by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 5, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, REPRODUCTIVE
Understanding the Menstrual Cycle Normal Menstrual Cycle If you are a woman, whatever your age, it’s important to understand the menstrual cycle if you are approaching this phase, which is around age 13, all the way up to just leaving it, which is around age...
by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 5, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, URINARY & KIDNEY SUPPORT
UnderstandingNephrotic Syndrome What is nephrotic syndrome or nephrosis?Nephrotic syndrome is a result of a number of renal diseases and a variety of systemic disorders. Disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus, or exposure to toxins or certain drugs. However, in...
by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 4, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, URINARY & KIDNEY SUPPORT
UnderstandingGlomerulonephritis What is glomerulonephritis? Glomerulonephritis, also known as Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis, comes in many forms but basically, it’s an immune-related disease that causes glomerular inflammation. Glomerulonephritis...
by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 4, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, URINARY & KIDNEY SUPPORT
Understanding Pyelonephritis What is a diagnosis of pyelonephritis? If your doctor has diagnosed you with pyelonephritis then one or both of your kidneys may be involved. It’s an infection that travels up the ureter into the kidney and involves the renal pelvis...
by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 4, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, URINARY & KIDNEY SUPPORT
Understanding Cystitis What is Cystitis? Cystitis is a type of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and can be acute or chronic. As with UTI its most common in women due to the shorter urethra and its closer to the anus., so greater risk for infection. The bladder wall and...
by Tania Schnuppe | Jun 4, 2019 | HEALTH ISSUES, URINARY & KIDNEY SUPPORT
Understanding Urinary Tract Infections What is a urinary tract infection? As simple as it gets a urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection or inflammatory urinary tract. Most common in women as the urinary tract to the bladder is only 4cm in women compared to...