Focus on silent killer: Herbal detoxes, painkillers lead kidney failure causes

Everywhere you look, a product is on sale promising to cleanse your body from the inside out. Teas, powders, milk varieties and all manner of products are on offer.

However, a kidney doctor in Nairobi believes investing in such products is falling for a hoax. Dr Ahmed Twahir, a consultant nephrologist and clinical director at the Parklands Kidney Centre in Nairobi, does not consider detoxification products “scientifically sound”.