Kidney Blog

According to research, 85% of adults have drunk alcohol in their life. Alcohol is an extremely popular drug that also has certain health benefits if consumed in a limited amount; for say, 2 to 3 glasses in a month won't do any harm to your body.  It possibly lowers your risk of diabetes if consumed with a well-rounded diet and regular exercise.  Alcohol if consumed occasionally, can possibly lower your risk of having an ischemic stroke  Also, it reduces your risk of dying from a heart disease Drink responsibly because researches have also shown that even a person who drinks moderately is also at risk. People who drink no more than one drink in a day have a mild but real risk of developing some cancers, such as esophageal cancer. The excessive consumption of alcohol can also develop some chronic health conditions where problems related to kidney dysfunction are commonly reported.  How Can Alcohol Cause Protein Loss in Urine? Your fist-sized kidneys play a cruc...

Looking good doesn't necessarily mean that you're in good health… You might be looking perfectly fit and healthy from the outside, but you never know when a common cold or fever will turn into a chronic illness, such as coronavirus, sinus, and dengue which takes intensive medical care and diet your health back on track. Chronic illnesses often camouflage themselves with a runny nose, chills, or mild headaches that we try to suppress by consuming certain medicines, such as painkillers, aspirin, or antibiotics, that only prevent the symptoms but do not cure them permanently. This is precisely what happens when you're diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is a serious health condition that can easily go unnoticed at the initial stages and suddenly charges on your health when the problem gets severe with time.  But our body is precisely designed to survive and readily respond to various environmental and biological stresses. Muscle pain, fever, lowe...

It’s not necessarily mandatory that kidney problems can only occur due to the excessive intake of junk foods that can easily invade the territories of our kidneys and interferes with their functioning. There also some kidney problems which can occur due to genetic malfunction and passes from parents to the next generation. Polycystic kidney disease is one of that kidney ailment that can be inherited from one generation to another. Polycystic kidney disease is serious renal dysfunction in which your kidneys develop a cluster of round sacs filled with fluid inside the kidneys. Having more than one cyst inside the kidneys’ can obstruct blood flow to your kidneys which can also lead to kidney failure that can also affect your health. The incidence of polycystic kidney disease is around 5% in chronic kidney disease patients requiring a kidney transplant or dialysis to live. Allopathy believes that there’s not any permanent cure for polycystic kidney disease, however, th...