LONDON—A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife offered an itinerant hawker in Lagos up to £7,000 to give his kidney to their ill daughter and lied about him being a distant cousin in order to get a UK visa, a jury at the Old Bailey in London has been told. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife…
Nigerian Senator Recruited Kidney Donor and Trafficked Him to UK for Transplant, Court Told
The Silent Approach of Chronic Kidney Disease Plus Nourishing Diet Tips
Chronic kidney disease is an exceptionally common condition with non-specific symptoms that develop slowly over time. Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two most common causes of the disease in adults. The kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from the blood to be excreted through urination. When chronic kidney disease (CKD) is not properly…
The Importance of Essence, Qi, Blood, and Body Fluid
“Essence, qi, blood, and body fluid” are the four basic substances that make up the human body and ensure its vitality. The viscera, meridians, internal organs, and other tissues of the human body are composed of these four basic ingredients, and they all rely on the nourishment of essence, qi, blood, and body fluid to…
The Fundamental Substances: Essence
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is built on a foundation of more than 2,500 years of Chinese medical practice. TCM is a holistic practice that treats the system as a whole, rather than alleviates specific symptoms of illness. Within the TCM, there is a substance called “essence.” According to TCM, “essence, qi, blood, and body fluid”…
Frequent Urination at Night: 3 Types, and How to Treat It
A good night’s sleep is key to helping your body recover from daily exertion. However, frequent trips to the toilet at night will interrupt sleep and make one physically and mentally exhausted. Although nocturia (frequent urination at night) is not a serious disease, it can worsen one’s quality of sleep and even endanger one’s health….
Regrow Your Kidneys and Strengthen Their Function With Herbs
Kidney atrophy is when the kidney shrinks in size, often due to a chronic illness. Left unchecked, this may eventually lead to the irreversible loss of kidney function—but kidney atrophy itself is not completely irreversible. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment has been found to be helpful in regrowing and strengthening the kidneys. Dr….
Several Likely Reasons for Frequent Nocturia
A good night’s sleep is the key to helping your body recover from daily exertion. However, frequent trips to the toilet at night will interrupt sleep and make people physically and mentally exhausted. Although nocturia is not a serious disease, it can worsen people’s quality of sleep and even endanger their health. Many people think…
7 Medicinal Soups to Improve Back Pain and Kidney Weakness
The kidney is located near the waist, kidney weakness can be caused by congenital defects or lack of nourishment, or excessive indulgence. Waist pain, dizziness, tinnitus, sore knees, frequent urination, and loose stools, mental fatigue are all symptoms of kidney weakness. Everyone needs to nourish the kidney and strengthen the waist to improve. The lumbar…
4 Tips to Slow Down Aging by Nourishing Kidneys and Spleen
Aging is degenerative changes in body structure or function. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that body degeneration with age is unavoidable, but with the help of Chinese herbal medicines to nourish the kidneys and spleen, slowing down aging can be achieved by changing daily eating and other habits. Costa Lau Sin Yu, a registered TCM…
Indonesia Reports 99 Child Deaths From Acute Kidney Injury This Year
JAKARTA—Close to 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, as a team of experts investigates the spike in cases. The rise in fatalities comes as Gambia’s government probes the death of 70 children from AKI linked to paracetamol syrups used…
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