For folks prone to kidney stone formation (renal calculi formation) there is some useful information.

Most of these calculi (stones) are mineral salts and most of these salts contain, in some form or another, calcium. Therefore excess calcium in the urine (hypercalciuria) can indicate a risk of forming kidney stones (not to mention the possibility of bone density loss). Studies by Grases et.al. showed a reduction of kidney stone formation after taking as little as 130 mg of inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) orally daily.
Where do we find good sources of IP6? Rice bran. Not a most appetizing dish although enhanced considerably with apple sauce. But you would have to take a truckload daily to get a therapeutic dose of IP6. Answer: IP6 in capsules or in powder. Set up an appointment with Doctor Lofting to discuss this exciting potential to avoid the worry of kidney stone formation.

References

Grases F, L. Garcia-Ferragut, A. Costa-Bauza: A new procedure to evaluate the inhibitory capacity of calcium oxalate crystallization in whole urine. International Urology & Nephrology 27: 653-661, 1995.

Grases F, L. Garcia-Ferragut, A Costa-Bauza: Study of the early stages of renal stone formation: experimental model using urothelium of pig urinary bladder. Urological Research 24: 305-311, 1996a

Grases F, L Garcia-Ferragut, A Costa-Bauza, J.G. March: Study of the effects of different substances on the early stages of papillary stone formation. Nephron 73: 561-568, 1996b

Shamsuddin A.M. IP6, Nature's Revolutionary Cancer-Fighter. New York, Kensington Pub. 1998: p. 80-83

Bruce Lofting, N.D.
April 2004