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