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"Unfortunately, and especially in younger people, these nails are often signs of cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, chronic kidney failure, or congestive heart failure. Blue Nails While painting your nails blue may be a sign of youthful fancy or rebellion, naturally blue nails may be an important tip off that you're not getting enough oxygen—a condition medically known as cyanosis. As with blue lips, blue skin (See Chapter 5 speaking of signs For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"All that time, she had somehow managed to avoid going into kidney failure. She was lucky to be alive, and she knew it. After being diagnosed she would sometimes scan the obituaries in the local paper and read that another twenty- or thirty-year-old woman had died of lupus or of "unknown causes" that seemed clearly lupus-like in nature. It made her angry to think of women suffering as she had, without ever knowing why—without getting treatment and support or knowing that there were steps doctors could take to help them manage their disease." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Diabetes can lead to kidney failure, heart disease, blindness, strokes, and limb amputations, as well as high-risk pregnancies and babies born with birth defects. The Children's Diabetes Foundation puts the cost of treating diabetes and its complications at more than $100 billion per year. And the crisis keeps getting worse. Type 1 diabetes, a genetic disease caused by a malfunctioning pancreas, used to be referred to as "juvenile diabetes." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"The only contraindications to magnesium therapy that I know are kidney failure or kidney insufficiency. Since magnesium also helps to relax and "slow" down the heart, patients with very slow heart rates less than 60, should also exercise caution in taking magnesium therapy. In most patients however, magnesium therapy is extraordinarily safe and even in high doses, no side effects have been noted except for a "cleansing effect." If this is not desired, then you can reduce your intake of magnesium and your loose stools should be curtailed. What are the best forms of magnesium to take?" - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"This makes it nearly impossible to develop magnesium toxicity unless you have kidney failure. You'd have to consume about three times the amount of magnesium that causes diarrhea to become toxic. It's clear that you need to eat your way to sufficient magnesium stores for your body; the problem is that the food approach won't work if you eat a typical North American diet. If you want to supplement, you can take two magnesium tablets a day (roughly 500 milligrams of any preparation), and increase the dose of magnesium by one tablet a day each week until you develop loose stools." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Only in rare genetic disorders or kidney failure does the 125D become important. In renal failure, you may need to supplement both forms of vitamin D; 125D is a prescription drug. Q: People who keep all-year tans must be perfect examples of enough vitamin D, right? So if you're very tan, you're the epitome of health, or you just have very sun-damaged skin; and if you're very pale, you're D-deficient? A: This is the paradox. The darker your skin and the faster your tan, the more sun you need to make enough vitamin D." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "These two findings most commonly accompany kidney failure. If you are unsure about your kidney function, have that checked, too. Phosphorus comes primarily from protein sources; that protein can come from your diet or your bones and muscles. High-protein diets without adequate produce theoretically can cause you to lose greater amounts of calcium in your urine, which may raise PTH levels; we see this almost exclusively in people with impaired kidney function." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"During the first century AD, Arateus described diabetes as "the melting down of flesh and limbs into urine," and Galen of Pergamum, a Greek physician, felt diabetes was a form of kidney failure.25 Then, it was rare; today, it is pandemic. What we are seeing today is a commentary on the state of mind and consequent lifestyle of our world culture. The behavior and lifestyle habits that create Type-2 diabetes are a Crime Against Wisdom." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "They found that high blood sugar levels led to complications such as blindness, kidney failure, and heart disease. The key factors were being overweight and physically inactive, as well as having a diet that was not prudent. They concluded that all three were important and it was difficult to separate the risk of diet from the risk of being overweight and physically inactive. The study made crystal clear the importance of all three in creating Type-2 diabetes.84 Hyperinsulinemia, a metabolic time bomb, is associated with a whole series of chronic degenerative diseases." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY Diabetic nephropathy, another serious complication, is the most common cause of chronic kidney failure and end-stage kidney disease in the United States. It is a common cause of high rates of dialysis and death. Once people begin kidney dialysis, they usually die within five years. The diabetic process affects the kidneys in a few ways: glomerulosclerosis, an arteriosclerosis of the entering and leaving renal arteries; arteriosclerosis of the renal artery and its interrenal branches; and deposits of glycogen, fat, and glycopolysaccharides around the tubules." