiasis.Background