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What is CKD

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  WHAT IS CKD Chronic Kidney Disease in found more   in women 14%, than men 12% Many of us are what you would call normal, got a good healthy weight.. eat healthy, have very busy lives, carrying on normal daily routines of work, picking up groceries, doing laundry and just living then Boom…when we attend our GP, end up at Accident and Emergency we are told that our Kidney are not fully functioning as it should be. Many people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will not have symptoms because it does not usually cause problems until it reaches an advanced stage. Early stage of CKD is not normally picked up unless blood tests are done routin ely and it may be been prevented or slowed done, medicine and regular tests to monitor it may help stop it becoming more advanced. Later Symptoms can include: 1.             weight loss and poor appetite 2.             sw...

My Trip to Morocco, meeting the Berbers and Argan Oil

My Visit to Morocco introduced me to Argan Oil known as the “Miracle Beauty Product” in the western world. Argan oil is extracted from the nut of the Argan tree. Known as the “Tree of Life” This tree is unique in the world for its characteristics: nutritive, cosmetic and many medicinal properties. The Argan tree grows only in the South-Western part of Morocco. Argan Oil remains one of the rarest oils in the world. Traditionally the local Berber women collect the seeds and press them to obtain the Argan oil for domestic use. This is a laborious process taking about 12 - 20 hours of hand processing to produce one litre of Argan oil. Oil produced by this method will keep for 3 - 6 months because it has extremely high vitamin E levels and is considered oxidatively stable. Moroccan families produce the oil as needed from a store of the kernels, which will keep for 20 years unopened. The Benefits: ·          Protects and nourishes the skin, hair and nai...