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"She got what she called 'a little sugat' when she was past 70, and finally died of kidney failure. My wife reminded me that kidney failure is another possible complication of diabetes, and to make sure to tell you." "She's right." I made a note, and checked his lab reports. "No sign of kidney problems on your tests so far, but unfortunately most routine tests for kidney function aren't very sensitive." "So what do I do? Somehow I suspect it involves swallowing a lot more vitamin and mineral supplements." "And botanicals—herbals—too!" - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Glycotoxins are especially harmful to people with diabetes, as these toxic molecules are associated with retinopathy (glycotoxins accumulate in the retinal blood vessels), neuropathy (they accumulate in peripheral nerves, resulting in nerve damage), kidney failure (they are found in kidney tissue), heart disease, and blood vessel disease. The use of antiglycotoxin agents or inhibitors, such as aminoguanidine, has been studied in the hope of preventing or reversing diabetic complications triggered by high levels of glycation/glycotoxins. We discuss these and other measures in chapter 8." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes share the unfortunate ability to cause devastating long-term complications that can affect nearly every organ system in the body, including the eyes, kidneys, heart, and nerves, and can ultimately result in kidney failure, blindness, amputations, heart disease, and stroke. This is a critical point to understand, as many people have the misconception that only people who have type 1 diabetes are at risk for these complications as they grow older. Nothing could be further from the truth. Everyone who has diabetes, whether type 1 or type 2, is at risk." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Almost half of the new cases of kidney failure in the United States are caused by diabetes. More than 80,000 diabetics undergo amputation of a foot or lower leg each year. Diabetes is the most common cause of blindness in American adults. Diabetics have twice the risk of stroke and two to four times the risk of developing heart disease. In 2002, the total cost of diabetes was $132 billion; $92 billion in direct medical costs and $40 billion in disability, work loss, and premature death." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Early intervention could go a long way toward helping patients to sidestep some of the serious risks that come with lupus, including the life-threatening complications of kidney failure and major organ damage. Scofield, Harley, James, and their colleagues are currently working to elucidate more specific patterns to predict more definitively who will have lupus." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The exceptions are those patients with kidney failure or liver disease. For these patients, supplemental arginine may not be able to be metabolized or excreted as well and should be monitored. L-Arginine 6-12 g per day in divided doses, 3 g at a time L-Carnitine. L-carnitine is an amino acid found naturally in the body. We obtain some L-carnitine from the diet in foods such as red meats and dairy products, but our bodies also synthesize carnitines from two other amino acids, methionine and lysine." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Most of the patients had one or more chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, or kidney failure. Others were at high risk of developing heart disease. When all 19 studies were combined, the risk of what is called all-cause mortality, or death due to any cause, did not differ significantly between people assigned to vitamin E supplementation and those who were in the placebo group." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "At its worst, it can cause seizures or eclampsia and significant hematological abnormalities, including loss of the ability to clot blood. kidney failure can occur. Usually none of these things happen, but because the severity of disease does not predict which women will have seizures, women with preeclampsia require protection against this risk with magnesium sulfate that is given during labor and for 24 hours afterward. Mild forms of preeclampsia are treated with bedrest. Severe forms are treated with bedrest in the hospital. All efforts are made to avoid delivering babies very prematurely." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"High blood pressure can cause strokes, heart attacks and heart and kidney failure. It is also related to dementia and sexual problems. Blood pressure is the force on the walls of the arteries as the blood circulates. When it is too high, as in hypertension, the arteries can become damaged and disease can develop. Probiotics may help fight hypertension. Animal studies have found that Lactobacilli probiotics have a mild effect on blood pressure. This may have to do with the ability of probiotics to produce enzymes that break down proteins involved in blood pressure." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Too much myoglobin impairs the kidneys, leading to kidney failure and even death. Other side effects include liver dysfunction with elevation of liver enzymes, a nervous system disorder called polyneuropathy, and total global amnesia in which patients forget where and who they are for a few minutes to several hours at a time. If the LDL level drops too low, it can interfere with neurotransmitter mechanisms in the brain. Statins predispose you to heart failure. It takes energy for the heart muscle to relax, just as it takes energy for it to contract and pump out blood." