| The safest treatment for acute nephritis is fasting | | | | nutrients. Supplements should be given to furnish |
| on raw juices. By means of the juice fast, the | | | | the nutrients not obtained from food. The |
| toxins and systemic impurities responsible for | | | | supplements may include one tablespoon of |
| setting up of the inflammatory kidney conditions | | | | lecithin, 30mg. of Vitamin B6, 25,000 units of |
| are removed rapidly. The patient should resort to | | | | Vitamin A and 300 to 600 units of Vitamin E. |
| juice fasting for five to seven days till the acute | | | | Smoking and drinking, where habitual, must be |
| symptoms subside. Mostly vegetable juices such | | | | completely given up. Studies have shown that |
| as carrot, celery and cucumber should be used | | | | smoking impairs kidney function. The patient |
| during this period. A warm water enema should | | | | should avoid white bread, sugar, cakes, pastries, |
| be taken each day while fasting to cleanse the | | | | puddings, refined cereals, greasy, heavy or fried |
| bowels of the toxic matter being thrown off by | | | | foods. He should also avoid tea, coffee, all flesh |
| the self-cleansing process resulting from the fast. | | | | foods, condiments, pickles and sauces. |
| After the juice fast, the patient may adopt an | | | | The use of carrot juice is one of the most |
| all-fruit diet for four or five days. Juicy fruits such | | | | effective home remedies for nephritis. A glass of |
| as apple, grapes, orange, pear, peach and | | | | this juice should be taken, mixed with a |
| pineapple should be taken during this period. | | | | tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of fresh lime |
| Thereafter the patient may adopt fruits and milk | | | | juice, every day, first thing in the morning. |
| diet for further five days. In this regimen, milk | | | | The use of bananas is another effective remedy |
| may be added to the fruit diet. After the fruit & | | | | for nephritis. It is due to their low protein and salt |
| milk diet, the patient may gradually embark upon | | | | contents and high carbohydrates content. They |
| a well-balanced lowÂprotein vegetarian diet, | | | | exercise healing effect on the kidneys. A diet of |
| with emphasis on fresh fruits and raw and cooked | | | | bananas only can be taken for three or four |
| vegetables. | | | | days, consuming eight to nine bananas a day in |
| In case of chronic nephritis, a short juice fast for | | | | the treatment of this disease. |
| three days may be undertaken. Thereafter, a | | | | The use of avocado is valuable as a staple food in |
| week or 10 days may be spent on a restricted | | | | nephritis. The usefulness of this fruit arises from |
| diet. In this regimen, oranges or orange juice may | | | | its small protein content, with none of the |
| be taken for breakfast. Lunch may consist of | | | | poisonous extractives, always present in flesh |
| salad of two vegetable in season and dinner may | | | | foods. |
| comprise one or two vegetables steamed in their | | | | Grapes are an excellent remedy for both acute |
| own juices and a few nuts. Thereafter, the | | | | and chronic nephritis. They possess an exceptional |
| patient may gradually adopt a well-balanced | | | | diuretic value on account of their high contents of |
| low-protein vegetarian diet. | | | | water and potassium, salt. Their value in kidney |
| Further short juice fasts, followed by a week on | | | | troubles like nephritis is enhanced by their low |
| the restricted diet, should be undertaken at | | | | albumin and sodium chloride content. |
| intervals of two or three months until such time | | | | Tender coconut water is another valuable remedy |
| as the kidney condition has shown sign of | | | | for this disease. It can be taken beneficially once |
| normalization. The patient should avoid foods rich | | | | or twice a day. It acts as a very effective but |
| in oxalic acid such as spinach, chocolate and cocoa, | | | | safe -diuretic. |
| Garlic, parsley, cucumber and celery are excellent | | | | Fresh air and outdoor exercises will be of great |
| vegetables. Best fruits are papaya and bananas. A | | | | benefit in all cases of nephritis and where possible, |
| small amount of soured milks and home-made | | | | the patient should have a walk for at least three |
| cottage cheese can be included in the diet. All salt | | | | kilometers once or twice daily. The sufferer from |
| should be eliminated from the diet. Five or six | | | | chronic nephritis should never exert himself when |
| small meals should be taken in preference to a | | | | doing anything. He should avoid all hurry and |
| few large ones. | | | | excitement. He should also avoid late hours. |
| The diet should be adequate in all essential | | | | |