By – Arushi Chaturvedi Green tea is already quite a rage in the health sector and has actually benefited people in reducing weight and solving other health issues. Now according to this new study, green tea is also effective in reducing the kidney toxicity and damage caused by cisplatin — an anti-cancer drug, the AIIMS researchers have revealed. The research study has evaluated the usefulness of ECG, a polyphenolic compound obtained from green tea in preventing the damage of kidneys induced by the cisplatin. Side effects of cisplatin may include…
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Poor Sleep May Adversely Affect Kidney Function
Short and poor quality of sleep may worsen kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), says a study. “Short sleep and fragmented sleep are significant yet unappreciated risk factors for CKD progression,” said one of the researchers, Ana Ricardo, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the US. “Our research adds to the accumulating knowledge regarding the importance of sleep on kidney function, and underscores the need to design and test clinical interventions to improve sleep habits in individuals with CKD,” she added. Although there is increasing…
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किडनी में स्टोन की समस्या आजकल आम हो चली है। इसकी बड़ी वजह खान-पान की गलत आदतें होती हैं। किडनी में स्टोन यूरीन सिस्टम का एक रोग है जिसमें किडनी के अन्दर छोटे-छोटे पत्थर जैसी कठोर वस्तुएं बन जाती हैं। आमतौर पर यह ये पथरियां यूरीन के रास्ते शरीर से बाहर निकाल जाती है। बहुत से ऐसे घरेलू उपाय है जिनको अपनाकर इनसे निजात पाई जा सकती है। आइए जाने ऐसे ही कुछ उपायों के बारे में। 1. अनार का रस अनार का रस किडनी में स्टोन के खिलाफ एक…
Read MoreHow to Repair Your Damaged Kidney Naturally Using 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
The mechanism on which our kidneys function is way too complicated. Depending on the factors that cause damaging, different parts of the kidneys might be affected and therefore different results will lead to different changes. Firstly, it is necessary to know the reasons for kidney damaging so that you can understand how it is usually treated. We will talk about sodium bicarbonate and its role in this process of treatment. The endocrine system produces enzymes and hormones which digest the food into chemicals which our body is able to process…
Read MoreGinger Massage best for Kidney failure, dialysis patients
Thiruvananthapuram: India is gifted with rich sources of traditional medicine which require documentation, conservation and scientific validation. This ginger therapy was followed from the book, Ayurveda Secrets of healing by Maya Tiwari. This was introduced and done by S. Pari, a software engineer, for his father G. Shanmugam who suffered with kidney failure. The posted on the youtube claims that it restored the failed kidney function to the normal level and he stopped dialysis. Procedure for Ginger Massage 1. Take 125 g of washed ginger and cut them into pieces…
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