Secret Cause of Kidney Stones your Doctor Doesn't Know! 2024

Kidney stones can be more painful than natural child-birth, so we all want to avoid them if possible. There are some folks who falsely claim that eating Meat/keto can cause kidney stones. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There are specific thing you can do to decrease your risk of kidney stones, and things you can do to make them more likely. I go into these details in this video. To say that a diet that humans have been eating for millennia somehow causes stones in the urinary tract is foolish.
Between 2001 & 2010, hospital admissions due to kidney stones increased by 50%, even though no one was eating keto/carnivore at that time. It is very likely that a fad diet does increase the risk of kidney stones, it is called the Standard American Diet. Avoid this fad diet and eat they way humans are meant to eat and you won't have to worry about stones.
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[@scottshults7853]

Nope...used to have to have a stone blasted every other month....keto since January 68 lbs down and no kidney stones.! ;)

[@KenDBerryMD]

Keep up the great work!

[@alyssalz21x]

That's what I've been worried about because I have gallstones and I have always had kidney stones frequently. I had a 12mm one blasted in 2016.

[@glamified92]

Are there any keto foods you avoid for kidney stones?

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

@@glamified92 veggies with oxalates like spinach i believe...

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

Oxalic acid or oxalates in food seems to be a big cause

[@Suxas]

My daughter was born with kidney problems and the last 4 years she’s been getting a large amount of kidney stones. She’s had 3 kidney stones at the size of 3 times 3 cm and 5 smaller ones at the same time. The doctors were planning some really difficult surgery’s to remove the stones, with a great risk of puncturing a lung. And they said that the stones would come back and she will have more surgery’s later on. She’s started a carnivore diet 2 months ago and last week she took a CT scan on her kidneys before the surgery and we got the result this week. We were hoping that the stones might have shrunk a little but to our big surprise there were only one tiny stone left, all the other had vanished! So the surgery’s are cancelled! Did the doctors talk to us and wonder what happened? No they just sent a letter telling her that it was ok and see u in a year. But I’m planning on giving them a call! My daughter hasn’t even been that strict carnivore and still there was such a profound healing! Thanks for sharing this, you’re helping so many people!

[@PinkLady54]

WOW! You could go to kidney association meetings... any where that these ppl gather.. do a Ted talk! This is proof positive that eating more meat & less junk Does help Your body function correctly!! PROOF! WOW!! Thank You for sharing & I pray You find a way... many ways to shout out these Facts!! Not opinions or wishes!! Congratulations to Your daughter for being brave enough to change what was not working!! AMAZING!! May You all continue to be blessed & all those who are brave enough to listen!!

[@marlenegold280]

Was her Parathyroid hormone panel tested, for Hyperparathyroidism as well? If needed, the Norman Parathyroid Center in Florida specializes in Parathyroid Conditions. The Parathyroid is responsible primarily for calcium metabolism. Kidney stones are one symptom. Make sure they rule that out. Not thyroid, that is different.

[@davidsinon2230]

Bless her.. wow .. aren’t we learning how the Official Dietary guideline is for the benefit of Big Vested Interests rather than our health and wellbeing. Blessed are those wonderful Medical Professionals who’ve had enough…

[@albusai]

How is that diet ??

[@glnset-apart]

truly tremendous how did that call go?

[@KenDBerryMD]

The Standard American Diet is the leading dietary cause of kidney stones...

[@kenutcha7]

Absolutely

[@johnvasquez4442]

And heart disease (sugar)

[@ryuugaminemikado8186]

Not related to the video but i heard the "enemy" is planning to put tax on meats...

[@ryuugaminemikado8186]

They already put taxes on sugar in my country not sure if its all countries though..

[@banparlous2552]

I have a non-immediate family member a few years back get kidney stones when he went on Keto, then he went vegetarian. But I question that. He blamed Keto for it, but what about the 40+ years on the American diet? That gets zero blame? Also, was he staying hydrated? Was he doing “lazy Keto” and ignoring whole foods and fiber? I don’t buy that Keto “gives” you kidney stones. I think if you spend most of your life with a shitty American diet and make a huge change like Keto out of nowhere... yeah expect your body to adjust to things. Also, what if he went vegetarian first before Keto? I highly expect the same thing would’ve happened and he’d been blaming the vegetarian diet for the stones, he just happened to do the Keto diet first. Again, the American diet gets zero blame.

[@anthonycianchetta8945]

From 2007 til January 2020 I had 8 kidney stones. Went keto and recently Carnivore. Went from 265lbs to 215 lbs and haven't had a stone in almost 4 years. Cutting out the sugar, seed oils, and processed carbohydrates has been the best thing I've ever done for myself.

[@soner818]

I was eating a diet high in almonds and got kidney stones. Foods high in oxalates cause kidney stones, don't know why the doctor didn't go into this more. What I found out to help with the inflammation of the kidneys is to eat only once a day for 3 days, drinking lots of water.

