Posted on 05/25/2006 11:00:07 AM PDT by Obadiah
Drinking lemonade could help prevent painful kidney stones, new research shows.
Regular consumption of the refreshing drink -- or even lemon juice mixed with water -- may increase the production of urinary citrate, a chemical in the urine that prevents the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones.
(Excerpt) Read more at healthday.com ...
Not interesting to those who have suffered from a lemon attack, LOL! Back when I was in high school they had that crappy lemon perfume that girls liked to spray in the classroom. I got sick from it and can't stand the smell of lemons to this day. I'll stick to cranberry juice : )
Most pain I've ever had!
OH yeah. Damn.
Good news. One of my favorite snacks is eating a lemon sprinkled with salt. I have been known to consume as many as six in one sitting.
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