The Role of Vitamin E in Kidney Disease
When discussing some of the important vitamins when it comes to people with CKD, you’re probably used to hearing about vitamin C, vitamin D, maybe …
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 …
The Benefits of Nettle Leaf in Renal Disease
We frequently get asked about the safety of certain herbal medicines as people have heard from their doctor or read on various websites that herbs …
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 …
Can Your Emotions Affect Your Kidney Function?
Fear and Stress In Chinese Medicine, it is said that the kidneys are the organ of fear. Meaning that unprocessed fear or fear that is …
Heavy Metal Toxicity and Kidney Disease
Invisible, odourless, and virtually undetectable to us, heavy metals are increasingly being recognised for their damaging effects on our health. Some people are surprised to …
Berries… Super food for the Kidneys
I know people with kidney disease are frequently bombarded with all the foods they should avoid so today I wanted to flip the table and …
Can Fasting Cure Polycystic Kidney Disease?
New research is emerging about some potential new therapies for managing or even reversing polycystic kidney disease that are safe and easy to implement. Interested? …
Cholesterol & Why Size Matters!
Cholesterol has a bad reputation due to it mostly being known for its role in heart disease, but cholesterol is actually vital to our health …
What Is All The Fuss About BioPerine?
Chances are you have black pepper somewhere in your home. While this common cooking ingredient can certainly spice up a meal, it also contains something …