[@zuckerkane]

I passed my stone the day it appeared. Lemon water is the secret.

[@verapilecki8102]

How much lemon water to drink daily? I was told I had calcium oxalate crystals

[@JennWest-Liberty]

I had one once, it killed me, I’m still dead from it.

[@familyhistorytrainingvideos]

I LOVE Dr. Berry's videos! I"ve been intermittent fasting and have been studying and living a healthy Keto lifestyle for 2 years - without ever stopping! I love how I feel and look. I'm a 54 year old woman and just had my first Kidney Stone (5mm) and it motivated me to do some BIG TIME studying so I never have one again!!! I found that we tend to eat lots of high oxalate foods when we are eating things like spinach and almonds... I then learned that if I added more water, magnesium and potassium with citrate - as well as squeezing fresh lemon juice on my food and in my water each day, I can avoid kidney stones! There are some other great videos on KZbin about this!

[@vister6757]

Will put lemon / lime into my water and drink it soon! 😘

[@Iamgryffindog]

I have one exactly that size. Can you tell me how long it takes to pass? I am drinking everything.

[@vanlifebiker]

@@Iamgryffindog Usually a week or so after pain starts. Floating in a tub helps with pain & unsweetened green tea with lots of lemon juice helps break them up so they will pass.

[@luccabetta5238]

Me too! I am always telling him how much I appreciate and love his videos. His straight forward authentic information. Just love him as a beautiful human soul! ❤️

[@jeanreynolds1425]

@@jesseguerrero8203 What is that?

[@debbylongenecker3880]

Sharing this on my social media walls! Thanks Dr Berry! You are one of favorite go to doctors!

[@juanvalerio2712]

The Internet is full of Mis leading information, You’re the voice of reason and sanity. Appreciate it Thanks Dr. Berry.

[@CFCBluBulb]

Dr. Ken Berry, I love your videos. I am a huge fan of yours and a Patreon member. I am following Keto and Intermittent fasting and it has changed my life. Everyday I talk to family and friends about you and forward your videos. Dr. Berry, I request you to make a video on One Meal a Day Keto diet and your insight and recommendations on that. Much appreciated!

[@armadillotoe]

My 1st kidney stone was described as a pinto bean with burrs on it. It taught me a lot about pain thresholds and endurance. Hard lessons but good to know after the fact.

[@guillermomendoza9804]

Great info doc, thank you

[@katdodd6211]

I'm so glad I discovered you and your book. You've truly taken my health and weight loss to a new level.

[@goodeldash]

I did keto about 2 years ago for a couple of months, it was extremely successful! I lost 10kg. However I slacked off and I found my way back to the SAD diet and eventually developed a 6mm kidney stone a couple of years later. I’m thinking cleaning up on keto was great, but I feel like it heightened my sensitivity to high GI carbs, especially sugar! It also caused fairly severe depression, riding that glucose rollercoaster again. I’m proud to say, I’m back on keto and feeling great, no more brain fog or depression. It sure is reassuring to hear Dr Berry’s perspective on what actually causes kidney stones.

[@donaldmorgan1447]

The timing couldn't have been better. Saturday night 10/10/18, I passed a 3mm stone. I was in the Emergency room most of the day. Horrible pain. Need to pay more attention to what I eat and stay on the keto diet! Thanks Dr. Berry

[@glengraham7681]

Chance piedra is a natural herb sold at health food stores that helps prevent stones. Potassium citrate, magnesium malate, lemon water, apple cider vinegar, and drinking more water also helps. Avoid spinach as it is super high in oxalates or add cheese to bind the oxalate and spring mix with very little spinach. Peanuts and peanut butter is high in oxalates and should be avoided. Digestive enzymes also can help prevent stones. Digestive enzymes are important and sold at health food stores

[@Shiraz687]

Thanks for the information and i have been sharing with my family and friends. what blood tests do you recommend ?

[@youaintneverlied]

Had kidney stones on two occasions. Wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy (if I had one). The pain was worse than having my son!

[@joyceelmer2178]

I have heard that kidney stone pain is worse than childbirth.

[@helenndow1101]

Exactly like my experience

[@helenndow1101]

@@joyceelmer2178 believe me, it is.

[@Kuato]

Funny how women complain about childbirth pain, while no one told them it was required to have children.

[@helenndow1101]

@@Kuato true, in 1958 when I had my first, no one told us, but later on all the information is available, certainly these days. Even 1959 when I had my second I knew I had to learn about it, so not to go through all that pain again and my second caused hardly any pain at all. Relaxation is the key.

[@raven5679]

Thanks for the upload, Doc! You actually had my aunt and uncle as clients a little while ago, and I’ve been hooked on Keto knowledge ever since. I was just wondering about this, so thanks for going over it! Gonna drop a like before I even finish this video👌🏽

[@wandalieder7262]

Thanks for this video it answered all my questions and your videos are very easy to follow

[@rosemariejacinto2622]

God bless you, Dr. berry! The best doctor of our time.

