This is the first question comes to your mind once you are diagnosed. “is chronic kidney disease reversible or curable?” You may start reading several article on CKD for finding if there is any solution to reverse it. But the sad news is that chronic kidney disease is not reversible, which we need to accept it. Hence instead of wasting time to find solution to reverse it, rather we should invest time to study the disease to understand how to prolong the troublesome disease for longer years. And certainly there are several ways we can delay the progression and live a healthy life. Pleas ..read more

Hi Friends! This post is about how I slowed down my chronic kidney disease. is completely intended to support, guide and collaborate with people who are in similar condition like me. I have started this blog with the intention of providing some advance information on the disease which may be of useful for fellow friends. Care of your kidneys Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disease which will slowly progress making your kidney function decline over time and finally it will reach to End stage renal disease or ESRD. Once you reach ESRD, for survival either you need to be under dialysis or h ..read more

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a slow and progressive disease which declines your kidney functions gradually over time to reach to a stage called End stage renal disease (ESRD). It is an irreversible disease and there is no cure .Our kidneys do an important function of filtering the blood and removing waste material, excessive minerals, chlorides through urine. When kidney functions decline, fluid and excessive minerals accumulate in body and create several health problems. CKD symptoms are often overlooked or considered to have for some other reasons. CKD in advance stage is dangerous and fa ..read more

Hi Friends! This blog is completely intended to support, guide and collaborate with people who are in similar condition like me. I have started this blog with the intention of providing some advance information on the disease which may be of useful for fellow friends. Care of your kidneys Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a disease which will slowly progress making your kidney function decline over time and finally it will reach to End stage renal disease or ESRD. Once you reach ESRD, for survival either you need to be under dialysis or have a renal transplant. It is not an easy disease to b ..read more

To understand the degree of impairment to the kidneys, chronic kidney disease is divided into 5 stages. These stages help patients and doctors to assess the course of treatment and diet plan properly. The stages have been decided based on GFR (Glomerular Filtration rate). GFR is the rate of filtration of blood in kidneys per unit time. GFR is calculated based on age, race , gender and creatinine level of the patients. To understand the calculation you can click here. Below are the 5 stages of chronic kidney disease… STAGE 1 – GFR 90ml/ min or above ( This may be with or without CKD) ST ..read more

Before we discuss about diet plan for CKD, we need to understand how kidneys function in our body. The kidneys are bean-shaped organs located in our back side just below the ribs. Human being usually have two kidneys, with few exceptions where from birth some people have one kidney. Kidneys play an important role in constantly filtering the blood and removing toxins materials from the body through urine. It also balances your required minerals and fluid to keep you healthy and fit. When you have kidney disease or any kind of CKD, they loose their ability to filter properly and remove tox ..read more

Ayurveda is considered to be one of the oldest holistic healing system. It creates a balance among your body, mind, spirit and soul. In ancient days, Kings and their associates used only this form of treatment,which always gave them long term solutions. Ayurveda along with yoga promote your overall well-being and thereby revive your kidney functions to a certain extent if followed in a disciplined manner. Below are few points how Ayurveda helps treating your over all health not just kidney functions. It nurtures your whole body and mind and gives a feeling of well being. It gives you mental ..read more

Before we discuss about diet plan for CKD, we need to understand how kidneys function in our body. The kidneys are bean-shaped organs located in our back side just below the ribs. Human being usually have two kidneys, with few exceptions where from birth some people have one kidney. Kidneys play an important role in constantly filtering the blood and removing toxins materials from the body through urine. It also balances your required minerals and fluid to keep you healthy and fit. When you have kidney disease or any kind of CKD, they loose their ability to filter properly and remove tox ..read more

It is a sad news for those friends who have already developed this troublesome disease that ultimately one day you will reach to a stage called ESRD. It may take different time frame ( 3 to 15 years) for different persons depending on the extent of development of the disease when first diagnosed and the type of CKD. The time frame will also depend on how you respond to blood pressure medicines and whether you have blood sugar or not. Once you reach to ESRD ( End stage renal disease) which is also called 5th stage of the disease… your kidney function will completely decline and you will hardly ..read more

Hi Friends! I am sure those friends who have been suffering from this troublesome disease called CKD for a longer time are also mentally preparing for dialysis. As this is the handy solution to survive once you reach to the End-stage of the disease. Unfortunately, we do not have many choices. Knowing the fact that your kidney functions are declining day by day, you feel like helpless not being able to do anything to address the situation. In such circumstances, we can only pray God to prolong the disease as far as possible, as nobody wants to start dialysis for the simple reason that it is co ..read more