The Importance of Healthy Kidneys by Dr. Nasimeh Yazdani The Pillars of Kidney Health Hydrate. (4-6 glasses of water daily) Clean Eating. Eat a moderate and healthy diet to promote a normal weight and low blood pressure. Exercise Regularly. Be Cautious with...
While inactivity is a major risk factor for heart disease, luckily beginning an exercise program at any age reverses some of that risk. Genetically humans are predetermined to exercise. We evolved to run from danger at fast speed, hunt for our food, and reach for...
Cortisol is one of the strongest messengers in our bodies. It prepares you for fight or flight, mobilizes sugars and gears up fat storage. In normal subjects, 8 am cortisol levels range between 10-22 mg/dL, with optimal range being 13-18. You need cortisol to maintain...
Psychology Today defines addiction as a condition that results when a person ingests a substance or engages in an activity that can be pleasurable but the continued use of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work,...
It’s a real epidemic, drinking too much water. The other day I was speaking with a trusted colleague about a recent patient in my practice who I attributed her nervous bladder and frequent UTI’s to drinking too much water. She turned to me with a blank...
In the 1980’s, before the Internet, PennySaver was the local advertising magazine of choice in my childhood city of Redlands, Ca. PennySaver patrons frequented our small family restaurant, Giovanni’s Pizza in masses. My mother knew exactly when to release...