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "Don't take extra magnesium if you suffer from kidney failure. The kidneys may not be able to excrete the mineral, which could contribute to a toxic buildup in the body. Nattokinase and Lumbrokinase Hyperviscosity refers to sticky or sludgy blood. When blood thickens, it bogs down as it moves through the blood vessels, causing platelets to stick together and clump. That puts strain on the heart to push blood through the system. Blood vessels become more rigid, less elastic, and frequently calcified." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Dialysis, to filter the blood of people with chronic kidney failure, became a reality in the 1960s. In 1972 the Social Security Act was amended to extend Medicare coverage to all patients with end-stage renal disease, covering all the costs of chronic dialysis. About 250,000 Americans are alive today because they have access to ongoing dialysis. Successful transplantation of hearts, lungs, and livers have been lifesaving. Transplantation of kidneys and corneas allows people to live normal lives. Hip and knee replacements have restored comfort and function to millions of Americans." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"We know that chelation works with kidney disease, in which toxic metals such as lead and cadmium damage the enzymes in the kidneys, leading slowly to kidney failure. Patients with damaged kidneys improve or stabilize, as shown in randomized controlled studies. The assumption is that chelation removes the offending metals. We feel the same thing happens with compromised arteries to the heart, in which the metals undermine arterial dilation and antioxidant enzyme systems. They also poison the enzymes involved in generating energy." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Consult your doctor before taking magnesium supplements if you have myasthenia gravis or kidney failure. Omega-3 Fatty Acids Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids, which means your body needs them but cannot manufacture them. This means you must get these nutrients from your diet and/or through dietary supplementation. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in relatively high levels in certain fish and seafood, as well as in some plant sources (see chapter 5)." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Although the work was undertaken in an effort to prevent kidney disease and kidney failure, it supports the idea that EFAs affect calcium metabolism and could be used to improve bone health and bone density. The influence of dietary fats on mineral absorption is complex and only understood in part. Several key observations have been made, although many of the factors that influence absorption are still unknown. For example, increasing linoleic acid in the diet significantly reduces calcium in the stool, indicating that omega-6 EFAs stimulate calcium absorption." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, representing 44 percent of all new cases in 2002. ?About one-third of diabetes patients have severe periodontal disease, resulting in damage to the teeth and gums. ?Sixty to 70 percent of people with diabetes have nervous system damage, which can have wide-ranging effects throughout the body. ?Diabetes causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of diabetic retinopathy (damage to the delicate light-sensing membrane, the retina, of the eye) each year. ?Male diabetics are twice as likely to have sexual dysfunction as males who don't have diabetes. ?" - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"The encouraging news is that this condition is treatable when caught early; but if not, nerve or muscle damage, kidney failure, and potentially fatal blood clotting disorders and heart arrhythmias can occur. SIGN OF THE TIMES Self-conscious users of Japanese public toilets can mask the sound of their farts and other bodily functions with the simple push of a button.The toilets have devices that simulate the sound of a flushing toilet. WARNING SIGN If you're on certain cholesterol-lowering medicines, watch out for tea-wFjp colored urine, as well as stiff, achy, or weak muscles." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Without treatment, DKA can lead to heart attacks, kidney failure, coma, and death. FOAMY URINE If you look down in the bowl and see bubbly urine, don't assume that the toilet's just been cleaned and some soap residue's been left behind. Foamy urine can be the very first sign of proteinuria (sometimes called albuminuria), a buildup of bile salts or the protein albumin in the urine. Proteinuria is a marker of kidney damage and heart disease, particularly in patients who have diabetes or hypertension." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness and of kidney failure in American adults. And having diabetes greatly increases the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Harley, who often stopped by to visit his friend at the hospital in the evenings, found him lapsing in and out of consciousness one night, suffering from kidney failure. Although treatment for lupus has not progressed much in the intervening decades, there were even fewer options for lupus patients in 1974, even at Penn, considered one of the best hospitals in the world. That night, Harley held his friend to comfort him. Not long after, his friend died in Harley's arms." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

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