Thursday, 3 May 2018

[www.keralites.net] Tomato & Kidney stones

 

 Will Eating Tomatoes Lead To Kidney Stones?


Indian cooking is incomplete without all the spices and ingredients like garlic, chili, onion and tomatoes. You can hardly avoid these when you relish any typical Indian dish. Now comes the million dollar question- will eating tomatoes lead to forming of kidney stones in your body?
To know this, let us find out how kidney stones are formed-
Interestingly, you may not know that you have a kidney stone, till it starts moving within your kidney or gets into your ureter. That's when you start experiencing symptoms like severe pain in and around your ribs and lower abdominal area, nausea, increased urination, smelly urine and painful urination often with traces of blood in it.
Kidney stones often occur due a number of factors. Simply speaking, kidney stones form when there are substances in your urine which help form crystals. Uric acid, calcium and oxalate are examples of such substances. Also at the same time, if your urine does not have compounds that stop the crystals from sticking together, then stones occur.
Food that you eat plays a major role in forming kidney stones. Avoiding such foods will definitely lower the risk of stone formation.
So, what do tomatoes contain that may result in forming a kidney stone?
It is a good idea to clearly understand the link between tomatoes and kidney stones to avoid getting flustered over this issue. Normally eating tomatoes or tomato seeds does not result in kidney stones.
However, eating tomatoes may not be a good idea after all for those people who already have a tendency of developing kidney stones or have kidney related problems. There is a reason for this.
Tomato seeds have a lots of oxalate content. When this oxalate comes in contact with calcium in the body, it forms a compound known as calcium oxalate. This compound leads to forming of crystals in the kidneys eventually leading to formation of kidney stones.
So, if you already have kidney stones in your body or have the tendency to develop them, then you should keep away from consuming tomatoes in any form like in salads, dishes, sauces, puree etc. This will lower your risk of getting kidney stones.
One more thing to keep in mind is that if you already have kidney stones then avoid eating green tomatoes seeds. They are harmful for your kidneys. This is because these seeds are very difficult to digest and may lead to formation of more kidney stones if you eat them too frequently.
Tomatoes are a minefield of fibre, minerals, vitamins, lycopene and other antioxidants that boost your health tremendously. You should avoid its consumption in any form only if you have kidney stones.
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[www.keralites.net] An important Vitamin, that your doctor never talks of

 

