Dear Editor,
This is my first chance to let readers know that recently I spent two days and two nights in an Atlanta hospital. On one visit, the health practitioner found that my blood pressure was unexpectedly going through the roof. I at once offered to go into emergency, but the nurses said I had no symptoms and that I could not be admitted.
On the next visit, the unusually elevated blood pressure trend continued, and I did not have to ask. I was examined and admitted. I spent two days and two nights. It turned out the real trouble was my weak kidney function, which I had been supporting for decades with natural remedies like avocado or pear, one of the most nutritious foods on earth.
I did not know that the potassium it also contained was harmful to weak kidney function. I had to come off avocado on medical advice, and the same specialist gave me the good news of improvement in my kidney function almost immediately.
In that sense, my comment about avocado and kidney health is not just personal reflection but also a kind of public medical advice: even healthy foods can be harmful in certain conditions.
At this age, I do not expect too much, but I am grateful for the relief. Since then, I have had no symptoms, and my family is taking good care of me. I am blind, so I cannot walk as I used to, so my son and my daughter have brought some exercise equipment into the house at some expense. I am complying,
Thank you for your interest. I put this out publicly because I don’t want it to become a rumour.
Yours truly,
Eusi Kwayana
Editor’s note: Village Voice News sends heartfelt wishes to Mr. Kwayana.