[@gracebradleedsa6385]

I was suffering from pain on my left side, obviously due to kidney stones since 2000. I got xrays and sonograph done, and was shocked with the result that I had so many of them, that I could build myself a decent 3 bedroom villa with them. I did not want to undergo invasive surgery. Got news that I could get them dissolved in India through ayurvedic medication. A slow but sure process. In 2001 I flew from Cincinnati to Bombay to Goa and saw a recommended doctor who prescribed some medications. I spent the next 6 months in Goa, undergoing extensive test. I returned to Cincinnati with a lot of stones dissolved and feeling a lot better. I follow a strict diet to avoid build up any more kidney stones. Most of all my pain vanished completely and I feel a lot better. Plenty of water and exercise is a key factor in addition to a balanced diet mostly on the vegetarian side. ❤

[@francoisestagno471]

Hi Doctor Berry , can it be beneficial to do the keto diet for someone with OCD taking anti depressant ? Love your videos , Thank you for helping me and so many peoples

[@sar6126]

Hi! Check out Darren Schmidt on KZbin! He has great info

[@Punkydoodle007]

I have a history of kidney stones. My first was a huge struvite stone that nearly filled my entire right kidney. Had to have surgery through my back to remove it. Now a days the stones I form are mostly composed of calcium oxilate and I have to stay away from high oxilate foods like spinach, rhubarb and nuts. I was also told to eat calcium rich foods at the same time I eat things higher in oxilates. This helps bind with the oxilates and passes it through the body instead of being absorbed in the blood stream. My doc also recommends lemon juice. The citric acid helps create an environment not conducive to kidney stones. So yes, there are some Keto friendly foods that are high in oxilates but they aren't exclusive to the Keto diet. You eat these same foods in a vegetarian or vegan diet as well.

[@kenutcha7]

Another good one, Dr. Berry. Thanks.

[@BowzerTowboats]

I had to drive myself to the hospital at 2am due to a kidney stone about 10 years ago that was fun. Morphine did not kill the pain. Good news I haven't had one since and from what I just heard from this video I hope to never have one again. Great information Doc.

[@vanessatamplin219]

Oh boy thank you for talking about this getting great information thanks again 👏

[@joshdance9959]

Thanks for this info Dr Berry 👍

[@winniebeelv9368]

Have passed well over 100 kidney stones! Been Keto since May and have seen less but still passing them. I am still overweight and have not seen a whole lot of weight loss on the scales so maybe this is my issue. Great video, thank you!

[@philip230884]

Hey still keto how's the stones?

[@chanisthenics]

Great video!

[@diamondkharness]

Got my first kidney stones in May 2000. Had stone surgeries about every 2 years since. No doctor ever told me this information that Dr. Berry offers for free. Only thing the old doctors said was “ stay hydrated “. I recently learned and actually started to understand Keto / Carnivore January 2023. I’m confident current results will continue. Thank You Dr. Berry

[@rhondae8222]

Thanks for sharing, Dr Berry 😊

[@ketoclassic6005]

Doing Keto/Low carbs for more than 6 years never had kidney stone. I agree with Dr. Ken Magnisum and sodium are very important to supplement with on a Ketogenic diet.

[@jonathanhadley3713]

Been upping my Magnesium supplements & also some food But Drs still think that I might have them again:-(

[@jharp53]

Dr Berry, Love your videos. Could you please do a video about someone without a Gallbladder being on the Keto Diet. Thank you for all the info you share with us !!

[@KenDBerryMD]

Already done that one. You can enjoy Keto without a gallbladder

[@druiddeb]

Post a link?

[@Christ_in_Christy]

Type “Dr. Berry Can I eat Keto without a gallbladder” into KZbin and you’ll find the video.

[@shelly2758]

Awesome video, Dr!

[@junemcgregor8083]

Thanks Dr. Berry. This is one issue that I have had concerns about on the Keto diet. Good to know that I don’t have to worry.

[@glengraham7681]

Chance piedra is a natural herb sold at health food stores that helps prevent stones. Potassium citrate, magnesium malate, lemon water, apple cider vinegar, and drinking more water also helps. Avoid spinach as it us super high in oxalates or add cheese to bind the oxalate and spring mix with very little spinach. Peanuts and peanut butter is high in oxalates and should be avoided. Digestive enzymes also can help prevent stones.

[@donnao6006]

Dr. Berry, Thank you so much for this video. I had requested this subject a few weeks ago because I do have chronic uric acid stones. The last one was 1.7mm and yes I passed it! But I have 3 more still in my kidneys :( I went to a Naturopath doctor to get to the root of my problem and he did IGA,IGG tests and found out my inflammation was being caused by an allergy to dairy (cows milk cheeses),and eggs! Which Was the majority of my Keto diet! No wonder why I wasn’t losing much weight and not feeling better at all. I guess I just need to tweak my diet and get creative. Your videos are so informative and I agree with all that you said about the stones, you are helping so many people out there. Most doctors just write a prescription and send you away....you tell it like it is, and educate your patients. Thank you Dr. Berry

[@hepzlawrence7710]

Do you eventually get them out?

