Sour Cherries, Gout and Kidney Disease
Sour cherries are one of my favourite fruits to eat when they are in season! I have always liked the slight tart taste of sour …
Can I Drink Coffee if I have Kidney Disease?
There is quite a lot of debate surrounding the health effects of coffee, one minute we’re being told coffee is good for us and the …
What is TMAO? & what does it have to do with the Kidneys?
Today I wanted to discuss a lesser-known compound that has been linked to the development and progression of kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among …
Depression & Kidney Disease
If you or someone you know is suffering from depression, you are not alone. It is estimated that 5% of the adult population worldwide suffer …
Everything You Need to Know About Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is one of the lesser-known causes of kidney disease and kidney damage. One of the problems with sarcoidosis is that it can be very …
The Importance of Sleep and Kidney Disease
Sleep. Most of us wish we had more of it. Yet it’s still. So. Elusive. And while yawning and feeling tired all the time can …
The Benefits of Exercise in Chronic Renal Disease
In this day and age, we are so used to reaching for a pill to solve all our health problems that we forget that there …
Blood Test – ALP & its Significance in CKD
ALP is one of those blood tests people don’t pay a huge amount of attention to and often don’t understand what it is measuring. It …
Taurine & its Role in Chronic Renal Disease
What is Taurine? Taurine is a semi-essential, sulfur-containing amino acid, it is called semi-essential as it can be synthesized from other sulfur-containing amino acids such …
The Role of Vitamin C in Chronic Kidney Disease
Vitamin C is one of the most talked-about vitamins. The nutrient gets special buzz for its immune-boosting potential but plugging vitamin C’s ability to shorten …