My own oxalate story --for several years I saw countless urologists for this horrible burning bladder I had. No infections ever. They had no answers. It turns out the green smoothies (spinach) and drinking almond milk was the cause. Oxalates. I stopped all that and began living again. Thanks for covering this.
Same thing happened to my dear friend! Bought a top o the line new juicer, juiced every green leafy in sight, and wound up with kidney stones in ZBOTH kidneys!!! And also did almond milk smoothies with assorted unknown oxalates… same… I’d shoot myself!!!I’ve had kidney stones… immediately learned about oxalates… I’m so careful? It’s sickening!!!🤣😂🤪🙋♀️♥️‼️
@@suecastillo4056 So true! Ah the expensive juicer. One of urologists I saw wrote me a script for Elmiron, a drug for interstitial cystitis, which I did not have. That drug has serious side effects, and I never took it. None of them ever inquired about my diet. I've noticed issues with tomato sauces as well so I avoid those too.
I had omitted almonds and spinach from my diet in 2002 when I had horrible lower back pains. I think the pain was radiating from my kidneys due to the oxalates. When my sister recently complained of mysterious kidney referred pain I asked her if she had been eating spinach and almonds. She said DAILY! All pain went away when she stopped eating them. 👍🤗🥳
This is good. I put some almond butter DAILY in my steel cut oats. This comment has me thinking. Never had oxalate issues . I guess I need to cut down. And I make grilled chicken salad with spinach 😭😭
At least she listens! I tell people about this all the time and they keep feeding the body the way they want in order to keep living a lower quality of life.
That is medically inexcusable!! I had my first last summer that actually resulted in sepsis and a 10 day hospital stay. The urologist never mentioned oxylates to me, either. But I immediately began researching and made the connection to my high almond intake. The last two years should have taught us WE ARE ON OUR OWN as far as our health is concerned. We're in big trouble if not doing our own research. Thanks, Doc, for getting good info out there!
@@GloryGal The last 2 years? For me it's been my whole life-I never can get any medical help. Just suffer with all my ailments and pain. I found the Doctors on YT and it has been a blessing to get some self-help the past 3 years.
I’ve passed 9 kidney stones in the past 20 years and have 7-8 removed with lithotripsy. Reducing oxalates has reduced stone development to only 1 in past 2 years. Three doctors since 2001 told me to reduce oxalates but didn’t believe them until about 2 years ago. Now I’m a believer.
Kidney stones are often caused by lack of B6, diabetes, low calcium high fat, or low calcium high oxalate. Gut bacteria is the first defence at dealing with oxalates. I wish you well.
@@GloryGal Yes we are on our own! Ever watched documentaries about lime desease....? Tip of the iceberg. Same for the food industry. All about money.
Terrible vulvodynia back in the 1990’s. Went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ where Dr R. Stuart Fowler was in charge of their Women’s Health Dept. After years of terrible suffering, he quickly told us what the problem was. It was so simple that my husband became very angry at the medical community for not helping us sooner. We followed his guidelines, which included a diet change and taking specific calcium supplements at that time. Everything began noticeably clearing up within one week. Oxalates are no joke.
I am 1 week into removing Oxalates from my diet and even after just 2 days I could feel the difference in pain levels. I have been suffering from severe joint and muscle pains for years (57 year old) Just removing Almonds and Spinach and potatoes has radically reduced pain in my hands and feet and knees. I wake up now and lie in bed thinking, Wow! Nothing hurts this morning! ❤❤❤
I started eating per you're diet 6 months ago and I gotta say I love it. I've lost 60 lbs my BP is lower and I thank God I found you're channel. I still have more work to do but you gave me the road map and it's up to me to get where I need to be. Thanks Doc
Can I ask how long it took for your BP to lower! I’ve just started following this diet just over a week ago to try and lower my BP. I really don’t want to take medication.
@@noreenmary3300 mine took about 6 months, but yours could take a different amount of time. If you don’t have a blood pressure machine, get one and keep a record of your blood pressure.
@@noreenmary3300 That is fairly resent, I do take BP meds but I had to cut that in half, I still have a lot more weight to lose so my goal is to completely stop the meds, also I've been drinking hibiscus tea that helps as well
I would just warn folks to withdraw slowly! Last year, I tried to remove oxalates all at once and it HURT. My eyes felt like they had sand in them and my fibromyalgia pain skyrocketed. So, work your way down the oxalate scale gradually.
I can attest. I did carnivore cold Turkey 3 months ago and suffered dumping symptoms. I learned to include small amounts of oxylates every few days to circumvent the symptoms. It helps but I wish I had eased into dropping the veggies.
Yep! Sally Norton talks about that ALL the time. If you get dumping symptoms, just add back a little bit of oxalate foods to allow your body to dump them more slowly. I'd highly recommend any of her interviews on YT....and she's done tons of interviews. She has a crazy oxalate story.
@@audreygregis8721 yep, I had to back up and withdraw slowly. I had read about the dumping but didn't think it could be *that* bad. Oh, it definitely is *that* bad!
Correct, if you go cold-turkey then keep some dark chocolate and almonds around to eat in case you experience severe oxalate dumping and eat small quantities of them one or twice daily decreasing the amount gradually until you can ween off them completely and not experience the awful pain of oxalate dumping... believe me, I tried cold-turkey and very much regretted it.
Thank you. At 74 yrs old I've become extremely sensitive to oxalates. This only adds to being sensitive to sodium, sugar, dairy, and some glutens. Frustrating. Went through a number of kidney stone experiences resulting in CKD. This information apparently is not well known in the medical community, even among urologists.
Thank you Dr Berry for giving these informations For years I ve been watching and following your advice, I made myself a healthier! I m 64 years old and have type 2 diabetes I stopped eating carbohydrates like rice, noodles, pasta and any kind of bread and my blood sugar went back to normal I also stopped eating anything sweet and stopped using sugar and sweeteners You are right! I followed all your advice and I am not craving for sweets anymore! By eating only vegetables and animal protein plus bone broth , I feel like I’m in my 30s again! You are right about everything! I don’t get hungry at midnight and I dont get thirsty that much anymore! All the series of videos I watch over and over cured me 👍🏽😊😘 Every advice you gave is 100 percent true! I really appreciate a WORLD CLASS DR like yourself giving advice to people like me! More power to you and God bless🙏🏽
Grateful to know this now but I went through years of horrible pain and thought I was eating healthy. Used to love Navy beans, corn bread, grits, spinach salads and definitely baked potatoes. I've never met Dr. Berry but he's radically improved my life!!
Omg I love all these although I no longer eat spinach after giving myself a 10mm C/O stone that 100% occluded my kidney and almost killed me by almost rupturing my kidney. Take this seriously and don't let this be you. The midshift ER DR was in a panic bc she didn't have a surgeon on staff. The hospital was totally unprepared for this emergency. I had no clue a kidney stone could be deadly.
Almonds were the last food I said goodbye to before going carnivore. I love them but dropped them because of the oxalate content. If you're an almond lover like me - trust me, you will survive (and thrive) without them.
I was being "healthy" eating almond butter by the spoonful. And spinach smoothies. Inflammation, gout, osteoarthritis -- I thought I was being good! Keep increasing the spinach, avocados etc. Now carnivore 18 months -- ALL GONE! Finally got it through my thick skull that you TAKE AWAY stuff for health, not add more of it. (DUH)
I used to eat a pound of almond every 2-3 days. I had been doing keto on and off for years. I would say they were 75%+ of my total oxalate intake. Who knows how long it will take me to get rid of them all.
My husband suffered from debilitating gout. Keto cured him. Something he was eating continued to cause a "twingy" feeling in his feet. He ate gobs of spinach. Once we learned about oxilates, he stopped with the spinach. Cleared up completely. He hasn't had a gout attack in over 4 years. Eats all the meat--including sausage--that he wants.
As an avid gardener, frugal cook, herbology student and now 72 yr old with severeidiopathic neuropathy during the keto diet switch, I scramble to combat my ignorance of oxalate dumping, hope to balance all out in spite of allopathic doctors skepticism &disbelief. A rude shock,getting good keto results anyway, if modified, will stubbornly persist in re education!
I would get random gout attacks on keto, my doctor told me to quit purine rich foods, of which I've been unable to cut down on. I realized that whilst on keto I would replace my sweet tooth cravings with lots of 85%-90% dark chocolate, I suspect this was the culprit as I have not gotten a gout attack since dropping it
I'm shocked, I had no idea oxalate was making my RA and fibromialgia worse. I have the worst RA pain. Thank you Dr Berry for this type of info. Also thank you for being a true MD and sharing your knowledge with us. I appreciate you more than I could ever express. 🤗
@@dianavp9054 I wanted to let you know that I did find Sally and am now following her on her new Instagram, her previous one was hacked just incase you didn't know 😉. I'm also going to get her book as soon as it's released 😊
@@KINGDOMDEMOLITION How so? I drink about 2 regular coffee cups a day. BUT I will also tap the coffee back down on my keruig loose coffee cup and run the smallest cup amount of water through it again. I do have a lot "chronic" pain, but I have had it for years. The doctor said people can be sensitive to oxalates, I have to wonder if this hasn't been my problem all along. Thans for sharing.
So vindicating. Virtually all the veggies I've hated my whole life, but tried to cram down because I thought they were so healthy, are loaded with oxylates. Off the hook at last!
I’ve been on a gluten free/ low to very low oxalate diet for 6 yrs and it’s been life changing for me! I can definitely tell if I eat too many oxalates in a day since I have painful “dumping” symptoms. I strongly recommend slowly lowering oxalates over time to avoid pretty intense dumping symptoms than can occur. Lowering too quickly causes the body to “dump” stored oxalates in the body quickly leading to lots of issues. This can be helped by slowly lowering from a high oxalate diet to a low oxalate diet over time to allow the body time to adjust. Mineral support, especially Magnesium is also very helpful! While dumping stored oxalates is beneficial, too much too soon is not. Slow and steady is my strategy. Thank you Dr Berry for talking about oxalates.
