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95% of High Blood Pressure Cases Can Be Reversed. Here’s How

95% of High Blood Pressure Cases Can Be Reversed. Here’s How

High blood pressure or hypertension is known as a silent killer. But guess what? It doesn't have to be if you identify and take measures to control it before it gets out of hand. The truth is that high blood pressure or hypertension is plaguing millions as you read this. Did you know one...

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7 Common Myths About Kidney Disease

Kidney diseases progress in silence. Image credits: Unsplash The kidneys are one of the five excretory organs that filter blood and eliminate waste from the body. An individual is said to have kidney disease when the waste starts accumulating. The levels of creatinine, urea, and electrolytes thus start increasing in the blood due to the...

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Are You Taking Care of Your Kidneys?

World Kidney Health day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March. It is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology, and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. This day is celebrated to create more awareness amongst the population to take care of their kidneys, and reduce the impact of...

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The Ugly Truth About Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease

Type 2 diabetes must be taken with complete seriousness and so should be high blood pressure. Having a combination of both means only one thing - You need to get your lifestyle in order and do whatever it takes to reduce the same and eliminate it. (more…)