In this episode of the Dr. Fazil Show, Dr. Fazil covers a very common disorder in many elderly adults, urinary incontinence. He explains the different types of urinary incontinence issues many suffer from and how to prevent it from occurring in the future and what treatments are available now. As with all of his interviews, …
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With summer upon us and dehydration a major issue during this time of the year. Your kidneys become a great priority and taking care of them the right way needs to be on everyone’s mind. In this current interview, Dr. Fazil addresses kidney disease and kidney failure development in patients. He covers certain issues that …
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In this episode of the Dr. Fazil Show, the topic of discussion is all about kidney stones. He goes on to explain how the are formed, what are the common kidney stones that occur and how dangerous they can be if they are not treated. He explains the different kinds of kidney stones that are …
In this interview, Dr. Fazil explains what foods we should avoid and consume to have healthier kidneys.
WHAT IS THE GFR? The kidneys have lots of functions, but the most important is clearing waste products from the bloodstream. This is sometimes called “excretory kidney function”. Excretory kidney function is measured as the “glomerular filtration rate”, or “GFR” The GFR is a measure of the rate at which blood is filtered by the …