@@underated17 I personally take magnesium supplement but do try to get it from foods sources as much as possible. Unfortunately, a lot of magnesium rich foods are high in oxalate 😞
@@MAZZAR0TH It can be dangerous in some cases. Toxicity and heart failure. But for most people terrible joint pains and rashes all over the body can occur.
I began Keto for an autoimmune disease, PMR, and that got me off 15mg of Prednisone in 3 months, but I was also on methotrexate for my RA. Keto was helping with the RA, especially when I added a tin of sardines everyday, but progress was slow and I was only able to taper from 15mg to 12.5mg over 10 months. If I tried to taper too quickly I had terrible pain in my hands and wrists. In December of 2018 Dr. Berry uploaded a video announcing he was going to do carnivore, so December 26 I began Carnivore, and 30 days later I began tapering off methotrexate and was off in 2 weeks and was pain free. A week after I was off methotrexate I had a small Kale salad, and the following day had pain in my hands and wrists, Thinking this was just a coincidence I waited a week and had another salad, and the following day again had pain in my hands and wrists. I continued eating carnivore another couple of months before I tried another salad, this time with no problems. I now eat most meat with a little veg on the side. I can tell when I've eaten too many foods with oxalates, typically almonds because I begin to feel it in my hands. I feel my best when I eat just meat and eggs.
A good friend and his wife have been using your guidance for 6 months, my friend says his arthritis has just disappeared nad they both are feeling better than they ever have. Amazing.... I am currently reading Sally Norton's oxalate book Toxic Superfoods. You both have great advice. I look forward to my health journey with your videos now in my "toolbox" keep up the great work Ken.
For years, I ADORED spinach, but never understood why I would often get sick from it. I'm talking full blown food poisoning symptoms. It didn't always make me sick, but it was like a coin flip whether it would or not. So, for a long time, I figured I had bad luck with rotten or contaminated batches. But then, one day, went to the store, bought the freshest organic spinach there, went straight home, cooked it, and ate it. I didn't feel great that night, but the next day was sick all day in bed. That's when I figured I must have some sort of allergy to spinach. And when I looked it up, I finally learned about oxalates. And suddenly, it all made sense.
Glad you found out the reason!! Think of all the poor souls that don’t know what’s out to get them? They have no idea!!! Makes me shudder! Kidney stones are treacherous demons! Never had such pain!!!
For a few years even before keto I started having awful stomach & bathroom issues after eating potatoes, tomatoes & salads made from spinach. I avoid most of the high oxalate foods now & am much better. I love a simple dinner of steak. I feel energized and have zero stomach issues after eating it. Zero oxalates! Yum! Like you, mystery solved, YAY!
My lecitin and oxalate rich vegan diet resulted in years of Fibromyalgia and CFS..😑 Took me years to understand that eating meat again is no enough i also have to get rid of the other stuff. I loooved spinach and beets
I am 61 years old, and previously had been vegetarian for the past 31 years, mainly vegan the past 6 years, and I had been consuming all those foods Dr. Berry listed, in abundant amounts, along with many other fairly high-oxalate foods and spices. I have never had a kidney stone, but a recent scan showed degenerative changes in my kidneys (pelviectasis), as well as multiple thyroid nodules (so I will now avoid CT scans with iodine-contrast dye because of my thyroid issues). I also have arthritis in numerous places, especially my hands, which have numerous bone spurs at the joints. I have been researching oxalates in the diet for the past few weeks, and I think I may be onto something... Medical literature always says that the causes of these things are unknown or "normal ageing" (wear and tear). But my "healthy diet" wasn't keeping me healthy, so I am definitely making some changes because I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet! A word of caution for other people like me who have been heavy oxalate-eaters - I believe I should taper my oxalate consumption, and not quit abruptly, as Dr. Berry suggests in the video, because my body may try to eliminate too much oxalate at one time, and I want to avoid feeling sick from "oxalate dumping"...
Eleanor, I believe that oxalates are more insideous than we are led to believe. Doing their damage silently behind the scenes. I wonder if oxalates are the cause of osteophytes on the spine, as well as bone spurs as you mentioned. If you don’t know about Sally Norton, she is a good source on this subject, lots of videos on UA-cam here. She has a book also titled Toxic Superfoods. Excellent research. Good luck to you 🫶🏼
Thats my issues right now. I was eating more beans, sweet potatoes and nuts. All my body pains, my joints especially on my hands are all swollen, red, they crack and bleed. Its so painful. I believe its oxalates.
I developed a kidney stone several years ago after I first went keto, because of all the high oxalate foods I was eating. I didn't figure it out until AFTER the stone, and I started researching causes. I cut out the high oxalate stuff, and started taking both potassium and magnesium citrate supplements daily, and drinking lemon water, just to be on the safe side. I never want to experience that kind of horrible pain again! Agony!
Had the same experience. Oxalate dumping caused me intense pain all over my body, for weeks. Went to the hospital, had all types of tests and they had no clue what the problem was. Did my research and found out about the damage oxalates do to the body, cut them out and took vitamin B1, along with other B vitamins. Problem solved. Thanks Doctor Berry😆
I've never had a kidney stone, however I had developed leaky gut which led to accumulation of calcium oxalate crystals in my joints and eyes. I had arthritis and intermittent eye pain/blurred vision for nearly a decade that I had attributed to a bad accident that had put me in ICU back in 2009. Injury sites and inflammation increase blood flow to the area in an attempt to heal but if oxalates are in the bloodstream they can gravitate to the area as well and prevent proper healing. 2 years into carnivore and those issues have completely resolved.
Your post struck me OUT of the fact that I have pseudo gout ,and it sounds similar as I also have eye issues and I am in my early 50's.I stopped oxalates and feel 25 years old THNX
I also have leaky gut and joint pain and stiffness. My Eyes are blurred and sometimes itchy. I have stopped the worst oxalates but I still have issues. It seems to take time .
In my case, oxalates appear to have caused kidney disease. I had a kidney biopsy in January 2024 that showed my kidneys have suffered permanent damage from penetration of oxalate crystals. The biopsy report describes the penetration as "moderate," so I'm hoping a lower oxalate diet will enable my kidneys to recover some function. Surprisingly, I have no kidney stones. But I wasn't eating much calcium, and have two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar every day (one in the morning, one in the evening.) The only food on your list of seven I had much of was almonds. I really liked almonds. People should know that tomato sauces, unfortunately, are also high in oxalates.
@@Struwwel2 I also have had reduced kidney function, unknown cause. My doctor has suggested a low oxalate diet. He said that some patients show improved renal function on the diet.
Two years ago I ate three spinach salads in one week. I could not walk for a week without horrible pain in my leg joints. I have not eaten spinach since.
@@sandymorrison1400 Can you imagine how poor Popeye felt?😂 All those years of hearing how great spinach was for us, and now we have to unlearn yet another "health" lesson.
"Kidney stones --- I promise you don't want one of those." 👍👍👍 I liked and ate plenty of "healthy" spinach and almonds, had loads of kidney stones (including two surgeries). Horrible suffering! Once I learned the info in this video a few years ago and made diet changes. Praise God, no more kidney stones!
I used to think drinking a green smoothie every day was healthy. My doctor's never once mentioned to me that I should stay away from oxalates. I ended up in the emergency room more than once last year and never want to go through that again. Thanks for all your videos you're more helpful than my urologist GP and every other Dr. I've been in contact with.
I used to drink green smoothies religiously. It didn’t occur to me until recently that it was one of the causes of me ending up in the hospital a few years ago. I had just done a smoothie cleanse with these large (and very sweet) green smoothies and my body was not happy with it at all.
on my former plant-based diet for many years I consumed a very high oxalate diet on a daily basis and I had widespread pain burning nerve pain chronic fatigue mood problems insomnia etc etc
I was eating the stupid almond, because everybody say eat your nuts and I went nuts with fibromyalgia, migraine, and also added leafy greans, they supposed to be super food and super pain for me, now 100% carnivorous for 90 days + I cheat with 1 cup of coffee a day+ added VB1 ( benfotiamine) + magnesium malate + VD3. I got my life back. 🤷🏽♀️
I also have interstitial cystitis and never linked it to oxalates until I went on the carnivore diet. I know if I eat too many strawberries, or too many tomatoes I can start up the process and suffer for days.
Thanks Dr. Berry. That 23 page food list is VERY helpful! I'm sharing this with my daughter who often has kidney issues that I think may be from oxalates.
Late to learn about this. I'm now trying a low oxalate diet and I started taking water kefir for probiotics. Immediate relief after just a few days. I will continue this for life!
Upon moving to a ketogenic diet I began weening myself off of almonds and spinach slowly to prevent "oxalate dumping". Now these foods have finally been eliminated from my carnivore diet. Thank you for all the valuable information you bring to the table, Dr. Berry!
Yeah, I went to urgent care at my clinic for a respiratory infection. Not only am I oxalate dumping, but getting way too many lectins in my diet. I'm literally swollen up like a tick. Plant based diets aren't for me and I don't mind eating veggies. It's not a chore to eat veggies me. It's harder to fit meat I to every meal than vegetables, but I can't go one this way. The fatigue it just too much. I wonder if I'll start feeling better once I add enough animal protein back into my diet? I can't feel much worse than I do right now.
Oh my gosh. No wonder I have had 3 surgeries to remove kidney stones in less than 2 years. Thank you, Dr. Berry. I'm going to the link you suggested right away. PS. This time (just got out of the hospital yesterday) the doctor finally told me they are Oxalate stones. Now, I'm can learn what to avoid.
