David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
See book keywords and concepts |  Because this fungus is an immune amphoteric, it also has benefits for people with allergic asthma, hay fever, Berger's disease (an autoimmune kidney disease), and glomerulonephritis (an autoimmune kidney disease).
I frequently use cordyceps as a kidney tonic for people with degenerative kidney diseases. As mentioned previously, it has benefits for people with glomerulonephritis and Berger's disease as well as chronic nephritis with degeneration. I combine cordyceps with nettle seed (Urtica dioica), processed rehmannia, dan shen (Salvia miltiorrbiza), and small amounts of rhubarb root. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In September 2000, the American Journal of Kidney Diseases reported the case of a man who first came to medical attention at age forty-five, suffering from diffuse vascular disease, kidney disease, and neurological complaints. Over the ensuing ten years he worsened, requiring dialysis and developing severe dementia prior to death. He had worked for fifteen years in the spinning department of an unnamed U.S. viscose rayon plant. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  These include allergies, age-related frailty, arthritis, asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, congestive heart failure, dementia, depression, diabetes, heart attack, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease, lupus, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, periodontal disease, obesity, skin disorders, stroke. Normally, the body's natural response to injury, irritation or invasion would never lead to such extreme illnesses. However, our modern environment bombards us with stresses that trigger the inflammation response too often. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Decreased levels can be seen in kidney disease, which allows albumin to escape into the urine, or be caused by malnutrition, a low-protein diet, or liver disease.
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP): It's released into blood from many tissues, including liver, bile duct, placenta, and bone. Its level may be elevated in conditions that damage or disrupt the liver, bile ducts, or bone.
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): An enzyme found in liver, muscle, and heart tissues. Increased levels of AST can be seen after a heart attack and with liver or muscle diseases. |
Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts | | Consult your physician before taking any of these herbs, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, have liver or kidney disease or are taking prescription medications.
Typical dose: Two 350-mg capsules three times a day between meals and two more capsules at bedtime.
•Turmeric, a popular spice (it is a major ingredient in curry powder), and curcumin, one of its key constituents, fight inflammation.
Typical dose: 500 mg three times daily.
FOOD FOR YOUR JOINTS
Natural arthritis care not only fights today's pain—but also aims to reduce tomorrow's aches by strengthening joints. | | If you have kidney disease: Take acetaminophen. Aspirin and other NSAIDs can damage the kidneys.
If you're susceptible to gastrointestinal problems: Take acetaminophen. Aspirin and other NSAIDs can irritate the digestive system and cause bleeding.
If you have asthma: Take acetaminophen. Aspirin and other NSAIDs may trigger an attack.
If you have liver disease or drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day: Take aspirin or another NSAID. Acetaminophen can harm the liver in some people. | | This may help reduce the risk of complications, such as kidney disease.
•Guards against heart disease. Because low-glycemic index foods help prevent diabetes and obesity, they reduce the risk of developing heart disease.
Low-glycemic index eating also fights heart disease by raising the levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol, which carries fat away from the coronary arteries. And while a carbohydrate-rich diet can boost heart attack risk by raising triglyceride levels, this won't occur if most of the carbs have a low glycemic index. | | One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure. Substituting soy for animal protein lowers the glomerular filtration rate, a measure of kidney stress, and may slow kidney damage.
STUDIES NEEDED
Soy may be helpful for the following conditions, but research so far is inconclusive...
•Osteoporosis. Soy has been promoted for bone strength on the mistaken premise that Asian women have less incidence of osteoporosis than American women. Not true. |
Dr. Steve Blake
See book keywords and concepts |  This can be caused by prolonged vomiting, certain drugs, and some forms of kidney disease. Large amounts of licorice can lower potassium levels. Licorice contains glycyrrhizic acid, which has effects similar to those of aldosterone. Aldosterone is a hormone that increases urinary excretion of potassium.
The symptoms of hypokalemia can result from alterations in membrane potential and lack of potassium for energy production. Symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness, bloating, and intestinal sluggishness. |
Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts | | The presence of casts (cellular deposits that are formed in the kidneys) and their specific type can indicate many problems, including kidney disease and diabetes.
