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Kidney Failure
Renal failure, both acute and chronic, has an impact on both your health and your lifestyle. What are things you should know?
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Dialysis
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis involves major lifestyle changes and other issues. Find out what is in store for those who need it.
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Lilies Poisonous to Cats
Easter lilies, tiger lilies, rubrum or Japanese showy lilies, and some day lilies are toxic to cats causing acute kidney failure.
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A Pause for Pregnancy
While not for everyone, this article discusses the real probabilities of pregnancy for dialysis patients and transplant recipients.
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About the Kidneys
Read the basics of what the kidneys do and what happens when they fail.
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Give My Regards To Reuse
An introduction about Reuse. The reprocessing of dialyzers.
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Hemodialysis vs. Peritoneal
Learn the basic differences between the dialysis choices, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
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Our Frame of Mind
Read about the feelings of a couple who faced kidney failure, and know that you're not alone in this struggle.
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Our Hamburgers are Contaminated!
More hamburger is contaminated with disease causing bacteria than previously thought. So what should we do about it? Click above to see what I think.
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Supportive Steps
Small helpful ideas for dealing with kidney failure. For patients and their supporters.
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What Can I Eat?
Read about a book that spices up the bland renal diet, featuring 2 of the books recipes.
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Why God?
A simple rhyme that asks the inevitable question.
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Renal Lifestyles Manual
A book review of a diet manual for renal failure.
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Renal Failure in Dogs and Cats
What is renal failure? How is it treated? What are the Symptoms? For many pet owners facing a diagnosis of kidney failure, these are common questions.
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Dangers of Chocolate for Dogs
Chocolate can kill. It is highly toxic due to theobromine, a natural stimulant found in cocoa beans, which affects the heart muscles and nervous system.
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Dialysis Defined
This article describes the process of how dialysis works in layman's terms.
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Fulvic Acid for Heavy Metal Detox
Heavy metals interfere with major organs in your body's ability to function. Here's an easy and convenient way to detoxify on your schedule.
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Holiday Thoughts
Christmas memories and some thoughts for the holidays.
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How to Prevent High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is a disease that affects 1 in 5 adults over the age of 65.
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My Manifested Mailbox
In this article I answer some of your dialysis questions I've received in my email.
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Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome can dramatically decrease a person's quality of life. Though poorly understood, RLS is a biochemical condition that responds to treatment.
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Various (some preventable) symptoms and complications and their initial presentation in patients with lupus are associated with different degrees of mortality.
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Transplant Medication Information
Medications needed to help keep your transplant working, are not without sometimes serious effects. Read about the more common medications and their side effects.
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Diabetes facts and figures
Sugar Diabetes is the most common glandular condition in North America. Patients with Diabetes are candidates for heart disease.
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Diabetes: What You Should Know
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than two million Canadians suffer from diabetes. Thousands of others have not been diagnosed.
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Homemade Dog Food Dangers
Good nutrition for us does not always mean good for our dogs. Many foods, including grapes, walnuts, and milk can be dangerous for canines.
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Legionnaires’ disease
These outbreaks occurred in hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, cruise ships, prisons. The dominator was a bacterium that at times was caused by water and contaminated soil
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Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Besides being pests, mosquitoes can carry and transmit numerous diseases. This article will discuss some of the more common ailments that can be transmitted.
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Syndrome X
The myth of Aboriginal genetic difference is being made reality through malnutrition, resulting in a plague of Syndrome X.
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Danger for Dogs - Grapes, Raisins
Few people realize the danger in giving grapes or raisins to their pet dogs. According to the ASPCA Poison Control Center, as few as 7 raisins or grapes can prove toxic.
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Understanding Proteins in a Pet's Diet
Until just a few years ago there were no regulations for proteins in pet foods. Now there have been numerous recalls on selected brands. Is yours one of them and why?
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Understanding the Risk of Diabetes
The fact that Diabetes is a disease where the body cannot handle sugar (glucose) is known but many are unaware that it is much more dangerous than just "High Blood Sugar"
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Physical Dangers of Eating Disorders
Malnutrition is just one of the many physical problems that an anorexic or bulimic may encounter. Lets review some others...
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Physical Dangers of Eating Disorders
There are a number of very real and very dangerous physical problems that can accompany an eating disorder.
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Physical Dangers of Eating Disorders
At first glance, it would seem that the main physical danger of an eating disorder would be malnutrition. While malnutrition is indeed a serious result of an eating disorder, there is much more to consider
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Could It Be Restless Legs Syndrome?
Legs that twitch and tremble. Legs that shake and ache. Creepy, crawly, tingly, burning, tugging, itching, prickling sensations that make you want to move your legs. It could be restless leg syndrome (RLS), especially if it strikes when you try to go to sleep and wakes you in the night. Susun Weed discusses Wise Woman ways to help with RLS.
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Do We Know What We Are Eating?
We never know what it is in our food until some food expert comes out with the news long after we have claimed a certain item our favorite. Find out what they are saying now.
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Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
The author advises: After a couple pages, you won’t want to be here. So forget it. Go away. Get out while you’re still in one piece. Save yourself. <p> I disagree.
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Diabetes and Losing Weight
Diabetics trying to control their diet to get thinner can lead to an eating disorder
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Drinking Raw Milk Can Be Dangerous
A number of diseases can be acquired by drinking milk that has not been pasteurized (raw milk). Click on the link above to find out what those diseases are and how milk is pasteurized.
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Hamburger Disease Takes Five Lives
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Health Risks of Obesity
This article discusses the health risks associated with obesity. It is more than just being overweight.
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Isaac Albeniz, Life and Works
Brief biography of 19th-century Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz, best known for Iberia, a suite of 12 piano pieces.
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Issues With Organ Transplants
Organ transplantation may be a life-saving option, but they are not without their challenges and risks.
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Olive Sea Snake
Fifteen species of sea snake live on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and Aipysurus laevis is commonly encountered by divers.
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Sole Survivors - Germs And Shoes
Researchers, in conjunction with a major shoe corporation, recently identified a myriad of dangerous and health-threatening germs carried unknowingly on your shoe.
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Toxic Sperm
Research has shown that modern day chemicals may be responsible for damaging men's sperm.
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What is Resveratrol?
Read about the powerful antioxidant that has anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anti-cancer characteristics.
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Acupuncture Effective in Dogs
Acupuncture, the insertion of thin needles into various points on the body, may significantly restore or maintain the mind, body, and spirit balance in your dog.
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