Wow, your ability to put complex concepts in simple words is incredible. Seriously, most doctors Sugar coat their contents in order to sell supplements. You can summarise the complex world of diet in the bbbe challenge as a way to make it more accessible to us. Thanks a lot, Dr.
APPRECIATE the oxalate video! I suffer from oxalate and MAST cell issue! So difficult for me but I keep pushing forward. I stay very close to carnivore.
Eager to see your linked list. In the past I have gotten contradictory information on different "low" oxalate lists that is maddening. I even saw an article saying that rice bran lowered risk, but another list had it as high and to be avoided! At least a magnesium citrate supplement kept me from having any for seven years, but last fall I had two, one needed lithotripsy which was painful in itself.
You have just solved a very worrying mystery for me. Last year, January, I started eating a ton of spinach...as I cooked it because it shrinks down was eating a collosal amount, thinking how healthy it was, for weeks and weeks every day. But I started getting very very stiff legs and back....it was agony at times, couldn't stand up straight sometimes, didn't go to the doctor but went to my osteopath and he helped quite a lot but it was still there. Anyway I thought I must have some sort of virus that attacks the muscles. Meanwhile after a couple of months I got fed up with the spinach and stopped eating it. Around the same time all the stiffness began to fade away. Never in a million years would I have put the two things together!! What a relief to finally understand what happened. Thank you 💓 I also love beetroot but won't be eating that anymore either!
@@susieq3260 Thanks for the response! I've been eating microwave spinach for 8 months and my hand muscles have gone crazy, been off for four days, better but still could be better! I appreciate you sharing your experience!
I have MS and I followed the Walls Protocol but I was never good to go on the 3rd level and this diet had 6-9 cups of fruits and veggies per day. I lost lots of weight but my gut was worst than before I think... Started carnivore a week ago and I can see the difference already, lost almost a pound per day and I am not morbidly obese. Thanks for your videos !
Yay!! Don't do exclusive one or the other - go with sprouts for best raw green nutrition. Trying to get oxalate data -- the missing 80% of valuable info not in this video.
Often lyme disease is diagnosed as MS please watch Under Our Skin video then find a lyme literate doctor send your blood to Igenex labs in California for lyme/tick testing you can be treated and get rid of MS
Moderation is the key, our ancestors lived a good life,no hybrid foods, natural food,nature friendly life style. Early rising, hard working, no couching, sleeping on time.
Love your shirt, Dr Berry. My grandparents have always encouraged me to eat spinach. My grandmother often used spinach in her cooking. I don't care for spinach: too grassy. My grandfather suffered numerous episodes of kidney stones. Sometimes the pain was excruciating for my grandfather. My grandma never got kidney stones nor other health issues related to oxalates.
Dr. Berry--Sally Norton suggests NOT going cold turkey with oxalates. She says the oxalate dumping is too much for people. Her website is a great resource.
@@susanbeach9872 Yes, in theory. There's only one way to know if you're going to experience oxalate dumping and that's going cold turkey. Having experienced the pain of dumping, I'd highly recommend having a bit.
I had an 8mm calcium oxalate kidney stone, requiring surgery. Trust me, you don’t want one. I’m darned lucky I didn’t destroy my kidney. I ate spinach daily. . .for my health.
Thank You! I am a new pateon, I joined because you have given so much trusted advice to the community- on-going ! not just a flash in the pan ;o) God Bless from a Great Gran in MN
Dr Berry, I’ve been listening to other doctors and they claim to stay away from kale, spinach and chard. But I see on the list, kale as being low in oxalates. ??please . Thank you doctor Berry for your everything you put out for us.
I’ve been carnivore for about 2 years with the exception of earlier this year when I had the covid and the only I ate for 2 or 3 months was mashed potatoes with butter breakfast sausage-natural I’ve been gluten free even longer. Was not a good time coming back from that I gotta say and still craving potatoes but so far I’ve succeeded in not giving in
This was so informative. I knew I was sensitive to oxalates. But, I had no idea that raisin brand had it ! I had been seeing a urologist for weeks for terrible pain in my bladder. Had a cat scan and the works. Nothing. He couldn’t figure it out. He changed my diet though. So, I quit eating Raisin Bran completely. I would even eat it for lunch . After I quit and changed some of the food I ate. All my pain went away . Now I’m thinking it was the oxalates ! Thanks for this video.
Currently suffering with a kidney stone. Managed to come down with shingles at the same time or slightly after the stone dislodged from my kidney. Have never been more miserable than the last 10 days. My friend mentioned oxalates to me in the hospital ER. I figured out I had been completely setting myself up for a kidney stone through my diet. Had been suffering chronic inflammation in my right hand which is also greatly improved by the fact that I suddenly stopped eating oxalates. Question though, what about stores of oxalate in the body, and how long are those stores still releasing oxalate into our system, most likely, if one just happened to have recently stopped a high oxalate diet? Thank you so much for covering this topic. New subscriber.
If you have eaten very high oxalate for a long time, you may experience symptoms for years. :-( Takes a long time to get rid of them. Tends to come in bursts.
@@sarahwong5592thank you. Yes I have been carnivore for 16 months, now. And one of the ways that oxalate dumping presents is with formation of tooth tartar. I learned that from Sally K. Norton. And have observed that it holds true. I developed tartar on my teeth at a rate I never experienced with no change in habits. Been getting help with that from the dentist but I recognize that it's a symptom of me dumping the oxalates that I've accumulated. Yep I guess they'll be working their way out of my system for a while. At least it's good to wake up late than never.😊
So grateful for the lists and info. Diagnosed with gout and followed the recommended list now realizing still high in oxalates. Following keto after your videos. Tired of always on the verge of an attack following Dr. recommendations.Thank you and keep getting the word out.
Definitely oxalate sensitive. I realized when I went on an elimination diet in 2016, that I started getting oxalate dumping. It was absolutely horrific I had absolutely no idea what an Oxalate was. I had no idea what it was doing to me, but I was sick as a dog. Along with frozen shoulder for months. Long story short, I worked it out, figured it out after following Susie K, Norton, and EO nutrition. Fast forward to the first week of February 2023. I decided to start drinking just distilled water and I ended up having oxalate dumping again was horrible and detox symptoms like you would not believe. Thankfully, I started doing the same supplementation of citrate versions of potassium, magnesium and calcium and drinking lemon water and that helped. Also drinking baking soda and water on an empty stomach. And within 7 to 10 days I started feeling better, but I even ended up with bad Pseudogout in both knees, Having a job for 35 years that I had to carry heavy items I ended up with bone on bone knee is so they were right for the pic and when it comes to Oxalates Now I stuck it out. Everything is evening out and I feel less pain in my soft tissue less pain in my joints and I even have a little bit more energy so distilled water for the win.
I’ve supplemented high doses of granulated potassium citrate in my drinking water throughout the day for over a month, and my 2 large bladder stones dissolved within 3 weeks. I’m now on low doses for maintenance.
Yes! Taking Potassium citrate and magnesium citrate are great ways to help dump oxalates and break up stones. 👍🏼 (make sure to not exceed a daily dose of 1000mg of either supplement)
@@DarthNoshitam No need for any more than that and when we are oxalate poisoned, we are very sensitive to high doses of any vitamin or supplement. It’s best to get the rest from your foods. (Oxalate free foods, of course) Also, avoid supplementing vitamin C as that can exacerbate the issue and even encourage endogenous production of oxalates in some folks.
Thank you so much Dr. Berry - your explanation, as always, was clear and very helpful! Especially at 4:03 - top common oxalate foods. From least to most: raisin bran, navy beans, beets, corn, potato, almonds, spinach. Maybe add chocolate to the list? Much much appreciation!
This is terrific advice, most of which I knew (I was warned by my urologist 16 years ago, when I had to let go of one of my kidneys). But I am planning on sharing it with a family member who suffers from inflammation -- perhaps giving up some (or all) of these foods will help relieve it.
Gout-like pain in my feet, stiff and painful joints in my 4th and 5th fingers, sharp vulvar pain (which feels much like you have a large paper cut, but you don't), and my first and only episode of "restless leg syndrome" hit me all at once about 10 days into a 2-week Hawaiian vacation. We had stocked up on mixed nuts (lots of almonds and peanuts) and dark chocolate in our hotel room and had enjoyed many trips to a cool kombucha place nearby. Plus we had eaten a lot more popcorn and salads with spinach and beets than we normally do while there. This was the perfect storm for my physiology, apparently. Months later I had a relapse of the gout and joint pain from 'P.B. Fit' peanut butter powder, which resolved as soon as I finished my jar of it. (p.s. the Hawaiian dish Poke is pronounced "POH-kay")
Good grief! I have in recent times been eating a lot of almonds and raw spinach had been very regular in my diet. I do eat healthy foods, but I also eat "bad" foods. At my mature age of 55 now, I am finding myself with a lot of discomfort, feeling sick, feeling bad, chronic pain(s) that I have had since I was younger. I did have a 7+mm stone removed from between my kidney and bladder. I had another one but they couldn't see it on follow up. After that I did have a "punctate(?)" stone but it has since not shown up on scans. I will be gearing up all of these wonderful recommendations. These kinds of videos give me hope. I don't like doctors for the most part. I actually could have been one, but what I have experienced these days is a "clearing house attitude" from doctors like my urologist and the surgeon who did my umbilical hernia repair. The supporting staff and those "under doctors" are much more informative and helpful than the doctors. I could go on, but I'm done.
Thanks for the list to download! I spent the past year losing weight and getting my diabetes under control, only to suffer an attack of kidney stones, Turns out my grain-free diet was LOADED with high oxalate foods. I am making substitutions, now, and hope I have seen my last stone. Thanks for being one of the few sites I can trust!
