Toxins present in the environment are a common but under-appreciated cause of kidney disease and kidney failure. Environmental causes typically include chemical agents (eg. heavy metals), physical agents (eg. high temperature/heat, dehydration), and biological/infectious agents (eg. malaria, HIV etc). Here is an overview of some exposures that you should be aware of, as well … [Read more...]
Women and babies thrive by ditching disposables
When my daughter was small I overheard a conversation between her and a friend, who asked her what karma was. “Well,” she said,” it’s like this. You know the planet is round? So if you do anything to anyone that badness or goodness goes right around the planet, then hits you from behind.” How true. And so it is with anything we try to toss. “Disposable” anything is not cool, … [Read more...]
Feeling bloated and uncomfortable? Time to detox!
The finally unfolding summer is a good time to help your body get rid of the winter’s indulgences, release built up toxins and clean out accumulated waste from the past year. No one is exempt from the industrial pollutants in the air we breathe, the water we drink and chemical residues in foods and cookware that have all embedded themselves in our tissues and organs. If you … [Read more...]
Activated water cures many ills
Viktor Schauberger, and Austrian forester and environmentalist, discovered that in order for water to maintain its energy it must be allowed to follow its natural course. According to Schauberger the key to healthy, enlivened water lies in its natural vortexing motion. This is the way water naturally flows in nature. However, by the time our tap water arrives at our homes, it … [Read more...]
Can nanotechnology help rescue our water?
Finding new ways to tackle the growing challenge of accessing clean drinking water has become a priority for most countries around the world, including South Africa. With recent statistics indicating that more people are dying annually from unsafe water than from all forms of violence combined, including war, there has never been a greater global need. In South Africa, an … [Read more...]
