Having a daughter that suffers from Kidney disease means that I have done a lot of research into the causes and effects of different alternative therapies for Kidney disease. Sadly, for us this is not an issue as Taylor has inherited a bad gene from both my wife and me, so most therapies would … [Read more...] about Ginger for Recovery from Kidney Disease
What are the Guidelines for Dietary Fats?
We are always told to cut back on our dietary fats but there seems to be a problem with the research, It doesn't seem to support this. Over at Medpage Today there is an article that is a study or studies. It seems that out of 27 randomized controlled trials (That means the researchers were … [Read more...] about What are the Guidelines for Dietary Fats?
Is HealthBook Apples First Fitness Tracker?
I have had an iPhone and an iPad for three years or so and just like any other fitness person I have used my iphone for tracking speed and mileage for walking and running. I used the Runkeeper app a lot last Summer in getting ready for the Kidney March. Well there was a leak today to the website … [Read more...] about Is HealthBook Apples First Fitness Tracker?
Breakfasts of The World
I share my breakfasts a lot on this blog. Usually for the last few months it has been oatmeal with seeds and nuts and fried cranberries but in the past I used to have a bagel with Nutella. On the weekends I might have an omelette or a smoothie. The important thing to me though is to make sure … [Read more...] about Breakfasts of The World
Glucosamine Doesn’t Help Bad Knees?
I have always heard that Glucosamine is a very good help for knee and back problems but there is a new study that may cast some doubt on that. The study, reported today in a paper for Arthritis & Rheumatology shows that there is no difference, or at least not a significant difference between … [Read more...] about Glucosamine Doesn’t Help Bad Knees?