I am so pleased you have spoken about oxalates. I am on a proper human diet and was feeling great. I thought I could manage some 85% dark chocolate. No! Neck, shoulder and back aches and pains returned . Scratchy eyes and sore feet. Instant raw feeling on tongue. Almost carnivore with a few low oxalate veg on some days works well for me.
Right??? I've been eating mostly carnivore for 1+ years, lost 35#, but my only carbs come from 80% dark chocolate, every day. It's the last thing to go from my diet, but I'm so addicted to it, probably for the minerals.
Oxalates are stored in your body and accumulate over time. Please see Sally K Nortons site and be very cautious. I cracked two teeth, had severe joint inflammation and cataracts. I am 67 it took me years to show symptoms. She’s also a frequent guest on carnivore UA-cam sites just search for Norton oxalates and pay attention. I also had the vaginal pains and white crystals that inflamed the inside of my nose like a boil. Oxalates are used to make Zud and Bar Keepers Helper super cleansers, strictly poison.
WOW, I never knew this information about oxalates. Those top 7 are the ones I always craved, before eating on a carnivore diet (for 6 weeks now). Thank you SO MUCH for this Information!
With in two weeks of giving up my daily Super Oxodated foods (morning 750ml of Black Tea with cinnamon, 4-5 Dark choc covered almonds, then Beets and pinnaple/tumeric&spinach shake, for dinner a lot of avocado soy bean veggie burgers, dessert Pinnaple bowl every night! I lost so much weight and my burning joints and “carpet tunnel pain” in my wrist and thumb is significantly getting better with in two weeks. im excited to see how I feel in a month! No wonder I would work out so much and couldn’t loose weight! Thank you IJN 🙏🏽😑
I’m sensitive to food with oxalates. From trial and error, food includes okra, tomato, egg plant, chocolate and potato. For many years I suffered from extreme itchiness without knowing why till I come to know about oxalates. I still now and then get the symptoms even having tried my best to knowingly avoid food with oxalates and would take an antihistamine pill to treat them.
Oh my goodness! That's almost all of the foods that I had had eaten for a couple years and for a longer time almond milk and smoothies with this stuff- thanks Dr. Berry- so glad I found you and Kerry!
Great info, Dr. Berry. But going cold turkey on oxalates is probably not a good idea so I'm gradually decreasing but did cut out the worst offenders immediately (spinach, almonds, beets, etc). Thank you!
This is an excellent video and thanks for the list and links. However, you should warn those sensitive to oxalates that suddenly stopping ingestion for 3 months will cause rapid oxalate dumping which can make their symptoms and health much worse. A better stratagy would be a gradual reduction of foods over a long period of time. Sally K. Norton highly recommends this. It took me a year to reduce most oxalates in my diet and I still eat some, like olives. I've never been bothered by oxalates but at my late age it seems to give better health in general.
BINGO!!!!...thank you Dr. Berry. Been on Keto for a year with the last month being BBB&E. Couple days ago, the first signs of a kidney stone hit and I'm like,...WTH? Printed out the expanded list of oxalate foods and there she was...green olives with garlic? Been eating WAY too many of those. Might explain the persistent candida as well as the never ending low back inflammation. Thanks again Dr. Berry...doing a cold turkey stop to see if these issues clear up.
I don’t usually- or like - writing about my health problems but these kind of videos prompt me to as I’ve had virtually EVERYTHING that Dr Berry is talking about and , after researching their effects -,I’ll be dumping lots of oxalate foods from now on - the advice given is super helpful -,I’ve had 2 kidney stones both requiring stents and surgery - the first stone was horrendous as was diagnosed during Covid and had a slipped stent in for over 7 months. Also flare ups of inflammation over the years - nearly a year ago I cut out all sugar and processed foods and have had no urological symptoms since then and also lost nearly 3 stone - recently I went keto-vore - increasing meat and fats - honestly, I’d advise anyone with tendency to stones, inflammation etc to take the advice of this (and other drs) to avoid the consequences of these conditions. The link to the comprehensive list of oxalate percentages is very helpful 👍. NB - one thing I can’t give up is coffee ☕️!
Two my favorite things, grits and taters, are on the list. I try to avoid them but every now and then they call my name and I answer. Thanks for sharing Dr. B.
Oxalates caused me kidney stones. i also had a kidney infection.. i had to change my whole diet.... i was drinking Black Tea, spinach mixed with other fruits, and so onnnn i didnt know What oxalates was, but now i know and im keeping my self in track
Thank you, dr Ken! I wonder what your view of "dumping" is? There is so much written about it these days, that you should absolutely not go cold turkey etc. Appreciate an answer from you.
Might be worth alerting people to a commonly prescribed SSRI Escitalopram Oxalate. Being affected by oxolates is awful - I’ve experienced generalised inflammation, sensation of finely cut glass throughout the digestive tract, over the top fluid retention, fasciitis and joint pains all at once. Thank you Dr Berry for drawing attention to oxalates.
@@Rene-uz3eb Don't their salad mixes contain baby beet greens? If so, almost as bad... I used to love Aldi's "spring mix" salad greens, but now I'm sticking to the lettuce and arugula...
I’m a new comer to the carnivore way at 60+ and I’m not surprised all of the food groups our governments advised us to eat are terrible to maintain health and longevity. And with the big push of plant and bug based meat products, makes me want to engage in this type of life style that much more. Thanks for sharing.
![ARTHRITIS: Is Your Diet Causing It? [Or Making It Worse?]](/img/n.gif)
My own oxalate story --for several years I saw countless urologists for this horrible burning bladder I had. No infections ever. They had no answers. It turns out the green smoothies (spinach) and drinking almond milk was the cause. Oxalates.
I stopped all that and began living again. Thanks for covering this.
Same thing happened to my dear friend! Bought a top o the line new juicer, juiced every green leafy in sight, and wound up with kidney stones in ZBOTH kidneys!!! And also did almond milk smoothies with assorted unknown oxalates… same… I’d shoot myself!!!I’ve had kidney stones… immediately learned about oxalates… I’m so careful? It’s sickening!!!🤣😂🤪🙋♀️♥️‼️
Oh ya… don’t forget chocolate!!! AND stupid RAISINS!!!😳😵💫🤣♥️‼️
@Ayo
It took about a week, the burning subsided slowly, then went completely away.
@@suecastillo4056
So true! Ah the expensive juicer.
One of urologists I saw wrote me a script for Elmiron, a drug for interstitial cystitis, which I did not have.
That drug has serious side effects, and I never took it. None of them ever inquired about my diet.
I've noticed issues with tomato sauces as well so I avoid those too.
@@talk2deb Yes, me too.
High in oxalates. 7)Raisin Bran; 6)Nave beans; 5) Beets; 4) Corn; 3) Baked potato; 2) almonds; and 1) spinach.
I love Kellogg's raisin bran. I use to think it was less harmful being that it has fiber and potassium.
add: 8)Strawberries, 9)Walnuts and most nuts other than macadamias, and 10)Chocolate
Any potato, not only baked.
@@jessicali8594 Mostly in the skin, though. And sweet potatoes have a good bit less than white potatoes.
@@jessicali8594 Sally Norton just said red skin new potatoes were a good transition potato as you slowly lower your oxalates
I had omitted almonds and spinach from my diet in 2002 when I had horrible lower back pains. I think the pain was radiating from my kidneys due to the oxalates. When my sister recently complained of mysterious kidney referred pain I asked her if she had been eating spinach and almonds. She said DAILY! All pain went away when she stopped eating them. 👍🤗🥳
This is good. I put some almond butter DAILY in my steel cut oats. This comment has me thinking. Never had oxalate issues . I guess I need to cut down. And I make grilled chicken salad with spinach 😭😭
So sad the grocery stores are now loaded with almond milk and flour
@@zelaevatomcat6927 I know right?
Nice to know
At least she listens! I tell people about this all the time and they keep feeding the body the way they want in order to keep living a lower quality of life.
I have had kidney stones 5x. Been to 4 different urologist and no doctor has ever given me a list like this. Thank you Dr Berry.
That is medically inexcusable!! I had my first last summer that actually resulted in sepsis and a 10 day hospital stay. The urologist never mentioned oxylates to me, either. But I immediately began researching and made the connection to my high almond intake. The last two years should have taught us WE ARE ON OUR OWN as far as our health is concerned. We're in big trouble if not doing our own research. Thanks, Doc, for getting good info out there!
@@GloryGal The last 2 years? For me it's been my whole life-I never can get any medical help. Just suffer with all my ailments and pain. I found the Doctors on YT and it has been a blessing to get some self-help the past 3 years.
I’ve passed 9 kidney stones in the past 20 years and have 7-8 removed with lithotripsy. Reducing oxalates has reduced stone development to only 1 in past 2 years. Three doctors since 2001 told me to reduce oxalates but didn’t believe them until about 2 years ago. Now I’m a believer.
Kidney stones are often caused by lack of B6, diabetes, low calcium high fat, or low calcium high oxalate. Gut bacteria is the first defence at dealing with oxalates. I wish you well.
@@GloryGal
Yes we are on our own!
Ever watched documentaries about lime desease....?
Tip of the iceberg.
Same for the food industry.
All about money.
Terrible vulvodynia back in the 1990’s. Went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ where Dr R. Stuart Fowler was in charge of their Women’s Health Dept. After years of terrible suffering, he quickly told us what the problem was. It was so simple that my husband became very angry at the medical community for not helping us sooner. We followed his guidelines, which included a diet change and taking specific calcium supplements at that time. Everything began noticeably clearing up within one week. Oxalates are no joke.
What was the calcium that you took
I cannot eat spinach, even cooked, because I have bad reaction (mouth ulcers)
Yes, a lemon a day can reduce oxalate.
