How To Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

It is imperative that you treat your kidney’s well because they work really hard for you. It’s best you focus on things that keep your kidneys at its best. Here are few things you might want to focus on:

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• Blood Pressure Control
  Take care of your blood pressure. Too much high blood pressure is poisonous for kidney and can damage it over time. Get your blood pressure checked if you are not sure about it. Often people are unaware of their blood pressure conditions, you may have high blood pressure and still not know about it. Remember high blood pressure is the biggest enemy of the kidney that can cause problems.
• Diabetes
  Control in Diabetes. Diabetes itself brings high risk to kidney problems. If you do have diabetes make sure you get it under control because due to uncontrolled diabetes hypertension results in (high blood pressure) causing more problems to the kidney. Diabetes can increase your concerns about kidney health.
• Discipline
  Medications on time. Timely medications are extremely important and if your doctor has prescribed you meds then follow his instructions and it is highly recommended to take them on time.
• Food and Fitness
  We all know exercises brings so much good to one’s health and heart. It brings wonders to kidney health as well as a good exercise means controlled sugar levels and blood pressure levels and that is what a good kidney wants.
• Avoid salt
  Not more than 2,300 milligrams/day. Keep a low sodium diet at all costs because sodium shoots your blood pressure levels. The best way to keep track of sodium is to check food labels for sodium servings.
• Keep an eye on water intake
  Keep yourself hydrated to keep your kidneys in good health. However, too much water may backfire for kidneys. Best way to notice if your water intake is adequate is to check the color of your pee. Dark yellow means you need more water intake and clear or pale yellow means you are doing just fine, no need to overdo it.
• Are you alcoholic?
  If yes then keep it not more then once a day for women and twice a day for men.
• Quit Smoking
  Smoking disrupts blood flow in your body and as we all know unstable blood pressure is the enemy of the kidney, so that is definitely a bad news for smokers. On top of that if your high blood pressure is being controlled by meds than it is highly likely that that too is being affected by smoking. Smoke-free is the only way to go for healthy kidneys.
• Doctor visits are a must
  Kidneys are sensitive and need special and frequent attention to its condition. It is best to keep follow-ups on your doctor to get to know how your kidneys are doing.
  Also get your urine tested by your doctor to see if there is any presence of albumin present in your pee. That may result in a problem with your kidneys so better to get more tests done.

Conclusion
The kidney is one of the most essential organs of our body and importance of it is inevitable. Without kidneys, we cannot survive until people are put on dialysis. There are two kidneys and one of them can work if the other fails. However, in some cases, both of them fail and patients require a transplant. By keeping our kidney healthy we will not only improve the organ health, but we will also receive many other health benefits, including healthier body, better body functions, cleaner blood and removal of toxins from our body.

Disclaimer
Please note that individual results will vary from person to person. All and any information and statements contained in this article are not intended to replace your doctor’s advice or treatment. We do not provide medical advice, prescription, or diagnose illness. Therefore, our views and nutritional statements are not intended to replace your doctor’s medical advice. If you have a health concern or condition, see your doctor before starting anything on your own.