Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which the anomalous composition of renal tubules results buildout multiple cysts within kidney. The genetic PKD mainly occurs between 30 to 40 years age but acquired can occur because obesity, persistent high blood pressure, irregular eating patterns, and a sedentary lifestyle at any stage life. severe side or back pain, abdomen fullne...

In the treatment of hypertension, an important role is played by modification lifestyle patients, especially correction their diet. Plant nutrition has ability to improve blood pressure in such patients. However, a large number types vegetarian diets leave open question which them best arterial hypertension.The aim study was analyze literature on effectiveness different plant-based hypertension...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based solutions for changing health behaviors exist but problems with feasibility, sustainability, and dissemination limit their impact on population-based behavior change and maintenance. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to overcome the limitations of an established behavior change program by using the inherent capabilities of smartphones and wireless sensors to develop a next gene...

This article presents results of a community-based participatory study (DASH of Soul) designed to produce soul food that meets the nutrient criteria of the DASH diet plan. DASH of Soul was tested during a 10-month period with two sub-groups of low-income African American women: (1) a focus group cooking club recruited from among "early adopters" of a previous intervention; and (2) a broader pee...

BACKGROUND Several studies have suggested that blacks, on average, have a blunted decline in nocturnal blood pressure (BP) as compared with nonblacks. It is unknown whether differences in traditional determinants of BP, specifically diet and obesity, account for observed differences in diurnal patterns. METHODS We conducted an analysis of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) tri...