•Crystals. When present in small numbers, most crystals, such as those made of calcium oxalate, are not significant. Others, such as crystals of the amino acid leucine, can indicate severe liver disease.
•RBCs. High levels of RBCs in the urine can indicate trauma to the kidney or urinary tract, cancer or urinary tract infections. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | These problems include urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney stones, kidney cancer, polycystic kidney disease (PKD), nephrotic syndrome and genetic disorders. The kidneys make a tremendous effort in their attempts to keep the blood clear of toxic substances such as lead, cadmium, mercury and other heavy metals (although these are difficult to pass). The kidneys also maintain fluid and electrolyte balance and regulate the pressure that the heart creates to force the blood through their filtering system. | | Doctors report a surge in young adolescents who are developing Type 2 diabetes—which can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, stroke, limb amputations, blindness and, of course, a diminished quality of life and shortened life span.
The consumption of foods that are of no use to the body is a major cause of disease, including infection. Meat or other flesh foods belong in that category. When you eat meat, your body can extract only a fraction of the meat's constituents, and the rest has to be disposed of in different ways. | | These Islanders had no signs of kidney disease or hypothyroidism that might influence fat levels. There was no hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol). All inhabitants were lean and healthy despite a very high saturated-fat diet from coconut oil. In fact, the population as a whole had ideal weight-to-height ratios as compared to the Body Mass Index figures used by nutritionists. Digestive problems are rare. Constipation is uncommon. They average two or more bowel movements a day. | | The kidneys' various functions may be affected separately, so urine output may seem to be normal despite significant kidney disease.
The Types of Stones and Their Effects
The most common solutes involved in the formation of crystals and stones are oxalates, phosphates, urates, uric acid and the amino acids cystine and cysteine. Eight varieties of crystals or stones can be formed from these solutes, for various reasons.
Foods or beverages that contain large amounts of oxalic acid cause oxalate stones. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts |  And don't forget about the possibility of blindness, kidney disease or having one of your limbs lopped off via amputation. This disease, like many others, is mostly a man-made disease that is a result of a fundamental lack of understanding about nutrition and the benefits of physical activity.
The obesity problem is real, and unless we are content with gaining weight and afflicting ourselves with diseases that put lives at risk, we need a dramatic change in how we view our eating habits and our physical activity. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
See book keywords and concepts |  Nocturia can also signal kidney disease and even heart failure. Or, not surprisingly, it can be a sign that you're drinking too many liquids, especially caffeinated drinks, beer, or other alcoholic beverages.
Any part of the urinary tract, upper or lower, can be home to a UTI.
¦ Kidneys: organs that make the urine
¦ Ureters: long tubes leading from the kidneys to the bladder
¦ Bladder: organ that stores the urine
¦ Urethra: tube through which urine leaves the bladder
LEAKING URINE
Most of us have probably laughed so hard at a good joke we've peed in our pants. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts | | It was originally created as an outpatient treatment and prevention program for people with major health issues such as coronary artery disease, coronary risk factors, diabetes, kidney disease and a variety of other health related issues. Many of these conditions are the result of obesity. Over the years, more and more people have chosen the Rice Diet Program as the best controlled environment to achieve results through supervision and education. During my grandmother's stay, I had the opportunity to visit the Rice House and to personally meet the late Dr. Kempner. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
See book keywords and concepts |  Even so, kidney disease, heart disease, and neuropathy are all common with long-term diabetes.
The disease is particularly troubling to autoimmune-disease researchers because of the rate at which it has been skyrocketing in children in recent years. More than a million Americans suffer from type 1 diabetes, and each year thirty-five thousand children are newly afflicted with the illness. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | Besides keeping the main eliminative organs clean, other ways to prevent kidney disease include: a low-protein diet, regular nutritious meals, sleeping between 10 p.m-6 a.m. to permit the liver and kidneys to do their respective work, taking care of one's emotional health, and most other advice provided in this book. If you keep your kidneys healthy, your heart may have little to fear.
8. Antibiotics and other synthetic drugs
It is becoming increasingly evident that medical drugs with a suppressive effect on any symptoms of disease diminish heart health. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | An elevated BUN level may be caused by kidney disease or by poor blood flow to the kidneys, as in congestive heart failure, dehydration, or hemorrhage into the gastrointestinal tract. A decreased level may be seen in liver failure, malnutrition, or anabolic steroid use.