[@vanlifebiker]

@@hepzlawrence7710 Usually if they are small enough. They key is to break them up so they will pass. Unsweetened green tea with lots of lemon juice works great. If in pain floating in a tub of water helps.

[@anureinn]

Greetings from Malaysia Dr Berry 🤗...That’s a very vital piece of information there . Thank you very much Doc 💖💖

[@ibianac3076]

Thank you.

[@JuudChima]

Thanks a bunch ❤

[@KETODiamond]

Thank you!. I have never had one of these, thank heavens but I had a subscriber ask me about this the other day and since I don't have the issue I know very little about it.

[@glengraham7681]

Chance piedra is a natural herb sold at health food stores that helps prevent stones. Potassium citrate, magnesium malate, lemon water, apple cider vinegar, and drinking more water also helps. Avoid spinach as it us super high in oxalates or add cheese to bind the oxalate and spring mix with very little spinach. Peanuts and peanut butter is high in oxalates and should be avoided. Digestive enzymes also can help prevent stones.

[@BobbyWashingtonvlog]

Great video Dr Ken… I had a stone for a year before it was discovered this month when I finally got pain. I know now it was over a year in the making because I wet the bed twice a year ago but no one thought to check my kidney. Well after getting extreme pain in my right back side I went to the ER and they saw a 7mm stone. They also saw my creatinine levels up to 1.9 an after removing the stone 2 weeks ago my creatinine is now 1.67 and my EGFR level is 49… My questions are, now the surgery is fine and my stent is now removed, can I expect my creatinine’s level to go back down and my EGFR to go back up 🔝 to normal? If so, how long will it take approximately?

[@carolynduke2439]

Thank you! Love your videos!

[@curriesis3]

Hello Dr. Berry. Could you do an updated video on Oxilates and the bodies responses to them. Like with Spinach, etc...

[@jenniferbeach6166]

Great info!

[@mreudeco]

Fantastic as always. Thanks.

[@ShipCreek]

Always good to keep our knowledge refreshed. 👍

[@Terri_2.0]

Thanks, Dr. Berry!

[@justmyopinion9883]

Thank you for sharing this info, Dr. Berry.

[@angelameyer8555]

I have had two kidney stones that had to be removed surgically, I’m not over weight, but I hate salt, I never knew not consuming salt could cause kidney stones, thank you for this information.

[@sannamuh985]

Angela Myer At the time that you had kidney stones, what were you eating?

[@angelameyer8555]

@@sannamuh985 The standard American diet

[@hearsthewater]

So, I just had kidney stone surgery (PCNL) 9 days ago for the 13 stones in my right kidney. I still have a large (2.2 cm) stone in the left kidney. One of the things my doctor said to me, even without any testing on me or the stones, is that I had to stop eating animal protein. I've been Keto for just under 2 years after a stroke, and it has been amazing for my blood sugar, so I am hesitent to give it up. I'm doing my research to find out what will be best for me. I'm so glad to see this video. I am obese, had low magnesium and potassium, and high uric acid. My stones are 60% calcium oxalate and 40% uric acid. I'm thinking that sticking to Keto, working on my magnesium and potassium and possibly taking meds for the uric acid (I can't get it to come down with just water and diet) might be the best choice for me.

[@lordraw9909]

Stop eating spinach and any other vegetable. You're better off cutting the out and you can get all nutrients without them. They have oxalates which bind to calcium. If you're eating animal fat, and meat, organ meats then you'll be fine. Include dairy if you can (raw dairy). But you have to cut out vegetables. They're useless and cause problems.

[@shankar7435]

Please update your experience with magnesium and potassium supplements and which brands are you using and how much dosage helped you.

[@wmp3346]

Any updates?

[@hearsthewater]

The PCNL make me horribly ill, my kidney got rather beat up. But I finally healed. There was one stone left in that kidney so they tried shockwave lithotripsy, and that did not work. I was scheduled for a ureteroscopy but ended up having a heart stent placed, so I had to wait several months for it to be safe for me to have surgery. I had a PCNL on the left side and it went very well, thankfully. Then I had a ureteroscopy on the right side still trying to get that pesky left over. But for some reason, they left some stones in there, so I ended up having a second one where they finally got them all. So now I'm waiting for a couple more months to take a 24 hour urine test to see why I produce super hard stones. And I will be having an ultrasound to make sure there is no damage to my kidneys. @@wmp3346

[@DirtRoadHymns]

@KenDBerryMD I recently started down the Keto trail due to fatty liver. But I also have three kidney stones. One big one is already in the distal ureter so I’m getting medical help for that. Here’s my question, I’ve heard that drinking lemon water can help keep my urinary tract alkaline and also help reduce the size of stones if not dissolve them. What are your thoughts? I appreciate all you do and love your videos.

