Kidney Vigor, UTIs & Urinary Health | Dylan Smith #086

06/02/2022

The kidneys and urinary tract are two underestimated and often neglected organ systems that can easily lead to uncomfortable & painful states of illness in the body.

The kidneys main task, other than regulating the fluids, is to cleanse and purify our blood of any toxins and waste that would otherwise perpetuate disease in the body.

Just down the ureter road, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are one of the most common afflictions of modern times, especially for women.

When UTIs are left untreated at the root level and only alleviated short-term with drugs like anti-biotics, that person can easily and sometimes severely endure damaged renal (kidney) function.

On this podcast episode, we dive into the ins and outs of kidney function & how to optimise it, along with the Ayurvedic View on UTIs and how to both prevent and help this common infectious disease.

Our podcast and articles are for educational purposes only. They are not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. After all, everyone is uniquely different we need to assess your unique physiology and provide you with a personalised plan to help balance and homeostasis.

Please book a consultation to help clear the channels so everything flows more smoothly and comfortable while imbuing you with the vitality that is available from your reproductive organs, urinary system and kidneys.

Kidneys – very important organs outside of their function of regulating fluid retention.

Perhaps the most important organ in the body.

There are two kidneys, each about the size of a fist, located on either side of the spine at the lowest level of the rib cage

The kidneys are powerful chemical factories that perform the following functions:

remove waste products from the body
remove drugs from the body
balance the body’s fluids
release hormones that regulate blood pressure
produce an active form of vitamin D
control the production of red blood cells

Weak Kidneys Correlate with Digestive System

It is a complex mechanism because it filters everything we eat and drink.

Digestive strength determines the load on the kidneys. Especially cold drinks and cold food will put more strain on kidneys.

Avoid pain killers, certain medicines.

Women are more prone to UTIs because of their exposed genitals and shorter urethra.

If you’re a woman, there’s a 50% chance you will end up with this condition.

More than 90% of all UTIs are caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli). Problems only arise when this ordinary bacterium is present in high numbers in places where it shouldn’t be—like your urinary system.

**Symptoms (*Rupa***):

Burning urination
Frequent urges to urinate
Lower abdominal pain or aching.
Blood in your urine (sometimes, but not always).
Cloudy urine.

Causes:

Water Intake – A lot of water gives pressure on kidney. Only drink according to thirst.
Suppresses urinary urge.
Not emptying the bladder fully. Take your time.
Squatting
Bacteria.
Improper sugar metabolisms, eating excess sweets. Udakava srota.
More

Udakavaha Srotas – Channels carrying water and controlling water metabolism.

Mula (root, chief seat, organs): Palate and kloma (includes pancreas, some acharyas say lungs).

Gets vitiated by:

Due to ama
Fear
Paana – Excess alcohol
Hot and dry foods
Exposure to heat (Caraka)
Astringent foods
Suppression of the urges (Adharaniya vegas)
Abnormalities: Ati trsna (excessive thirst), dryness of mouth, ringing in the ears and feeling darkness before the eyes, unconsciousness.
Management of abnormalities: similar to that of trsna roga.(16)

4 Types of Srotadusti:

Atipravrtti (excess functioning/hyper activity).
Sanga (obstruction, inadequate activity, hypo-activity).
Siragranthi (tumours, swelling, new growths)
Vimarga gamana (movement in the wrong or unusual direction or channel).(35) – Diversion of the flow of contents to improper channels, e.g. faeces through urinary tract.

Sitz Bath for UTI: Turmeric + 4-5 shodana

Solutions:

UTI Tea: 1tsp Coriander seed + 1/2tsp cumin seed + 1-2tsp barley – boil in 1-2 cups of water for 20 mins and then sip. Take for 2-3 days to get rid of symptoms. After get rid of symptoms take for another 1-3 days.
Neeri (Nee Urinary)
Sugar cane juice can release pressure on kidneys but not great.
Pranayama = oxygenation of blood improves kidney function.
Foods: parsley, horseradish, celery seeds.
Antibiotics should be your last choice.
Hygiene – Showers instead of bath. Cleanse after going to the toilet.
Wipe from front to back, rather than back to front.
Sitz Bath for UTI: Turmeric + 4-5 crushed Shodana Vati Tablets
After sexual intercourse, fully empty bladder. – as much as you want to hold your lover.
Use natural organic feminine hygiene products.
Cranberry fruit, Saw Palmetto, African plum.

Prostate Health

In US 1 in 8 men have prostate cancer. Second to skin cancer, most common cancer in American man.

– https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/CRC/PDF/Public/8793.00.pdf

According to ayurveda, it is more likely to be pitta men who develop prostate cancer.

