March 13, 2026 Chronic kidney disease is as common as 1 in 10 persons worldwide. And almost always silent in the early and even middle stages of the illness. But, you can know it if you test. And Early Detection and correct response make a whole world of difference. So, step 1, get a lab test. Go to your family doctor. Caring for your kidney can be a step toward caring for environment, too. Excessive protein can be harmful to the body, and excessive demand of animal protein also drives up animal husbandry which stresses the environment, beside putting on stress to the kidneys of the consumers. "Protein powders can be damaging when taken without professional medical guidance," said Dr Ravi Bansal, director of nephrology and kidney transplant medicine There are 5 stages of chronic kidney disease. One only needs to have dialysis when he/she gets to stage 5. So, even if you are at stage 3, there are still many things ...
March 6, 2026 If you’re in need of some motivation to get out and be active, then sit down and read this impressive list of exercise benefits. Better still, stand up and read it. Exercise is a key contributor to people living longer, healthier , more vibrant lives . LONGER LIFE It’s been over 30 years since researchers observed that physical activity extends life. One of the earliest studies found that champion male Finnish skiers lived, on average, over four years longer than average Finnish men.[2] More recently, an investigation of some of the longest-living people on earth— Okinawans and Seventh-day Adventists—showed that all of these groups engaged in plenty of physical activity as part of their daily living.[3,4] Researchers have examined many possible mechanisms by which exercise extends life. One study, using identical twins, probed the link between exercise and the length of telomeres. Telomeres are the protective ends of chromosomes that short...