Kidney Reflux – The Causes and Symptoms

Your kidneys play a pivotal role in the body. They are associated with the following functions. First, they regulate the amounts of salts and water in the blood. They also produce a hormone known to regulate or control blood pressure and they filter out waste products in the body. Like with all other organs of [...]

Kidney Disease – Risk Factors and Prevention

Kidney disease is one of the biggest health problems that man faces today. It is caused by different factors and many people are at risk of developing the illness. Some of the common signs or symptoms of the condition include blood in urine which is called haematuria. Foaming of urine, oedema, pain in the back [...]

Celiac Disease Information and History

Gluten is a protein that is found in Wheat, Rye, Oats and Barley. In certain people, this protein is seen as an invader by the body and the body’s own defense mechanism attack it. The area under attack is the villi, the small finger like projections in the small intestine, where absorption takes place. This [...]

Some Countries Still Using Salmonella Rat Baits to Curb Leptospirosis

This has been an issue in Central and South America and Asia for over a decade. Before that, the United Kingdom used it. I’m talking about Salmonella based rodenticides. The latest is an announcement by the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry of Sri Lanka of their decision to import “Biorat” from a Cuban company in an [...]

Coping With Chronic Illness During the Holidays

Coping with chronic illness on any day can be quite challenging, throw a holiday in the mix and you sometimes have a recipe for something not so delicious.
Although the holidays are supposed to be full of joy and happiness, this is not always the case. They can also be stressful and overwhelming even for the [...]

Fibromyalgia – A Curable Illness

Doctors are trained to manage an illness and not trained to CURE it. They are taught only to explore options that they were taught in medical school or through trade journals and sales people pedaling medicines. This leaves other options completely out of the office visit. There are many different approaches to treating/curing Fibromyalgia. I [...]

Invasive Systemic Candidiasis – Why It’s All in Your Head

We know that the brain sits roughly on top of our neck, is encased within a hard outer shell called the skull and that it controls our thoughts and emotions. The only time that we really give it a second thought are when we have a headache, can’t concentrate or get writers-block!
But how many of [...]