 An Important Vitamin That Your Doctor Never Talks Of
Many times as a kid, you might have fallen down and got your knees scraped. The blood would come out and slowly, over the days, the wound would heal. Basically, it was your system's own natural way of healing your scratches by congealing our blood from liquid to gel form, which, is also known as the process of "coagulation".
Have you heard about friends or family, that their blood doesn't clot easily? Or, that even a slight scratch might remain "fresh" for a longer time. It is due to the delaying in blood clotting. Blood clots, a very simple biological procedure, which you studied in middle school biology, are responsible for healing the wounds. They form due to the presence of Vitamin K, in the absence of which you may bleed to death in serious injuries.
What is Vitamin K?
Vitamin K includes phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) and menaquinone (Vitamin K2). In a layman's words, it is basically a vitamin that is found in abundance in green leaves and is essential for the blood clotting process. As kids you may not have been too fond of consuming green veggies, no matter how much your mom coaxed or threatened you to have those. Sigh! But then, they say, that health is wealth.
Why you should take Vitamin K? Can the deficiency be harmful?
It is a very good question, given the fact, how we all go "ewww" at the very mention of consuming leafy veggies (unless from "Subway"). :) Vitamin K helps in blood clot, preventing excess bleeding. This is the first reason why we should include Vitamin K in our diet. Did you know that newborns are injected with Vitamin K? Ever wonder why? The reason is that newborns are more prone to Vitamin K deficiency than adults.
Deficiency of Vitamin K can lead to uncontrolled bleeding, that much is obvious now. However, there are certain other cases that pose a higher threat of Vitamin K deficiency.
Have a disease that affects absorption in the digestive tract, such as Crohn's disease or active celiac disease
Take drugs that interfere with Vitamin K absorption
Being malnourished
High alcohol consumption
In these aforementioned cases, your doctor might suggest Vitamin K supplements.
How much Vitamin K should you get?
This is a very important thing to keep in mind. We have always been told, no matter how nutritious something might be, in excess, it might have effects we may not like. Not to forget that the excess can completely neutralize the positives that we gained from it earlier. Same is the case with Vitamin K. So, I am presenting to you, the quantity per day of Vitamin K, that different people should consume-
Group (years) Adequate Intake
Children 0-6 months 2.0 micrograms/day
Children 7-12 months 2.5 micrograms/day
Children 1-3 30 micrograms/day
Children 4-8 55 micrograms/day
Children 9-13 60 micrograms/day
Girls 14-18 75 micrograms/day
Women 19 and up 90 micrograms/day
Women, pregnant or breastfeeding (19-50)Women, pregnantor breastfeeding(less than 19) 90 micrograms/day75 micrograms/day
Boys 14-18 75 micrograms/day
Men 19 and up 120 micrograms/day
What are the foods that can provide a healthy dose of Vitamin K?
Now comes the main part. We have read the benefits of Vitamin K, and what harms the deficiency might cause. Now let us have a quick peek at the foods that are rich in it.
(The ones in bold are the main and best sources, the rest are other alternatives).
Herbs : Dried Basil, Dried Sage & Dried Thyme, Fresh Parsley, Dried Coriander (Cilantro) & Dried Parsley, Dried Marjoram, Fresh Basil and Fresh Chives.
Green, Leafy Vegetables: Kale (cooked), Frozen Kale, Frozen Spinach, Mustard Greens, Spinach, Collards, Beet Greens, Swiss Chard, Turnip Greens, Dandelion Greens and Broccoli Raab.
Salad Vegetable: Spring Onions / Scallions, Garden Cress, Endive, Radicchio, Chicory Greens, Watercress, Cos, Lettuce, Green Lettuce, Red Lettuce, Celery, Arugula, Iceberg Lettuce & Cucumber.
Brassica Vegetables: Brussels Sprouts (cooked), Broccoli, Cabbage, Frozen Broccoli, Chinese Broccoli, Red Cabbage, Pak Choi, Savoy Cabbage, raw and Cauliflower.
Hot Spices: Chili Powder, Curry Powder & Paprika and Cayenne Pepper.
Other Vegetable: Asparagus (cooked), Frozen Asparagus, Leeks, cooked, Okra, cooked and Fennel, raw.
Pickles: Cucumber (sweet), Dill Pickle, Sour Pickle and Sweet Pickle Relish per tablespoon.
Soybeans (cooked), Raw Soybeans and Roasted Soybeans.
Vegetable Oils: Olive Oil, Soybean, Canola (Rapeseed) and Sesame Oil.
Dried Fruit – Prunes, Blueberries, Pears, Peaches, Figs and Currants.
Phew! Quite a long list, isn't it? But, on the good part, this list gives a long list of alternatives of our own choice that we can consume for our healthy dosage of Vitamin K.
We should always take the good in things, with a pinch of salt. Though the side effects in Vitamin K dosages are rare, but again, no matter how small, these cannot and should not be ignored. I am sure, you would agree too, after having a look at these.
Many drugs can interfere with the effects of Vitamin K. They include antacids, blood thinners, antibiotics, aspirin, and drugs for cancer, seizures, high cholesterol and other conditions. People using medications for heart problems, clotting disorders, or other conditions may need to watch their diets closely to control the amount of Vitamin K they take in. They should not use Vitamin K supplements unless advised to do so by their health care provider.
Before I conclude, all I can say is that though Vitamin K is very essential and beneficial to us. It should only be taken as a supplement, if your doctor prescribes it, else not, if you want to escape the side effects. Be assured, your normal daily diet contains sufficient dosage of Vitamin K.
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