We often hear people complaining about a litany of ailments such as hair and tooth loss, tinnitus, coldness, hunchback, low-back pain, panic, down-spiritedness, and brain power decline, amongst others. In Western medicine, treatment of such ailments and symptoms are grouped according to different categories. But from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), all of…
8 Kidney-Damaging Factors and Physician’s Dietary Advice for Optimal Renal Health
The kidneys are important detoxification organs of the human body. Their main function is to filter waste in the blood while retaining useful substances for reabsorption and future use. Proper nutrition is key to caring for these essential organs. What are the signs that our kidneys may not be functioning well? Powerful and Hard Working–Kidneys…
Kidney Disease: A Silent Killer With 7 Early Symptoms to Consider
Kidney disease is known as the “silent killer” because it often has no obvious early symptoms. It is estimated that up to 90 percent of people in the United States with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are completely unaware they have the disease until it is very advanced. As kidney disease progresses, it can lead to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or a…
Kidney Removal from Chinese Infants Rings Alarm on CCP’s Organ ‘Production Machine,’ Expert Warns
In a recent international academic journal, Chinese doctors at Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University reported two cases of transplantation using kidneys from infants for adult patients with end-stage renal failure. Two infants had their kidneys removed—one day and three days after birth—respectively. Given it would take weeks to months for an infant’s kidney…
Kidney Removal from Chinese Neonates Rings Alarm on CCP’s Organ ‘Production Machine,’ Expert Warns
In a recent international academic journal, Chinese doctors at Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University reported two cases of transplantation using kidneys from neonates for adult patients with end-stage renal failure. Two neonates had their kidneys removed—one day and three days after birth—respectively. Given it would take weeks to months for an infant’s kidney…
3 Ways to Reduce Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (also known as involuntary urination, or urinary leakage) is a common and sometimes embarrassing problem that increases in frequency as we age and with organ function deterioration. According to a 2019 review of research published in the periodical Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, approximately 20 million women and 6 million men in the…
COVID-19 Can Damage Kidneys–Learn Ways to Strengthen and Prevent
The liver and kidneys are two detoxification organs of the human body and are known as “reticent” organs. Therefore, once kidney problems are discovered, it is usually in the middle and/or advanced stages of the disease. Research shows that COVID-19 can cause kidney damage. Jonathan Liu, a professor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) at a…
10 Common Habits That Increase Risk of Kidney Dialysis
The trend of chronic kidney disease has been rising in the 21st century, affecting more than 10 percent of the population. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that one in seven Americans suffered from chronic kidney disease in 2021 (pdf). That same year, a total of 786,000 patients suffered kidney failure….
Causes of Renal Disease and Tips for Kidney Health
In the early stages of kidney disease, there are usually no obvious symptoms, and most patients will not notice it. When it is finally diagnosed, considerable damage may have been done, and kidney dialysis is often needed as the final option. As COVID-19 wreaks havoc around the world, the sequelae of the disease should not…
Kidney Donor for Nigerian Politician’s Daughter ‘Became Scared’ and Went to Police, UK Trial Told
LONDON—A young street trader from Lagos who had been offered money to give a kidney to the daughter of a wealthy Nigerian politician fled the home of a facilitator, spent several days homeless in London, and then walked into a police station and told them his story, a trial has heard. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his…
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