Tea Sippers

Usually all you find is lots of good news about the health benefits of tea. It’s seems to be good for just about every part of your body from brain on down. But in today’s source, I found one part of the body that may not be too happy if you drink lots of iced tea.

It seems that iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate which is a key chemical leading to the formation of kidney stones. These stones are actually crystals that can form in the kidneys or in the ureters which are the tubes that drain urine from the kidney to the bladder. Men are the ones who are most at risk for kidney stones being more than four times more likely than women to form them. It gets worse when they hit their 40s.

Most people who are prone to the kidney stones are told to keep their liquid consumption up. Some turn to tea due to the many health benefits but it turns out it is not so healthy for them. Kidney stone prone people are best off with pure water with a squeeze of real lemon juice which inhibits the growth of the stones.

Check out our resource for more information: http://www.newsmax.com/health/iced_tea_kidney_stones/2008/07/23/115433.html

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