[@marialee4821]

Thanks!

[@kensmith2450]

Dr. Berry. I have experienced large kidney stones (18-20 mm) in past and received surgery for removal. I have been diagnosed with hypercalciuria causing my stones. Do you have suggestions/recommendations? Ken

[@raysareyes7745]

Thanks for your information about it, blessings 🌍👍🙌🙌🙌

[@luccabetta5238]

You make me happy Dr Berry 😁❤️🙏🏾

[@topsecretbear9918]

what about the calcium in a standard multi vitamin? & also what about Potassium Iodide supplements? safe or no?

[@LP-gs3xj]

Amen brother. Just released last from hospital chasing a 1.2 cm stone. Delinked from uretha but on my way to urologist to start phase. Mind numbing painful

[@roberthicks4794]

Thanks Doc!!!

[@rustybennett4035]

Been keto for 9 months, losing weight feeling great.... (down 54lbs) Question: I take 30 mg Allopurinol daily, maintenance for gout, I have had high Uric acid for years. Does the Allopurinol affect ketosis? And will there be a day when I no longer need the allopurinol? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.... love the videos.

[@wab_]

I want an answer too

[@juniormendoza657]

Really none of this information applied to me. This is my second kidney stone after 10 years ago being my first set of stones. I'm not obese and eat mostly animal proteins. The things i consume that are high in oxalates are almonds, spinach and beet supplements. I wasn't aware of almonds and beets being high in oxalates until just recently

[@Waterlily480]

Thank you! My passed-in-hospital stone (years ago) was 8mm and they were all shocked that I was able to pass it. Last week my physical showed urine A for Abnormal color because it was clear! PTL.

[@russbrown6453]

DOC B is so accurate. To give someone a perspective on how painfull kidney stones are; I, had two relatives who had kidney stones, they told me that the pain was the equivalent of someone violently grabbing their testicles out on to a sidewalk and mashing them with a ball peen hammer...

[@reginaphalange9316]

True 😣

[@Shellywriter81]

I'd like to add that you can also get kidney stones from water, if it has scale in it. Deepening on what type of water you drink. My mother had so many stones thru out her life and most of them she needed to get surgery to remove them. She used to only drink water, soda was not even a thing in Europe in the 60's and not everyone could afford it either. I think it's important to know what type of water you are drinking. Tap/filtered/bought... It sucks that we no longer have clean water and we should considering how much we pay for it.... btw Olive oil helped my mom not to get any more of them nasty stones....

[@nouchthom9546]

how did she take the olive oil ?and i just told my friend that i think its the water that could be causing stones

[@Shellywriter81]

@@nouchthom9546 she just took about two spoons full on an empty stomach in the morning. Not the small sugar spoons, like spoons you would use for soup or something. Also a spoon of pumpkin seed oil which is good if you have stones in gallbladder. Just note that I'm not a doctor nor was my mother... Also note that the olive oil and the pumpkin seed oil was made by our local farmers not in a huge factory so it's a real and natural as it gets...

[@videophile222]

Thank you Dr. Berry

[@melaniedillon9787]

Thanks for this. Makes sense. I saw a video by Dr. Berg who said spinach and almonds can cause kidney stones??

[@lindagood3091]

Hi I'm new to your channel and I find your videos to be very informative. As I finished watching this video, however, I realized you hadn't said how to get magnesium and potassium on a keto diet. When I looked it up online, the suggestions were all higher carb foods, like grains, bananas....etc. It has left me confused how to get these nutrients without taking supplements when eating keto. Any suggestions? Thank You very much.

[@jamesm.9285]

Avocados, soaked nuts and seeds, fatty fish and eggs and full-fat dairy, leafy greens, mushrooms, mineral / sea salts, some from meats and poultry. These contain varying amounts of potassium and magnesium, not to mention other important ion minerals like calcium. Having a supplement handy for magnesium and potassium is generally a good idea as a back up.

[@Christ_in_Christy]

Search “Dr.Berry magnesium” or “potassium” on you tube. He’s got separate videos on this.

[@lindagood3091]

@@jamesm.9285 Thank you

[@lindagood3091]

@@Christ_in_Christy oh ok, thanks

[@prioris55555]

Chianca Piedra remedy should be part of every home healing cabinet. Spinach which is super high in oxalates caused one in me. Be careful about eating too much.

[@alexripezzi2296]

Exactly the same happened w the spinach to me and yes chancapiedra how you know about that?

