Category: Chronic Conditions

According to the American Kidney Foundation there are almost 37 million Americans suffering with some type of kidney disorder. Your kidneys are organs located just at the bottom of the rib cage and near the spinal column.  They filter waste products from the body and blood as well as remove toxic fluids as by-products through the urinary tract. The kidneys are also important for activating a form of vitamin D which helps the body absorb calcium. Vitamin D is essential for muscle function and preserving bone health. Given the high levels of toxins in today’s modern environments, it’s more important than ever that you maintain healthy kidneys. As such, you need to know the symptoms of kidney disease. Signs of…

A new client (let’s call him “Bob”) recently showed me his latest round of bloodwork and two things popped out at me:  First, his cholesterol numbers were low across the board.  Good, right?  Well, not so fast. Your body needs fats, without which you would not have a brain (the brain is roughly 60% fat).  Therefore, your body needs cholesterol, which has undeservedly taken a bad rap over the last few decades.  But that’s a post for a different time.  The point is that Bob’s lipid results were so low that it looked like he was getting “help” from pharmaceuticals, so I asked if he was on a statin, to which he responded in the affirmative.  Particularly worrisome to me…