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In this blog we discuss the challenges of adopting lifestyle modifications for kidney health and provide tips to help with successful implementation.
Category Archives: Lifestyle
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Sep
In this blog, we talk about some of the basics of physiology and psychology to understand how the brain can implement lifestyle changes.
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Mar
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Updated March 15, 2020 In the wake of the current pandemic, we felt that we should share what we know about COVID-19 as it impacts kidney patients. There is a lot of misinformation out there so please be mindful of your sources. In this blog, we will focus specifically on the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on kidney…
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Sep
Sep
When a large number of young agricultural workers in Central America started developing kidney failure without any known risk factors in the nineties, many kidney organizations around the world started sounding the alarm bells. Scientists have been looking for reasons for this in the past two decades. Initially the connection between climate change on kidney…
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May
May
This blog is the first in a series discussing our integrative approach to kidney stones prevention and management. Kidney stone, also called nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, is a complex disease influenced by multiple factors including genetic and environmental factors. Stones are often painful, and left unaddressed can lead to more serious conditions such as obstruction of…
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May
May
Many Americans report difficulties with sleep. Do any of these sound familiar? Regularly getting less than 7-8 hours of sleep per night Waking up in the morning not feeling fully well rested most mornings Regularly have trouble falling asleep Wake up frequently once or more during the night and can’t fall back asleep Wake up…
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Apr
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The phrase “our genes are not our destiny”, describes how nutrition and lifestyle factors can have a positive impact on genetic expression for certain diseases. This field of study is called epigenetics. Recently, researchers have found evidence that diet and lifestyle modifications can impact polycystic kidney disease (PKD). What is Polycystic Kidney Disease? PKD is a…
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Feb
Feb
Love is good for our kidney health! Human beings flourish from social relationships and connections and according to the Harvard Medical School, social connections may be as important to our long-term health as adequate sleep, not smoking, and a good diet. One study that looked at data from over 300,000 test subjects found that strong…
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Jan
In the early 1950’s, researchers declared that age-related kidney decline reduced function at a rate of about 8% every 10 years after the age of 40. More recently, it was noted that the decline may begin as early as 20 years old. Each of us are born with a specific number of nephrons, the functional…
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Nov
This blog is the beginning of a series of blogs about the risk factors for kidney disease. In this first blog, let’s start with talking about the functional kidney mass at birth and itsconnection of future kidney health. The development of the human kidney is generally completed by the 36th week of pregnancy in the…