Say No To Kidney Stones!
Just the idea of a kidney stone might make you cringe in discomfort especially when you consider that one in ten men and one in thirty five women will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lives, according to Kidney Health Australia.
We have received a number of reviews lately from customers reporting positive changes in their kidney health due in part to drinking our teas. We thought it was an interesting topic to explore further here in our blog.
Most importantly, we want to help you avoid being part of these statistics. Did you know that drinking tea may help keep the development of kidney stones at bay?
Past research has shown that drinking an excess of coffee and soda can sometimes lead to kidney stones, because "anti-nutrients" in these drinks may impact how effectively the body can absorb some nutrients.
In a review that was published in October 2020 in the peer-reviewed World Journal of Urology, a team of researchers in France and the U.K. set out to analyse how coffee and tea may relate to kidney stone formation.
After reviewing 13 past studies, the researchers concluded that drinking appropriate amounts of tea might have protective effects against the formation of kidney stones. This is because consuming caffeine-free tea increases the urinary excretion of calcium, sodium and magnesium.
However, the researchers specified that a particular kind of tea may play the best defense against the development of kidney stones. "The current available literature supports in general, a potentially protective role for tea against stone formation, mainly for green tea," the study authors write.
"The water the tea is steeped in helps the body produce urine, which facilitates the release of an excess of minerals", the researchers note. They also suggest that tea's antioxidants may have a preventive effect.
More investigation is necessary before the scientific community can definitively assert that tea prevents kidney stones. However, if you already have some green tea in the cupboard or a blend that contains green tea, this study may be great inspiration to fire up the kettle.
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Kerri Imrie has a Diploma in Business Management and is the founder of Tea Now.Kerri is passionate about holistic health. Her goal is to empower people to take control of their health and show that the quality of our lives is directly linked to how we treat our bodies and minds. You can follow her @teanow.au
Kerri is not a qualified health practitioner. Always consult a health professional before deciding if a health product is right for you.