I am 1 week into removing Oxalates from my diet and even after just 2 days I could feel the difference in pain levels. I have been suffering from severe joint and muscle pains for years (57 year old)
Just removing Almonds and Spinach and potatoes has radically reduced pain in my hands and feet and knees. I wake up now and lie in bed thinking, Wow! Nothing hurts this morning! ❤❤❤
Isn't it best to gradually remove them? Did you experience oxalate dumping?
I switched to almond butter as hearing it was much healthier than peanut butter. Now almonds are not so good?
@@Ramenscooter almonds are very bad..avoid most nuts
I started eating per you're diet 6 months ago and I gotta say I love it. I've lost 60 lbs my BP is lower and I thank God I found you're channel. I still have more work to do but you gave me the road map and it's up to me to get where I need to be. Thanks Doc
Can I ask how long it took for your BP to lower! I’ve just started following this diet just over a week ago to try and lower my BP. I really don’t want to take medication.
@@noreenmary3300 mine took about 6 months, but yours could take a different amount of time. If you don’t have a blood pressure machine, get one and keep a record of your blood pressure.
@@noreenmary3300 That is fairly resent, I do take BP meds but I had to cut that in half, I still have a lot more weight to lose so my goal is to completely stop the meds, also I've been drinking hibiscus tea that helps as well
@@jackwells1452 Thank you Jack for answering my question. All the best to you with regards to improving your health. 🙂
@@generaljane7643 Thank you for the information. 🙂
I would just warn folks to withdraw slowly! Last year, I tried to remove oxalates all at once and it HURT. My eyes felt like they had sand in them and my fibromyalgia pain skyrocketed. So, work your way down the oxalate scale gradually.
I can attest. I did carnivore cold Turkey 3 months ago and suffered dumping symptoms. I learned to include small amounts of oxylates every few days to circumvent the symptoms. It helps but I wish I had eased into dropping the veggies.
Yep! Sally Norton talks about that ALL the time. If you get dumping symptoms, just add back a little bit of oxalate foods to allow your body to dump them more slowly. I'd highly recommend any of her interviews on YT....and she's done tons of interviews. She has a crazy oxalate story.
@@audreygregis8721 yep, I had to back up and withdraw slowly. I had read about the dumping but didn't think it could be *that* bad. Oh, it definitely is *that* bad!
Correct, if you go cold-turkey then keep some dark chocolate and almonds around to eat in case you experience severe oxalate dumping and eat small quantities of them one or twice daily decreasing the amount gradually until you can ween off them completely and not experience the awful pain of oxalate dumping... believe me, I tried cold-turkey and very much regretted it.
This is very important. I added black tea just to slow the dumping. Just had my 1st kidney stone terrible.
Thank you. At 74 yrs old I've become extremely sensitive to oxalates. This only adds to being sensitive to sodium, sugar, dairy, and some glutens. Frustrating. Went through a number of kidney stone experiences resulting in CKD. This information apparently is not well known in the medical community, even among urologists.
Thank you Dr Berry for giving these informations
For years I ve been watching and following your advice, I made myself a healthier!
I m 64 years old and have type 2 diabetes
I stopped eating carbohydrates like rice, noodles, pasta and any kind of bread and my blood sugar went back to normal
I also stopped eating anything sweet and stopped using sugar and sweeteners
You are right! I followed all your advice and I am not craving for sweets anymore!
By eating only vegetables and animal protein plus bone broth , I feel like I’m in my 30s again!
You are right about everything!
I don’t get hungry at midnight and I dont get thirsty that much anymore!
All the series of videos I watch over and over cured me 👍🏽😊😘
Every advice you gave is 100 percent true!
I really appreciate a WORLD CLASS DR like yourself giving advice to people like me!
More power to you and God bless🙏🏽
Grateful to know this now but I went through years of horrible pain and thought I was eating healthy. Used to love Navy beans, corn bread, grits, spinach salads and definitely baked potatoes. I've never met Dr. Berry but he's radically improved my life!!
Omg I love all these although I no longer eat spinach after giving myself a 10mm C/O stone that 100% occluded my kidney and almost killed me by almost rupturing my kidney. Take this seriously and don't let this be you. The midshift ER DR was in a panic bc she didn't have a surgeon on staff. The hospital was totally unprepared for this emergency.
I had no clue a kidney stone could be deadly.
I met him! At Ketofest in New London Connecticut. Super tall!
Navy beans are good source of oxalates?
so glad he has helped you. I'm sure he has helped so many through his knowledge expertise and videos:)
@@r2d2powai91
Avoid!
Almonds were the last food I said goodbye to before going carnivore. I love them but dropped them because of the oxalate content. If you're an almond lover like me - trust me, you will survive (and thrive) without them.
I was being "healthy" eating almond butter by the spoonful. And spinach smoothies. Inflammation, gout, osteoarthritis -- I thought I was being good! Keep increasing the spinach, avocados etc. Now carnivore 18 months -- ALL GONE! Finally got it through my thick skull that you TAKE AWAY stuff for health, not add more of it. (DUH)
@@T-aka-T Sometimes almond butter helps me sleep!
@@carolbowen1693 Interesting! I wonder why? 🤔 (But I'd rather never sleep again than have inflammation and gout.
I used to eat a pound of almond every 2-3 days. I had been doing keto on and off for years. I would say they were 75%+ of my total oxalate intake. Who knows how long it will take me to get rid of them all.
@@tsanders7166 It takes 20-30 years after they are completely stopped.
My husband suffered from debilitating gout. Keto cured him. Something he was eating continued to cause a "twingy" feeling in his feet. He ate gobs of spinach. Once we learned about oxilates, he stopped with the spinach. Cleared up completely. He hasn't had a gout attack in over 4 years. Eats all the meat--including sausage--that he wants.
As an avid gardener, frugal cook, herbology student and now 72 yr old with severeidiopathic neuropathy during the keto diet switch, I scramble to combat my ignorance of oxalate dumping, hope to balance all out in spite of allopathic doctors skepticism &disbelief. A rude shock,getting good keto results anyway, if modified, will stubbornly persist in re education!
Me to
I would get random gout attacks on keto, my doctor told me to quit purine rich foods, of which I've been unable to cut down on. I realized that whilst on keto I would replace my sweet tooth cravings with lots of 85%-90% dark chocolate, I suspect this was the culprit as I have not gotten a gout attack since dropping it
I'm shocked, I had no idea oxalate was making my RA and fibromialgia worse. I have the worst RA pain. Thank you Dr Berry for this type of info. Also thank you for being a true MD and sharing your knowledge with us. I appreciate you more than I could ever express. 🤗
Sally K Norton is quite an expert on this topic. Her personal oxalate story is worth knowing. ❤
@@dianavp9054 thank you, I will.
if you drink coffee, coffee adds to pain and soreness as well
@@dianavp9054 I wanted to let you know that I did find Sally and am now following her on her new Instagram, her previous one was hacked just incase you didn't know 😉. I'm also going to get her book as soon as it's released 😊
@@KINGDOMDEMOLITION How so? I drink about 2 regular coffee cups a day. BUT I will also tap the coffee back down on my keruig loose coffee cup and run the smallest cup amount of water through it again. I do have a lot "chronic" pain, but I have had it for years. The doctor said people can be sensitive to oxalates, I have to wonder if this hasn't been my problem all along. Thans for sharing.
So vindicating. Virtually all the veggies I've hated my whole life, but tried to cram down because I thought they were so healthy, are loaded with oxylates. Off the hook at last!
Off the hook, indeed! Your comment made me smile! :D
👁👁 I'm with you, except for corn. I do love certain corn products.
😂😂😂
😂
I love corn, but avoid it now that it's genetically engineered. It's messed up that the Gov't allows that!
I’ve been on a gluten free/ low to very low oxalate diet for 6 yrs and it’s been life changing for me! I can definitely tell if I eat too many oxalates in a day since I have painful “dumping” symptoms. I strongly recommend slowly lowering oxalates over time to avoid pretty intense dumping symptoms than can occur. Lowering too quickly causes the body to “dump” stored oxalates in the body quickly leading to lots of issues. This can be helped by slowly lowering from a high oxalate diet to a low oxalate diet over time to allow the body time to adjust. Mineral support, especially Magnesium is also very helpful! While dumping stored oxalates is beneficial, too much too soon is not. Slow and steady is my strategy. Thank you Dr Berry for talking about oxalates.
should we take magnesium supplement or in food?
@@underated17 I personally take magnesium supplement but do try to get it from foods sources as much as possible. Unfortunately, a lot of magnesium rich foods are high in oxalate 😞
What happens if you stop straight away
What foods are low oxalates?
@@MAZZAR0TH It can be dangerous in some cases. Toxicity and heart failure. But for most people terrible joint pains and rashes all over the body can occur.
I began Keto for an autoimmune disease, PMR, and that got me off 15mg of Prednisone in 3 months, but I was also on methotrexate for my RA. Keto was helping with the RA, especially when I added a tin of sardines everyday, but progress was slow and I was only able to taper from 15mg to 12.5mg over 10 months. If I tried to taper too quickly I had terrible pain in my hands and wrists. In December of 2018 Dr. Berry uploaded a video announcing he was going to do carnivore, so December 26 I began Carnivore, and 30 days later I began tapering off methotrexate and was off in 2 weeks and was pain free. A week after I was off methotrexate I had a small Kale salad, and the following day had pain in my hands and wrists, Thinking this was just a coincidence I waited a week and had another salad, and the following day again had pain in my hands and wrists. I continued eating carnivore another couple of months before I tried another salad, this time with no problems. I now eat most meat with a little veg on the side. I can tell when I've eaten too many foods with oxalates, typically almonds because I begin to feel it in my hands. I feel my best when I eat just meat and eggs.
That is a powerful testimony!
