I hope all of you are in fine health.The topic of today's article is
how to keep your kidneys healthy.
As you know our kidneys play an important role in our bodies. How is that? All the waste products of our bodies flow into our bloodstream and are absorbed by the kidneys and excreted in the urine. Another thing it does is to maintain the electrolyte balance, especially sodium and potassium. A third important function of the kidneys is to produce certain hormones. Among them, one is responsible for maintaining the production of red blood cells in our blood and the other for maintaining blood pressure. That is why it is so important to maintain special health care for our kidneys. Share a few tips to help you maintain good kidney health. And let's share a first tip for kidney health.
1.Diet
The most important thing is that you have to keep special care of your diet.In your diet,you should have fruits, vegetables,and among vegetables try to use cabbage more.
Similarly, use whole grains.Try to keep your salt intake less.And processed food should be avoided.
2.Water
If we move on the our second tip,you have to keep your fluid intake very good.Meaning you should consume almost 1.5 to 2 liters water daily.If you are living in a hot environment then you would require even more water,because when you drink more water then the toxins in your body or more sodium in your body, will all be excreted in that excess water. Moreover, chances of developing kidney stones reduces a lot.
3.Weight
The third important note is that you have to maintain your weight. As your weight increases, there is a high chance that your blood pressure rises as well, or you may become diabetic or have high cholesterol.And you will also be at high risk of heart diseases. That is why keep your weight within your normal limits. For this, it is most important that you check your body mass index and according to that maintain your weight. . If your weight would be nicely maintained then all these diseases would not affect your kidneys and they would remain healthy and keep functioning properly.
4.Regular exercise.
It is very important for you.You should do regular exercise for at least 5 days in a week and it can be for 30 to 40 minutes and you can walk,cycle, jog or if you are into some sport, that too is a good exercise. Exercise will also maintain your weight, control your diabetes and keep your stress levels low.
5.Maintaining Your Blood Pressure
Next is maintaining your blood pressure.Those who have a normal blood pressure, even they should get their blood pressure checked by the doctor every once in while.Those who have high blood pressure using a healthy lifestyle and diet and also from the medicines prescribed by the doctor they should maintain their blood pressure because if your blood pressure remains high then your kidney vessels are damaged and with time this damage affects the kidney a lot and sometimes conditions worsen too much that dialysis is needed.
6.Sugar level.
It is very important that you maintain it. Those people who have diabetes or those people who have a family history of diabetes should get their sugar levels checked often so that they can be aware of their sugar levels being in the normal limits. If you have high sugar in your blood then to filter that out your kidneys will have to work a lot. With time your kidneys start to get affected and damaged. So that is why it is important for you you have to keep your blood sugar levels within normal limits.
7.Effected Medicine
Some medicines affect the kidneys a lot. Among them are different types of pain killers,antibiotics,because it is habitual in people around us if they experience pain anywhere, without the consent of their doctor, they would keep taking painkillers at home. Some of these medicines affect your kidneys a lot and there is a danger of kidneys being damaged. So before taking any medicine, do seek medical advise from your doctor.
8.Smoking
It is a very bad habit.If you avoid this,then it would be great for you, because smoking damages vessels which also include vessels in the kidneys and so that is why those people who smoke, their kidneys are affected negatively with time.
9.Kidney Function Tests
Do get your kidney function tests done after every while.You must be knowing that kidney function test,there is urea,uric acid, kataninor simply you can also get your urine checked.Those people who have diabetes or blood pressure problems or those who are over weight,or aged more than 60 years,they should get their kidneys function tests done regularly after every 1-2 months.
I hope from today's article you must have gotten a lot of information.Take care of yourselves.
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