Category Archives: Kidney Health

Kidney stones can be caused by excess zinc level toxicity in the body. Findings from a study reveal that zinc levels may be at the core of kidney stone formation. The study was conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco outlining new approaches to kidney stones. Their findings were published in PLOS ONE. Lead author ...click here to read more

Masked hypertension in chronic kidney disease raises kidney damage and cardiovascular damage risk. A recent study found that hypertension in chronic kidney disease can often go undetected in clinical settings. This can pose a risk to patients as it can increase the risk of kidney, heart, and vascular damage. Numerous studies have shown that measuring ...click here to read more

Prediabetes, the stage just before someone is usually diagnosed with diabetes, has been linked to an increased risk of kidney damage. When a person has prediabetes, their blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetic. This does put the person at a much higher risk for developing type ...click here to read more

Often compared to a pain far worse than giving birth, kidney stones are no laughing matter, so knowing natural remedies to combat them can offer great relief and prevention. With no single cause for kidney stones, they can affect anyone at any time. Typically, kidney stones are the formation of uric acid, calcium, and oxalate ...click here to read more

A new online tool is designed to estimate kidney failure risk in chronic kidney disease. The online tool combines results of common medical tests and can estimate with high accuracy the risk of a person developing kidney failure within two to five years if they already have chronic kidney disease. The tool not only helps ...click here to read more

Osteoporosis fracture risk is higher with cadmium exposure – it also affects the kidneys. Cadmium is a metal element found all around our environment, but is most commonly found in industrial workplaces. The new study revealed that we are exposed to low levels of cadmium daily through food, smoking and even second-hand smoke. It gets ...click here to read more

Sleep deprivation and kidney disease have been found to increase the risk of each other. New research was conducted on women and found that those who slept five hours a night or less had a 65 percent higher risk of developing kidney disease. To complete the study researchers examined the sleep habits of thousands of ...click here to read more

Hemochromatosis (excess iron) raises the risk of heart arrhythmia and cirrhosis of the liver. Unlike anemia, which is a condition of too little iron, hemochromatosis is the build-up of too much iron in the body. Iron can be found in many of the foods we eat, including red meat. Too much of anything is bad ...click here to read more