The Art of Avoiding Too Many Oxalates but Still Enjoying Vegetables

There are plenty of plant foods you can consume without ingesting too many oxalates. The key is in knowing which foods are the worst offenders.

In my first post on oxalates, I explained what oxalates are and the many ways they harm the body. I also covered how fasting helps rid the body of oxalates and some signs of oxalate dumping.

This week is all about making it practical by discussing:

• What foods are best avoided altogether, which ones should be eaten in moderation, and which foods contain little or no oxalates

• How to turn a poisonous high-oxalate smoothie into a healthy low-oxalate smoothie with a little tweaking

• How many milligrams of oxalate the body can handle each day

• How boiling veggies in water can reduce some oxalate

• How calcium blocks some oxalate absorption in the gut

• The amount of oxalate that could kill a person or an animal

• I link to a document that lists the oxalate value of most foods.