Do self-abhyanga every day to reduce the odds of developing this form of cancer. It also increases the chances of early screening.

Don’t keep your phone in your pocket.

Prostate Calculus (Stones) – Sukra Ashmiri

When you retain semen and suppress the vega, the semen stays there and with mainly vata and pitta but also kapha, it turns to sandy condition – sikata.

Then if it stays like that for a long time it becomes calcification (Shukra Bhashmadi) – this can cause calcification in deeper areas like the prostate.

Vata obstructs and dries, and the pitta dries it up fast (pitta eliminates in semen).

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Kidney Vigor, UTIs & Urinary Health | Dylan Smith #086

The kidneys and urinary tract are two underestimated and often neglected organ systems that can easily lead to uncomfortable & painful states of illness in the body.

The kidneys main task, other than regulating the fluids, is to cleanse and purify our blood of any toxins and waste that would otherwise perpetuate disease in the body.

Just down the ureter road, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are one of the most common afflictions of modern times, especially for women.

When UTIs are left untreated at the root level and only alleviated short-term with drugs like anti-biotics, that person can easily and sometimes severely endure damaged renal (kidney) function.

On this podcast episode, we dive into the ins and outs of kidney function & how to optimise it, along with the Ayurvedic View on UTIs and how to both prevent and help this common infectious disease.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

Kidneys: Importance & Optimising Their Function

Kidneys – very important organs outside of their function of regulating fluid retention.

Perhaps the most important organ in the body.

There are two kidneys, each about the size of a fist, located on either side of the spine at the lowest level of the rib cage

The kidneys are powerful chemical factories that perform the following functions:

remove waste products from the body

remove drugs from the body

balance the body’s fluids

release hormones that regulate blood pressure

produce an active form of vitamin D

control the production of red blood cells

Weak Kidneys Correlate with Digestive System

It is a complex mechanism because it filters everything we eat and drink.

Digestive strength determines the load on the kidneys. Especially cold drinks and cold food will put more strain on kidneys.

Avoid pain killers, certain medicines.

UTI Symptoms & Causes

Women are more prone to UTIs because of their exposed genitals and shorter urethra.

If you’re a woman, there’s a 50% chance you will end up with this condition.

More than 90% of all UTIs are caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli). Problems only arise when this ordinary bacterium is present in high numbers in places where it shouldn’t be—like your urinary system.

Symptoms (Rupa):

Burning urination

Frequent urges to urinate

Lower abdominal pain or aching.

Blood in your urine (sometimes, but not always).

Cloudy urine.

Causes:

Water Intake – A lot of water gives pressure on kidney. Only drink according to thirst.

Suppresses urinary urge.

Not emptying the bladder fully. Take your time.

Squatting

Bacteria.

Improper sugar metabolisms, eating excess sweets. Udakava srota.

More

Udakavaha Srotas – Channels carrying water and controlling water metabolism.

Mula (root, chief seat, organs): Palate and kloma (includes pancreas, some acharyas say lungs).

Gets vitiated by:

Due to ama

Fear

Paana – Excess alcohol

Hot and dry foods

Exposure to heat (Caraka)

Astringent foods

Suppression of the urges (Adharaniya vegas)

Abnormalities: Ati trsna (excessive thirst), dryness of mouth, ringing in the ears and feeling darkness before the eyes, unconsciousness.

Management of abnormalities: similar to that of trsna roga.(16)

4 Types of Srotadusti:

Atipravrtti (excess functioning/hyper activity).

Sanga (obstruction, inadequate activity, hypo-activity).

Siragranthi (tumours, swelling, new growths)

Vimarga gamana (movement in the wrong or unusual direction or channel).(35) – Diversion of the flow of contents to improper channels, e.g. faeces through urinary tract.

UTI Treatments

Sitz Bath for UTI: Turmeric + 4-5 shodana

Solutions:

UTI Tea: 1tsp Coriander seed + 1/2tsp cumin seed + 1-2tsp barley – boil in 1-2 cups of water for 20 mins and then sip. Take for 2-3 days to get rid of symptoms. After get rid of symptoms take for another 1-3 days.

Neeri (Nee Urinary)

Sugar cane juice can release pressure on kidneys but not great.

Pranayama = oxygenation of blood improves kidney function.

Foods: parsley, horseradish, celery seeds.

Antibiotics should be your last choice.

Hygiene – Showers instead of bath. Cleanse after going to the toilet.

Wipe from front to back, rather than back to front.

Sitz Bath for UTI: Turmeric + 4-5 crushed Shodana Vati Tablets

After sexual intercourse, fully empty bladder. – as much as you want to hold your lover.

Use natural organic feminine hygiene products.

Cranberry fruit, Saw Palmetto, African plum.

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