Creatinine: This protein waste product is generated by muscle metabolism and eliminated by the kidneys. Because creatinine is released at a constant rate (depending on muscle mass), its blood level is a good indicator of kidney function. It generally creeps up as you age. |
J. Douglas Bremner
See book keywords and concepts |  They also require dosage adjustment in patients with kidney disease. Animal studies show that quinolones can have effects on cartilage in young animals; these drugs are therefore not recommended for children. Fluoroquinolones also have been associated with the development of joint pain, cartilage damage, and even tendon rupture.
SULFONAMIDES
The sulfonamide (sulfa) drugs, which are used to treat urinary tract infections, include sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Septra, Bactrim), sul-fisoxazole (Novosoxazole), and sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). | | Gold salts should never be used by patients with kidney disease, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension (HTN), urticaria, colitis, or gold sensitivity or by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) INHIBITORS
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, including etanercept (Enbrel), have more recently reached the market as a gentler alternative to DMARDs in treating RA. | | It too should never be taken by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding or by patients with liver or kidney disease.
So are there alternatives? Stress and diet may be related to the development of acne. Reducing stress with relaxation techniques or other methods may be helpful. Non-Westernized cultures have lower rates of acne, suggesting that diet may be a factor. There is some evidence that diets high in sugar increase insulin levels and reduce inherent retinoid levels, increasing the risk of acne. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Uric acid elevations may occur in gout, kidney disease, dehydration, diuretic use, alcoholism, lead poisoning, lymphoma, leukemia, infectious mononucleosis, acute inflammatory state, acidosis, hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, sarcoidosis, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Nutrients, Vitamins, and Minerals
Calcium (Ca): An important component of bone, muscle contraction, heart action, nervous system maintenance, and blood clotting.
Carbon dioxide (C02): Measurement of carbon dioxide levels in the blood can help to indicate the blood's acidity and an electrolyte or acid-base imbalance. | | Other risk factors include untreated thyroid disease (especially increased thyroid hormone production, or hyperthyroidism) or overuse of thyroid supplements, kidney disease, inflammation, smoking, certain medications, and especially rheumatoid and other inflammatory forms of arthritis. And, of course, lack of weight-bearing stress, which stimulates bones to remodel.
As you learned in our menopause chapter, one of the three estrogen receptors we discussed helps bone formation. | | Low globulin levels may indicate immune system dysfunction, malnutrition, liver or kidney disease, or blood disorders.
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): These may be abnormally high in heart attack and liver disease, as well as other diseases. LDH plays an important role in energy production in cells.
Total protein: These levels are used in the evaluation of nutritional status, liver synthetic functions, kidney syndromes, malabsorption, and cancers. Protein levels may be elevated due to dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhea. |
Ray D. Strand
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, one-third of the new cases of end-stage kidney disease are due to diabetes. Four out of five diabetic patients eventually will die—not from diabetes itself, but from cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, or peripheral vascular disease) initiated by the diabetes. Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of amputations and one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly?2
Diabetes mellitus has reached epidemic proportions. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  Precautions: Very high doses of magnesium may be dangerous for those with kidney disease.
Chromium
Chromium is essential for regulating the production of the hormone insulin, which is responsible for stabilizing blood sugar levels. Although the body requires only small amounts of this important mineral, Americans are more likely to be deficient in chromium than any other micronutrient. Chromium is found in the outer bran portions of grains, but much of it is lost in the milling and processing of white flour, the primary ingredient in most refined bread and pasta products. |
Leslie Taylor, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  In folk medicine systems in the tropics where it grows, jaborandi has been used as a natural remedy for epilepsy, convulsions, gonorrhea, fever, influenza, pneumonia, gastrointestinal inflammations, kidney disease, psoriasis, neurosis, and as an agent to promote sweating. In Brazil, jaborandi has been used by herbalists for bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia, diphtheria, colds and flu, laryngitis, renal insufficiency, hepatitis, diabetes, kidney diseases, edema, and fever. |
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