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Top 15 Healthy Foods for People with Kidney Disease

Medications save and improve lives, but it can be easy to overlook their risks and side effects, especially if you don't think they apply to you. Twenty-six million Americans have chronic kidney disease and most don't know it. If you don't know how well your kidneys are working, you may not realize that certain medications could be damaging your kidneys and other parts of your body. Both prescription and over-the-counter medications are filtered by the kidneys. This means that your kidneys…

There's a peeing technique called double voiding which properly empties your bladder meaning you won't need to pee all the time.

A panela de pressão é um objeto comum e está muito presente no cotidiano da sociedade, seja nas residências, instituições públicas ou privadas,

You might not give it much importance, but your liver is working hard around the clock to keep you up running and healthy. Various complications and severe issues can arise when you fail to take proper care. Some of the major functions of a liver are to digest the food consumed and filter toxins fro

The Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function

Elderberry is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world. Here's a review of its benefits and dangers.

By: Melanie Forti, Program Director Growing up as a Latina, it was normal to use bleach to clean around the house, and to clean our clothes. Because everyone knows that whiter whites means cleaner …

By: Melanie Forti, Program Director Growing up as a Latina, it was normal to use bleach to clean around the house, and to clean our clothes. Because everyone knows that whiter whites means cleaner …

Handout: Could You Have ME/CFS?

Different foods can affect the function of your kidneys. Here are the 20 best foods to eat if you have kidney problems.

Drinking coffee can jump-start your day in more than one way. This article helps explain why coffee can make you poop.

Selenium is a natural health product widely used in the treatment and prevention of lung cancers, but large chemoprevention trials have yielded conflicting results. We conducted a systematic review of selenium for lung cancers, and assessed potential ...

This man’s forest garden produces tons of food, while practically tending itself! Historically, farms and forests have been at odds. Conventional wisdom says we have to cut down the forest to make way for agriculture. But a growing movement called agro-forestry “capitalizes” on the free services forests provide farmers and […]