Dear Reader,
In contrast to the brain, the heart, and perhaps the guts, all we usually think about the kidneys is that they make urine. But the kidneys are extraordinary organs—in many ways the keepers of the human body’s delicate equilibrium. And yet most of us know so very little about these extraordinary vessels nestled in our bodies—indeed millions of us only really learn about them when they stop working.
Nearly a million Americans every year have end-stage kidney disease; about 37 million have some form of chronic kidney disease, an ailment that, until relatively recently, would simply kill those afflicted with it.
The Body’s Keepers is a compelling exploration of the kidney, unraveling its intricate role as the regulator and metronome of the human body’s delicate equilibrium. On a given day, minute by minute, kidneys purify the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity and injury—they allow us to be and to move in the world.
In The Body’s Keepers, renowned nephrologist Paul Kimmel, M.D., takes us on an eye-opening journey through the history of kidney failure, dialysis, and transplantation. Drawing on both his extensive research and decades of experience in the field, he explains the development of treatments, technologies, and medical practices that have advanced the care of patients suffering from debilitating kidney disease and offers a clear understanding of the challenges that remain.
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