Liver and Kidney Disease

The Dangers of Fat Stored Where It Is Not Meant To Be

February 25, 2022 |

Recently, the results of a new study were published.   This research scrutinized the benefits of eating less fat in reducing the levels of fat stored in the body and especially in places never intended for fat storage.  The human body contains tissues specialized for the storage of fat.  These tissues, known as adipose tissues, are…

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Facts About Fatty Liver

July 13, 2018 |

As our lifestyle in the past few decades has slipped further into the realm of processed foods and high fat eating, certain health disorders are becoming more common. One of these, NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), is expected to become the next global epidemic. This is not a condition to be trifled…

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Kidney Stones: A Big Pain

June 8, 2018 |

The pain caused by a kidney stone has been described as one of the worst that humans can suffer. Certainly those who have experienced one will never forget it. Unfortunately the prevalence of kidney stones is on a dramatic rise with stone presence doubling since the 1970s (4). One in ten Canadians will have a…

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