[@conniesmith4108]

🤗thank you, sharing with others💜💜💜

[@survivalpodcasting]

Ken, here is a thought. My ears perked up when you said uric acid. Some folks have reported gout when going keto, those that stick with it say it lasts about a week to three and goes away and does not come back. I am pretty sure it happened to me. The advice is add lemon juice to water and do it a few times a day until it passes. I didn't get classic gout, as in swelling on the top and side of the big toe joint but rather under it and the entire left front part of my foot was swolen for over a week. I did the lemon juice thing and drank water like a damn fish. If pushed on it is a tiny bit tender but swelling gone and I expect it to be non existent in another day or two. This leads me to the bigger point people talk about "keto flu", I have had none of the typical issues, (though the gout and another one I will talk about in a moment). I think the reality is a lot of shit that happens when you go keto isn't caused by keto but it is the result, if that makes sense. As the body comes out of the shitty state it is in, various things are purged and there are short term discomforts. Gout would be one, uric acid so why not a uric acid kidney stone? Here is the other thing that I have had happen in the last 29 days, zits. Not on my face, not a big break out. I mean go to bed no zit, wake up 8 hours later big, painful, puss headed zit, just one. Pop and clean with some alcohol and spray with some hydrocortisone and it goes away, done. I figure now having dropped almost 8% of my starting weight I am burning some fat cells that have been sitting there in "reserve" for may be 10 years. We store toxins in our fat, as we start to rapidly burn it those toxins come out. Like these damn zits show up every 4-7 days, just one at a time, no corelation to the location. One on my right bicep, the next on the inside of my right thigh, the next under my left arm pit, the next in the damn middle of my back. I would say it isn't because of keto but more due to burning old fat and the body re-adapting to healthy living. Kind of like the old country doc saying, "it's gonna get worse before it gets better". Hence a lot of things people say are "caused by keto" are actually the body dealing with detoxing and adjusting. They are not caused by but rather symptoms of biological adjustment. What are your thoughts on this, hell it may make a damn good stand alone video for you. I looked this up because I just got a question on my channel about stones and referred that person to you.

[@Patra72]

I got gout on a high fat carnivore diet and found I was deficient in potassium and magnesium. I simply ate too little meat to provide me with enough of those electrolytes. I upped my meat and started supplementing with potassium citrate and magnesium glycinate. Gout gone.

[@kathyknepp9883]

Thank you for posting because I've thought the same thing.

[@clovermark39]

Exactly.

[@MarmaladeINFP]

@@Patra72 - Increasing your meat intake also increased your taurine intake. Taurine regulates the balance of electrolytes, such that your body doesn't require supplementation. As you suggest, there should be sufficient electrolytes from animal foods alone. About the importance of taurine, see the videos of Harry Serpanos.

[@reyesmunguia4899]

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[@yurieyearsley7272]

Thank you for your help

[@lordorielrising4673]

Any nutritional advice for glaucoma?

[@lilystonne4108]

My nephrologist advises eating less meat and eliminating high oxalate vegetables. Therefore, eating a ketogenic diet is okay for me as long as I avoid nuts and high oxalate vegetables because keto restricts protein anyway. My question is, would you recommend a carnivore diet to people who are prone to making calcium oxalate kidney stones. Thank you for this video.

[@kelsowins]

I have just one kidney and have to be careful about eating high-oxalate foods that might promote stone formation. Generally, the ketogenic diet is very adaptable for these purposes. I eat moderately-high oxalate veggies (such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, avocado, etc.) on alternating days. I eat very low oxalate veggies (such as cabbage, red pepper, Romaine lettuce, etc.) more frequently, almost daily. So I don't miss too much! It's all worked well for me: have lost 36 lbs. since May and am feeling great! And no stones!

[@rosewood513]

I had 2 severe attacks with multiple 5 ml stones 2 weeks part in 2012 I was hospitalized, I was thin back then. I drank plenty of water and NEVER Got them again! Water lets you flush them out. I appreciate the list of oxalates you posted but they say to eat kale. But most people say kale is dangerous... l am confused. Great video. thanks I am keto/carnivore

[@Alakrit]

I was just told last night that I have to be careful about going keto because of kidney stones, even though I'm just starting out with low carbs.

[@jaimelynn2151]

Dr Berry I'd like to here your opinion on the information on the book vitamin k2 and the calcium paradox.

[@kimsmart6810]

Confused. I have been following a keto TKS diet two years. I am a healthy 50 year old and 61 kilos. I do IF everyday. I just got a kidney stone! It’s 10 x 7 mm. I often crave salt. Is this maybe the issue and cause? Love you videos

[@lilystonne4108]

I had a kidney stone attack 20 years ago, and I was NOT eating keto then. I have been eating lchf for 2 years now. I was eating a lot of rice, pasta and bread back then. I was also snacking on junk food, eating fruit and cooking with vegetable oils. In fact, I was eating everything you said would cause kidney stones. So for sure, keto did not cause my kidney stones.

[@kalkeikuu]

Please do a video on the cause of cholesterol gallstones and how to safely dissolve them, as those flushes found online don’t work.