Your story gives me hope. I am going to try this. I have tried everything else but not results.
Dr. Barry needs to do a show with Sally Knorton, on oxalates. Would be a great show!
A good friend and his wife have been using your guidance for 6 months, my friend says his arthritis has just disappeared nad they both are feeling better than they ever have. Amazing.... I am currently reading Sally Norton's oxalate book Toxic Superfoods. You both have great advice. I look forward to my health journey with your videos now in my "toolbox" keep up the great work Ken.
For years, I ADORED spinach, but never understood why I would often get sick from it. I'm talking full blown food poisoning symptoms. It didn't always make me sick, but it was like a coin flip whether it would or not. So, for a long time, I figured I had bad luck with rotten or contaminated batches.
But then, one day, went to the store, bought the freshest organic spinach there, went straight home, cooked it, and ate it. I didn't feel great that night, but the next day was sick all day in bed.
That's when I figured I must have some sort of allergy to spinach. And when I looked it up, I finally learned about oxalates. And suddenly, it all made sense.
Glad you found out the reason!! Think of all the poor souls that don’t know what’s out to get them? They have no idea!!! Makes me shudder! Kidney stones are treacherous demons! Never had such pain!!!
For a few years even before keto I started having awful stomach & bathroom issues after eating potatoes, tomatoes & salads made from spinach. I avoid most of the high oxalate foods now & am much better. I love a simple dinner of steak. I feel energized and have zero stomach issues after eating it. Zero oxalates! Yum!
Like you, mystery solved, YAY!
@@luvfunstuff2 ♥️🙋♀️‼️ I’m happy for you!!
My lecitin and oxalate rich vegan diet resulted in years of Fibromyalgia and CFS..😑 Took me years to understand that eating meat again is no enough i also have to get rid of the other stuff. I loooved spinach and beets
If you cook the spinach in water and then squeeze it well with your hands, removing all the liquid, it greatly decreases the oxalate load.
I went carnivore 3 1/2 yrs ago and my arthritis is mostly gone. I had no idea that Oxalates were the culpret. so much healthier now...
I am 61 years old, and previously had been vegetarian for the past 31 years, mainly vegan the past 6 years, and I had been consuming all those foods Dr. Berry listed, in abundant amounts, along with many other fairly high-oxalate foods and spices. I have never had a kidney stone, but a recent scan showed degenerative changes in my kidneys (pelviectasis), as well as multiple thyroid nodules (so I will now avoid CT scans with iodine-contrast dye because of my thyroid issues). I also have arthritis in numerous places, especially my hands, which have numerous bone spurs at the joints. I have been researching oxalates in the diet for the past few weeks, and I think I may be onto something... Medical literature always says that the causes of these things are unknown or "normal ageing" (wear and tear). But my "healthy diet" wasn't keeping me healthy, so I am definitely making some changes because I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet!
A word of caution for other people like me who have been heavy oxalate-eaters - I believe I should taper my oxalate consumption, and not quit abruptly, as Dr. Berry suggests in the video, because my body may try to eliminate too much oxalate at one time, and I want to avoid feeling sick from "oxalate dumping"...
Eleanor, I believe that oxalates are more insideous than we are led to believe. Doing their damage silently behind the scenes.
I wonder if oxalates are the cause of osteophytes on the spine, as well as bone spurs as you mentioned. If you don’t know about Sally Norton, she is a good source on this subject, lots of videos on UA-cam here. She has a book also titled Toxic Superfoods. Excellent research. Good luck to you 🫶🏼
@@talk2deb Yes, Sally Norton and Elliot Overton have been good sources of information...
Thank you for sharing!
Thats my issues right now. I was eating more beans, sweet potatoes and nuts. All my body pains, my joints especially on my hands are all swollen, red, they crack and bleed. Its so painful. I believe its oxalates.
I developed a kidney stone several years ago after I first went keto, because of all the high oxalate foods I was eating. I didn't figure it out until AFTER the stone, and I started researching causes. I cut out the high oxalate stuff, and started taking both potassium and magnesium citrate supplements daily, and drinking lemon water, just to be on the safe side. I never want to experience that kind of horrible pain again! Agony!
Had the same experience. Oxalate dumping caused me intense pain all over my body, for weeks. Went to the hospital, had all types of tests and they had no clue what the problem was. Did my research and found out about the damage oxalates do to the body, cut them out and took vitamin B1, along with other B vitamins. Problem solved. Thanks Doctor Berry😆
eat the whole organic lemon
peel pith pulp juice seed
packs the punch!
@@KINGDOMDEMOLITION So eat the lemon like a apple?
@@DG-mo5kr No grind the lemon up and put in a jug of water.
Same EXACT thing happened to me…. Doing exactly what you are doing. MIND bending pain… WHEW!
10years of enormous amount of almonds macadamia cashews taught me that they are very addictive and not necessary at all.I ate them boxes each day.
Well crap!! I eat at least a cup of spinach in an omelette every morning, and, yes, I'm in constant pain. Thank you so much for this information.
I was the same, over a cup a day for years... could believe it when I found out about oxalates 🤦♀️😬
try wild rocket instead of spinach..very low in oxalates
I've never had a kidney stone, however I had developed leaky gut which led to accumulation of calcium oxalate crystals in my joints and eyes. I had arthritis and intermittent eye pain/blurred vision for nearly a decade that I had attributed to a bad accident that had put me in ICU back in 2009. Injury sites and inflammation increase blood flow to the area in an attempt to heal but if oxalates are in the bloodstream they can gravitate to the area as well and prevent proper healing.
2 years into carnivore and those issues have completely resolved.
Can I ask how you were diagnosed with leaky gut?
Your post struck me OUT of the fact that I have pseudo gout ,and it sounds similar as I also have eye issues and I am in my early 50's.I stopped oxalates and feel 25 years old THNX
I also have leaky gut and joint pain and stiffness. My Eyes are blurred and sometimes itchy. I have stopped the worst oxalates but I still have issues. It seems to take time .
In my case, oxalates appear to have caused kidney disease. I had a kidney biopsy in January 2024 that showed my kidneys have suffered permanent damage from penetration of oxalate crystals. The biopsy report describes the penetration as "moderate," so I'm hoping a lower oxalate diet will enable my kidneys to recover some function.
Surprisingly, I have no kidney stones. But I wasn't eating much calcium, and have two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar every day (one in the morning, one in the evening.)
The only food on your list of seven I had much of was almonds. I really liked almonds. People should know that tomato sauces, unfortunately, are also high in oxalates.
@@Struwwel2 I also have had reduced kidney function, unknown cause. My doctor has suggested a low oxalate diet.
He said that some patients show improved renal function on the diet.
Two years ago I ate three spinach salads in one week. I could not walk for a week without horrible pain in my leg joints. I have not eaten spinach since.
@@sandymorrison1400 Can you imagine how poor Popeye felt?😂
All those years of hearing how great spinach was for us, and now we have to unlearn yet another "health" lesson.
"Kidney stones --- I promise you don't want one of those." 👍👍👍 I liked and ate plenty of "healthy" spinach and almonds, had loads of kidney stones (including two surgeries). Horrible suffering! Once I learned the info in this video a few years ago and made diet changes. Praise God, no more kidney stones!
I used to think drinking a green smoothie every day was healthy. My doctor's never once mentioned to me that I should stay away from oxalates. I ended up in the emergency room more than once last year and never want to go through that again. Thanks for all your videos you're more helpful than my urologist GP and every other Dr. I've been in contact with.
I used to drink green smoothies religiously. It didn’t occur to me until recently that it was one of the causes of me ending up in the hospital a few years ago. I had just done a smoothie cleanse with these large (and very sweet) green smoothies and my body was not happy with it at all.
Very informative for those with kidney stones,such as myself.
Worst pain known to man!
I agree with you I had a 6.3mm in January 2024 the worst pain ever I drink lots of water now and try to watch out for oxalate foods
on my former plant-based diet for many years I consumed a very high oxalate diet on a daily basis and I had widespread pain burning nerve pain chronic fatigue mood problems insomnia etc etc
I was eating the stupid almond, because everybody say eat your nuts and I went nuts with fibromyalgia, migraine, and also added leafy greans, they supposed to be super food and super pain for me, now 100% carnivorous for 90 days + I cheat with 1 cup of coffee a day+ added VB1 ( benfotiamine) + magnesium malate + VD3. I got my life back. 🤷🏽♀️
I have Interstitial Cystitis, and avoiding oxalates has been a game changer for me. Especially since so many healthy , trendy foods are so high!
I also have interstitial cystitis and never linked it to oxalates until I went on the carnivore diet. I know if I eat too many strawberries, or too many tomatoes I can start up the process and suffer for days.
Thanks Dr. Berry. That 23 page food list is VERY helpful! I'm sharing this with my daughter who often has kidney issues that I think may be from oxalates.
Thank u comprehensive list of foods 👍🏻God bless 🙏
Late to learn about this. I'm now trying a low oxalate diet and I started taking water kefir for probiotics. Immediate relief after just a few days. I will continue this for life!
I love that you are a generalist and how you connect the dots. You see everything in your practice
Other professionals say NOT to lower your oxalates too quickly. The dumping will make you too sick.
It took a few days, but it wasn’t bad. And I was a very high oxalate eater.
Yes, if you’ve been a consumer of high oxalate foods for a long period of time don’t just stop cold turkey.
Upon moving to a ketogenic diet I began weening myself off of almonds and spinach slowly to prevent "oxalate dumping". Now these foods have finally been eliminated from my carnivore diet. Thank you for all the valuable information you bring to the table, Dr. Berry!
I had to do that too. I got a massive case of hives.
Tumeric as well!
