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Kidney Stones

The relationship between water intake and kidney stone formation

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Jan 6, 2026
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How do kidneys process gelatin and are there risks for people with preexisting kidney disease?

Gelatin is both a food ingredient (derived from collagen) and, in medicine, a synthetic colloid used for intravenous volume expansion; clinical studies and systematic reviews signal possible harms to ...

Jan 19, 2026
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What standardized shockwave therapy protocols have been tested for Peyronie’s disease and what were their results?

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for Peyronie’s disease has been tested in two broad, standardized incarnations—high‑energy lithotripsy protocols and low‑intensity extracorporeal shockwave ther...

Feb 4, 2026

Is distilled water healthy?

is safe to drink for most people and can be useful where purity is essential, but it lacks the or “hard” water that contribute modestly to dietary intake and taste; whether it is “healthy” depends on ...

Jan 26, 2026

What cooking times and temperatures produce the biggest oxalate reductions without major vitamin loss in leafy greens?

Boiling or blanching at or near 100°C and discarding the cooking water reliably produces the largest reductions in —typical protocols of roughly 6–10 minutes remove substantial fractions of oxalate—wh...

Jan 22, 2026

what are oxbiles in food like spinich

The term “oxbiles” appears to be a misspelling or misremembering of ">oxalates (oxalic acid), a naturally occurring plant compound that is abundant in spinach and other leafy greens; oxalates exist in...