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Healthy kidneys do many important jobs. They remove wastes and extra fluid from your body, help make red blood cells, and help keep bones strong. They also help to keep the right amount of minerals in your blood. Minerals are nutrients that your body needs to stay healthy.
When you have kidney disease or kidney failure, your kidneys cannot do these important jobs well. As a result, you may...
It's not too late to unlearn these damaging behaviors. Here a list of ten common habits that you might not realize are putting pressure on your kidneys.
1. Overusing PainkillersOver the counter pain medicines, such as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and Analgesics, may...
In 1984, Bernardine (Dine) Watson was feeling gloomy, exhausted, and suffering from intermittent joint pain. However, as a working mom going through a divorce, she attributed these feelings to stress. She had no idea that these symptoms would lead to a diagnosis of focal segmental...
Natasha Kelly was a bright-eyed college freshman when she first noticed something wasn't right with her health. She began to feel strange and exhausted, barely able to walk the short distance to her classes. Campus doctors were stumped since her bloodwork results were fairly normal, with only a slight dip in kidney function. Natasha moved back home with her grandparents as she could not cope with the growing fatigue or keep up with her...
Shining A Bright Light of Advocacy
Jennifer Cramer-Miller
Two decades ago, when Charles Rice was in his thirties, he felt invincible. A married hard-working man, he never imagined his life would change dramatically. The magnitude of kidney failure was beyond his imagination.
Until it wasn’t.
Symptoms of kidney disease are often silent—until they shout. During the 1990s, high blood pressure, edema, and obesity...
Your loved one’s personality is as unique as their healthcare needs. By learning about their conditions, you’ll be able to provide the best help possible. Here are 5 ways that you can help.
1. Learn how the kidneys workKidneys are the hardworking cleaners of the body. Blood entering them is cleaned as it passes through millions of tiny filters called glomeruli. Wastes and unneeded fluids are removed through urine, the clean...