Kidney Stones 101: Symptoms, Root Causes & Real-Food Prevention

Dishing Up Nutrition

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:nutrition, Nutrition

4.3 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Dishing Up Nutrition, dietitians Melanie Beasley and Britni Vincent discuss what causes kidney stones, warning signs to look out for, and how nutrition plays a crucial role in prevention. Find out why hydration is the most vital factor, how sugar, soda, sodium, and ultra-processed foods increase your risk, and why a balanced, real-food diet with enough magnesium and calcium can help protect your kidneys. If you’ve had a kidney stone before or want to lower your risk, this episode shares practical strategies to help prevent them from coming back.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by Nutritional Weight and Wellness.
0:13.5	I'm Melanie Beasley, a registered and licensed dietitian with nutritional weight and wellness.
0:18.4	Well, before we get started today, if you enjoy listening to our
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0:40.2	like someone you know would benefit. And for the past 20 years, Dishing Up Nutrition has covered
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0:57.8	tell them you're thinking about them. It really is the best way you can help spread our message
1:03.3	of real food for real health and maybe help someone out who's on the struggle bus with one of
1:09.2	these conditions. Now getting into today's show,
1:13.8	we are talking about a topic that can feel a little scary if you've been through it. Kidney
1:20.0	Stones. Wow. If you've ever had one, you probably are wincing on the other side,
1:25.7	listening to this. You don't need convincing that you want to do whatever it takes to prevent getting another one.
1:33.2	And if you haven't, chances are you know someone who has.
1:37.6	Maybe you have a family history of kidney problems and you want to be proactive.
1:42.5	It's really common and legitimate concern because kidney stones affect
1:47.7	about one in 10 people at some point in their lifetime. And diet plays a major role in both
1:56.0	causing and what you can do to prevent further kidney stones.
2:01.9	So today we're answering all those big questions.
2:05.2	What causes them?
2:06.4	What should you eat?
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