[@2004jrs]

Love Dr Berry. Even before 'social media' there were all sorts of premature .medical crises created by print and tv news media. Studies have to be replicated and challenged before you can make generalizations.

[@slyviewer99]

What about uric acid stones? Is it ok to take apple cider vinegar for uric acid stones? Does chanca Piedra work on uric acid stones? thanks.

[@thegirlnextdoor2739]

I wonder if you could explore oxalates and how they increase the risk of forming calcium oxalates (kidney stones)? The keto diet encourages eating foods high in oxalates (spinach, beet greens, almond flour if you're doing "dirty" keto, dark chocolate...) and it's a huge problem for people who are sensitive to oxalates.

[@meliss36]

EXACTY!! Keto helped me form over 50 stones from the exact food you mentioned!! One can be Keto but almond flour all nut, beets, olives, pepper, spinach.. just to name a few..

[@KR-jg7gc]

@@meliss36 then stop eating them and eat animal products 🥸

[@Kurtis11266]

@@meliss36 Wow, maybe you should use your brain and avoid oxylates? After 1 stone that would cross my mind... some people are just slow in the brain. For gods sake, swap almonds for pistachios (lowest oxylate nut, almonds are the HIGHEST), cut out the spinach and beets if you're prone. If you go on keto and do zero research you're unintelligent, simple as that.

[@lindabell6954]

YES! Oxalates can cause a LOT more problems than just kidney stones. A carefully balanced way of eating with low oxalate foods is best. Low carb is not best for oxalate issues.

[@barblacy619]

@@lindabell6954 this doesn’t make sense. What do you mean, please. Have you seen any of Sally Nortons work on oxalates. Once you know where they are, you can avoid them even as a vegan. The more vegetables the harder it is to avoid oxalates. I am eating clean whole food ketovore and used to eat low fat, plant based calorie restricted and blood in my urine-from oxalates!! Sally’s videos should clear your confusion.

[@vasantsande8644]

Thank you doctor.

[@tedrowleeves9182]

I had my first kidney stone 10 years ago, just prior to turning 65. It was moderately painful and worrisome since I didn't know what it was. When it finally passed it was the size of my thumbnail (I still have it). Since then I had kidney stone events about twice a year - none of them anywhere near as big as the first. Beginning in mid January of this year, I wentvon the Ketogenic/IF diet. Before I had alway drunk my coffee black, but I began having a half cup of heavy cream in it. Since then I have not had the expected kidney stone event - first time in 10 years. I did drop a significant amount of weight, and I do put cacao powder in with my coffee. I haven't seen a Dr. since 1971.

[@critter4004]

Cacoa powder is extremely high oxalate 😮

[@auntdee9678]

HOW in the world did you pass one that large???

[@tedrowleeves9182]

@@auntdee9678 I done peed it right out. Had to fish for it in the bowl!

[@auntdee9678]

@@tedrowleeves9182 Gosh I’ve been told I can’t pee out this large stone 13mm…it’s on my kidney not the ureter tube. Something that big would be awful to try and pass

[@tedrowleeves9182]

@auntdee9678 sorry to hear. I haven't been to the Dr's since 1971. Perhaps if I had consulted with one, they might have advised me to get surgery. I has stones once or twice a year until I went on keto. I haven't had a stone Since then. Good luck.

[@hitchcock1960]

What are your thoughts about the use of daily lemon juice to minimize chance of a repeated stone?

[@markcolon7459]

Dr. Berry, what causes keto rash?

[@carolineshaw1327]

Been keto for 5 months and I've just come out of hospital after 3 days suffering with 3 stuck kidney stones and infection. Never had them before. Absolute hell and wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[@zuckerkane]

I started keto 2 months ago and yesterday I passed a kidney stone for the first time in my life. I have a genetic predisposition to kidney stones from my mother's side of the family but it still scared me to think it was bc of keto.

[@Dustin_Quick_Holy_Smokes]

I have calcium stones, but my kidneys are functioning well. Is it safe for me to go low carb long term? Thanks so much!

[@junbug1029]

Hi Dr. Ken, what about spinach, kale and other foods high in calcium oxalates? My husband has horseshoe kidneys and is genetically predisposed to renal calculi. He’s had 3-4 lithotripsies and is on meds to decrease his serum uric acid levels, which were normal in his last test. He’s passed well over 100 stones. His stones are made of calcium oxalte. I’ll let him know he can eat more red meat. Steaks tonight!

[@septemberswisper]

Daily lemon juice and apple cider vinegar is great as well.

[@thephilosophybug3641]

for me it's steaks every night =) and breakfast... also lunch... =)

[@Terri_2.0]

@@septemberswisper Some people can't tolerate vinegar because of histamine intolerance and lemon juice can also be a problem in some cases, unfortunately. :/

[@DeseoHair]

Potassium citrate if u can’t tolerate vinegar or lemons. And u will be killing two birds with one stone ;)

[@junbug1029]

Ximena de la Serna my husband is on prescription lisinopryl HCTZ for uric acid and K+citrate for the oxalates.

