5 Everyday Foods That Can Help Prevent Kidney Stones

4. When Life Gives You Lemons Make…

All citrus fruits contain citrate, but lemon juice may be more beneficial to some due to them containing almost five times as much as that of orange juice.

A recent study published in the Journal of Urology, has found that drinking 2 liters of lemonade daily doubled urinary citrate in people with decreased urinary citrate[3].

5. Lettuce

Comprising of 96 per cent water – organic crisp lettuce can help you up your intake of water, as a lack of which has been found to be the leading cause of kidney stone formation in those that are prone.

The Annals of Internal Medicine published a study that found that increasing total fluid intake can reduce the risk of kidney stones, with the choice of beverage also potentially being meaningful[4].