Noooo, not turmeric!🥺😢😭
@@susan8750 yes, google it. I made some golden paste, was having a tbsp every morning in my coffee. Not any more! 😟
Yeah, I went to urgent care at my clinic for a respiratory infection. Not only am I oxalate dumping, but getting way too many lectins in my diet. I'm literally swollen up like a tick. Plant based diets aren't for me and I don't mind eating veggies. It's not a chore to eat veggies me. It's harder to fit meat I to every meal than vegetables, but I can't go one this way. The fatigue it just too much.
I wonder if I'll start feeling better once I add enough animal protein back into my diet? I can't feel much worse than I do right now.
Oh my gosh. No wonder I have had 3 surgeries to remove kidney stones in less than 2 years. Thank you, Dr. Berry. I'm going to the link you suggested right away. PS. This time (just got out of the hospital yesterday) the doctor finally told me they are Oxalate stones. Now, I'm can learn what to avoid.
And the fact that the medical team never mentioned this to you…is why I try to be my own doctor these days.
Wow, your ability to put complex concepts in simple words is incredible. Seriously, most doctors Sugar coat their contents in order to sell supplements. You can summarise the complex world of diet in the bbbe challenge as a way to make it more accessible to us. Thanks a lot, Dr.
For those who like to forage in the spring, nettles are low in oxalic acid. Thanks Doc for the list of foods in your link.
Thank goodness! I need nettles for allergy!! ❤
I use
Them every day
Full of minerals! Great for feeding to chickens to make their eggs better.
I figured this out last year - these were conributing to many health issues!
APPRECIATE the oxalate video! I suffer from oxalate and MAST cell issue! So difficult for me but I keep pushing forward. I stay very close to carnivore.
Eager to see your linked list. In the past I have gotten contradictory information on different "low" oxalate lists that is maddening. I even saw an article saying that rice bran lowered risk, but another list had it as high and to be avoided! At least a magnesium citrate supplement kept me from having any for seven years, but last fall I had two, one needed lithotripsy which was painful in itself.
You have just solved a very worrying mystery for me. Last year, January, I started eating a ton of spinach...as I cooked it because it shrinks down was eating a collosal amount, thinking how healthy it was, for weeks and weeks every day. But I started getting very very stiff legs and back....it was agony at times, couldn't stand up straight sometimes, didn't go to the doctor but went to my osteopath and he helped quite a lot but it was still there. Anyway I thought I must have some sort of virus that attacks the muscles. Meanwhile after a couple of months I got fed up with the spinach and stopped eating it. Around the same time all the stiffness began to fade away. Never in a million years would I have put the two things together!! What a relief to finally understand what happened. Thank you 💓
I also love beetroot but won't be eating that anymore either!
I hear ya screaming!
How long did it take for the symptoms to go away? Thank you!
@@paulallison8410 Hi. I think within two weeks it had completely disappeared and I was my old self again
@@susieq3260 Thanks for the response! I've been eating microwave spinach for 8 months and my hand muscles have gone crazy, been off for four days, better but still could be better! I appreciate you sharing your experience!
I have MS and I followed the Walls Protocol but I was never good to go on the 3rd level and this diet had 6-9 cups of fruits and veggies per day. I lost lots of weight but my gut was worst than before I think... Started carnivore a week ago and I can see the difference already, lost almost a pound per day and I am not morbidly obese. Thanks for your videos !
Yay!! Don't do exclusive one or the other - go with sprouts for best raw green nutrition. Trying to get oxalate data -- the missing 80% of valuable info not in this video.
Often lyme disease is diagnosed as MS
please watch Under Our Skin video
then find a lyme literate doctor
send your blood to Igenex labs in California for lyme/tick testing
you can be treated and get rid of MS
Moderation is the key, our ancestors lived a good life,no hybrid foods, natural food,nature friendly life style. Early rising, hard working, no couching, sleeping on time.
...and life expectancy was around 40 years.
Love your shirt, Dr Berry. My grandparents have always encouraged me to eat spinach. My grandmother often used spinach in her cooking. I don't care for spinach: too grassy. My grandfather suffered numerous episodes of kidney stones. Sometimes the pain was excruciating for my grandfather. My grandma never got kidney stones nor other health issues related to oxalates.
Dr. Berry--Sally Norton suggests NOT going cold turkey with oxalates. She says the oxalate dumping is too much for people. Her website is a great resource.
I agree it happened to me and it's not a one time thing so painful
Only if you’re suffering, not everyone has a hard time….just listened to an interview with Ms. Norton 👍🏼
Great comment, Karen! 👍👍👍
Could you please confirm the meaning of "oxolate dumping"?
@@susanbeach9872 Yes, in theory. There's only one way to know if you're going to experience oxalate dumping and that's going cold turkey. Having experienced the pain of dumping, I'd highly recommend having a bit.
My sister had kidney stones decades ago. She was told to stop eating dairy and eat more fruit and veg, especially salads!!! 😮
I had an 8mm calcium oxalate kidney stone, requiring surgery. Trust me, you don’t want one. I’m darned lucky I didn’t destroy my kidney. I ate spinach daily. . .for my health.
thank you for this video. This may be the cause for my chronic inflammation.
Thank You! I am a new pateon, I joined because you have given so much trusted advice to the community- on-going ! not just a flash in the pan ;o) God Bless from a Great Gran in MN
Dr Berry, I’ve been listening to other doctors and they claim to stay away from kale, spinach and chard. But I see on the list, kale as being low in oxalates. ??please . Thank you doctor Berry for your everything you put out for us.
thx dr. berry. i have dropped 50lbs in the last 6months, a1c 4.8, cholesterol much much lower, eating very close to keto. thx for the info.
I’ve been carnivore for about 2 years with the exception of earlier this year when I had the covid and the only I ate for 2 or 3 months was mashed potatoes with butter breakfast sausage-natural I’ve been gluten free even longer. Was not a good time coming back from that I gotta say and still craving potatoes but so far I’ve succeeded in not giving in
I'm very health conscious and I've never heard of oxalates before. I love beets and spinach, almonds too. I do have a low thyroid.
This was so informative. I knew I was sensitive to oxalates. But, I had no idea that raisin brand had it ! I had been seeing a urologist for weeks for terrible pain in my bladder. Had a cat scan and the works. Nothing. He couldn’t figure it out. He changed my diet though. So, I quit eating Raisin Bran completely. I would even eat it for lunch . After I quit and changed some of the food I ate. All my pain went away . Now I’m thinking it was the oxalates ! Thanks for this video.
Currently suffering with a kidney stone. Managed to come down with shingles at the same time or slightly after the stone dislodged from my kidney. Have never been more miserable than the last 10 days. My friend mentioned oxalates to me in the hospital ER. I figured out I had been completely setting myself up for a kidney stone through my diet. Had been suffering chronic inflammation in my right hand which is also greatly improved by the fact that I suddenly stopped eating oxalates.
Question though, what about stores of oxalate in the body, and how long are those stores still releasing oxalate into our system, most likely, if one just happened to have recently stopped a high oxalate diet? Thank you so much for covering this topic. New subscriber.
If you have eaten very high oxalate for a long time, you may experience symptoms for years. :-( Takes a long time to get rid of them. Tends to come in bursts.
@@sarahwong5592thank you. Yes I have been carnivore for 16 months, now. And one of the ways that oxalate dumping presents is with formation of tooth tartar. I learned that from Sally K. Norton. And have observed that it holds true. I developed tartar on my teeth at a rate I never experienced with no change in habits. Been getting help with that from the dentist but I recognize that it's a symptom of me dumping the oxalates that I've accumulated. Yep I guess they'll be working their way out of my system for a while. At least it's good to wake up late than never.😊
Making keto cookies with almond flour gave me a week of gout. First 3 days i couldn't walk. It was insane.
So grateful for the lists and info. Diagnosed with gout and followed the recommended list now realizing still high in oxalates. Following keto after
your videos. Tired of always on the verge of an attack following Dr. recommendations.Thank you and keep getting the word out.
Definitely oxalate sensitive. I realized when I went on an elimination diet in 2016, that I started getting oxalate dumping. It was absolutely horrific I had absolutely no idea what an Oxalate was.
I had no idea what it was doing to me, but I was sick as a dog. Along with frozen shoulder for months.
Long story short, I worked it out, figured it out after following Susie K, Norton, and EO nutrition.
Fast forward to the first week of February 2023. I decided to start drinking just distilled water and I ended up having oxalate dumping again was horrible and detox symptoms like you would not believe.
Thankfully, I started doing the same supplementation of citrate versions of potassium, magnesium and calcium and drinking lemon water and that helped. Also drinking baking soda and water on an empty stomach. And within 7 to 10 days I started feeling better, but I even ended up with bad Pseudogout in both knees,
Having a job for 35 years that I had to carry heavy items I ended up with bone on bone knee is so they were right for the pic and when it comes to Oxalates
Now I stuck it out. Everything is evening out and I feel less pain in my soft tissue less pain in my joints and I even have a little bit more energy so distilled water for the win.
So, I have had pseudo gout for 6 years. You stopped all oxalates and it helped your knees?
I feel pain in breast about 7 months when i eat to much almond and cause high oxaltes content in body which things i do
I’ve supplemented high doses of granulated potassium citrate in my drinking water throughout the day for over a month, and my 2 large bladder stones dissolved within 3 weeks. I’m now on low doses for maintenance.
what do you mean by "high doses"?
Yes! Taking Potassium citrate and magnesium citrate are great ways to help dump oxalates and break up stones. 👍🏼 (make sure to not exceed a daily dose of 1000mg of either supplement)
@@paolamolinari364 why not?
@@DarthNoshitam No need for any more than that and when we are oxalate poisoned, we are very sensitive to high doses of any vitamin or supplement. It’s best to get the rest from your foods. (Oxalate free foods, of course) Also, avoid supplementing vitamin C as that can exacerbate the issue and even encourage endogenous production of oxalates in some folks.
