Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a disorder commonly classified as a short term period of reduced kidney function, which causes the buildup of uremic toxins in the blood. Since the kidneys are [...]
The evolution of the Kidney in vertebrates
All vertebrate animals have kidneys, similar to that of humans. The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron, which filters the blood of small molecules and ions, reclaims the needed amounts [...]
Garlic and Kidney Health
Garlic: What is It? Garlic is known scientifically as Allium Sativum. According to KewScience’s “Plants of the World” garlic is considered a species of the onion genus and is therefore [...]
Healthy lifestyle helps improve your overall health
Who can deny the fact that living a healthy lifestyle helps improve your overall health? A good way to live a healthy lifestyle is to include physical exercise into your daily routine. Anyone [...]
Managing Oxidative Stress
Few “super foods” along the way that can help manage the symptoms As we continue to learn more and more about chronic diseases, and their symptoms. We have discovered a few “super foods” along [...]
Probiotics and Hospital Infections
Hospitals may be the last place on your mind where you’d anticipate getting an infection. However, the CDC estimates that roughly 650,000 people in the United States will develop an infection [...]
Metformin and the Gut Microbiome
Diabetes affects the way the body metabolizes glucose (sugar). More specifically, it’s when the body does not use or produce insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas to metabolize sugar, [...]