[@jrspike2ya]

Got my stent in place yesterday. Will be having my 12mm pearl removed in a couple of weeks, as well as some smaller stones . Second time in four years. Curiously, only experiencing stones on one side, while the other side is always clean and in perfect working condition. Been on Keto and Carnivore over past 3 years. Not overweight. Get plenty of magnesium, salt and potassium. Blood panels are perfect. Yet the stones came back. Probably not drinking enough water, but still curious why only stones on one side.

[@libelulal6258]

Could you do a video about oxalates? Thank you.

[@bethcummings9493]

I would like to hear about this also!

[@Andy-wo9bm]

I have never been overweight, never on SAD diet, exercise regularly, no refined foods, soda, or vegetable oils etc… I eat lots of beef from lean to fatty with moderate to low veg., and chicken occasionally and seasonal fruit. I only drink water or electrolytes in water. There’s nothing the doc says I should be getting stones, yet I continue to get one at least every few years or less. He really didn’t address directly how uric acid stones would not be a likelihood for someone on high meat diet. It’s about the only thing I’m left to believe.

[@Lucy12947]

Can you take your magnesium and potassium supplements at the same time? Or is it best not to do that?

[@naturalmaro226]

One question. I dumped all my canola oil I went to the store to buy lard. I couldn't find one without a mix of pure lard and hidrogenated lard. Is this one ok?

[@pacemetalfab]

Dr Berry, please explain the use of the earbuds. I see you wear them in all of your videos.

[@sadiemarieec]

Pace Metal Fab and Waterjet they’re a microphone as well, I believe he uses them to record his voice

[@MDTAR15]

I have always believed in listening to one voice, not 50. Based on that, i have been following your advice vs all others when it comes to KETO. I am a 53 yr old male who was a body builder in So Cal for many years, i was also a gym owner. When you leave that way of life, sometimes you tend to continue eating like you did when you were hitting the gym 3 hrs a day. That leads to getting heavy. I recently decided to start card depleting (as it was known back in my days of weightlifting). I have since dropped about 30 pounds, i feel better, waist is trimmer, i can even see abs again. The only thing i have found is that i have been getting a more "yellow" urine than before. I only drink water when im thirsty but it is getting more yellow than before. If i "push" my water and drink when im not thirsty, its much less yellow. I also think i am passing stones, however, they are not painful at the moment...ive had a REAL stone before and it brought me to my knees...these must be small because they dont hurt, but i can tell when one passes, its like someone kinking a garden hose, then releasing it... for lack of a better term, its like shooting a b-b out of a b-b gun.. i have a weak stream and then BOOM, i feel something "exit" and its flowing like normal. Not sure whats causing this, Doc just said "i dontknow what that would be"...then he proceeded to tell me to STOP KETO and increase my carbs, healthy grains, fruits, vegetables, etc.. and CUT WAY BACK on ANY red meat, poultry and fish. I am not going to do what, but im a bit lost as to what i am passing during urination....they certainly dont feel like crystals and they arent painful when they do pass.

[@shankar7435]

Eventually, that situation ends up with stones in Kidney.

[@breakingthroughshellfitnes9984]

Please have your prostate checked. A change in stream could be caused be an enlarged prostate. I’m a nurse and that’s the first thing I though when you said this

[@MDTAR15]

@@breakingthroughshellfitnes9984 Follow up after 3 years: I had my prostate checked, he said it was slightly enlarged....but within normal ranges for a person my age. I stopped KETO altogether and my stones stopped...i got back on KETO and i started passing stones within 60 days...i got off again...stones stopped...its been a year since i was on KETO, i decided to go back to cutting carbs about 8 weeks back..i dropped carbs to less than 100 gms a day, then down to 50gms a day and then down to 20gms a day and i am passing stones again. I am having a hard time finding reasons to believe this is not Keto related or caused by Keto...its been 3 yrs and the only time i pass a stone is when i switch to Keto. I am lucky in the fact that all my stones are very smooth and easily passed for the most part. They range in size from a grain of sand up to "almost" the size of a pencil eraser. Side note: I take Magnesium Citrate and Calcium Citrate daily along with a B-Complex, Zinc, Vit-D and K-2. These stones are really getting old!!!

[@msbeecee1]

Look up Sally k Norton book & interviews on oxalates. U could be passing either kidney stones OR oxalate crystals. Either way it's a good thing to get them out. 🎉

[@tonytilleman8116]

Dr Berry I am 52 yrs old and I have been doing Keto now for a month. I have went from weighing 275lbs to 230lbs. I have gout. My Uric acid is very hi. My gout attacks have increased on the Keto diet. I have also done a couple of water fasts one was 4 days & the other was for 7 days. Is there a diet that can help lessen my gout attacks?

[@michelleosborne1431]

I had one last year after regularly consuming spinach & asparagus.