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by  N.Morgan Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood the way they should. You are at greater risk for  kidney disease  if you have diabetes or high blood pressure. If you experience kidney failure, treatments include kidney transplant or  dialysis . Baking soda  or sodium bicarbonate is a chemical compound that is a white solid crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has an alkaline and salty taste.  The  ancient Egyptians  used natural deposits of sodium bicarbonate creating paint for their hieroglyphics. In 1846, John Dwight and Austin Church, two bakers from New York established the first factory developing baking soda. Baking soda is used for all sorts of things, from cooking to cleaning, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, and even medicinal practices. Sodium bicarbonate is essential for our health. Within our bodies, the pancreas and kidneys produce bicarbonat...

by  N.Morgan Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, providing as it does sustenance and energy (i.e., calories) for whatever activities lay ahead. As nutritionist Adelle Davis famously put it back in the 1960s: “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.”  - Sifferlin, 2013 There are many people who believe that they support their health by omitting breakfast, and according to the Association of UK Dieticians (BDA), only two-thirds of adults in the UK eat breakfast regularly, and around three-quarters of Americans. Some maintain that the importance of this first meal in the day is wisely included in its name: we’re advised to eat it to break our overnight fast. According to dietician Sarah Elder, the body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night, so a balanced breakfast helps to boost the energy levels, as well as the amounts of protein and calcium used thro...

by  N.Morgan There is an abundance of studies that show just how ‘essential’ many essential oils are for maintaining a  healthy brain ,  healing injury , and improving cognitive performance. With this in mind, wouldn’t it just make “scents” to incorporate essential oils into your regular health regime, or combine them with other home remedies for brain health? Have you ever felt a smell that instantly brought back memories? Have you ever enjoyed a smell so much that you felt completely relaxed and happy? Our sense of smell is very powerful, and it is the only one directly linked to the limbic system, which is the brain part in charge of our emotional, physical, and psychological responses. Essential oils and their scent are powerful healing agents. Aromatherapy, or essential oil therapy, is an alternative medicine practice that utilizes aromatic essential oils derived from many different healing plants. The inhalation of the scent molecules of an ...

by  N.Morgan Ayurveda is a Hindu system of medicine with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.  Globalized and modernized practices derived from Ayurveda traditions are a type of alternative medicine.  Ayurveda is the oldest holistic healing system used today. What is even more interesting is that people in India use Ayurvedic treatment more than conventional medicine, and they study Ayurveda in schools and universities. In addition, the World Health Organization, at its congress in Alma Ati in 1977, officially recognized Ayurveda and recommended its practice. As long as the body, soul and spirit work in harmony, a person will remain in good health – it is the basic Ayurvedic philosophy and the ancient Indian healing method that has resulted. Everything in the universe is imbued with energy and interconnectedness, according to Ayurveda. The three doshas (sort of bioregulators) that keep the body alive and make it work are “Pitta”, “Kapha” and “Vata...