Dr. Jenna Henderson, ND, recently interviewed with Dr. Sarah LoBisco, founder of the Break-Free Medicine and the Essential Oil Revolution podcast. Her topic for the show was “The Overlooked Vital Organ That Can Be a “Silent Killer” (Ep. 414) in which Dr. Jenna shared her journey relating to her own diagnosis of chronic kidney disease […]
Myth Busting Common Misconceptions of Kidney Disease
Article published in The Townsend Letter June 2018 The kidneys may well be the most misunderstood of all the major organs. Patients often fail to grasp the seriousness of their condition and without a proper understanding, cannot take appropriate steps to ameliorate their condition. Part of the reason for this is the very nature of […]
Cardiac Health and the Kidneys
Cardiovascular health and renal health go hand in hand with considerable overlap of confounding conditions including advancing age, hypertension, obesity and uncontrolled blood sugar. It has long been recognized that the number one cause of mortality in renal patients is not renal failure but secondary heart disease.1 Among patients with CHF estimates of renal disease […]
Kidney Skin Detox
Patients with chronic kidney disease are looking for a way to boost kidney function, and those with late stage kidney disease hope to stave off the need for dialysis or a transplant. Even healthy individuals who wish to improve their kidney look to herbal diuretics sold as detox products, to temporarily boost kidney output. Although […]
Review – Naturopathic Considerations in Kidney Disease
Appropriate Treatment for Every Stage of Kidney Disease ~Jenna Henderson, ND REVIEW – Naturopathic Considerations in Kidney Disease Natural Medicine Journal Convention Report 2011: Jenna Henderson, ND, gave a lecture on naturopathic considerations in kidney disease. It was a clinically relevant distillation of naturopathic treatment of kidney disease, providing invaluable information on the dos and […]
Natural Medicine and Kidney Disease
Naturopathic Newsletters from Dr. Jared Hanson N.D., L.Ac. Natural Medicine and Kidney Disease: An Interview with Dr. Jenna Henderson Dr. Henderson is interviewed by New York City naturopathic doctor, Jared Hanson. Q: This is the first of what I hope will be many in a series of interviews with experts in natural or alternative medicine. […]
Interview with Mercedes Hawkins – Author
This post is transcribed from my interview with Mercedes Hawkins: Author of “How I Avoided Dialysis and You Can Too!” Holistic Kidney does not advocate discontinuing all treatment with mainstream doctors. Dr. Henderson does advocate patient education and making informed choices about all options available. Treatment with Dr. Henderson usually involves taking natural substances as an adjunct […]
Blood Pressure and Kidney Health
Over the past several years I’ve given many public talks on hypertension. In the beginning of each lecture I ask the audience, “What organ of the body is responsible for controlling the blood pressure?” The audience usually guesses the heart, the adrenal glands or the brain, and only very rarely will someone pick the right […]
Kidney Disease Lab Values – What Exactly is eGFR?
Many kidney patients like to stay on top of their lab values, as these numbers reflect what is going on in their bodies. Understanding these lab values can often be tricky and it’s not always clear to the patient the ramifications of each number. This is an article that was published in voices@renadyl. Click the […]