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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
When poor health leads to greater problems
Sometimes poor health - being overweight, or not eating right, for example, can lead to further problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and eventually even kidney disease and failure. Resulting in the need for a kidney transplant. Surprising? It happens a lot.
Now, I realize not everyone's health problems are a result of their own doing. Some are born with it (like me).
However, some diseases can be stopped, and here is just one story of one man doing just that:
Martinsville man with kidney disease in remission after running »
Now, I realize not everyone's health problems are a result of their own doing. Some are born with it (like me).
However, some diseases can be stopped, and here is just one story of one man doing just that:
Martinsville man with kidney disease in remission after running »
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Fruits & Veggies = better kidney function
It always comes back to nature's foods, doesn't it... And why not, right?
I mean, if we eat what nature has provided instead of all this processed crap that our bodies have learned to crave - that we have TAUGHT them to crave - naturally (yes, pun intended!) we would be healthier.
A few choice excerpts:
Forgive me for posting a link to an article that seems to actually be an advertisement - but WOW. It looks legit: apparently Ivanhoe.com's source is the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2013.
I mean, if we eat what nature has provided instead of all this processed crap that our bodies have learned to crave - that we have TAUGHT them to crave - naturally (yes, pun intended!) we would be healthier.
A few choice excerpts:
"...may be as helpful as some medications..."
"...in patients with late stage chronic kidney disease as effectively as the typical treatment..."
"...a favorable response by reduction of..." (emphasis added)
caveat: "...diet filled with fruits and vegetables may not be a plausible solution for everyone with chronic kidney disease..."
Forgive me for posting a link to an article that seems to actually be an advertisement - but WOW. It looks legit: apparently Ivanhoe.com's source is the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2013.
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