@@paolamolinari364 thank you for specific and good guidance
Thank you so much Dr. Berry - your explanation, as always, was clear and very helpful! Especially at 4:03 - top common oxalate foods. From least to most: raisin bran, navy beans, beets, corn, potato, almonds, spinach. Maybe add chocolate to the list? Much much appreciation!
This is terrific advice, most of which I knew (I was warned by my urologist 16 years ago, when I had to let go of one of my kidneys). But I am planning on sharing it with a family member who suffers from inflammation -- perhaps giving up some (or all) of these foods will help relieve it.
Gout-like pain in my feet, stiff and painful joints in my 4th and 5th fingers, sharp vulvar pain (which feels much like you have a large paper cut, but you don't), and my first and only episode of "restless leg syndrome" hit me all at once about 10 days into a 2-week Hawaiian vacation. We had stocked up on mixed nuts (lots of almonds and peanuts) and dark chocolate in our hotel room and had enjoyed many trips to a cool kombucha place nearby. Plus we had eaten a lot more popcorn and salads with spinach and beets than we normally do while there. This was the perfect storm for my physiology, apparently. Months later I had a relapse of the gout and joint pain from 'P.B. Fit' peanut butter powder, which resolved as soon as I finished my jar of it.
(p.s. the Hawaiian dish Poke is pronounced "POH-kay")
Good grief! I have in recent times been eating a lot of almonds and raw spinach had been very regular in my diet. I do eat healthy foods, but I also eat "bad" foods. At my mature age of 55 now, I am finding myself with a lot of discomfort, feeling sick, feeling bad, chronic pain(s) that I have had since I was younger. I did have a 7+mm stone removed from between my kidney and bladder. I had another one but they couldn't see it on follow up. After that I did have a "punctate(?)" stone but it has since not shown up on scans. I will be gearing up all of these wonderful recommendations. These kinds of videos give me hope. I don't like doctors for the most part. I actually could have been one, but what I have experienced these days is a "clearing house attitude" from doctors like my urologist and the surgeon who did my umbilical hernia repair. The supporting staff and those "under doctors" are much more informative and helpful than the doctors. I could go on, but I'm done.
Oh my gosh? My grandma eat Raisin Bran everyday, had kidney stones always....wow😳 drank water with meals, didn’t drink soda....
Thanks for the list to download! I spent the past year losing weight and getting my diabetes under control, only to suffer an attack of kidney stones, Turns out my grain-free diet was LOADED with high oxalate foods. I am making substitutions, now, and hope I have seen my last stone. Thanks for being one of the few sites I can trust!
*Which was your Worst Veggie Stone ENEMY!!!???*
Megadosing vitamin C is also bad since some of it converts to oxalates, so I've read anyways.
Man what a list you out did yourself. Thank you. Maybe you could do one on spices and herbs?
I am so pleased you have spoken about oxalates. I am on a proper human diet and was feeling great. I thought I could manage some 85% dark chocolate. No! Neck, shoulder and back aches and pains returned . Scratchy eyes and sore feet. Instant raw feeling on tongue. Almost carnivore with a few low oxalate veg on some days works well for me.
Right???
I've been eating mostly carnivore for 1+ years, lost 35#, but my only carbs come from 80% dark chocolate, every day. It's the last thing to go from my diet, but I'm so addicted to it, probably for the minerals.
I'm a kidney stone sufferer. And just like you..NO chocolate!!!!
What veg do you eat? I’d like to add some back in
@@malindadenlinger882 Gem squash (South Africa), Hubbard Squash, Pumpkin, Onions, Radish, baby Cabbage, Mushrooms.
@@fionabutchart4663 thank you:)
FINALLY. Have been waiting almost 4 years for you to get on board. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou 🙏🤗
Lucky me, I can eat just about anything with no reaction. I'm thankful!
Oxalates are stored in your body and accumulate over time. Please see Sally K Nortons site and be very cautious. I cracked two teeth, had severe joint inflammation and cataracts. I am 67 it took me years to show symptoms. She’s also a frequent guest on carnivore UA-cam sites just search for Norton oxalates and pay attention. I also had the vaginal pains and white crystals that inflamed the inside of my nose like a boil. Oxalates are used to make Zud and Bar Keepers Helper super cleansers, strictly poison.
Me too!
Love Beets Juice. Never had issue drinked it
WOW, I never knew this information about oxalates. Those top 7 are the ones I always craved, before eating on a carnivore diet (for 6 weeks now). Thank you SO MUCH for this Information!
With in two weeks of giving up my daily Super Oxodated foods (morning 750ml of Black Tea with cinnamon, 4-5 Dark choc covered almonds, then Beets and pinnaple/tumeric&spinach shake, for dinner a lot of avocado soy bean veggie burgers, dessert Pinnaple bowl every night!
I lost so much weight and my burning joints and “carpet tunnel pain” in my wrist and thumb is significantly getting better with in two weeks. im excited to see how I feel in a month! No wonder I would work out so much and couldn’t loose weight!
Thank you
IJN 🙏🏽😑
I’m sensitive to food with oxalates. From trial and error, food includes okra, tomato, egg plant, chocolate and potato. For many years I suffered from extreme itchiness without knowing why till I come to know about oxalates. I still now and then get the symptoms even having tried my best to knowingly avoid food with oxalates and would take an antihistamine pill to treat them.
Oh my goodness! That's almost all of the foods that I had had eaten for a couple years and for a longer time almond milk and smoothies with this stuff- thanks Dr. Berry- so glad I found you and Kerry!
Great info, Dr. Berry. But going cold turkey on oxalates is probably not a good idea so I'm gradually decreasing but did cut out the worst offenders immediately (spinach, almonds, beets, etc). Thank you!
Great information Dr B.
This is an excellent video and thanks for the list and links. However, you should warn those sensitive to oxalates that suddenly stopping ingestion for 3 months will cause rapid oxalate dumping which can make their symptoms and health much worse. A better stratagy would be a gradual reduction of foods over a long period of time. Sally K. Norton highly recommends this. It took me a year to reduce most oxalates in my diet and I still eat some, like olives. I've never been bothered by oxalates but at my late age it seems to give better health in general.
Thank you Dr Berry. Ive stopped almonds and Beets. I don't eat the others you mentioned. Brilliant video thank you .
Hello from Australia, Dr Berry! 💙❤️🤍🇦🇺
What about suppliments that can be high in oxalates? Thank you for the info!
BINGO!!!!...thank you Dr. Berry. Been on Keto for a year with the last month being BBB&E. Couple days ago, the first signs of a kidney stone hit and I'm like,...WTH? Printed out the expanded list of oxalate foods and there she was...green olives with garlic? Been eating WAY too many of those. Might explain the persistent candida as well as the never ending low back inflammation. Thanks again Dr. Berry...doing a cold turkey stop to see if these issues clear up.
I don’t usually- or like - writing about my health problems but these kind of videos prompt me to as I’ve had virtually EVERYTHING that Dr Berry is talking about and , after researching their effects -,I’ll be dumping lots of oxalate foods from now on - the advice given is super helpful -,I’ve had 2 kidney stones both requiring stents and surgery - the first stone was horrendous as was diagnosed during Covid and had a slipped stent in for over 7 months. Also flare ups of
inflammation over the years - nearly a year ago I cut out all sugar and processed foods and have had no urological symptoms since then and also lost nearly 3 stone - recently I went keto-vore - increasing meat and fats - honestly, I’d advise anyone with tendency to stones, inflammation etc to take the advice of this (and other drs) to avoid the consequences of these conditions. The link to the comprehensive list of oxalate percentages is very helpful 👍.
NB - one thing I can’t give up is coffee ☕️!
Two my favorite things, grits and taters, are on the list. I try to avoid them but every now and then they call my name and I answer. Thanks for sharing Dr. B.
Sally Norton says you can boil the red potatoes occasionally. Just no sweet potato or Russet potato
Oxalates caused me kidney stones.
i also had a kidney infection..
i had to change my whole diet....
i was drinking Black Tea, spinach mixed with other fruits, and so onnnn
i didnt know What oxalates was, but now i know and im keeping my self in track
Thank you, dr Ken! I wonder what your view of "dumping" is? There is so much written about it these days, that you should absolutely not go cold turkey etc. Appreciate an answer from you.
Thank you for the extensive list of foods and the work you put into it.
Might be worth alerting people to a commonly prescribed SSRI Escitalopram Oxalate. Being affected by oxolates is awful - I’ve experienced generalised inflammation, sensation of finely cut glass throughout the digestive tract, over the top fluid retention, fasciitis and joint pains all at once. Thank you Dr Berry for drawing attention to oxalates.
Aldi has boxed organic salad greens with basically zero spinach. Every other retailer adds huge amounts of spinach into their greens mix.
Whattt? I took that for 6 years!
@@Rene-uz3eb Don't their salad mixes contain baby beet greens? If so, almost as bad... I used to love Aldi's "spring mix" salad greens, but now I'm sticking to the lettuce and arugula...
@@eleanorsendeavors29 the quality went to hell. The leaves have rot in them now and I grew tired of sifting through each before a meal
I am convinced that I have oxalate dumping issues because I have been eating the Lion 🦁 Diet for 2 weeks and I saw a huge change after just 5 days
Thank you for sharing 👏
I’m a new comer to the carnivore way at 60+ and I’m not surprised all of the food groups our governments advised us to eat are terrible to maintain health and longevity. And with the big push of plant and bug based meat products, makes me want to engage in this type of life style that much more. Thanks for sharing.
Omg, everything on the list plays a starring role in my diet!
Like I said, as long as this guy doesn't promote supplements and vitamins in a bottle I will subscribe