No matter what kind of medication you take, whether over-the-counter or prescription, it is destined to take a trip through your kidneys. Because the kidneys provide the final pathway for excreting drugs and their metabolites, they are unfortunately subjected to high concentrations of potentially toxic substances. Medications that can damage the kidneys are known as …
Vitamin D deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world and is particularly common in people with kidney disease. Add to that the fact that vitamin D deficiency is linked to progression of kidney disease and increased risk of mortality and I think we have a few pretty good reasons to explore the …
Do you know the cause of your kidney disease? If you don’t (and even if you do!) please read on. I’m a firm believer that in order to heal yourself and treat any disease, you FIRST need to understand it. If you don’t understand it, how will you know what you need to do to …
When you have kidney disease, maintaining an optimal pH balance is one of the most important things you can do to improve your kidney health, so today I want to talk about what this means and dispel a common misconception about the best supplements to use to help alkalise the body. The Acid: Alkaline Balance …
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In its early stages, kidney disease has no symptoms and isn’t easily detected which makes it difficult to make an early and accurate diagnosis. Frequently, people aren’t aware they have kidney disease until they have already reached the later stages and a lot of kidney damage has already occurred. Today I want to introduce you …
The topic of COVID-19 is all around us at the moment (and with good reason!) and you’ve likely heard that people with pre-existing health conditions like kidney disease are at risk of more serious complications. So, today I thought I’d unpack how COVID-19 affects the kidney and why people with kidney disease are at a …
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Coeliac Disease might not be one of the first things that comes to mind when we hear the term “Chronic Kidney Disease”, but there are some interesting links between the two diseases, and the increasing incidence of Coeliac Disease globally makes this a topic worth discussing, especially for those of you who have been diagnosed …
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Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs, are one of those annoying and embarrassing things that people don’t really like to talk about too much, but they are surprisingly common. In fact they are estimated to affect around 150 million people worldwide every year! I would like to discuss how to prevent UTIs because as well as …
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A long, long time ago when man was inventing the wheel… nature provided us with pristine surroundings and atmosphere. We drank from the crystal blue waters, ate ‘organic’ fruit and vegetables, and rested in unspoiled lands. …How so much has changed. Yes, we have progressed in terms of no longer defecating where we eat. Instead …
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For many of you with hypertension (aka high blood pressure), a fire is burning intensely within you, which must be extinguished. Inflammation is the cause of many illnesses, and studies now point towards inflammation as a key trigger and driver for high blood pressure – the second biggest cause of kidney disease after diabetes. If …
Is Inflammation Driving Your High Blood Pressure? Find Out for Sure… Read More »
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