Low Oxalate Diet

  • Does a Low Oxalate Diet Prevent Kidney Stones?

    Does a Low Oxalate Diet Prevent Kidney Stones?

    This week, I’ve seen patients who suffer greatly due to kidney stones. So it was a typical week filled with painful stories and familiar tales of people lowering their oxalate intake as their doctor had told them only to produce a new stone anyway.

    + More

  • Your High-Fiber, Low-Oxalate Grocery List.

    Your High-Fiber, Low-Oxalate Grocery List.

    Here’s a fun little fact. The average American consumes only around 15 grams of fiber per day, although we’re supposed to get between 21 and 38 grams per day (21-25 grams for women and 30-38 grams for men).  You might ask yourself, “What the heck does this have to do with…

    + More

  • The Safe Oxalate List for Kidney Stones

    The Safe Oxalate List for Kidney Stones

    I want to share some good news—I have created a new safe oxalate list that makes the original Harvard list easier to use by showing only the foods you CAN have! What makes the Simple & Safe Oxalate List different? There are two things that are different from the original…

    + More

  • How to Prevent Kidney Stones by Eating a Low Oxalate Diet

    How to Prevent Kidney Stones by Eating a Low Oxalate Diet

    Many kidney stone patients come to me after trying to lower their urinary oxalate levels on their own. They want to avoid forming more kidney stones but find the recommended dietary changes frustrating and confusing. They believe they have to limit or eliminate foods they have always enjoyed and considered…

    + More

  • How Your Healthy Diet Caused Your Kidney Stones

    How Your Healthy Diet Caused Your Kidney Stones

    Most of my patients come to me saying… “I finally started eating healthy, I lost 63 pounds, and then I got a stone.” Now what? It can be very frustrating to realize your “healthy” diet is the reason you made a kidney stone. I often find my job as a…

    + More

  • How to eat a low oxalate diet

    How to eat a low oxalate diet

    Do you need a list? Many of you leave the doctor’s office thinking you will never be able to eat a fruit or vegetable again. If that wasn’t bad enough chocolate and nuts are gone, too. Some of this sadly is true, most of it is not. I am here…

    + More